N418GJ
Registered owner: ALLIANCE AVIATION GROUP LLC, DE (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| GJ COMPANY HOLDINGS, LLC (MFGA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
ON JULY 16, 2023, WE WERE TRAVELING BETWEEN KLUK AND KTVC. ABOUT 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE FIRST OFFICER WAS LOOKING OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND NOTICED THE HYDRAULIC GAUGE WAS IN THE YELLOW RANGE READING 200 PSI. THERE WERE NO ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. WE REFERENCED THE QRH WHICH LED US BACK TO THE ANNUNCIATION LIGHT FOR LOW FLUID LIGHT IN THE CHECKLIST. WE DECLARED THE EMERGENCY AND BEGAN SEARCHING FOR THE BEST OPTIONS AND DECIDED TO LAND AT KBTL. SENT FROM MY IPAD
CREW NOTED LH GENERATOR DISENGAGED ON TAKE OF ROLL, ABORTED TAKE OF AND RETURNED TO FBO. MAINTENANCE WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAULT ON SUBSEQUENT GROUND RUNS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE AND HAS NOT HAD THE PROBLEM REPEATED.
DURING CRUISE ONCE THE FUSELAGE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY THE CREW NOTICED A FUEL IMBALANCE DEVOLOPING IN THE WING TANKS. ATTEMTING TO CROSSFEED AND REBALANCE THE FUEL LOAD WAS UNSUCCESFUL. THE CREW DECLARED AND EMERGENCY AND SAFELY LANDED APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES SHORT OF INTENDED DESTINATION. GJAM CRS# 8GJR541D PERFORMED A VISUAL STRUCTUAL INSPECTION WITH NO FAULTS NOTED AND PERFORMED A SATIFACTORY OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE FUEL CROSS FEED SYSTEM. A FERRY PERMIT WAS ISSUED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SAFELY FLOWN BACK TO HOME BASE AT KLZU. AT THAT TIME THE RIGHT HAND BOOST PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE WEAK AND WAS REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT. WHILE ON THE GROUND THE CROSSFEED SYSTEM WAS FOUND TO HAVE AND INTERMITTENT ISSUE WHERE BOTH BOOST PUMPS WERE COMING ON AT THE SAME, INHIBITING FUEL CROSSFEED. THE PCB WHICH CONTROLS THIS SYSTEM WAS THEN REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. POST MAINTENACE GROUND OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE ALL NORMAL. ALL SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT HAVE BEEN NORMAL.
AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO LAND AT FWA WHEN THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN, THEY HAD THREE GREEN & A RED LIGHT, INDICATING THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN & LOCKED BUT THE GEAR DOORS MAY NOT BE UP. THE CREW USED THE NITROGEN TO RETRACT THE GEAR DOORS & THE LIGHT WENT OUT, THEY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ACFT WAS LOOKED AT & THE GEAR WAS CYCLED THRU 5 TIMES FAULT FREE. LOOKED THE GEAR OVER SERVICED THE NITROGEN & DETERMINED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CHANGED ONE LT GEAR DOOR DOWN SWITCH JUST BECAUSE IT FELT RATCHETY WHEN MOVED BY HAND, BUT WE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.
AC EXPERIENCED FLAP ASYMMETRIC LIGHT IN CRUISE FLIGHT CREW DIVERTED TO ATL LIGHT WENT OUT AND FLAPS WORKED PROPERLY FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED SO BOTH FLAP FOLLOW UPS WERE REPLACED IAW THE MM. AIRCRAFT OPS CHECK GOOD.
AC EXPERIENCED A FLAP ASYMMETRIC LIGHT IN FLIGHT. THE CREW DID NOT TRY TO PUT THE FLAPS DOWN AND DIVERTED FOR A NO FLAP LANDING. CRITICAL CARE MAINTENANCE DROVE DOWN TO REPAIR THE AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND CLEANED ALL CONNECTORS, INSPECTED HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS, AND FLAP RIGGING AND CABLES. MAINTENANCE C/W ALL OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW THE MM. THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER DUPLICATED.
WHILE ON A PART 91 LEG WITH CREW ONLY AT AN ALTITUDE OF 40,000 FT, THE AC ENTERED TURBULENCE AND RAIN AND THE LT ENGINE FLAMED OUT. THE CREW PUT ON THEIR OXYGEN MASKS FOR PRECAUTIONARY PURPOSE AND CONTACTED ATC TO GO TO A LOWER ALTITUDE. AT AN ALTITUDE OF 28,000 FT, THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE CREW CONTACTED ATC TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FLAME OUT WAS TURBULENCE AND RAIN AT A HIGH ALTITUDE. ALL PERFORMANCE CHECKS ON THE ENGINE ARE GOOD. (K)