N442GJ
Registered owner: FIRM FOUNDATION AVIATION LLC, CA (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
***CREW REPORT: WE WERE CLIMBING THRU 14,000 FT THE CABIN LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I CALLED FOR THE CABIN PRESSURE LO CHECKLIST AND WE STARTED RUNNING THE CHECKLIST (I HAD NO SYMPTOMS OF HYPOXIA) THE FO AND I WERE LOOKING AT THE CABIN PRESSURE INDICATOR AND WE WERE IN AGREEMENT THAT THE SMALL NEEDLE WAS AT THE 5 OâCLOCK POSITION AND THE BIG NEEDLE WAS IN THE 12-1 OâCLOCK POSITION. GOING THROUGH 23,500FT MY EAR POPPED AND THE CABIN WARNING HORN SOUNDED. WE CALLED CENTER AND TOLD THEM WHAT WE HAD AND REQUESTED A LOWER ALTITUDE AND A HEADING BACK TO OUR DEPARTURE AIRPORT. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND BEGAN TO TURN BACK TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT.
"AIR CONDITIONER FAILâ ANNUNCIATOR CAME ON AT THROTTLE UP ON TAKE OFF. ABORTED T/O. COCKPIT INDICATION WAS A "MASTER CAUTION" WITH ASSOCIATED AMBER ANNUNCIATOR. 8/5/2023, MAINTENANCE PERFORMED GROUND RUNS AND PERFORMANCE TESTS, NOTED NO FAULTS OR ANOMALIES. COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAULT. AIRCRAFT HAS FLOWN 11 HOURS SINCE EVENT WITH NO REPORTED REPETITION OF FAULT.
CLIMBING THRU 13000 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AND A YAW TO THE LEFT WAS NOTED. AN ODOR WAS ALSO NOTED FROM THE CABIN AIR SYSTEM. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. AFTER VACATING THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT ENGINE N1 SPOOLED DOWN WHILE ALL OTHER ENGINE INDICATION REMAINED NORMAL. THE LEFT ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL DID NOT NOTE ANY ABNORMALLY HIGH TEMPERATURE READINGS FROM THE LEFT ENGINE. ON VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE LEFT ENGINE EXHAUST DUCT THERE IS EVIDENCE OF METAL IN THE EXHAUST PATH THOUGH NO INDICATION OF FOD INGESTION NOR TURBINE BLADE LOSS. THE ENGINE FAN CAN BE ROTATED THOUGH RUBBING SOUNDS CAN BE HEARD IN THE ENGINE WHEN IT IS TURNING. THE ENGINE IS BEING REMOVED FOR TEARDOWN.
ACFT EXPERIENCED A LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT (RED HANDLE) IN FLIGHT, PILOT ATTEMPTED AND WAS ABLE TO CYCLE LANDING GEAR NUMEROUS TIMES, LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. PILOT VARIED GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED, LANDED ACFT.
PILOT HAD NO GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION FOR THE RT GEAR WHEN LANDING. PILOT CONFIRMED WITH THE TOWER THE GEAR WAS DOWN, ALSO THE PILOT CONFIRMED THAT THE LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN TESTED. AFTER LANDING MAINTENANCE CHECKED OUT AIRCRAFT AND REPLACED LAMP IN GEAR INDICATION. SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.