N445MD
Registered owner: MALCOLM AVIATION LLC, CA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Lacy Aviation, Inc. (BKEA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
2 reports on file, 2017-01-25 – 2025-03-05.
Part: UNKNOWN — SMOKE (CABIN) · airframe 9,567 hrs · 5,960 cycles
SMOKE IN THE CABIN AT ROTATION. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED WITH THE TOWER AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KOMA. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO ISSUES AND WAS GREETED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ON THEIR RETURN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND NO SIGNS OF ANY HOT SPOTS. POSSIBLE CAUSE IS THAT DE-ICING FLUID GOT INTO THE SYSTEM FROM THE ENGINE INLET.
Part: HYDRAULIC SYSTEM — LEAKING · airframe 7,908 hrs · 5,097 cycles
DEPARTED AND DURING CRUISE, THE CREW EXPERIENCED A LOW HYDRAULIC FLUID LEVEL INDICATION FOR THE FLIGHT SIDE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM RESERVOIR. THE CREW REVIEWED THE QRH AND DECIDED TO DIVERT AND LAND. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED HYDRAULIC FLUID COMING FROM THE AFT EQUIPMENT BAY AREA.