N44M
Registered owner: MELLON SEWARD PROSSER, PA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| L. J. ASSOCIATES, INC. (ZESA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
ON 12/12/08 THE "FUEL BOOST PUMP ON R" AMBER CAS MESSAGE DISPLAYED IN FLIGHT. THE MOTIVE FLOW PRESSURE SWITCH WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND THE SYS CHECKED OUT. ON 12/13/08 THE SAME INDICATION CAME ON. THE RT BLEED VALVE SOLENOID WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND THE SYS CHECKED OUT GOOD. ON 12/25/08 THE SAME INDICATION OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY DURING TAXI. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AT THIS TIME AND OPERATED NORMALLY. ON 1/31/09 THE ORIGINAL ENGINE WAS RE-INSTALLED WITH A NEW FUEL CONTROL UNIT. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.
ON 11/25/08 CREW REPORTED "ENGINE CHIP DETECT R". MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE CHIP PLUG WITH NO METAL FOUND. ON 12/13/08 CREW REPORTED INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF THE SAME LIGHT. MX REMOVED CHIP DETECTOR AND FILTER WITH NO METAL FINDINGS. ON 02/09/09 THE SAME INDICATION OCCURRED THE CHIP DETECTOR WAS INSPECTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A RENTAL UNIT. ENGINE WAS TORN DOWN BY MFG WHO DETERMINED THAT THE NR 2 BEARING AND CAGE SILVER COATING WAS FLAKING OFF. WHILE NON-FERROUS, THE NICKEL BASE COAT CREATED CONTINUITY ON THE DETECTOR AND TRIPPED THE LIGHT. THE ORIGINAL ENGINE IS SCHEDULED TO BE INSTALLED ON THE AIRFRAME 04/20/09.
AN ENGINE VIBRATION WAS NOTICED BY CREWS IN FLIGHT AT 50-52 PERCENT N1. MFG ADVISED THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND CAUSED BY A BLEED AIR VALVES TRANSITIONING. ON 10/10/2008 TWO BLEED AIR VALVES WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE.
A SMELL OF SMOKE WAS DETECTED IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. PILOTS DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. (K)
PILOT REPORTED: WHILE IN FLIGHT FELT VIBRATION ON RIGHT ENGINE FOLLOWED BY RIGHT GENERAL LIGHT ON GLARESHIELD WARNING. PILOT DEVOTED TO NEAREST AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE STARTER GENERATOR, OPS CHECKED, OK