N450TM

RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY 400A · 2007 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 10 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: WHEELS UP PARTNERS LLC, NY (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Wheels Up Private Jets LLC (CVGA)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.

9 reports on file, 2017-12-04 – 2020-05-12.

OTHER · 2020-05-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3610

Part: AIR DUCT — DAMAGED (BLEED AIR SYS) · airframe 6,829 hrs · 5,578 cycles

R/H BLEED AIR DUCT METAL FLEX BRAIDS FOUND BROKEN DURING INSPECTION (Y-DUCT FUESLAGE) P/N 45A63502-0022. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT.

Source: SDR T17A20200512017
OTHER · 2020-05-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3610

Part: AIR DUCT — DAMAGED (BLEED AIR SYS) · airframe 6,829 hrs · 5,578 cycles

L/H ENGINE BLEED AIR DUCT FLEX BRAIDS FOUND BROKEN DURING INSPECTION P/N 45A40304-021. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE DUCT WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT.

Source: SDR T17A20200512016
OTHER · 2020-05-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3610

Part: AIR DUCT — CRACKED (BLEED AIR SYS) · airframe 6,829 hrs · 5,578 cycles

R/H BLEED AIR DUCT TUBE FOUND CRACKED DURING INSPECTION P/N 45A40301-11. MX REPLACED THE BLEED DUCT WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT

Source: SDR T17A20200512015
OTHER · 2018-12-31 Unresolved
ATA 7830

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (THRUST REVERSER) · airframe 5,873 hrs · 4,845 cycles

LH AND RH UPPER THRUST REVERSER DOORS SKIN HAS CRACKS.

Source: SDR T17A201812314058
OTHER · 2018-12-31 Unresolved
ATA 5420

Part: SUPPORT BRACKET — CRACKED (LT NACELLE) · airframe 5,873 hrs · 4,845 cycles

LEFT HAND PYLON MID SUPPORT BRACKET CRACKED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED LH PYLON MID SUPPORT BRACKET, FABRICATED A NEW SUPPORT BRACKET FROM .032 2024 T3 ALCLAD ALUMINUM. INSTALLED BRACKET ON LH PYLON. ALL WORK ACCOMPLISHED IAW BEECHJET 400/400A SRM 51-41-00.

Source: SDR T17A201812314061
OTHER · 2018-12-31 Unresolved
ATA 5511

Part: RIB — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 5,873 hrs · 4,845 cycles

HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RH RIB AT STATION 11.81 HAS CRACKS AND LH RIB AT STATION 11.81 HAS CRACKS.

Source: SDR T17A201812314057
OTHER · 2018-12-31 Unresolved
ATA 5280

Part: DOOR — CRACKED (NLG SPADE) · airframe 5,873 hrs · 4,845 cycles

NLG SPADE DOOR CRACKED.

Source: SDR T17A201812314059
OTHER · 2018-05-22 Unresolved
ATA 7830

Part: DOOR — CRACKED (THRUST REVERSER) · airframe 3,467 hrs · 4,504 cycles

BOTH LT AND RT UPPER THRUST REVERSER DOOR SKINS FOUND TO HAVE CRACKS ACROSS THE RIVETS. BOTH THRUST REVERSER DOORS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED.

Source: SDR T17A201805234035
FALSE WARNING · 2017-12-04 Unresolved
ATA 2930

Part: TRANSDUCER — DEFECTIVE (HYD PRESSURE) · airframe 5,154 hrs · 4,266 cycles

ON INITIAL DECENT INTO PSN CREW NOTED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS HIGH AT 1750-1800 PSI, NORMAL RANGE 1500 PSI. COMPLETED ABNORMAL CHECKLIST AND REQUESTED DIVERSION TO DFW FOR A LONGER RUNWAY. CREW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WAS ABLE TO UTILIZE HYDRAULICS UNTIL COMPLETION OF FLIGHT. MX TROUBLESHOT THE PROBLEM TO A DEFECTIVE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TRANSDUCER AND ATTACHING CANNON PLUG.

Source: SDR T17A201712064029