N454DC
Registered owner: ELLIS DD KING AIR LLC, TX (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
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.
1 report on file, 2012-07-26.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (ADI) · airframe 5,702 hrs · 5,990 cycles
DURING CLIMB OUT, AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROX 160, EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF ADI. AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED AND DETECTED A NOXIOUS ODOR SIMILAR TO BURNING ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED EVIDENCE OF A HIGH HEAT CONCENTRATION AT THE REAR OF THE ADI THROUGH VISUAL DISCOVERY OF MELTED PLASTIC OR PHENOLIC CAPS. ADDITIONAL TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT FUSE F2 WAS BLOWN IN THE NOSE AVIONICS BAY. ADI REPLACED, FUSE F2 REPLACE AND VERTICAL GYRO REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION. GROUND OPS CHECKS WERE PERFORMED ON THE SYS WITH NO FURTHER ANOMALIES NOTED.