N485CT
Registered owner: WHEELS UP PARTNERS LLC, NY (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
8 reports on file, 2017-02-11 – 2021-02-20.
Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (THRUST REVERSER) · airframe 8,338 hrs · 6,283 cycles
LH INBOARD UPPER TR BRACKET CRACKED//// REMOVED ADN REPLACED LEFT INBARD UPPER TR BRACKET WITH A NEW BRACKET. IAW NORDAM CMM 78-30-07
Part: CABIN PRESSURE — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 834 hrs · 6,279 cycles
LOST CABIN PRESSURE AT 40,000 AT A RATE OF ABOUT 2,500 FPM, IT STOPPED AT 15,000 FEET FOR A FEW MINUTES. PASSENGER OXY MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY.
Part: FASTENER — MISSING (WOW SWITCH) · airframe 7,856 hrs · 5,903 cycles
CREW REPORTED AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RAISE THE GEAR. THE GEAR WAS NOT ABLE TO RAISE WITHOUT THE USE OF THE OVERRIDE. FOLLOWING THIS EVENT BOTH LT AND RT TRUST REVERSER ARM LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITH PRESSURIZATION ISSUES. MX REPLACED MISSING HARDWARE FOR BOTH THE LT AND RT WOW SWITCHES AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPS CHECKS AFTER REINSTALLING THE LT WOW SWITCH.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CRACKED (CABIN) · airframe 7,824 hrs · 5,879 cycles
CENTER FLOOR PANEL SUPPORT IN CABIN AT MOST FORWARD POINT IS CRACKED. PANEL #151DTC. MX STOP DRILLED 1.25" "Z" CHANNEL CRACT AT FS 3481. FORMED DOUBLER OUT OF .032-2024 T3 OF THE SAME THICKNESS AND BEND RADIUS. IAW BEECHCRAFT 400XP SRM 51-40-00 AND 51-50-45. SEE SUPPORT ASSEMBLY-MIDDLE FUESELAGE, LOWER FIGURE 1 FOR PARTS AND SPEC. IAW SRM 53-10-53. WITH THIS REPAIR THERE IS NO RE-INSPECT CRITERIA FROM SRM MANUAL
Part: SUPPORT ANGLE — CRACKED (LT PYLON) · airframe 7,824 hrs · 5,879 cycles
LEFT PYLON SUPPORT ANGLES CRACKED, MX REPLACED LEFT PYLON CENTER SUPPORT ANGLES WITH FABRICATED UNITS. ANGLES FABRICATED FROM 2024-T3 .025 IAW BEECHCRAFT SRM 54-10-00 AND SRM 51-30-45, WITH THESE REPAIRS NO REINSPECT IS CALLED OUT IN THE SRM MANUAL
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (RT WING) · airframe 7,824 hrs · 5,879 cycles
MINOR SURFACE CORROSION ON RIGHT WING UPPER SURFACE FORWARD OF SPOILER. MX REMOVED SURFACE CORROSION AS REQUIRED. NO PITS FOUND ON THE BASE MATERIAL. TREATED ALUMINUM IAW BEECHCRAFT 400XP SRM 50-20-31,50-20-32,51-20-22 CORROSION SPOT MEASURES .250X.165. NO REINSPECT OF THIS CORROSION AREA CALLED OUT IN THE SRM
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (ZONE 400) · airframe 6,140 hrs · 4,598 cycles
CRACKS NOTED IN RT BELL FRAME RT STA 329.92. PERFORMED REPAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH DRAWING AS0317-15 REV A DATED MARCH 23, 2017. NDT INSPECTION CARRIED OUT ON WORK ORDER CAS-N7229/6.1 DATED 09/29/17. NO CRACK INDICATIONS DETECTED.
Part: AUTOPILOT SYS — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 5,634 hrs · 4,201 cycles
AFTER DEPARTURE AND DURING CLIMB WITH AUTOPILOT ON, CREW EXPERIENCED ROLL TRIM RUNAWAY TO THE RIGHT. DISCONNECTING AUTOPILOT STOPPED FURTHER MOVEMENT. RESET SYSTEM AND OPERATION RETURNED TO NORMAL. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE ISSUE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD A194 AS A PRECAUTION.