N500UP
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gama Aviation LLC (O2GA) | 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.
7 reports on file, 2015-09-11 – 2020-09-15.
Part: CONTROL HANDLE — INTERMITTENT (MLG) · airframe 12,860 hrs · 9,447 cycles
LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT WITH GEAR HANDLE SELECTED TO UP POSITION. 3 GREEN ANNUNCIATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. DIVERTED BACK TO KMCO. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE CONTROL ASSEMBLY. GEAR SWINGS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: MOTOR — INOPERATIVE (BRAKE SYSTEM) · airframe 12,715 hrs · 9,344 cycles
LOW BRAKE PRESS & ANTI-SKID INOPERATIVE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED & REMAINED ON AFTER SELECTING GEAR DOWN. CREW APPLIED ABNORMAL CHECKLIST AND DIVERTED TO KMIA FOR RUNWAY LENGTH. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BRAKE CONTROL MOTOR RELAY, ANTI-SKID PRESSURE SWITCH, BRAKE HYDRAULIC PUMP, AND BRAKE PUMP MOTOR. GEAR SWINGS AND OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: SEAL — FAILED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 11,249 hrs · 8,258 cycles
A LOUD POP SOUND FROM MAIN ENTRY DOOR FOLLOWED BY CONTINUOUS SOUND OF AIR LEAKING PAST DOOR. CABIN REMAINED PRESSURE. DIVERTED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED MAIN ENTRY DOOR LOWER ACOUSTIC SEALS. OPS CHECKED OK. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: WIRE HARNESS — DEFECTIVE (LT ITT) · airframe 9,645 hrs · 7,069 cycles
LEFT ENGINE ITT GUAGE INOPERATIVE IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED DEFECTIVE ENGINE T1 HARNESS. ENGINE RUNS PERFORMED AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ALSO PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT WAS RTS.
Part: DISPLAY — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 9,382 hrs · 6,869 cycles
APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS INTO FLIGHT THE MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY WENT BLANK, FOLLOWED BY ELEC SMELL. CREW DONNED THEIR OXYGEN MASKS & DIVERTED. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. REPLACED THE MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY. SYS OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — INTERMITTENT (LT MLG) · airframe 9,158 hrs · 6,708 cycles
ON APPROACH, GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, RESULTING IN NO LEFT GREEN MAIN UNLOCK LIGHT FOLLOWED BY RED GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT. QUICK DECISION WAS MADE TO CYCLE THE GEAR HANDLE RESULTING IN 3 GREEN GEAR DOWN & LOCKED ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. ACFT WAS FERRIED WITH GEAR EXTENDED TO MFG SERVICE CTR TO PERFORM GEAR EXTENSION & RETRACTION. TROUBLE SHOT THE DISCREPANCY TO A FAULTY LT GEAR ACTUATOR DOWN LOCK SWITCH. THE LT MLG ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED, GEAR SWINGS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: DISPLAY — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 9,040 hrs · 6,620 cycles
DURING CRUISE AT FL400, PILOTS PFD WENT BLANK & CHECK PFD 1 ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY A STRONG ELEC BURNING SMELL. CREW FOLLOWED CHECKLIST FOR FIRE & SMOKE, DECLARED AN EMER & DIVERTED. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. ACFT WAS MET BY FIRE RESCUE PERSONNEL. TROUBLE SHOT THE DISCREPANCY TO A FAULT PILOT PFD. THE DISPLAY UNIT WAS REPLACED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.