N503AA
Registered owner: SKYE DREAMS LLC, CA (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.
3 reports on file, 1998-09-01 – 2003-12-28.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
ATL DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE FOUND EXIT SIGN ABOVER EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR ROW 21 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EXIT SIGN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
WITH AIR CONDITIONER ON AUTO, PILOT GOT COOL AND TURNED MANUAL HOT SWITCH ON AND LEFT IT THERE. THIS CAUSED EXCESS HEAT IN AIR DUCTS AND HIGH CONDENSATION. PILOT RETURNED MANUAL HEAT SWITCH BACK TO NORMAL AND LANDED IMMEDIATELY. THE AIR CLEARED AND SYSTEM WORKED NORMALLY. GROUND CHECK, MAINTENANCE HAS CHECKED SYSTEM AND INSPECTED AREA UNDER COVER PANEL WITH NO DAMAGE TO AREA UNDER PANELS. SUBMITTER SUSPECTED OVERTEMP SWITCH MAY HAVE NOT WORKED PROPERLY AT TIME OF TROUBLE. REPLACED SWITCH AS PRECAUTIONARY.
Part: PUMP — FAILED (ENGINE)
AT LANDING PILOT NOTICED OIL PRESSURE LOW. DURING TAXI, PILOT SHUT ENGINE DOWN. MAINTENANCE FOUND ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN BY PROP MOVEMENT. ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND SENT FOR TEARDOWN INSPECTION. THIS INSPECTION REVEALED THAT TORSION SHAFT HAD SEIZED DUE TO SCAVANGE PUMP FAILURE.