N50FN
Registered owner: GH EQUIPMENT LLC, DE (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flight International Aviation, LLC (BHKA) | 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.
2 reports on file, 2009-08-25 – 2010-03-26.
Part: FIRE DETECTOR — FALSE ACTIVATION (LEFT) · airframe 18,028 hrs · 11,173 cycles
AFTER SIMULATED EMERGENCY DECENT TO 19K, LT FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY CHECKLIST MEMORY ITEMS COMPLETED (ENGINE FIRE-SHUTDOWN). LT FIRE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ON. CREW DETERMINED THERE WAS NO FIRE (NO SECONDARY INDICATIONS) AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. SINGLE ENGINE ILS WAS UNEVENTFUL.
Part: BLOWER MOTOR — BURNED OUT (AFT CABIN) · airframe 17,904 hrs · 11,117 cycles
WHEN ARRIVING AT 27000 FT, NOTICED A SLIGHT ODOR COMING FROM THE CABIN. TURNED OFF THE CABIN BLOWER AND COCKPIT BLOWER TO TRY AND ISOLATE FROM WHERE THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES THE ODOR WAS GONE AND DECIDED TO TURN ON THE CABIN FAN. ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER THAT, A MUCH STRONGER SMELL WAS BACK. LOOKED IN THE CABIN AND NOTICED ALOT OF SMOKE HAD FILLED THE CABIN. DONNED OUR MASKS, HEADED FOR HOME AND WENT THROUGH THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH APPROACH AND LANDED RUNWAY 25 WITHOUT ANY OTHER INCIDENTS.