N523AT

AERO COMMANDER 500-B · 1962 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 7 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: CENTRAL AIRLINES INC, KS (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Central Air Southwest, Inc. (ZJWA)Certificate holderMatched 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.

24 reports on file, 1999-01-30 – 2004-12-02.

FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2004-12-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7261

Part: LINE — LEAKING (RT ENGINE)

RT ENGINE OIL QUANTY ZERO, OIL PRESSURE LOW (24-28 PSI). ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. ENGINE WINDMILLED 63 MIN W/ APPROX 12 PSI. OIL TEMP 100 DEGREES AT SHUTDOWN. REPLACED CRACKED OIL LINE. LEAK CHECKS GOOD.

Source: SDR AMTA200401466
OTHER · 2004-07-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2565

Part: GIRT BAR — DIRTY (R1 DOOR SLIDE)

FOUND R1 DOOR WILL NOT ARM. REMOVED DEBRIS FROM UNDERNEATH GIRT BAR. SLIDE ENGAGE OPS NORMAL. (M)

Source: SDR AMTA200400959
OTHER · 2004-05-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2565

Part: LANYARD — MISINSTALLED (R1 DOOR SLIDE)

UNABLE TO DISARM DOOR 1R. FOUND ROPE/LANYARD TO BE INPROPERLY STOWED ON SLIDE AND WAS INTERFERING WITH THE GIRT BAR. STOWED ROPE/LANYARD PROPERLY, AND OPS CHECKED PER AMM 52-11-25. OPS CHECK NORMAL. (M)

Source: SDR AMTA200400532
Earlier reports · 1999–2003 · 21 reports

2003

NO TEST · 2003-12-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)

L1 DOOR SLIDE LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK NR 731 POWRER SUPPLY IAW MM 33-51-07. OPS CHECK NORMAL. (M)

Source: SDR AMTA200301532
NO TEST · 2003-12-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)

EGRESS FLOOR LIGHTS BETWEEN ROW 5 TO ROW 9 INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 731 BATTERY PACK AND POWR SUPPLY EGRESS LIGHTS, OP'S CHECK NORMAL. (M)

Source: SDR AMTA200301531
WARNING INDICATION · 2003-11-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7700

Part: MONITOR — FAILED (COCKPIT)

EICAS MSG ENGINE VIB DISPLAYED, INTERMITTENLY CAME ON IN CLIMB, WENT OUT IN CRUISE FAILED TO .1 CAME BACK 1.0-1.1. T/S PER FIM 77-31-00. REMOVED AND REPLACED AVM SYSTEM IAW M/M 77-31-00. (M)

Source: SDR AMTA200301427
WARNING INDICATION · 2003-11-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2612

Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (LT ENGINE FIRE)

EICAS STATUS MSG LEFT ENGINE FIRE LOOP NR 1 DISPLAYED. DEFERRED PER MEL 26-11-1. (M)

Source: SDR AMTA200301416
FALSE WARNING · 2003-11-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2612

Part: CIRCUIT CARD — MALFUNCTIONED (LT ENGINE FIRE)

LT ENGINE FIRE LP-1 DISPLAYED. RERACKED AFOLTS CARD IAW FIM 26-11-00. RERACKED IAW AMM 26-10-01. OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

Source: SDR AMTA200301391
WARNING INDICATION · 2003-10-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: PCU — FAILED (LT ENGINE)

ON DESCENT, LT EEC AND LT ENG LIMITER INOP LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. EICAS MSG LT ENG EEC AND LT ENG LIMITER DISPLAYED. ON ENGINE START STARTER DID NOT DISENGAGE AT 49 PERCENT. BIT BVCU FOUND CODE 06, REPLACED PCCU. ENGINE START AND OPS SATIS MM 73-21-10-4. (M)

Source: SDR AMTA200301270
FALSE WARNING · 2003-10-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2612

Part: FIRE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (LT ENGINE)

LEFT ENGINE FIRE LP 1. PERFORMED FIM PROCEDURE 26-11-00, OPS CHECK NORMAL. (M)

Source: SDR AMTA200301262
NO WARNING INDICATION · 2003-09-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3260

Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (MLG)

RIGHT MAIN GEAR GREEN LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACD RIGHT MLG LAMP ASSEMBLY PER CHAPTER 20 PART USED WAS CCN 3221420. (M)

Source: SDR AMTA200301129
PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2003-08-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7323

Part: GOVERNOR — INOPERATIVE (ENGINE)

LT ENGINE WOULD NOT REACH TO EPR WITH EEC AND ENG LIMITER ON. ENG PARAMETERS NORM FOR LOW EPR TO WITH EE C AND ENG LIMITER OFF NOT CHECKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENG FFG IAW MM. REF DIS 7100-482 AND -483 FOR LEAK CHECK AND POWER PLANT ADJUSTMENT TEST.

Source: SDR AMTA200301051
FALSE WARNING · 2003-06-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2612

Part: FIRE WARNING — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT)

STATUS MSG L ENGINE FIRE LP1 ON IN CRUISE, EXTINGUISHED UPON DESCENT. S/D - CONTINUALLY CHECKED ALL DETECTORS. MESSAGE IS NOT PRESENT ON EICAS. SWAPPED LOOP 1 AND LOOP 2 FIRE DETECTION CARD FILE. LOOP 1 S/N 18837 P/N 6445-01. LOOP 2 S/N 18869 P/N 6445-01. FIRE DETECTION CARD FILE IAW MM 26-10-01-4. OPS NORMAL. (M)

Source: SDR AMTA200300796
NO TEST · 2003-05-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: WIRE — DISCONNECTED (EMERGENCY LIGHT)

FLOOR TRACK EGRESS LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AT ROW 10. RECONNECTED WIRES ON LIGHT ASSEMBLY, OPS NORMAL. (M)

Source: SDR AMTA200300665
NO TEST · 2003-02-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3397

Part: WIRE — DISCONNECTED (EMERGENCY LIGHT)

EMEGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AT 2 FED, 3 BULBS. RECONNECTED WIRES TO LIGHT BULB FIXTURES, OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)

Source: SDR AMTA200300258
ELECT. POWER LOSS-50 PC · 2003-01-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2421

Part: GCU — FAILED (E/E BAY) · airframe 12,138 hrs · 4,004 cycles

(ORIG-CLOSED) FLT 431. ON TAKEOFF ROLL BELOW 40 KTS, RT GENERATOR TRIPPED OFF. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RT GCU IAW MM. PERFORMED GENERATOR CONTROL ADJUSTMENT AND TEST IAW AMM OPERATIONAL CHECKS NORMAL.

Source: SDR 2003F00090
ELECT. POWER LOSS-50 PC · 2003-01-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2421

Part: GENERATOR — INOPERATIVE (RT ENGINE) · airframe 12,113 hrs · 3,996 cycles

(ORIG-CLOSED) FLT NR 576. DURING CRUISE RT GENERATOR OFF DISPLAYED. RT GENERATOR OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED. GENERATOR SWITCH RESET DID NOT CORRECT CONDITION. CREW DEACTIVATED SYSTEM. MAINTENANCE INSTALLED SERVICABLE RIGHT ENGINE GENERATOR DRIVE ASSY IAW MM. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD.

Source: SDR 2003F00086

2002

OTHER · 2002-12-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3040

Part: TERMINAL — BURNED (WINDOW HEAT) · airframe 11,990 hrs · 3,960 cycles

(ORIG-CLOSED) LT FORWARD WINDOW HEAT INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND WIRES BURNED ON TB5031. INSTALLED NEW TERMINAL BOARD TB5031. RETERMINATED AND REINSTALLED WIRES IAW WDM 24-51-11 AND 24-21-14. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD.

Source: SDR 2003F00087
WARNING INDICATION · 2002-05-31 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3460

Part: FMC — FAILED (E/E BAY) · airframe 10,317 hrs · 3,381 cycles

FLIGHT NUMBER 710, RIGHT FMC FAILED ON TAXI OUT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT FMC COMPUTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH MM 34-61-01-024, OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD.

Source: SDR 2002F00532

2001

OTHER · 2001-11-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7810

Part: NOZZLE — CRACKED (NR 1 ENGINE)

DURING A-CHECK, THE NR 1 ENGINE COMMON NOZZLE ASSY WAS FOUND CRACKED AT BOTH THE INBOARD AND OUTBOARD HOIST ATTACH POINTS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOZZLE ASSY. (M)

Source: SDR 2001F00713
OTHER · 2001-11-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7810

Part: NOZZLE — CRACKED (NR 2 ENGINE)

DURING A-CHECK, THE NR 2 ENGINE COMMON NOZZLE ASSY WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE INBOARD HOIST ATTACH POINT. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE ASSY IAW AMTA ERA-757-78R-4616 AND ROLLS-ROYCE TECHNICAL VARIANCE DOCUMENT F37183. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Source: SDR 2001F00711

2000

OTHER · 2000-12-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 4950

Part: DUCT — CRACKED (APU)

WHILE SERVICING APU FOUND A HOLE ABOUT 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND A CRACK ABOUT 3 INCHES LONG IN THE BLEED AIR TEE DUCT. REPLACED THE TEE DUCT PER MM 49-53-01, OPERATIONAL CHECKED OK. (M)

Source: SDR 20010207SG007

1999

INADEQUATE Q C · 1999-01-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2565

Part: SLIDE — DEPLOYED (PAX DOOR)

DURING GROUND HANDLING, A CLEANER UNINTENTIONALLY ACTIVATED THE R1 DOOR WITH THE ESCAPE SLIDE HANDLE IN ARMED POSITION. SLIDE FULLY DEPLOYED AND DOOR ASSIST BOTTLE BLOWN. REPLACED SLIDE -AFT ASSY AT R1 DOOR PER MM 25-66-01 AND REPLACED THE DOOR ASSIST BOTTLE PER MM 52-11-30. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Source: SDR 20000424AP018
OTHER · 1999-01-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2565

Part: SLIDE — DEPLOYED (PAX DOOR)

DURING GROUND HANDLING, A CLEANER UNINTENTIONALLY ACTIVATED THE R1 DOOR WITH THE ESCAPE SLIDE HANDLE IN ARMED POSITION. SLIDE FULLY DEPLOYED AND DOOR ASSIST BOTTLE BLOWN. REPLACED SLIDE, RAFT ASSY AT R1 DOOR PER MM 25-66-01 AND REPLACED THE DOOR ASSIST BOTTLE PER MM 52-11-30. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Source: SDR 20000510AP002