N525AC
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRITICAL AIR RESPONSE ENTERPRISES LLC (QXQA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
ORIGINALLY, THE ACFT HAD A CABIN MANAGEMENT MODULE DEGRADATION IN WHICH THE GALLEY POWER WAS INTERMITTENT. THIS MODULE ALSO CONTROLS THE LAVATORY LIGHTING. THE REPLACEMENT COMPONENT, REPAIRED BY REPAIR FACILITY, IMMEDIATELY POPPED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER, WHICH RENDERED THE GALLEY AND LAVATORY COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE. THE TEARDOWN REPORT ON THE REPLACEMENT UNIT LISTED THE INCOMING SQUAWK AS "INTERMITTENT GALLEY POWER", WHICH WAS REPAIRED, TESTED, AND RELEASED FOR SERVICE. ACFT MFG KNOWS ABOUT THE QUALITY ISSUES FROM THIS REPAIR STATION. WE HAVE 2 OTHER COMPLAINTS ON OTHER COMPONENTS FROM THIS FACILITY.
VIDEO FAILED IN CABIN ENTERTAINMENT SYS. UPON REMOVING THE AUDIO/VIDEO MODULE, THE MODULE HAD A DISTINCT BURNED ODOR TO IT. A REPLACEMENT MODULE WAS INSTALLED AND WAS INOPERATIVE. REPLACEMENT UNIT DISPLAYED CODE "NO" WHICH MEANS "NEVER ONLINE". A SECOND UNIT WAS PROCURED, REPAIRED REPAIR STATION, WHICH PERFORMED THE EXACT SAME WAY. DISCUSSIONS WITH THE ACFT MFG AND TECH REPS SUSPECT THERE IS A SOFTWARE ISSUE WITH MODULE. TEARDOWN REPORT OF BOTH REPLACEMENT MODULES SHOWS THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS WITH THE UNITS AS RECEIVED AND DURING THEIR TESTING, AND WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AS IS. ACFT MFG IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE REPAIRS.
WHILE CREW WAS READYING THE ACFT FOR DEPARTURE, APU AIR WAS SELECTED ON AND COFFEE MAKER'S WATER FILLER SPIGOT STARTED RUNNING AND OVERFILLING THE COFFEE POT. WATER STARTED RUNNING ONTO FLOOR BEFORE SYS WAS SHUTDOWN. THE SPIGOT HAS A SPRING LOADED PUSHBUTTON WHICH MUST BE PUSHED TO ALLOW WATER TO FLOW. BUTTON WAS AT REST BUT STILL FLOWED WATER AS SOON AS WATER SYS WAS PRESSURIZED. WATER SYS FOR GALLEY HAD TO BE SHUTOFF TO STOP FLOW OF WATER. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST FEW YEARS ON OTHER AIRCRAFT IN WHICH SPIGOT REPLACEMENT CURED THE PROBLEM.