N525AL
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.
4 reports on file, 1996-08-07 – 2012-06-08.
Part: MAGNETIC SEAL — LEAKING (LT ENGINE) · airframe 3,257 hrs · 3,247 cycles
DURING A REPOSITION FLIGHT, IN CRUISE FLIGHT, AT FL330, LT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE STARTED GRADUALLY GOING DOWN. ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT. DURING DECENT THE LT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW FOLLOWED CHECKLIST PROCEDURES AND SHUTDOWN ENGINE. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER EVENT. MX SERVICED OIL AND PERFORMED A 30 MIN LEAK CHECK AT POWER. NO LEAKS NOTED. CONTACTED ENGINE TECH SUPPORT. IAW TECH SUPPORT INSTRUCTION, MX INSPECTED CHIP DETECTOR BOSSES. REMOVED OIL FILTER AND INSPECTED FILTER HOUSING. R & R STARTER-GEN GEAR MAG SEAL PN 56967, HYD MAG SEAL, PN 56965 AND OIL BREATHER MAG SEAL, PN 56232. LEAK CHECKED AN ADDITIONAL 30 MIN WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AND RETURNED ACFT TO SERVICE.
Part: MAGNETIC SEAL — LEAKING (LT ENGINE)
DURING A REPOSITION FLIGHT, CLIMBING THROUGH FL 300, LT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WARNING WAS CONFIRMED ON OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. CREW FOLLOWED CHECKLIST PROCEDURES AND SHUTDOWN ENGINE. DIVERTED. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER EVENT. DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, THE CREW REPORTED OIL STREAKS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE LT ENGINE AND LOW OIL LEVEL INDICATED IN THE SIGHT GLASS. MX R&R STARTER-GEN GEARBOX SEAL. LEAK CHECK SATISFACTORY AND RETURNED ACFT TO SERVICE.
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (LEFT)
DURING A ROUTINE FLIGHT ON SECOND LEG FROM PHU TO BRD ABOUT 3 HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT, THE CREW MEMBERS HEARD A POP FROM THE LEFT ENGINE. AT THE SAME TIME, THE OIL PRESSURE DECREASED TO 15 PSI IN THE LEFT ENGINE. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND DIVERTED TO CLOSEST AIRPORT AND LANDED IN DLH. AFTER LANDING, THE ENGINE BLADES WOULD NOT ROTATE AND THERE ARE METAL CHIPS ON THE CHIP DETECTORS. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (RIGHT)
AFTER SEVERAL ENGINE START ATTEMPTS, INSPECTION REVEALED THE ENGINE COWLING WAS BURNED AND THE TAILPIPE WAS DISTORTED DUE TO HEAT DAMAGE. THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS REPLACED.