N525CR

CESSNA 525B · 2008 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 8 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: SKYWAY AVIATION SERVICES INC, FL (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
PCJ Aviation LLC (L5YA)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.

6 reports on file, 2018-12-26 – 2026-05-09.

WARNING INDICATION · 2026-05-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2133

Part: OUTFLOW VALVE — FAULTED (AFT CABIN) · airframe 8,541 hrs · 6,323 cycles

CABIN DEPRESSURIZED AT FL 450. CABIN RATE CLIMBED AT 3000 FPM, CABIN ALT STOPPED CLIMBING AT 15,000'

Source: SDR 2026FA0000350
FALSE WARNING · 2026-05-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2611

Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FALSE ACTIVATION (ZONE 100) · airframe 8,526 hrs · 6,315 cycles

FALSE INDICATION OF BAGGAGE SMOKE

Source: SDR 2026FA0000331
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS; WARNING INDICATION · 2026-02-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7250

Part: TURBINE BLADES — DAMAGED (ENGINE) · airframe 8,378 hrs · 8,225 cycles

THE FLIGHT-CREW HAD NOTICED SMOKE IN THE CABIN, WHICH THEY ISOLATED TO THE NR 1 ENGINE, PROMPTING IN-FLIGHT SHUTDOWN OF ENGINE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED NO OIL VISIBLE IN THE NR 1 ENGINE’S OIL LEVEL SIGHT-GLASS. SUPPORT RECOMMENDED A BORESCOPE INSP & INSP OF MAGNETIC CHIP COLLECTORS, WAS PERFORMED. CHIP COLLECTORS EXHIBITED METALLIC DEBRIS & BORESCOPE INSP REVEALED EVIDENCE OF ENG OIL IN THE CORE OF THE ENGINE. BASED ON THESE FINDINGS, SUPPORT DIRECTED REMOVAL OF THE ENGINE FOR SHIPMENT TO REPAIR STATION FOR INVESTIGATION & REPAIR. ENGINE DISASSEMBLY REVEALED TWO PARTIALLY-RELEASED HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE (HPT) BLADE TIPS & THE NR 3 BEARING EXHIBITED DAMAGE. ASSOCIATED STATIC ENGINE COMPONENTS EXHIBITED SECONDARY DAMAGE FROM THE HPT BLADE & NR 3 BEARING ANOMALIES. DAMAGE TO THE NR 3 BEARING IS DEEMED TO BE CAUSED BY N2 SPOOL IMBALANCE RESULTANT FROM THE HPT BLADE ANOMALIES.

Source: SDR 2026F00012
VIBRATION/BUFFET · 2025-12-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3231

Part: TORQUE TUBE — BROKEN (ZONE 700) · airframe 8,233 hrs · 6,127 cycles

NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS WOULD NOT RETRACT

Source: SDR 2026FA0000003
FALSE WARNING · 2025-07-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2611

Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FALSE ACTIVATION (ZONE 100) · airframe 7,855 hrs · 5,884 cycles

DURING DESCENT THE AFT BAGGAGE SMOKE DETECTOR ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED.

Source: SDR 2025F00169
ENGINE FLAMEOUT · 2018-12-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7320

Part: FDU — DEFECTIVE (LT ENGINE) · airframe 3,693 hrs · 2,780 cycles

LEFT ENGINE FLAME OUT AT FL450.

Source: SDR L5YA2019F00106