N530TM

RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY 400A · 2000 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 10 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: BRAVO MIKE SIERRA LLC, TX (owner ≠ operator)

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, 2019-12-17 – 2022-10-22.

ENGINE FLAMEOUT; ENGINE STOPPAGE; WARNING INDICATION · 2022-10-22 Unresolved
ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — ACTIVE (ZONE 400) · airframe 11,371 hrs · 9,298 cycles

N530TM HAD AN UN-COMMANDED SHUTDOWN OF THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE INFLIGHT. THE RIGHT "NO DISPATCH" ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT HAD BEEN ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE PREVOUS 2 STARTS ON THE TRIP BUT WENT AWAY AFTER START WITH A PRESS OF THE FADEC RESET BUTTON.BOTH ENGINES WERE OPERATING NORMALLY ON THE CHANNEL B FADECS FOR TAXI,TAKEOFF,CLIMB AND INITIAL CRUISE. DURING A SYSTEM DISCUSSION AMONG THE CREW , THE PILOT PRESSED THE CHANNEL SWAP BUTTONS TO PLACE THE ENGINES BACK ON CHANNEL A WHILE IN CRUISE AT 40,000 FT. WHEN SELECTED TO THE A CHANNEL THE LEFT ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN NORMALLY HOWEVER THE RIGHT ENGINE IMMEDIATLY SHUT DOWN . AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENGINE ON CHANNEL A WAS TWICE UNSUCESSFUL AS THE AIRCRAFT DECENDED TO 28,000FT . A THIRD ATTEMPT ON CHANEL B WAS SUCESSFUL AT 28,000FT AND AIRCRAFT CLIMBED BACK UP TO 40,000FT. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DAL WITH NO MORE ISSUES.

Source: SDR 2022FA0000642
WARNING INDICATION · 2021-03-16 Unresolved
ATA 3400

Part: NONE — INOPERATIVE (NOSE COMPARTMENT) · airframe 11,224 hrs · 9,210 cycles

PILOT REPORTS AHRS FAIL INDICATION. COMPLIED WITH R&R OF ATTITUDE HEADING COMPUTER. OPS TEST OK. AIRCRAFT OK FOR RTS.

Source: SDR 2021FA0000386
OTHER · 2020-11-03 Unresolved
ATA 3240

Part: BRAKE ASSY — WORN (MLG) · airframe 11,163 hrs · 9,170 cycles

DURING AIRCRAFT WALK AROUND FOUND RT BRAKE WEAR INDICATOR TO BE LOW. COMPLIED WITH REPLACEMENT OF RT AND LT BRAKE ASSEMBLIES. BLED AIRCRAFT BRAKE SYSTEM AND TAXI CHECKED. AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD AND OK FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR 2020FA0000544
WARNING INDICATION; AFFECT SYSTEMS · 2019-12-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2932

Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — DEFECTIVE (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 10,909 hrs · 8,983 cycles

PIC REPORTS LANDING GEAR TAKES 90 SECONDS TO RETRACT. AFTER OPERATIONAL CHECKS CAME TO FIND INOP. PRESSURE SWITCH CAUSING DELAY IN LANDING GEAR RETRACTION. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, OR INJURY TO CREW OR PAX.

Source: SDR 9PMA2020042700007