N545LM
Registered owner: AERO AIR LLC, OR (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| AERO AIR LLC (O9IA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
RH INBOARD MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR WAS NOTED AS MISSING UPON LANDING IN PANC AFTER FLIGHT FROM PADQ. PILOT NOTATED POST FLIGHT. NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS WERE NOTATED DURING GEAR RETRACTION, IN FLIGHT, OR DURING GEAR EXTENSION. DAMAGE INCLUDES THE RH INBOARD GEAR DOOR, GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR LINKAGE, RH INBOARD AFT NACELLE SKIN PANEL, AND ATTACH HARDWARE FROM LINKAGE TO DOOR, AND AIRFRAME HINGE FOR DOOR. AFTER DISASSEMBLY OF SKIN AND ASSOCIATED PARTS, NO HIDDEN DAMAGE WAS NOTED. REPAIR WILL BE DONE PER B200 SRM STANDARD PRACTICES. PARTS ON ORDER.
LT INBOARD DOOR WAS FOUND HANGING FROM THE BRACKET ATTACH POINT. WAS DISCOVERED ON TAXI TO THE HANGAR AFTER A TRAINING FLIGHT IN FAI. PILOT NOTED THAT THE GEAR MADE A LOUD "CLUNK" WHEN THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED FOR LANDING. DAMAGE INCLUDES THE LT INBOARD GEAR DOOR, GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR LINKAGE, SMALL AMOUNT OF SKIN DAMAGE TO THE PORTION OF THE NACELLE AFT OF THE WHEEL WELL, TWO LOWER FORMERS THE SKIN ATTACHES TO. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED IN FAI. AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO ANC ON A FERRY PERMIT FOR FURTHER WORK. INSPECTION IN ANC SHOWS NO FURTHER DAMAGE THAN NOTED IN FAI. WORKING ON A REPAIR PLAN NOW. WILL SEND ADDITIONAL INFO ONCE WE HAVE IT.
DEPARTED FAI AND HAD RAPID DECOMPRESSION. CLIMBING THROUGH 23K FOR 24K PILOT FELT A JUMP IN CABIN ALTITUDE. WHEN HE LOOKED AT THE CABIN CLIMB RATE, IT WAS PEGGED AT 6,000 FPM, BEGAN A DESCENT AND RETURNED TO FAI. FOUND THE DOOR SEAL BLOWN OUT OF ITS RETAINER. CHECKED SEAL FOR LEAKS AND DID NOT FIND ANY. INSPECTED RETAINER AND NO FAULTS FOUND. REINSTALLED SEAL TO RETAINER. GROUND CHECK OF SEAL AND PRESSURIZATION WAS GOOD. TOOK ON A FLIGHT AND PRESSURIZATION WAS VERY WEAK. DEFERRED PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM PER MEL AND FLEW AIRCRAFT TO ANC MAINT BASE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. FOUND THE CORNER OF THE DOOR FRAME ON THE TOP SIDE TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A GAP. REPAIRED WITH FILLER AND PERFORMED GROUND CHECK FOR PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM WITH NO FAULTS. RELEASE AIRCRAFT FROM MAINT FOR CHECK FLIGHT OPERATION OF PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM AT ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZED WELL ON THE FLIGHT UNTIL ABOUT 24K FT AND THEN THE SEAL LET LOOSE ON THE TOP PORTION OF THE DOOR. IN PROCESS OF INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE AND WILL SEND AN UPDATED SDR REPORT AT THAT TIME.
DURING FLIGHT, THE COPILOTS GPS LOST ALL OF ITS PRIMARY FLIGHT DATA AND DISPLAYED ALL RED X'S. THIS LASTED FOR JUST UNDER 2 MINUTES AND THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL ON ITS OWN. ON APPROACH, THE PILOTS GPS, AUDIO SELECTOR, AUTOPILOT, AND INVERTER ALL TRIPPED OFF LINE. CAPTAIN NOTICED THAT BOTH 50AMP NR 1 DUAL BUSS FEED BREAKERS WERE TRIPPED. THE LANDING WAS ABORTED AND PILOT CLIMBED BACK UP TO ALTITUDE. 7600 WAS THEN SELECTED ON THE TRANSPONDER AND THEY HEADED BACK TO ANC. CALLED THE TOWER AND DECLARED AND EMERGENCY. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. OPEN.
AT FL 250, CABIN ALTITUDE AT ABOUT 5500 FT. CABIN PSI WAS AT 6.1. CABIN STARTED TO CLIMB AT A RAPID RATE. NO POP OR BANG, JUST A LOUD AIR RUSHING SOUND THAT BEGIN SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE CABIN CLIMB. OUR DECENT WAS ABOUT 5000 FPM. DESCENDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT TO 3000 FT. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FOUND DOOR OUT OF RIG.
DURING ROUTINE PHASE INSPECTION, TECH IDENTIFIED A BUBBLE IN THE PAINT ON LT SIDE OF FUSELAGE BELOW THE PILOTS DV WINDOW. UPON INVESTIGATING THE BLISTER, A HOLE THROUGH THE SKIN WAS IDENTIFIED UNDER THE PAINT. HOLE SIZE APPROX .7500" IN SIZE. APPEARANCE OF HOLE INDICATES CAUSED BY CORROSION. WHILE REMOVING INSULATION TO EFFECT REPAIR OF THIS HOLE ADDITIONAL CORROSION WAS IDENTIFIED FROM MOISTURE BEING TRAPPED BEHIND THE STICK ON CORROSION BLANKET. THE REPAIR TOTALED A 6" X 9" AREA UPON COMPLETION.