N548KK

RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY 400A · 1997 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 10 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: BLUE HAWK CO LLC, CA (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Elite Air, Inc. (E0YA)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.

3 reports on file, 2021-09-16 – 2021-11-20.

FLUID LOSS · 2021-11-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2913

Part: PUMP — LEAKING (ZONE 500) · airframe 7,320 hrs · 7,178 cycles

CRUISE AT FL390 AND GOT A LOW HYD QTY LIGHT, FOLLOWED BY R ENG HYD PRESS, THEN L ENG HYD PRESS. CREW FOLLOWED CHECKLIST AND BLEW DOWN GEAR USING NITROGEN.

Source: SDR 2021FA0000333
AFFECT SYSTEMS · 2021-10-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2927

Part: TRANSDUCER — ERRATIC (ZONE 200) · airframe 7,294 hrs · 7,157 cycles

HYDRAULIC PRESSURE ABOVE NORMAL OPERATING RANGE. CHECKLIST CALLS FOR SELECTING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE RELIEF SWITCH, THEN BLOW DOWN GEAR USING PNEUMATIC BOTTLE, AND LAND WITHOUT BRAKES.

Source: SDR E0YA2021102300005
MULTIPLE FAILURE · 2021-09-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2913

Part: PUMP — FAILED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 7,280 hrs · 7,142 cycles

STARTED DESCENDING INTO KPHL WE NOTICED THE HYDRAULIC GAUGE WENT UP PAST RED LINE (HIGH HYDRAULIC PRESSURE). PULLED OUT THE CHECKLIST AND AS PER THE CHECKS PERFORMED A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM RELIEF WHICH HAD US DO AN EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION, NO FLAP LANDING AND POWER BRAKE FAILURE LANDING. WENT TO A HOLD AT BUNTS INTERSECTION TO FINISH OUR EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST AND THEN CONTINUED TO KPHL FOR A NO FLAP ILS Z TO 9R AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Source: SDR E0YA2021091600004