N550CA
Registered owner: DUBIN DONALD, CO (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.
1 report on file, 2001-06-08.
Part: BATTERY PACK — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
AIRCRAFT WAS TAXING TO THE RUNWAY FOR TAKE OFF WHEN THE PILOTS SMELLED A BURNING ODOR, THEN SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE COCKPIT HEADLINER. THEY NOTIFIED THE TOWER THAT THEY HAD SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE AND ASKED FOR THE FIRE TRUCKS TO STANDBY (PRECAUTIONARY). THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE FBO. THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY PACK. PROBABLE CAUSE WAS A DIODE FAILURE, RESULTING IN A BURNED BATTERY PACK. EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM WAS MEL D AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO HOME BASE. BATTERY PACK INSTALLED 6-30-01.