N550CF
Registered owner: MIDWEST JET LLC, MN (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIDWEST AVIATION DIV OF SOUTHWEST AVIATION, INC (SOWA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched 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.
2 reports on file, 2010-08-04 – 2021-12-06.
Part: STARTER GEN — FAILED (ZONE 400) · airframe 7,775 hrs · 6,184 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF PILOTS NOTICED VIBRATION AND FLUCTUATION OF LH ENGINE AND INDICATORS. SHORTLY AFTER VIBRATION STOPPED, ENGINE INDICATION NORMALIZED AND LH GEN. FAIL ANNUNCIATED. PILOTS NOTED LH GENERATOR WAS NOT SUPPLYING ANY ELECTRICAL POWER. PILOTS DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AS A PRECAUTION. MAINTENANCE REMOVED START/GEN AND FOUND IT HAD FAILED.
Part: CRANKSHAFT — BROKEN (ENGINE)
ACFT DEPARTED, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE ACFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON HWY 254. NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT, AND NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. TEARDOWN OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THE CRANKSHAFT HAD BROKEN AT THE (4TH) BEARING FROM THE FLANGE. THE CRANKSHAFT COUNTERWEIGHT HAD ALSO IMPACTED THE CAM SHAFT AND BROKE IT INTO (3) PIECES. ANALYSIS OF THE CRANKSHAFT WILL BE NEEDED TO DETERMINE ANY METALLURGICAL FLAWS.