N55NW
Registered owner: LR AVIATION LLC, TX (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| CJ Systems Aviation Group | Operator | on 2002-01-20 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by CJ Systems Aviation Group (per NTSB report)
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.
5 reports on file, 1996-03-30 – 2001-08-17.
Part: SPLINE ADAPTER — FAILED (COMPRESSOR ASSY)
ENGINE SHUTDOWN DURING FLIGHT DUE TO FLAMEOUT. CAUSE: FAILURE OF SPLINED ADAPTER IN COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY.
Part: SCISSORS — CRACKED (MAIN ROTOR)
DURING INSPECTION OVERHAUL, THE END OF THE LEVER ASSY (ROTATING SCISSORS ASSY) WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK AT THE BUSHING BOSS END APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH LONG. MATERIAL IS 2 INCHES THICK. (X)
Part: LINE — RUPTURED (HYDRAULIC SYSTEM)
DURING FLIGHT, PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF NR 2 HYDRAULIC PRESSURE, NR 2 HYDRAULIC SERVO CAUTION LIGHT, THEN LOSS OF PRESSURE TO THE UTILITY HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED AT BOEING FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT AT 23:15 HOURS. CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A RUPTURED HOSE ASSEMBLY SUPPLYING PRESSURE TO THE NR 2 FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM. HOSE WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: BRACE — CRACKED (MLG)
MAIN LANDING GEAR BRACE HAS CRACK LOCATED AT OUTBOARD BEARING BORE. SUBMITTER STATED DIFFICULT TO SEE UNLESS UNIT IS REMOVED.
Part: ELEVATOR — CRACKED (RT SYNC ELEV)
RIGHT SYNC ELEVATOR CRACKS SHOWED ALONG EDGE OF INBOARD RIB. RIB PN 109-8200-02-59 AND PN 109-0200-04-7. FURTHER DISASSEMBLY REVEALED CRACKS IN FORWARD SPAR AND SPAR DOUBLER PN 109-0200-02-49 AND AFT SPAR AND DOUBLER PN 109-0200-02-33. CRACKING APPEARS TO DEVELOP FROM LOOSENING OF THE ATTACH ANGLES LOCATED ON THE SPARS AND ATTACHED TO THE INBOARD RIB.