N560DR
Registered owner: AJ AERO HOLDINGS INC, DE (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORPORATE AIR LLC (XCGA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
SMELL OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN AFTER APU START. APU WAS SHUT DOWN AND SMELL DISSIPATED. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THE APU COMPRESSOR OIL SEAL IS LEAKING. APU REMOVED AND SENT TO REPAIR STATION.
PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH FL210 THE THRUST REVERSER UNLOCK ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY STOW CHECKLIST WHILE LEVEL AT FL240 WITH AIRSPEED BELOW 200 KIAS, THE MESSAGE DID NOT EXTINGUISH. FLIGHT CREW RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND MADE UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT THRUST REVERSER OUTBOARD STOW SWITCH TO BE INTERMITTENT. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND PASSED ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS.
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT DURING ENGINE START SMOKE ENTERED THE CABIN THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING DUCTS. THE FLIGHT CREW SHUT DOWN AND TURNED THE AIRPLANE OVER TO MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ENGINE AND APU DRAINS AND INLETS. NO EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKS WAS FOUND. ENGINES AND APU WERE RUN SEVERAL TIMES AND THE ACM WAS CYCLED BETWEEN HOT AND COLD USING ALL COMBINATIONS OF LEFT, RIGHT AND APU BLEED AIR. NO SMOKE OR OTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. THE AIRPLANE WAS TEST FLOWN WITH NO SMOKE BEING PRODUCED. MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY.
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF THEY GOT SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THEY SHUT THE APU DOWN AND THE SMOKE DISSIPATED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU STARTER GARLOCK SEAL TO BE LEAKING, ALLOWING OIL TO MIGRATE INTO THE APU AIR INLET.
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF WITH THE APU RUNNING AND APU BLEED AIR SELECTED ON SMOKE ENTERED THE CABIN. THE APU BLEED AIR WAS SELECTED OFF AND THE SMOKE CLEARED. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE WAS THE APU, WHEN RUNNING ONLY THE ENGINES AND ENGINE BLEED AIR NO SMOKE WAS EVIDENT. THE APU WAS DEFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CORPORATE AIR, LLC MEL.
PILOT REPORTED THAT THE MLG WOULD NOT RETRACT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING. FAULT WAS DUPLICATED & FOUND TO BE INTERMITTENT. GEAR WOULD NOT GO UP & THE HYD DEMAND LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON. FAULT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A DEFECTIVE MLG CONTROL HANDLE. HANDLE REPLACED & SYS OPS TESTED WITH NO FAILURES. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
PILOT REPORTED THAT ON FIRST ATTEMPT TO LOWER GEAR ON APPROACH TO KAGC HE DID NOT GET A GREEN LIGHT ON THE LT MLG. HE RECYCLED THE GEAR & ALL GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY. JACKED THE AIRPLANE & WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SQUAWK ON ONLY 1 RETRACTION OUT OF SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE LT MLG ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED & THE GEAR WAS CYCLED 30 TIMES WITHOUT FAILURE. THE AIRPLANE WAS LEAK CHECKED, REMOVED FROM JACKS & RETURNED TO SERVICE.
AFTER TAKEOFF, DURING CLIMB OUT THE ACM OVERHEAT ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY THE EMERGENCY PRESSURIZATION SYS ACTIVATING WITH THE AIRPLANE STILL BELOW 10,000 FT. THE EMERGENCY PRESSURIZATION SYS USES BLEED AIR DIRECTLY FROM THE ENGINES FOR PRESSURIZATION WHICH CAUSES HOT AIR WITH AN OILY ODOR TO FILL THE CABIN. THE SYS ALSO CAUSES THE PILOT'S OXYGEN MASKS TO DEPLOY. THE PILOTS IMMEDIATELY RETURNED AND MADE A NORMAL LANDING. MX FOUND THE ACM TO BE SEIZED AND COVERED IN OIL DUE TO A FAILED SHAFT SEAL. THE ACM AND THE WATER SEPARATOR CONDENSER WERE REPLACED AND THE SYS WERE OPERATIONALLY AND LEAK CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.