N564BR
Registered owner: KALEIDOSCOPE CHARTER SERVICES CORP, MO (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| KALEIDOSCOPE CHARTER SERVICES CORP. (K5BA) | Operator | on 2005-10-19 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by Kaleidoscope Charter Services Corp. (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, 1999-04-01 – 2022-07-22.
Part: HYDRAULIC SYSTEM — FAILED (#2) · airframe 6,760 hrs · 4,457 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF, HAD #2 HYD LO PRESS ANNUNCIATOR. RETURNED TO AIRPORT . #2 HYD SYSTEM ONLY PRODUCING APPROX. 2000 PSI. PUMP TTIS AND TOTAL CYCLES ARE UNKNOWN.
Part: STATIC INVERTER — FAILED
ON THE FIRST LEG OF A FOUR LEG TRIP, THE INVERTER FAILED, AND FAILED TO RESET, AS WE WERE DESCENDING INTO DALLAS FOR A LANDING AT ADDISON (KADS) THE FAILURE OCCURED. WE ADVISED THE PASSENGERS, AND SINCE WE WERE PICKING UP AN ADDITIONAL PASSENGER FOR THEIR MEETING AT AUSTIN TX (KAUS), I ADVISED THAT IF WE LANDED IN ADDISON, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DISPATCH TO THEIR NEXT DESTINATION, KAUS. THEY ASKED THAT WE NOT LAND IN KADS, AND TO DIVERT TO KAUS, WHICH WE DID. WE ARRAINGED FOR ANOTHER OPERTOR TO FINISH THE PASSENGERS RETURN LEG, AND HAD AN INVERTER SHIPPED THE NEXT DAY TO REPLACE OUR INOPERATIVE INVERTER.
Part: INVERTER — FAILED (ELECTRICAL SYS)
10/29/2019 TRIP DATE, ON THE FIRST LEG OF A FOUR LET TRIP, THE INVERTER FAILED AND FAILED TO RESET. AS WE WERE DESCENDING INTO DALLAS FOR A LANDING AT ADDISON KADS, THE FAILURE OCCURRED. WE ADVISED THE PASSENGERS, AND SINCE WE WERE PICKING UP AN ADDITIONAL PASSENGER FOR THEIR MEETING AT AUSTIN TX KAUS, I ADVISED THAT IF WE LANDED IN ADDISON, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DISPATCH TO THEIR NEXT DESTINATION KAUS. THEY ASKED THAT WE NOT LAND IN KADS AND TO DIVERT TO KAUS, WHICH WE DID. WE ARRANGED FOR ANOTHER OPERATOR TO FINISH THE PASSENGERS RETURN LEG AND HAD AN INVERTER SHIPPED THE NEXT DAY TO REPLACE OUR INOPERATIVE INVERTER.
Part: HOSE — MISMANUFACTURED (MLG ACTUATOR)
HOSES SHIPPED FROM U.K. FACILITY (AEROQUIP) SOLD TO RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT (VENDOR) ARE ONE INCH TOO SHORT. THIS DEFECTIVE BATCH HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE U.S.A. TO THE END USER. IF ANY OF THSE HOSES ARE INSTALLED, INADVERTENT OPERATION OF THE MLG WILL OCCUR.
Part: LINE — CORRODED (HYDRAULIC SYSTEM)
HEAVY CORROSION OF FLEX HYDRAULIC HOSES ON AIR FRAME. THIS CORROSION IS NOT VISIBLE DUE TO PLASTIC INSULATION COVERING THE HOSE ASSY.