N583JS
Registered owner: SUPERIOR AIR CHARTER LLC, TX (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUPERIOR AIR CHARTER, LLC (9SUA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
SMOKE IN THE CABIN AFTER TAKEOFF. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. RETURNED TO THE FIELD WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DEBRIEFED THE FLIGHT CREW, CREW REPORTED THERE WAS A SLIGHT FOG IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT WITH A ACCOMPANYING ODOR OF HOT PLASTIC. VCS SYSTEM WAS OPERATED ON THE GROUND AND A SLIGHT ODOR OF CHEMICAL OR PLASTIC ODOR WAS NOTED. A SMALL PLASTIC CONTAINER WAS FOUND AGAINST THE COCKPIT EVAPORATOR VENTS CLOSING OFF 3/4 OF THE AIRFLOW, THE AREA WAS HOT AS WAS THE CONTAINER. PLASTIC CONTAINER WAS REMOVED, EVAPORATOR VENT COVER WAS REMOVED AND AREA INSPECTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED THE VCS SYSTEM NO DEFECTS NOTED. GROUND RAN AIRCRAFT AND OPERATED VCS SYSTEM, BLEEDS ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO DISCREPANCIES, SMOKE OR PLASTIC ODOR COMING FROM ANY OF THE COCKPIT OR CABIN VENTS. INSPECTED AIR CONDITIONER DUCTS, HEAT EXCHANGER, COUPLINGS AND CONNECTORS NO DEFECTS NOTED.
AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR SELECTED UP, MODERATE HAZE FILLED THE COCKPIT ALONG WITH A STRONG ODOR THAT SMELLED LIKE BURNING HYDRAULIC FLUID. AFTER LEVELING OFF THE HAZE AND ODOR DISSIPATED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD, AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND HYD POWERPACK LEAKING AND FLUID COMING FROM THE HYD OVERFLOW DRAIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE POWERPACK, OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.