N64LV
Registered owner: DITCH DIGGERS AVIATION LLC, IL (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jet Linx Aviation, LLC (9JLA) | 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.
6 reports on file, 2005-12-07 – 2021-11-30.
Part: PITOT HEAD — BROKEN · airframe 8,297 hrs · 6,086 cycles
THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE LEFT PITOT HEAT WAS INOP DURING PREFLIGHT CHECKS. OPERATIONS WERE CONTINUED PER MEL 30-30-01. THE MAINTENANCE TEAM TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND A BROKEN WIRE AT THE PITOT PROBES CONNECTOR. THE PITOT PROBE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW PROBE. FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: SPRING — BROKEN (RT THROTTLE) · airframe 8,139 hrs · 5,984 cycles
THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT THROTTLE TRIGGER LOCK MALFUNCTION TRIGGER LOCK IS NOT SPRINGING BACK WHEN RELEASE IN CUTOFF. THE MAINTENANCE TEAM FOUND THE RIGHT THROTTLE TRIGGER LOCK SPRING BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED SPRING WITH NEW P/N 5565803-15. OPERATIONS WERE SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: SUMP — INTERMITTENT (MAIN FUEL TANK) · airframe 8,046 hrs · 5,914 cycles
THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED FINDING FUEL LEAKING FROM TAILCONE NEAR THE TAIL SKID. THE MAINTENANCE VENDOR INVESTIGATED BY OPENING SEVERAL ACCESS PANELS FOR THE TAILCONE. NO LEAK AS FOUND. FURTHER INVESTIGATION DETERMINED A BELLY FUEL TANK SUMP WAS INTERMITTENTLY, THIS SUMP IS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN LEAKING FUEL DURING FLIGHT AND THEN FLOWING BACK TO THE TAILCONE AREA. THE SUMP WAS CLEARED OF THE DEBRIS ALLOWING FOR A GOOD SEAL. AIRCRAFT ENGINES WERE RUN WITH BOOST PUMPS ON. NO LEAKAGE NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: TCAS SYSTEM — FAILED · airframe 8,039 hrs · 5,907 cycles
THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT UPON POWER UP THE TCAS FAILED INITIALIZATION. THE BASE MAINTENANCE TEAM DETERMINED THE TCAS PROCESSOR HAD FAILED. THE TCAS UNIT WAS REMOVED AND A TESTED TCAS UNIT WAS INSTALLED. OPS CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: CONTROL VALVE — FAILED (MAIN CABIN DOOR) · airframe 7,007 hrs · 5,200 cycles
DURING FLIGHT, THE CREW REPORT INDICATED THAT AT FL 410 A SQUEAL DEVELOPED IN THE AREA AROUND THE MAIN CABIN DOOR. THE CREW NOTED THAT INDICATIONS BEGAN TO SHOW A RISE IN THE CABIN ALTITUDE THE CREW ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE THE RISE IN THE CABIN ALTITUDE TO NO AVAIL. THE CABIN ALTITUDE CLIMBED TO ABOVE 10,000 FEET THEN THE CABIN PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED, AT THAT POINT THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DESCENDED. THE CREW INDICATES IN THEIR REPORT THAT THE CABIN NEVER WENT ABOVE 13,500 FEET AND NO PASSENGER MASKS WERE DEPLOYED. DIVERTED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING IDENTIFIED THAT THE DOOR SEAL INFLATION VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED, OPS CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: FUEL — CONTAMINATED (FUEL TANKS) · airframe 3,140 hrs · 2,977 cycles
AC WAS LT OUTSIDE DURING COLD PERIOD, OAT 10F, ENGINES WERE STARTED, IDLED FOR 15-20 MIN TO WARM UP. UPON TAXI OUT, RT ENGINE HAD UNCOMMANDED SHUTDOWN. MAINT CHECKED BOTH ENGINES AND AIRFRAME FUEL FILTERS WITH NO WATER OR CONTAMINATION FOUND. FURTHER TESTING OF THE FUEL REVEALED A PRIST LEVEL OF .21. NORMAL LEVEL SHOULD BE .10 TO .15. FUEL TANKS WERE DRAINED, NEW FUEL ADDED, RUN-UP AND LEAK CHECK PERFORMED OK. AC WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. NOTIFIED LAST 4 FBOS OF POSSIBLE FUEL PROBLEMS WITH THEIR FUEL. 3 OF THE FBO'S TESTED THEIR FUEL RIGHT AWAY WITH GOOD READINGS, LAST FBO WHERE FUELED CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT TEST THEIR FUEL. 1 WEEK LATER THAT FBO INFORMED ME THAT THEY TESTED THEIR FUEL AND IT WAS OK.