N650TB

EMBRAER SA EMB-135BJ · 2017 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 37 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: BORLAND CARYN H TRUSTEE, AZ (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Western Air Charter, Inc. (W6JA)Certificate holderMatched 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.

1 report on file, 2026-08-06.

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2026-08-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3320

Part: BALLAST — ODOR (ZONE 200) · airframe 4,511 hrs · 2,172 cycles

STRONG ELECTRICLAL BURNGING ODOR EMINATING IN AFT LAV AREA. SOURCE UNKNOWN. REMOVED AFT LAV VANITY MIRROR DIFFUSER/SURROUND AND SIDE WALL PANEL. FOUND THE VANITY MIRROR LEFT SIDE AND BOTTOM FLUORESCENT TUBE INOPERATIVE. IAW WM 33-28-50-001 BOTH LAMPS POWERED BY PS0690-262 (P/N 189-720). DETERMINED THAT THIS BALLAST IS SOURCE OF ODOR AND CONFIRMED WITH PILOTS. PULLED AND COLLARED CB -LAV VANITY LIGHTS- IN GALLEY ENTERTAINMENT CABINET CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL. PILOTS CONFIRMED THAT ODOR WAS NO LONGER PRESENT AFTER 1 HR. REINSTALLED LAV SIDE WALL PANEL & VANITY MIRROR DIFFUSER IAW AMM 33-28-02-04. ITEM DEFERRED BY OPERATOR (MEL/NEF 25-60-02 - L/H LAV VANITY LIGHT INOPERATIVE).

Source: SDR U5QA202608060174