N662JS
Registered owner: HUGHES LEASING CO, FL (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES FLYING SERVICE, INC (EYAA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
AT CRUISE FL 150, CREW NOTICED SMOKE AND ELECTRICAL ODOR COMING FROM SIDEWALL UNDERNEATH EMERGENCY EXIT. PIC DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED AC WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON INSP OF SIDEWALL UNDER EMERGENCY EXIT, IT WAS NOTICED THAT A SMALL HOLE WHICH APPEARED TO LOOK LIKE A CIGARETTE BURN AT FIRST HAD PENETRATED THROUGH HONEYCOMB MATERIAL AND THE ULTRA SUEDE LINER THAT COVERS THE SIDEWALL. UPON CLOSER INSP BEHIND SIDEWALL, NO ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OR WIRING ARE LOCATED BEHIND THE AREA WHERE THE HOLE IS LOCATED. AFTER REMOVING THE VALANCE PANEL ON THE EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOW, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE CAPACITOR AND THE DIODE FOR THE INDIRECT LIGHTING POWER SUPPLY WAS BURNED.
TUL - AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND HAD JUST LEVELED OUT OF 14,500 FEET WHEN SMOKE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE CABIN. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE RIGHT WINDOW FRAME NEAR SEAT NR 6. THE PILOT RETURNED TO TVL. WELL BEFORE LANDING, THE SMOKE HAD QUIT AND CLEARED OUT OF THE CABIN. INVESTIGATION OF AIRCRAFT AT TVL BY SKY TREK AVIATION TECHNICIANS DETERMINED THE POWER SUPPLY FOR THE FLUORESCENT LAMP HAD FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE LAMP RESISTOR TO BE VERY HOT AND THE INSULATION SURROUNDING THE RESISTOR HAD MELTED. NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED AT THIS TIME.