N699TW

DASSAULT AVIATION MYSTERE FALCON 20 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 12 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: SIERRA AMERICAN CORP, DE (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Ameristar Jet Charter, Inc. (HAEA)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.

10 reports on file, 2002-04-22 – 2023-08-29.

PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS · 2023-08-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7321

Part: FCU — ABNORMAL (ZONE 600) · airframe 35,522 hrs · 30,912 cycles

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CHS, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE RH ENGINE ROLLED BACK ON POWER. CREW CONTACTED ATC AND RETURNED TO CHS.

Source: SDR 2023F00260
WARNING INDICATION · 2019-03-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2824

Part: WARNING SYSTEM — ACTIVATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 34,697 hrs · 30,375 cycles

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DPA FOR TCL DURING CRUISE THE LT WING FUEL TRANSFER PUMP PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CREW ATTEMPTED TO BALANCE THE FUEL USING THE NORMAL AFM PROCEDURE FOR AN INOP FUEL TRANSFER PUMP BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, UPON ARRIVAL AT TCL THEY WERE GIVEN VECTORS FOR A DELAY IN LANDING BUT DUE TO THE FUEL IMBALANCE THE ELECTED TO DECLARE A MIN FUEL EMERGENCY FOR PRIORITY HANDLING. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT ITS SCHEDULED DESTINATION WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Source: SDR HAEA20190307003
AFFECT SYSTEMS · 2014-11-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 34,407 hrs · 30,172 cycles

PILOT REPORTED PRESSURIZATION DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN. INVESTIGATED REPORT & DISCOVERED CORROSION & CRACK IN THE RT AFT LOWER SKIN UNDERNEATH THE AFT WING TO BODY FAIRING. ACFT REPAIRED IAW WITH ENGINEERING REPAIR SCHEME BY REMOVING DAMAGED AREA OF SKIN FROM FRAME 30 - 33 & BETWEEN STRINGER 21 RT & 22 RT. INSTALLED NEW SKIN & DOUBLER IAW ENGINEERING. NO FURTHER ACTION, CLOSED.

Source: SDR HAEA2014061100229
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2010-12-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2312

Part: AUDIO PANEL — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 33,785 hrs · 29,713 cycles

ACFT DEPARTED, AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND THAT THE NR2 COM CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD TRIPPED. ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. LANDING NORMAL. MX DISCOVERED THE NR2 AUDIO CONTROL PANEL DEFECTIVE. REPLACED DEFECTIVE AUDIO CONTROL. (CLOSED)

Source: SDR HAEA201000218
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2010-08-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2120

Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 33,728 hrs · 29,672 cycles

CLIMBING THROUGH FL170 CREW REPORTED A FUEL LIKE ODOR. MX INVESTIGATED REPORT AND FOUND NO ABNORMALITIES. ACFT WAS TEST FLOWN AND NO FUEL LIKE ODOR EXISTED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR HAEA201000216
FALSE WARNING · 2007-09-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2612

Part: CONTROL BOX — SHORTED (FIRE WARNING) · airframe 33,015 hrs · 29,160 cycles

AFTER DEPARTURE, CLIMBING THROUGH 3000 FT, REAR COMPARTMENT FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED. THE FO PEERED THROUGH THE INSPECTION GLASS NOTICING NO VISUAL INDICATION OF FIRE. AS A PRECAUTION, THE CAPT DISCHARGED THE FIRE BOTTLES AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, RETURNING TO DEPARTURE WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS SHUTDOWN AND CREW EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. FIRE DEPARTMENT OPENED REAR COMPARTMENT AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. MAINTENANCE FOUND FIRE WARNING LIGHT TO BE ON INDICATING A SHORT IN THE SYSTEM. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FIRE WARNING CONTROL BOX SHORTED INTERNALLY. REPLACED FIRE WARNING CONTROL BOX. SYSTEM OPERATION NORMAL.

Source: SDR HAEA200700202
F.O.D. · 2005-12-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — FOD (LEFT) · airframe 31,992 hrs · 28,366 cycles

CREW PERFORMED A STATIC TO. BOTH ENGINES INDICATED NORMAL. AT 1500 AGL CREW HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE LT ENGINE ACCOMPANIED BY HIGH EGT INDICATION. CREW REDUCED POWER ANDNOTED THAT THE NOISE ENDED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. AC MADE AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE ENGINE COMPRESSOR SUFFERED FOD NO DAMAGE TO THE FAN. AIRCRAFT REQURIES ENGINE CHANGE DUE TO FOD. (K) MAINTENANCE FOUND THE ENGINE COMPRESSOR SUFFERED FOD NO DAMAGE TO THE FAN. AIRCRAFT REQUIRES ENGINE CHANGE. [CLOSED]

Source: SDR HAEA200500187
WARNING INDICATION · 2004-04-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2822

Part: PUMP — FAILED (FUEL BOOST) · airframe 30,915 hrs · 3,820 cycles

PILOT REPORTED RT BOOST PUMP FAILURE AND TROUBLE KEEPING FUEL BALANCED AIRCRAFT IN MAINTENANCE AT THIS TIME WILL UPDATE THIS SDR WHEN FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVA.MAINTENANCE REPLACED RT BOOST PUMP AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR 00136
WARNING INDICATION · 2003-05-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2822

Part: PUMP — FAILED (RT FUEL BOOST) · airframe 30,711 hrs · 27,357 cycles

PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING CLIMBOUT, RIGHT BOOST PUMP FAILED. RETURNED TO ADS FOR MAINTENANCE. R & R RT BOOST PUMP LEAK AND OPS CHECKS GOOD.

Source: SDR 00089
OTHER · 2002-04-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3422

Part: GYRO — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 30,023 hrs · 26,793 cycles

NR 1 HSI AND 32 HSI NOT MOVING AFTER DEPARTURE, RETURN TO ADS. REMOVED AND REPLACED PILOTS DIRECTIONAL GYRO OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD ON GROUND TEST. RETURN AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR 00019