N73CK
Registered owner: KALITTA CHARTERS LLC, MI (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalitta Charters LLC (KC8A) | 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.
3 reports on file, 2007-12-26 – 2024-06-07.
Part: CONTROL VALVE — FAULTED (AFT) · airframe 27,335 hrs · 21,352 cycles
CABIN PRESSURE LOSS @ FL 410. EMERGENCY DECENT INTO KICT WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT GROUND TESTED PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM IAW MM-99 21-30-00 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. DEFERRED PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT FLOWN BACK TO HOME BASE KYIP FOR TROUBLE SHOOTING AND REPAIR. PERFORMED GROUND PRESSURIZATION CART TESTING AND TROUBLE SHOOTING OF SYSTEM IAW THE LEARJET MM-99 CHAPTER 21-30-00, 21-30-01, 21-30-02, 21-30-03. FOUND FLOW CONTROL VALVE WOULD MOMENTARILY RESTRICT FLOW INTO THE PRESSURE VESSEL. REPLACED FLOW CONTROL VALVE WITH OVERHAULED VALVE. OPERATIONAL TESTING PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: CIRCUIT BREAKER — TRIPPED (DC BUSS) · airframe 25,394 hrs · 20,214 cycles
AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED PARTIAL ELECTRICAL POWER LOSS. CREW WERE PERFORMING TRAINING ON RETURN LEG FROM KTEB OVER ATC APPROVED AREA NEAR HOME BASE KYIP. LEFT ESSENTIAL DC BUSS 40 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED CAUSING THE 20 AMP ESSENTIAL BUSS TIE CIRCUIT TO TRIP. THIS RESULTED IN THE PARTIAL LOSS OF DC POWER. CREW REQUESTED ATC TO RETURN TO KYIP IN EMERGENCY SITUATION. REPLACED 40 AMP ESSENTIAL BUSS CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH NEW UNIT. PERFORMED ELECTRICAL LOAD CHECKS AND BUSS CHECKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LEARJET 35/36/35A/36A MM-99 CHAPTER 24. AIRCRAFT TEST FLOWN FOLLOWING REPAIR WITH NO ISSUES OR DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: CIRCUIT BREAKER — DEFECTIVE · airframe 19,787 hrs · 16,653 cycles
LOSS OF ESSENTIAL BUSS POWER. CAPTAINS ESSENTIAL BUSS CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. CO-PILOTS ESSENTIAL BUSS CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED WHILE SUPPLYING THE CAPTAINS ESSENTIAL BUSS THROUGH THE BUSS TIE. THE AIRCRAFT LOST COMM, AND NAV. FOUND THE CAPTAINS ESSENTIAL BUSS CIRCUIT BREAKER TO BE WEAK AND REPAIRED WIRING BEHIND THE CAPTAINS ARM REST. PERFORMED ELECTRICAL LOAD CHECK OF THE ESSENTIAL BUSSES AND FOUND TO BE WELL WITHIN LIMITS. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW THE MM.