N753JS
Registered owner: CJ3 HOLDINGS LLC, NC (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
RT MAIN GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN LANDING GEAR SELECTED DOWN. FOLLOWED "GEAR WILL NOT EXTEND" CHECKLIST AND MANUALLY EXTENDED THE WITH THE EMERGENCY BLOWDOWN BOTTLE. UPON LANDING, EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS UTILIZED TO STOP ON THE RUNWAY.
CABLE FOUND TWISTED AND MANGLED DURING INSPECTION OF ALTERNATE GEAR DOWN HANDLE NOT LOCKING IN PLACE.
SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN. AN INDICATION OF GREEN NOSE LIGHT AND GREEN LEFT HAND LIGHT WERE OBSERVED. AN INDICATION OF AN EXTINGUISHED RIGHT HAND/EXTINGUISHED GEAR UNLOCKED INDICATION WAS ALSO OBSERVED.
AFT CABLE FOR ALTERNATE GEAR DOWN FOUND MANGLED DURING INSPECTION OF ALTERNATE GEAR DOWN HANDLE NOT LOCKING IN PLACE.
WILLIAMS INTERNATIONAL ENGINE MODEL FJ44-3A, SERIAL NUMBER 141208, FROM AIRCRAFT 525B-0100 (N753JS), WAS RETURNED TO THE REPAIR STATION FOR UNSCHEDULED REPAIR. AIRCRAFT OPERATOR SQUAWKED AN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE AND BLEED ODOR ISSUE ISOLATED TO THIS ENGINE. ENGINE OEM PRODUCT SUPPORT TROUBLESHOT THE ISSUE WITH AN AIRCRAFT OEM MOBILE SERVICE TECHNICIAN, WHICH DETERMINED AN OIL CONSUMPTION RATE ABOVE LIMITS ALLOWED BY THE ENGINE MANUAL. ENGINE OEM DIRECTED THE TECHNICIAN TO REMOVE THE ENGINE AND SEND IT TO OUR REPAIR STATION FOR REPAIR. AFTER INDUCTION OF THE ENGINE INTO OUR REPAIR STATION, DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE REVEALED ONE LIBERATED 3RD-STAGE INTERMEDIATE PRESSURE COMPRESSOR (IPC) ROTOR BLADE. NOTE: THE IPC ROTOR IS A THREE-STAGE AXIAL COMPRESSOR.
DURING TAKEOFF ENCOUNTERED HOT ENVIRONMENTAL SMELL WITH LIGHT SMOKE IN THE CABIN. FOUND #2 ENGINE #1 AND #2 INTERNAL OIL SEALS LEAKING BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED #2 ENGINE AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE RENTAL ENGINE.
DURING TAKEOFF ENCOUNTERED HOT ENVIRONMENTAL SMELL WITH LIGHT SMOKE IN THE CABIN. TURNED OFF AIR CONDITIONING, RAN CHECKLIST AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT FOR LANDING WITH AC OFF AND FRESH AIR SELECTED, SMOKE AND SMELL DISSIPATED.
CLIMBING THROUGH 40500 FT HEARD A LOUD POP, SAW THAT THE DELTA PRESSURE WENT FROM 8.9 TO 8.0 DESCENDED TO FL 350 AND PRESSURIZATION HELD AT 8.0 CABIN ALTITUDE AT 6000 FT.
CLIMBING TO 14000 FT CREW STATED TO HEAR A LIGHT BUZZING SOUND BUT CONTINUED CLIMB. AFTER PASSING 13000 FT THE BUZZING SOUND TURNED INTO A LOUD NOISE EMERGENCY DECLARED BY ATC.
DOOR SEAL LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT AT 45,000 FEET. DOOR SEAL WAS MAKING NOTICEABLY LOUD NOISES. EMERGENCY DECLARED BY PIC. FOUND MAIN ENTRY DOOR PRIMARY SEAL NOT SITTING PROPERLY WHEN INFLATED DISASSEMBLED DOOR TO REPLACE SEAL. FOUND DOOR HANDLE PIN CORRODED REPLACED PIN (P/N: HL18PB-6-18) ALSO REPLACED DOOR PRESSURIZATION GROMMET (P/N: MS35489-41) AND QTY: 2 SCREWS (P/N: MS24693-S29) REMOVED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DOOR SEALS CLEANED UP OLD ADHESIVE INSTALLED NEW SECONDARY SEAL (P/N: R860086) AND PRIMARY SEAL (P/N: 9912075-4) CLOSED UP MAIN ENTRY DOOR ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE DOOR AFTER SEAL REPLACEMENT HAD DIFFICULTY CLOSING DOOR. MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO DOOR FRAME SOCKETS FOUND DOOR VERY DIFFICULT TO LATCH TRACED TO LINKAGE INSIDE MAIN ENTRY DOOR LUBED LINKAGES OPS CHECKS GOOD WORK PERFORMED IN REF WITH CE-525B AMM CH: 52-10-0.
RH MLG DOOR STRUT MOUNTING BOLT SHEARED OFF CAUSING THE DOOR TO CONTACT THE GROUND.