N803JA

CESSNA 208 · 1985 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 10 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: CARAVAN FLIGHT SERVICES LLC, NY (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
SOUTHERN AIRWAYS EXPRESS, LLC (141A)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, 2022-10-28.

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2022-10-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3457

Part: AVIONICS UNIT — SHORTED (COCKPIT) · airframe 22,820 hrs · 26,255 cycles

CREW EXPERIENCE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT EN ROUTE FROM MKL-ATL AND DIVERTED TO M29 IN CLIFTON, TN. UPON INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE WAS FROM AN INTERNAL SHORT IN THE GARMIN GNS 530 THE SYSTEM WAS PLACED ON MEL AND REPOSITIONED TO MEM WHERE THE GNS 530 WAS REPLACED

Source: SDR 2022F00436