N80VM
Registered owner: SJ AVIATION PARTNERS II LLC, NV (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| THRIVE AVIATION (KBAA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ABORTED TAKE-OFFS FOR "FUEL BOOST ON" CAS MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON BOTH ENGINES WITH OTHER INSTANCES ON OUR OTHER 525B'S. ALL DEFECTS HAVE BEEN TRACED TO OIL/FUEL HEAT EXCHANGER BECOMING BLOCKED WITH DEBRIS. RESULTING IN THE COMPONENT BEING REPLACED.
WHILE PERFORMING OTHER MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT ENGINE HARNESS CHAFED THROUGH THE EMI SHIELDING ABOVE THE HYDRAULIC PUMP.
05/03/2019 FIRST FLIGHT JFK TO CAK A SHORT TIME AFTER TAKEOFF, I NOTICED A SLIGHT UNUSUAL NOISE (HUM OR BUZZ) AND ASKED THE FIRST OFFICER IF HE NOTICED ANYTHING. HE SAID NO, TO HIM EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL. THIS WAS VERY FAINT AND WAS NOT NOTICED BY THE FO. I DETERMINED AT THIS TIME THAT IT MUST JUST BE NORMAL FOR THIS AIRCRAFT. AFTER LANDING AND A SUBSEQUENT WALK AROUND, THERE WERE NO VISIBLE INDICATIONS OF ANY ABNORMALITIES. SECOND FLIGHT CAK TO JWN (DIVERTED TO KCVG) STARTED LT ENGINE PIC NOTICED SAME SLIGHT NOISE PREVIOUSLY EXPLAINED IN THE PRIOR FLIGHT. THE LEFT GEN DID NOT COME ONLINE WITH "GENERATOR OFF LEFT CASâ MSG. RESET THE GEN WITH NORMAL INDICATIONS. SUSPECTED THE GEN AS CAUSE OF THE NOISE. WITH NO FURTHER INDICATIONS OF AN ABNORMALITY, CREW DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT. THE NOISE WAS VERY FAINT AND STILL NOT NOTICED BY THE FO. LEVELED OFF AT FL430, THE âFUEL PRESSURE LOW LEFTâ AMBER CAS MESSAGE AND âFUEL BOOST PUMP LEFTâ AMBER CAS MESSAGES APPEAR. PIC CALLED FOR THE CHECKLIST, THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER, PIC PULLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE, AND WAS DIVERTED TO KCVG FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE LEFT ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, JUST NOT PRODUCING FULL POWER. BEGAN LOSING FUEL FROM THE LEFT SIDE, PLACED FUEL TRANSFER ON RIGHT TO LEFT, HOWEVER, AIRCRAFT WAS LOSING FUEL FASTER THAN WAS TRANSFERRING. (BY REFERENCE TO THE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATORS).