N818AA
Registered owner: TVPX ARS INC TRUSTEE, UT (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
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.
2 reports on file, 1999-01-25 – 2003-01-06.
Part: ENGINE — FOD (NR 1)
NR 1 ENG LOST PWR IN FLT, POST FLT INSPECT REVEALED DAMAGE TO COMPRESS. A/C CRUISING AT INTERMEDIATE (12000 FT) ALTITUDE INBOUND (DESCENDING). CREW HEARD/FELT COMPRESS STALL ON NR 1 ENG, ACCOMPANIED BY EGT RISE AND RPM LOSS. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING & MADE A NORMAL APPROACH & LANDING AFTER RESTORING (REDUCED THRUST) PWR. MAINT SENT TO EVALUATE ENG. INSPECT OF ENG FOUND FOD TO COMPRESSOR. 1ST STAGE BLADES BENT WITH NO LEADING OR TRAILING EDGE TEARS OR NICKS. LATER STAGES OF COMPRESSOR HAVE BENT & TORN BLADES. ENG U/S AND BEING REPLACED. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT FOD WAS CAUSED BY ICE INGESTED INTO THE COMPRESSOR INLET. UPON COMPLETION OF ENG CHANGE THE A/C WILL BE RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: WINDSHIELD — FAILED (LT COCKPIT)
IND - FLT 57284 - JUST AFTER LEVEL OFF AT FL 310, CREW HEARD A LOUD 'THUD' AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE FRONT LEFT WINDSHIELD HAD SHATTERED. EMERGENCY DESCENT WAS INITIATED, CABIN ALTITUDE RAISED TO LOWER DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE, AIRCRAFT SLOWED TO BELOW 230 KNOTS AND CREW ADVISED ATC THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND LAND AT IND. AIRCRAFT WAS VECTORED TO IND AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. USA JET MAINTENANCE WAS SENT TO IND TO EVALUATE CAUSE AND REPLACE WINDSHIELD. (X)