N824UP
Registered owner: WHEELS UP PARTNERS LLC, NY (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIRCADIAN AVIATION LLC (O2GA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
VERY HARD TO GET AIRCRAFT TO TURN RIGHT DURING TAXI HAD TO SHUT DOWN AIRCRAFT BEFORE GETTING TO PARKING SPOT HAD TO SHUT DOWN AIRCRAFT TO GET TOWED INTO THE SPOT RIGHT BRAKE WAS GOING TO THE FLOOR AND WASN'T DOING ANYTHING. INSPECTED BRAKE SYSTEM FOR ANY LEAKS OR DISCREPANCIES. INSPECTED RUDDER PEDAL AND STEERING LINKAGES FOR ANY SIGNS OF DAMAGE. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED AT THIS TIME. PERFORMED MULTIPLE TAXI/STEERING CHECKS, COULD NOT DUPLICATE. ALL OPS CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME. WORK PERFORMED IAW KING AIR B300 MM CH. 32-40-00 AND 27-20-00.
DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, 4 MINUTES AFTER POWERING THE EMERGENCY INSTRUMENT LIGHTS, THE PILOT SAW SMOKE ASSOCIATED WITH A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE LEFT MASTER WARNING LIGHT SWITCH. SYSTEM WAS POWERED DOWN. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE SWITCH AND WIRE BUNDLE. WIRE BUNDLE HAD NO DEFECTS NOTED. MASTER WARNING SWITCH WAS NOT SECURED ALL THE WAY IN SOCKET CAUSING ARCHING. SECURED THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY. OPS CHECKED GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
CREW REPORTED RT ENGINE POWER LEVER LAGS AND IS VERY SLOW TO RESPOND TO FORWARD AND AFT MOVEMENT. MAINTENANCE R & R THE RT ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT. SUCCESSFUL OPS CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
ON DESCENT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 5,000 THE CABIN DIFFERENTIAL WENT TO .3 & THE CABIN ALTITUDE DESCENDED AT THE RATE OF DESCENT THAT THE ACFT WAS DESCENDING AT, LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. TROUBLE SHOT THE DISCREPANCY TO A FAULTY PRESSURIZATION CONTROL VLV. CONTROLLER VLV WAS REPLACED, A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS CHECK PERFORMED & THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. .