N835UP
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gama Aviation LLC (O2GA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched 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.
4 reports on file, 2015-03-13 – 2025-10-17.
Part: EXHAUST STACK — OVERTEMP (RIGHT) · airframe 7,690 hrs · 6,688 cycles
EVIDENCE OF OVERHEATING ON RIGHT ENGINE IN FRONT OF INBOARD EXHAUST STACK. DECLARED EMERGENCY. GVI FOUND ORANGE STRIPING VISIBLE ON LOWER TORQUE MANIFOLD FITTING. REMOVED ORANGE TORQUE STRIPING AND APPLIED BLUE TORQUE STRIPING TO FITTING IAW KA SERIES STANDARD PRACTICES MANUAL 20-10-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: WINDSHIELD — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 4,292 hrs · 3,644 cycles
AT FLIGHT LEVEL 310, THE PILOTS SIDE WINDSHIELD FAILED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE PILOTS WINDSHIELD AND WINDSHIELD ANTI-ICE HEAT CONTROLLER. A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: BRAKE — SEIZED (MLG) · airframe 2,868 hrs · 2,397 cycles
DURING AIRCRAFT TOWING LEFT BRAKE SEIZED AND STOPPED THE TUG. AFTER 2.5 HOURS AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO BE TOWED TO FBO. BRAKES WERE VERIFIED TO BE NOT SET. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 2 BRAKE ASSEMBLY. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: COMPUTER — WEAK (E&E BAY) · airframe 156 hrs · 126 cycles
PILOT REPORTS RUDDER BOOST TEST HAS OPPOSITE RUDDER MOVEMENT WHEN TEST IS PERFORMED. LT THROTTLE HAS RT RUDDER MOVEMENT. RT THROTTLE HAS LT RUDDER MOVEMENT. MX WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY WITH THE CREW. DURING TEST IT WAS NOTED THAT THE SYS WAS GIVING WEAK RUDDER COMMANDS. MX ACCESSED THE FLIGHT GUIDANCE COMPUTER & NOTICED A MILD BURNED PLASTIC SMELL COMING FROM THE COMPUTER. THE FLIGHT GUIDANCE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. RUDDER BOOST FUNCTION WAS IMPROVED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.