N853AL

PILATUS PC-12/45 · 1996 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 12 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: METRO AVIATION INC, LA (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

Operator	Role	Period	Basis
METRO AVIATION, INC (HDNA)	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.

1 report on file, 2019-08-29.

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2019-08-29 Matched by certificate designator

ATA 2520

Part: INVERTER — OVERHEATED (CABIN) · airframe 11,410 hrs · 17,110 cycles

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE MEDICAL CREW REPORTED A "HOT ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT SMELL." THIS WAS NOT REPORTED AS VISIBLE SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE MEDICAL INVERTER CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS FOUND TRIPPED AND THE INVERTER OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

Source: SDR HDNA201908290001