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TEXTRON AVIATION INC B300 · 2017 · Valid Registration

Registered owner: WS ENERGY SERVICES LLC, TX (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Gama Aviation LLC (O2GA)Certificate holderMatched 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.

3 reports on file, 2019-03-05 – 2022-08-29.

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS; OTHER · 2022-08-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2120

Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 3,538 hrs · 2,974 cycles

AT CRUISE FL260 A LOUD ELECTRICAL ARCHING SOUND DEVELOPED IN THE COCKPIT FLOOR. THE SOUND CONTINUED FOR 10-15 MINUTES. AN ELECTRICAL SMELL WAS NOTICED. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED INTERIOR DETAILED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CHECKS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED SYSTEMS CHECKS WITH GPU AND ENGINE POWER WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR O2GA2022090688301
WARNING INDICATION · 2021-01-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3457

Part: GPS — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 2,258 hrs · 1,910 cycles

ON APPROACH TO KLWB, PILOT AND COPILOTS FMS FAILED 3 TIMES. DID NOT RECOVER AFTER THE 3RD TIME. DIVERTED TO KROA. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE DISCREPANCY TO A FAULTY GPS-400S UNIT. THE GPS-4000S WAS REPLACED. GROUND OPERATIONAL CHECK ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR O2GA2021012688301
OTHER · 2019-03-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3200

Part: NONE — NONE · airframe 1,120 hrs · 947 cycles

LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT UPON TAKE-OFF. MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED. MAINTENACE FOUND CIRCUIT BREAKER CB43, LOCATED IN THE MAIN POWER DISTRIBUTION PANEL INADVERTENTLY PULLED AND COLLARED FOR AN MEL "M" PROCEDURE THAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED FOR ELECTRIC HEAT DEFERRAL WHICH CONTROLS THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET. LANDING GEAR SYSTEM OPERATION CHECKS WERE GOOD AND A SUCCESSFUL OCF WAS PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR O2GA2019031288301