N918JM

DASSAULT AVIATION FALCON 900EX · 2008 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 3 engines · 21 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: 999 AVIATION LLC, IL (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc. (KKVA)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.

1 report on file, 2016-11-16.

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS; WARNING INDICATION · 2016-11-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2330

Part: CONTROL MODULE — FAULTY (CARGO BAY) · airframe 2,646 hrs · 1,851 cycles

CREW REPORTS FIRE BAG COMP RED CAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT ON APPROACH 30 MILES OR 10 MINUTES FORM KMDW. SMOKE IN THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT WAS VERIFIED BY THE PIC AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION AND TROUBLESHOOTING BY MAINTENANCE AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING IT WAS DISCOVER THAT THE SATELLITE TV ANTENNA CONTROL MODULE WAS THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE DISCOVERED IN THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. A PART SUPPLIER INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED. PART TEARDOWN REPORT HAS ALSO BEEN REQUESTED AND IS NOT YET AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. PART WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT AIRCRAFT COMPLETION. TIME IN SERVICE WAS 2618.2 HOURS AND 1840 LANDINGS.

Source: SDR KKVA201611280001