N932SP
Registered owner: SOUTHERN AIRWAYS PACIFIC LLC, FL (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHERN AIRWAYS EXPRESS, LLC (141A) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
WHILE BEING VECTORED OUT OF DALLAS AIRSPACE, CREW STARTED GETTING MULTIPLE FAILURES-CHIP DETECTOR-ECM-OVER TORQUE-TRANSPONDER-OIL PRESSURE-COMM FAIL, CREW INFORMED ATC THEY NEEDED TO RETURN. EMERGENCY DECLARED BY ATC-AIRCRAFT LANDED AND RETURNED TO TERMINAL SAFELY-FAILURES WENT AWAY ABOUT THE TIME CREW CLEARED FOR THE APPROACH ON DECENT BACK INTO DALLAS
APPROX 5 MINS AFTER TAKEOFF UNDER NORMAL CONDITIIONS. PFD1 CAPT SIDE BEGAN SHOWING RED X OVER ALL INDICATORS, ALL INSTRUMENTATION ON PFD1 BEGAN BLINKING, THEN CAS MESSAGES FOR MULTIPLE ERRORS WERE DISPLAYED, SCREENS AT NO TIME WENT DARK OR BLACK OR SHUT OFF. WITHIN APPROX 1 MIN THE PFD1 BEGAN SHOWING CAS MESSAGES THAT WERE BECOMING ALARMING, FIRE DETECT/CHIP DETECT/TRANSPONDER FAIL/ETM EXCEED.DURING THESE EVENTS THE CREW INTIALLY ASKED ATC TO MAINTAIN PRESENT HEADING OF ABOUT 070 AND ALTITUDE OF 3,000 FT. TO ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE THE ISSUE. AT NO TIME WAS THE AIRCRAFT OBSERVED TO BE SUFFERING FROM ANY OF THE ERROR MESSAGES OF THE G1000. THERE WERE NO UNUSUAL SMELLS, SOUNDS OR ANY INDICATION THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS HAVING ANY SORT OF OTHER MECHANICAL ISSUES. POWER SETTINGS AND ITT/NG/PROP WERE ALL IN THE GREEN. DFW APPROACH WAS THEN ASKED FOR AN EXPEDITED RETURN TO DFW WHICH THEY VECTORED US IMMEDIATLY FOR RUNWAY 17L DFW AND CLEARED US FOR THE VISUAL FOR 17L. THEY ASKED THE NATURE OF THE ISSUE AND WERE ADVISED FOR INSTRUMENT TECHNICAL ISSUES. WE THEN STARTED TO HEAR THEM SAY TO OTHER AIRCRAFT THAT THEY WERE DEALING WITH AN EMERGENCY AIRCRAFT AND WE WERE THEN TOLD TO CONTACT TOWER ON 135.700 AT NO TIME DID FDY411 DECLARE AN EMERGENCY OR REQUEST SUCH SVCS.
WINDSHIELD CRACKED/SHATTERED IN DESCENT PORTION OF FLIGHT. ACFT DID NOT DEPRESSURIZE AND WINDSHIELD HEAT STILL FUNCTIONED. APPEARS UPON INSPECTION FOR FERRY PERMIT THAT SOMETHING OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN IMPACTED WINDSHIELD. COULD FIND EXACT POINT OF IMPACT AND WINDSHIELD SHOWED NO INDICATION OF INTERNAL FAILURE FROM CABIN OR FROM HEAT SYS. NO ARCHING AT ALL AND HEAT FUNCTION STILL WORKED WELL. THE CRACKED ONLY EFFECTED THE EXTERNAL PANE OF WINDOW, INTERIOR STILL IN TACT.