N93HA
Registered owner: TVPX AIRCRAFT SOLUTIONS INC TRUSTEE, UT (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| RED WING AEROPLANE, LLC. (R3WA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
CREW STATED THAT DURING THE PREFLIGHT OXYGEN WAS OBSERVED TO BE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GREEN ARC. GIVEN THE 40 DEGREE F TEMPERATURE, THIS WAS NOT UNEXPECTED. WHILE AT FL430 CREW NOTICED THE OXYGEN GAUGE INDICATING APPROXIMATELY 1300 PSI. A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR FROM KDAL. CREW HAD HAD BEEN WATCHING THE NEEDLE STEADILY DECREASE. AT THIS POINT THE GAUGE INDICATED APPROXIMATELY 1100 PSI. CAPTAIN REFERENCE THE USABLE OXYGEN CHART, MAKING THE APPROPRIATE CORRECTION FOR TEMPERATURE AND DETERMINED THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES WORTH OF USABLE OXYGEN. CREW DISCUSSED A SUITABLE AIRPORT TO DIVERT TO AFTER WHICH CAPTAIN CALLED THE OPS SUPERVISOR VIA ARINC PHONE PATCH. WHEN THE GAUGE INDICATED 700 PSI DURING THE DESCENT AROUND FL360, CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THEY WERE GIVEN DIRECT KMEM AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHEN THEY SHUT DOWN THE OXYGEN GAUGE INDICATED 500 PSI.
GPU CONNECTED AND VAPOR CYCLE COOLING SYSTEM RUNNING TO COOL AIRCRAFT WHILE WAITING FOR PASSENGERS TO ARRIVE. PILOT WALKED UP TO AIRCRAFT AND NOTICED THE ODOR OF HOT ELECTRICAL WIRING AND SAW THIN LINE OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE AFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. POWER WAS REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT AND THE MAINTENANCE/CARGO AREA INSPECTED. INSPECTION REVEALED NO FIRE WAS PRESENT, HOWEVER THE VAPOR CYCLE COOLING SYSTEM MOTOR WAS VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE VAPOR CYCLE COOLING SYSTEM MOTOR WAS OVERHEATED. THE VAPOR CYCLE COOLING MOTOR WAS DEACTIVATED AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS PULLED AND COLLARED AND PROPERLY DOCUMENTED. VAPOR-CYCLE COOLING SYSTEM WAS PLACED ON M.E.L. AND AIRCRAFT WAS RUN-UP TO CONFIRM NO OTHER ASSOCIATED ISSUE. OPS CHECKS WERE COMPLETED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. AIRCRAFT WILL BE RETURNING TO HOMEBASE WITHIN 48 HOURS FOR PHASE MAINTENANCE. VAPOR CYCLE COOLING SYSTEM WILL BE INSPECTED TO SEE EXTENT OF DAMAGE TO MOTOR.