N960JS

GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE G-IV (G400) · 2004 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 22 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: JORDGRANT1521 LLC, CA (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Western Air Charter, Inc. (W6JA)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, 2019-05-10 – 2024-09-29.

OVER TEMP; WARNING INDICATION · 2024-09-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3242

Part: SENSOR — DIRTY (ZONE 700 BRAKE) · airframe 12,635 hrs · 6,136 cycles

IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF, WE RECEIVED A “BRAKE OVHT” CAS. WE LEFT THE GEAR DOWN, BRAKES COOLED TO <200, THEN RETRACTED THE GEAR PER THE QRH. IN FLIGHT, “BRAKE OVHT” CAS CAME ON AGAIN. FOLLOWED QRH CHECKLIST, LOWERED GEAR, BRAKE TEMP INDICATIONS ON L/H OUTBOARD BRAKE THEN WENT TO >999*. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED FOR LANDING BY THE CREW. FROM MAINTENANCE: FOUND A DIRTY CONNECTOR, REMOVED AND CLEANED CONNECTOR, OPS CHECK GOOD, NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED REFERENCE G400 AMM 32-00-00.

Source: SDR AWKA2024100300756
WARNING INDICATION · 2023-01-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3150

Part: WARNING MESSAGE — FALSE ACTIVATION (NR 1 FGC) · airframe 12,131 hrs · 5,911 cycles

AIRCRAFT ENROUTE FROM KVNY TO MMMY. WHEN A FGC #1 FAIL AMBER CAS MESSAGE APPEARED. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO SDL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM. THE CREW CONTACTED MX CONTROL AND DEFERRED FGC#1 PER MEL 22-1. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KVNY FOR NECESSARY REPAIRS. PERFORMED ASCB BUSS CHECK, WITH NO DISCREPANCIES. SWAPPED FGC #1 & 2, & PERFORMED AFGSC SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. ALL WORK ACCOMPLISHED IAW AMM 22-01-00. FGC'S REMAIN SWAPPED FOR TROUBLESHOOTING WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES AT THIS TIME.

Source: SDR W6JA20230116051
FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2019-05-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7830

Part: ACTUATOR — LEAKING (THRUST REVERSER) · airframe 10,995 hrs · 5,478 cycles

AT CRUISE FLIGHT, FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED AMBER CHECK “HYD QUANTITY” WARNING. MONITORED HYDRAULIC FLUID LEVEL AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN OMA, DUE TO LEVEL CONTINUING TO DROP. IDENTIFIED LEAK ON RIGHT THRUST REVERSER ACTUATOR. SERVICED HYDRAULIC RESERVOIRS AND PREPARED AIRCRAFT FOR FERRY FLIGHT TO LNK FOR MAINTENANCE. RT TR ACTUATOR REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED UNIT P/N 1159SCP402-11, COMPLIED WITH OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS, REFERENCE AMM 78-00-00.

Source: SDR W6JA20190510031