N980J

EMBRAER SA EMB-500 · 2015 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 6 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: MS AVIATION SERVICES LLC, FL (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
EXECUTIVE AIRLINK INC (MJXA)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, 2021-01-05 – 2021-05-31.

WARNING INDICATION · 2021-05-31 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3440

Part: COMPUTER — FAULTED · airframe 6,683 hrs · 3,747 cycles

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT DURING FLIGHT THE ALTITUDE SELECT FAILED, COULD NOT SELECT ALTITUDE. RED ASEL INDICATION WAS ILLUMINATED. THE MAINTENANCE PROVIDER TROUBLESHOT AND DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT FLIGHT GUIDANCE COMPUTER WAS FAULTY. THE FAULTY UNIT WAS REMOVED AND A REPAIRED COMPUTER WAS INSTALLED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR 9JLA2021060230522
OTHER · 2021-01-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2440

Part: RELAY — DEFECTIVE (GROUND POWER) · airframe 6,528 hrs · 3,643 cycles

DURING MAINTENANCE GROUND CHECKS THE MAINTENANCE TEAM DISCOVERED THAT THE ELECTRICAL EXTERNAL GROUND POWER WOULD NOT ENERGIZE AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED THAT THE GROUND POWER CONTACTOR RELAY WAS DEFECTIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW GROUND CONTACTOR RELAY P/N M83536-10-024L. OPERATIONAL CHECKS SATISFACTORY

Source: SDR 9JLA2021020430507
WARNING INDICATION · 2021-01-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3417

Part: ADC — INTERMITTENT (NR 2) · airframe 6,517 hrs · 3,635 cycles

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT IN FLIGHT FL280 THE AUTOPILOT STARTED AN UNCOMMANDED CLIMB, 300' WHEN CREW CORRECTED. IN THE DESCENT IN VNAV AS IT WAS LEVELING IN AGAIN INITIATED AN UNCOMMANDED CLIMB 500' GAIN BEFORE BEING CORRECTED. THE MAINTENANCE VENDOR TROUBLESHOT AND VERIFIED THE FAULT. THE INTERMITTENT NR 2 ADC WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A TESTED ADC. PERFORMED AUTOPILOT ADJUSTMENT TEST AND NO DEFECTS FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR 9JLA2021011830500