N981AG
Registered owner: INTERNATIONAL AVIATION SALES LTD, OH (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aitheras Aviation Group, LLC (K45A) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| Aitheras Aviation Group, LLC (K45A) | Operator | on 2024-12-11 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by Aitheras Aviation group, LLC (per NTSB report)
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.
2 reports on file, 2012-01-05 – 2012-03-21.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 10,471 hrs · 8,701 cycles
LEFT MAIN GEAR DOWN LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. CREW RECYCLED GEAR WITH SAME RESULT. THEN EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR USING THE EMERGENCY SYSTEM. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE INDICATOR LAMP HAD FAILED. LANDING SYSTEM WAS RESET AND RETRACTION TEST WAS SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: UPLOCK SWITCH — STUCK (NLG)
ON TAKEOFF, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY RETRACT AS INDICATED BY "IN TRANSIT" AND "HYD ON" LIGHT STAYED ON. ACFT ALSO EXPERIENCED BUFFETING. FLIGHT CREW RECYCLED LANDING GEAR WITH SAME RESULT THEN EXTENDED LANDING GEAR NORMALLY. ACFT RETURNED WITH A NORMAL LANDING. ACFT WAS FERRIED TO A REPAIR FACILITY WITH LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED A STICKY NOSE GEAR UPLOCK AND SWITCH. UNITS WERE CLEANED AND LUBRICATED. OPS TEST OF LANDING GEAR RETRACTION WAS SATISFACTORY. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.