Commonwealth Aviation Service, Inc.

Part 135 operator · designator VXWA

Data confidence: Records are linked by certificate number, aircraft registration, or a name match that a reviewer has confirmed. Each record below shows how it was linked.

Also recorded as: COMMONWEALTH AVIATION SERVICE INC, COMMONWEALTH AVIATION SERVICE, INC., Commonwealth Aviation Service, Inc., MILLION AIR RICHMOND

Accident & enforcement record

Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.

NTSB accidents & incidents

No NTSB accidents or incidents linked to this operator.

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty · 1999-05-11 Name match — reviewer confirmed
MaintenanceAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $1,500 · case closed 2000-11-03

Source: FAA case 1999EA210050

Maintenance disclosure history

Service Difficulty Reports are self-reported maintenance findings. The NUMBER of reports is not a measure of reliability — diligent operators file more, not fewer. These are shown for transparency, not as a negative signal. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

Reports span 2002–2002. Most-reported systems: Landing gear (32) — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: OTHER — 1.

1 report on file.

OTHER · 2002-02-06 Matched by certificate designator
N12CF · ATA 3232

Part: BEARING — FAILED (MLG ACTUATOR)

POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND BOTH PIVOT BEARINGS ON LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR SHATTERED. UPON REMOVAL, BOTH BEARING OUTER RACES HAD BEEN BROKEN IN HALF AND BALLS FALLING DOWN TO WING SPAR. MISC PIECES ALSO LAYING ON SPAR, CONSIDERING THE FORCE REQUIRED TO SHATTER A BEARING RACE, THE ACTUATOR LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS REPLACED. ACTUATOR SHOWS NO EXTERNAL SIGN OF DAMAGE EXCEPT THAT DOWN LOAD SPRING IS LOOSE FROM POSSIBLE OVER COMPRESSION. NO GEAR OR SHAFT BINDING, BUT REPLACED FOR SAFETY.

Source: SDR VXW2002F00000

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N503BCLEARJET INC 602001Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N522MB——Matched by certificate designator
N724TR——Matched by certificate designator
N81DRBEECH 581978Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator

Aircraft with earlier records under this certificate

Maintenance and accident records on this page also cover aircraft that are not in this operator's current FAA fleet list. Charter and management fleets change — owners switch management companies, sell, or export aircraft. Where the registry shows what became of a tail, it is noted below.

  • N12CF (DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40 NG) — records 2002 · on the FAA registry; no operator established