Catalina Aerospace Corporation
Also recorded as: CATALINA AEROSPACE CORPORATION, Catalina Aerospace Corporation
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
No FAA enforcement actions linked to this operator.
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 2015–2018. Most-reported systems: Air conditioning & press. (21) — 1; Equipment & furnishings (25) — 1; Flight controls (27) — 1; Doors (52) — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: WARNING INDICATION — 2; FALSE WARNING — 1; INADEQUATE Q C; WARNING INDICATION — 1.
4 reports on file.
Part: HINGE BRACKET — CRACKED (LT MLG DOOR) · airframe 11,471 hrs · 6,455 cycles
DURING CLIMB, THE LEFT GEAR UNSAFE, IN TRANSIT INDICATION ILLUMINATED WITH NOTICEABLE DECREASE IN PERFORMANCE. DIVERTED WITH UNEVENTFUL FULL STOP LANDING. VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED LEFT MLG DOOR AFT HINGE BRACKET HAD BROKEN AND REAR OF INBOARD DOOR WAS HANGING.
Part: SWITCH — FALSE ACTIVATION (AIRBRAKE) · airframe 11,358 hrs · 6,391 cycles
TAKEOFF ROLL AT 50-60KTS, AIRBRAKES OPEN WARNING ILLUMINATED WITH ASSOCIATED WARNING HORN. PILOTS EXECUTED TAKEOFF ABORT AND SAFELY RETURNED TO RAMP AT ATLANTIC AVIATION (KOPF). TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED FAILED RH AIRBRAKE MICROSWITCH, PART NUMBER 1322ZMK3. REMOVED, REPLACED WITH INSPECTED/SERVICEABLE UNIT AND ADJUSTED SWITCH IAW HAWKER 800 MM 27-61-02. TESTED SYSTEM ON GROUND WITH HAND PUMP AND ENGINES RUNNING WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. SENT AIRCRAFT ON PRECAUTIONARY TEST FLIGHT, SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: AIR DUCT — BROKEN (ACM) · airframe 10,881 hrs · 6,101 cycles
CLIMBING THROUGH 23,000 FT, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED REAR BAY OVERHEAT WARNING FOLLOWED BY CABIN ALTITUDE STARTING TO CLIMB. ACFT RETURNED TO POINT OF DEPARTURE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTOR FOUND ACM INLET DUCT BROKEN, ACM OUTLET CLAMP BROKEN, AND ACM TURBINE BLADES AND BEARINGS DAMAGED. WE SUSPECT THE INLET DUCT BROKE ALLOWING THE ACM TO OVERSPEED DAMAGING THE ACM AND BREAKING THE OUTLET CLAMP.
Part: PLUNGER — OBSTRUCTED (LAVATORY) · airframe 10,557 hrs · 5,912 cycles
CRUISE AT FL360, ACFT EXPERIENCED A REAR BAY DOOR MWS INDICATION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY CABIN ALTITUDE. CREW & PAXS DONNED 02 MASKS. CREW DESCENDED TO SAFE ALTITUDE & RETURNED TO BASE. INSPECTION REVEALED TRASH ON PLUNGER FOR TOILET PREVENTING PROPER SEAL. INSPECTION ALSO REVEALED DONUT & CAP WERE NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED AFTER LAVATORY SERVICE, NO PART MALFUNCTION NOTED. PRESSURIZATION FORCED THE LAVATORY DONUT & CAP TO UNSEAT. THIS CAUSED THEM TO CONTACT LAVATORY SERVICE DOOR WHICH ILLUMINATED THE REAR BAY MWS LIGHT. DONUT & CAP UNSEATED ALSO VENTED CABIN TO ATMOSPHERE CAUSING DEPRESSURIZATION. FLUSHED LAVATORY SYS, PROPERLY INSTALLED DONUT & CAP, ACFT PRESSURIZED NORMALLY ON DECK IAW MM. ACFT FT TEST FLOWN AT FL 360 FOR 14 MINUTES & PRESSURIZATION WAS NORMAL.
Linked aircraft
| N-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N127VL | LEARJET INC 31A | 1991 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N15RK | RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY HAWKER 800XP | 1996 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N30HB | CESSNA 340A | — | Valid Registration | Matched 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.
- N326N — records 2015–2018 · no longer on the FAA registry