HUGHES FLYING SERVICE, INC
Also recorded as: HUGHES FLYING SERVICE, INC, Hughes Flying Service, Inc
Accident & enforcement record
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NTSB accidents & incidents
No NTSB accidents or incidents linked to this operator.
FAA enforcement actions
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Maintenance disclosure history
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1 report on file.
AT CRUISE FL 150, CREW NOTICED SMOKE AND ELECTRICAL ODOR COMING FROM SIDEWALL UNDERNEATH EMERGENCY EXIT. PIC DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED AC WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON INSP OF SIDEWALL UNDER EMERGENCY EXIT, IT WAS NOTICED THAT A SMALL HOLE WHICH APPEARED TO LOOK LIKE A CIGARETTE BURN AT FIRST HAD PENETRATED THROUGH HONEYCOMB MATERIAL AND THE ULTRA SUEDE LINER THAT COVERS THE SIDEWALL. UPON CLOSER INSP BEHIND SIDEWALL, NO ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OR WIRING ARE LOCATED BEHIND THE AREA WHERE THE HOLE IS LOCATED. AFTER REMOVING THE VALANCE PANEL ON THE EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOW, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE CAPACITOR AND THE DIODE FOR THE INDIRECT LIGHTING POWER SUPPLY WAS BURNED.