AERY AVIATION LLC

Part 135 operator · designator SAOA

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: AERY AVIATION, AERY AVIATION LLC, PATRIOT FLIGHT SYSTEMS

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2022-11-30 Operator named in NTSB report
GATES LEAR JET CORP. 36 (N12FN) No injuries Part 91

Operated by AERY AVIATION (per NTSB report)

A left main landing gear tire rupture during takeoff, which resulted in a runway overrun.

Source: NTSB case ERA23LA075

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty · 2023-06-08 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $15,000 · case closed 2024-08-14

Source: FAA case 2023SO950025

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 2021–2023. Most-reported systems: Nacelles / pylons (54) — 1; Powerplant (71) — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: OTHER — 1; PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS — 1.

2 reports on file.

OTHER · 2023-01-18 Matched by certificate designator
N330AC · ATA 5420

Part: FIREWALL — CRACKED (ZONE 400) · airframe 4,504 hrs · 3,771 cycles

LEFT ENGINE FIREWALL FOUND CRACKED DURING ENGINE CHANGE.

Source: SDR 2023FA0000062
PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS · 2021-10-30 Matched by certificate designator
N330AC · ATA 7100

Part: ENGINE — CRACKED (#1 ENGINE) · airframe 4,104 hrs · 3,375 cycles

ON OCT 30,2021, #1 ENGINE HAD AN UN COMMANDED ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE PILOTS LANDED AT THE SCHEDULED AIRPORT (KBKL) UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE CONTACTED TEXTRON WHO CAME TO KBKL AND INVESTIGATED THE ISSUE. THEY DISCOVERED THE LP SWITCH TRIPPED. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THEY FOUND THE LP TRIP MECHANISM TO BE WORN BEYOND ALLOWED 0.012" IN SEVERAL PLACES. THEY REPLACED LEVER ASSEMBLY WITH NEW, FOUND FRETTING/WEAR ON LEVER ADJUSTMENT SCREW AND REPLACED SCREW WITH NEW. REASSEMBLED TRIP ASSY AND FOUND THE TRIP PIN WAS 0.050 SHORT. CALCULATED DIMENSION FOR THE NEW TRIP PIN AND MADE THE ADJUSTMENTS. ALL WORK WAS COMPLIED WITH IAW WILLIAMS FJ44-2A LMM 76-20-01-501, 76-20-01-601, AND 76-20-01-801. COMPLETED STABILITY/ACCELERATION CHECK, PERFORMANCE CHECK, AND HIGH POWER CHECK IAW 71-00-00-760-818, 71-00-00-760-823 AND 71-00-00-760-826. ALL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR FLIGHT ON 8 NOV 2021. AIRCRAFT FLEW FROM KBKL TO KICH FOR A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE EVENT WITH NO ISSUES. ON 23 NOV 2021 AFTER THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE EVENT, GLOBAL AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGIES WAS PERFORMING ENGINE RUNS WHEN #1 ENGINE EXPERIENCE AN UN COMMANDED SHUT DOWN ON THE GROUND. WE CALLED IN BOTH TEXTRON AND WILLIAMS TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. THEY REMOVED THE LP TRIP MECHANISM AND FOUND WEAR ON IT. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE PULLED THE BYPASS DUCT AND EXHAUST NOZZLE AND FOUND IT TO BE CRACKED. THIS CAUSED CONTACT WITH THE TRIP MECHANISM AND TRIPPING THE LP SWITCH. WILLIAMS REPLACED THE BYPASS DUCT AND EXHAUST ASSEMBLY IAW WILLIAMS FJ44-2A LMM 72-00-71 P.B.401. INSTALLED NEW TRIP PIN AND ADJUSTED LP TRIP SENSOR IAW WILLIAMS LMM 76-20-01-830-801. COMPLIED WITH IDLE SPEED AND LEAK CHECK, VIBRATION SURVEY AND HIGH POWER CHECKS IAW WILLIAMS FJ44-2A LMM 71-00-00-760-826, 71-00-00-760-814, ALL CHECKS WITHIN LIMITS AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE

Source: SDR 2022FA0000036

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N12FNGATES LEAR JET CORP. 361975Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N330ACRAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY 3902007Valid 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.

  • N12FN (GATES LEAR JET CORP. 36) — records 2022 · registered to GH EQUIPMENT LLC (owner ≠ operator)