SANDS AVIATION, LLC.
Also recorded as: SANDS AVIATION, LLC.
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
FAA enforcement records haven't been loaded into GroundCheck yet, so none can be shown — a gap in our data, not evidence of a clean enforcement history.
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.
1 report on file.
SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION ON TAKEOFF, NR 1 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED & SURGED, TOWER REPORTED SEEING FLAMES FROM TAIL PIPE. ENGINE SHUTDOWN, SECURED & FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED AS A PRECAUTION. ACFT RETURNED TO FIELD & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ENGINE INSPECTED FOR EVIDENCE OF FIRE, NONE NOTED. ENGINE COMPRESSORS & TURBINES FULLY BORESCOPED, ALL FINDINGS NORMAL. VARIABLE INLET GUIDE VANE (VIGV) ACTUATORS & CONTROL UNIT INSPECTED & TESTED, ALL FIDNINGS NORMAL. LUBED VIGV ACTUATOR MECHANISMS. HIGH POWER ENGINE RUNS & RELATED TESTS ACCOMPLISHED, NO ABNORMAL FINDINGS. ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE REPLACED & ACFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE. SUBSEQUENT TAKEOFF & FLT NORMAL, NO ISSUES. SUSPECT STICKING VIGV ACTUATOR.
Linked aircraft
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