SPRING CITY JET, INC
Also recorded as: GRAN AIRE INC, GRAN-AIRE, INC., SPRING CITY JET, INC
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.
4 reports on file.
DURING CRUISE, PASSENGERS REPORTED SMELLING SMOKE IN THE CABIN. PIC DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT DBQ WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DETERMINED THAT THE FORWARD CABIN VENTILATION BLOWER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SMOKE REPORTED. THE REMOVED UNIT SHOWS WEAR ON THE ARMATURE AND GENERATED EXCESSIVE HEAT DURING OPERATIONAL CHECKS. THE UNIT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. GROUND RUN-UPS AND OPS CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND FOUND SATISFACTORY FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE NOSE DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT ON APPROACH, ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY EXTENSION, NO CHANGE. FLEW BY TOWER AND VERIFIED THAT NOSE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. LANDED AT MWC WITH MAIN GEAR EXTENDED AND NOSE RETRACTED. MECHANICS NOTED THAT NLG RETRACT CHAIN BETWEEN GEARBOX AND CROSSOVER WAS BROKEN CAUSING FAILURE OF GEAR TO EXTEND.
BOTH AILERON CONTROL TUBES P/N 50-521128-12 WERE BENT AND DISTORTED. REMOVAL OF TUBES FROM BELLCRANK AND AILERON NECESSARY FOR INSPECTION. SUSPECT DAMAGE INCURRED DUE TO GUST LOCK NOT BEING USED.
THE BELLCRANK FAILED ALONG FORK BOLT MOUNTING HOLE. THIS IS THE ADJUSTING POINT FOR DOWNLOCK OVERCENTER TENSION. UPON INSTALLATION OF NEW PART, OVERCENTER TENSION WAS CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE NORMAL. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
Linked aircraft
| N-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N260TT | TEXTRON AVIATION INC B300 | 2020 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N335TA | BEECH 200 | 1979 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N477JM | BEECH 200 | 1979 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N549BR | BEECH C90 | 1978 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |