RITE FLITE AVIATION LTD

Part 135 operator · designator R6FA

Data confidence: All records on this page are linked by a shared certificate number or aircraft registration (N-number).

Also recorded as: NOW AIR LLC, RITE FLITE AVIATION LTD, Rite Flite Aviation Ltd

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.

3 reports on file.

J · 2011-01-02 Matched by certificate designator
N595PC · ATA 3233

AFTER DEPARTURE, CREW WAS UNABLE TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR. LT MLG INITIALLY RETRACTED THEN RETURNED TO A DOWN AND LOCK POSITION. RT AND NLG OPERATED NORMALLY. AFTER COMPLETING THE GEAR MALFUNCTION CHECKLIST, CREW RETURNED TO DEPARTURE FOR A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING. UPON INSP, CABLE FOR THE EMERGENCY RELEASE ON THE LT MAIN WAS FOUND TO BE ADJUSTED TOO TIGHT.

Source: SDR R6F2011F00000 · FAA SDRS
J · 2010-12-12 Matched by certificate designator
N595PC · ATA 3260

AFTER DEPARTURE, CREW WAS UNABLE TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR. LT MAIN GEAR INITIALLY RETRACTED THEN RETURNED TO A DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. RT AND NLG OPERATED NORMALLY. AFTER COMPLETING THE GEAR MALFUNCTION CHECKLIST CREW RETURNED TO DEPARTURE FOR A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING. UPON INSP, LT MLG UPLOCK SWITCH FOUND TO BE FAILED. REPLACED SWITCH.

Source: SDR R6F2011F00001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2010-01-11 Matched by certificate designator
N769GR · ATA 3260

DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AFTER AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION ON LANDING. WAS UNABLE TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE GEAR TO GET A SAFE INDICATION. EXECUTED ABNORMAL CHECKLIST FOR MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. WAS UNABLE TO GET A SAFE INDICATION. DECLARED AND EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITH AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION UPON TOUCHDOWN, GOT GEAR SAFE INDICATION.

Source: SDR R6F2010F00000 · FAA SDRS

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N595RFMatched by certificate designator