AC Aviation Services, LLC.

Part 135 operator · designator I5VA

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Also recorded as: AC AVIATION SERVICES, LLC., AC Aviation Services, 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

No FAA enforcement actions linked to this operator.

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 2002–2021. Most-reported systems: Landing gear (32) — 3; Engine (72) — 3. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: WARNING INDICATION — 2; ENGINE FLAMEOUT; WARNING INDICATION — 1; FLUID LOSS — 1; OTHER — 1; OVER TEMP; SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS; WARNING INDICATION — 1.

6 reports on file.

OTHER · 2021-02-15 Matched by certificate designator
N520TM · ATA 7250

Part: TURBINE BLADES — SEPARATED (ENGINE) · airframe 12,171 hrs · 9,896 cycles

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL410, RIGHT-HAND ENGINE SERIAL NUMBER 252736 EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL NOISE ANOMALY ACCOMPANIED BY RISE IN INTER-TURBINE TEMPERATURE, VIBRATION, AND BLEED ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, THE FLIGHT CREW SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT-HAND ENGINE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. EXTERNAL VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO 2ND STAGE LOW-PRESSURE TURBINE(LPT) BLADES. DUE TO THIS FINDING, THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND SHIPPED TO THE REPAIR STATION FOR DISASSEMBLY AND ENGINEERING EVALUATION. ENGINEERING EVALUATION DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE IN-FLIGHT ANOMALIES AND DAMAGE TO 2ND LPT BLADES WAS PARTIAL LIBERATION OF ONE 1ST-STAGE LPT BLADE. ADJACENT STATIC ENGINE COMPONENTS AND THE DOWNSTREAM ROTATING COMPONENT (2ND LPT ROTOR) EXHIBITED SECONDARY DAMAGE FROM THE 1ST LPT BLADE ANOMALY. SUBJECT 1ST LPT BLADE WAS ORIGINAL TO THE ENGINE.

Source: SDR WI5R2021021600001
OVER TEMP; SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS; WARNING INDICATION · 2021-01-15 Matched by certificate designator
N520TM · ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — SHUTDOWN (NR 2) · airframe 12,171 hrs · 9,896 cycles

AT FL410 IN CRUISE FLIGHT, CREW EXPERIENCED A LOUD "BANG" FROM THE NR 2 RIGHT ENGINE FOLLOWED BY INCREASING ITT AND VIBRATION. CREW ADVISED ATC OF THE SITUATION AND REQUESTED A LOWER ALTITUDE. DURING THE DECENT THERE WAS A SMELL OF JET FUEL. AT THAT POINT THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DID A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN. ALL CHECKLISTS ACCOMPLISHED AND CREW LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.

Source: SDR I5VA202101190001
FLUID LOSS · 2019-04-03 Matched by certificate designator
N316SS · ATA 3200

Part: UPLOCK — LEAKING (NLG) · airframe 13,526 hrs · 6,560 cycles

AIRCRAFT DIVERTED DUE TO THE NR 1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FLUID DEPLETING IN FLIGHT. FOUND THAT THE NOSE GEAR UP LOCK ASSEMBLY WAS LEAKING FLUID, AND A HYDRAULIC LINE IN THE AFT MAINTENANCE COMPARTMENT HAD A CRACK. MAINTENANCE INSTALLED A REPAIRED UP LOCK ASSEMBLY AND A NEW TUBE ASSEMBLY TO RETURN THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A PART 91 FLIGHT AT THE TIME.

Source: SDR 2019F00171
WARNING INDICATION · 2015-12-01 Matched by certificate designator
N730CJ · ATA 3230

Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 5,768 hrs · 4,098 cycles

DURING APPROACH, LT MLG, WHEN SELECTED DOWN, DID NOT SHOW DOWN AND SAFE INDICATION ON EITHER, NORMAL OR AUXILIARY, INDICATION SYSTEM. RT AND NLG BOTH SHOWED DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY EXTENSION UTILIZING AUXILIARY HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, IAW EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, WITH NO SUCCESS. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED. AT TOUCHDOWN, LT MLG DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATED ON BOTH INDICATION SYSTEMS. ON GROUND, JACKED ACFT AND TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM. RAN GEAR UP AND DOWN AND FOUND THAT THE LT LANDING GEAR TOOK EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME TO LOCK DOWN. VERIFIED NO BINDING IN SYSTEM. R & R MLG JACK ACTUATOR WITH O/H UNIT, BLED SYSTEM AND PERFORMED 15 FAULT FREE LANDING GEAR RETRACTIONS/EXTENSIONS.

Source: SDR 2016120500007
ENGINE FLAMEOUT; WARNING INDICATION · 2011-01-16 Matched by certificate designator
N918BG · ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — FLAMED OUT (NR 2) · airframe 12,934 hrs · 6,500 cycles

AT FL 430, ENCOUNTERED MODERATED MOUNTAIN WAVE WITH AIRSPEED FLUXUATION OF MACH .80 TO .72. AT THIS TIME WE HAD THE NR 2 ENGINE FLAMEOUT. PERFORMED NORMAL DESCENT TO AIRSTART ENVELOPE, COMPLIED WITH AIRSTART CHECKLIST, NO DEFECTS NOTED, CONTINUED TO DESTINATION.

Source: SDR 2011F00019
WARNING INDICATION · 2002-12-13 Matched by certificate designator
N163WW · ATA 3210

Part: LANDING GEAR — MALFUNCTIONED (MAIN)

ON APPROACH INTO TEB, THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS MOVED TO LOWER THE GEAR. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR TRANSITON LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. THE FLIGHT CREW USED THE EMERGENCY SYSTEM TO LOWER AND LOCK THE GEAR IN PLACE. (M)

Source: SDR 2003F00163

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N316SSCIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR222025Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N520TMRAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY 400A2000Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N56LNDASSAULT-BREGUET FALCON 501981Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N600MVCORPORATE JETS LIMITED BAE 125-1000A1993Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N63NMGULFSTREAM AEROSPACE G-IV1988Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N730CJBRITISH AEROSPACE BAE 125 SERIES 1000A1992Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N770CJCESSNA 7501999Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N770RGCORPORATE JETS LIMITED BAE 125-1000A1993Valid 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.

  • N918BG — records 2011 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N163WW — records 2002 · no longer on the FAA registry