PCJ AVIATION LLC

Part 135 operator · designator L5YA

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

Also recorded as: PACIFIC COAST JET, PCJ AVIATION LLC, PCJ 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.

9 reports on file.

J · 2026-05-09 Matched by certificate designator
N525CR · ATA 2133

CABIN DEPRESSURIZED AT FL 450. CABIN RATE CLIMBED AT 3000 FPM, CABIN ALT STOPPED CLIMBING AT 15,000'

Source: SDR 2026FA0000350 · FAA SDRS
N · 2026-05-07 Matched by certificate designator
N525CR · ATA 2611

FALSE INDICATION OF BAGGAGE SMOKE

Source: SDR 2026FA0000331 · FAA SDRS
S · 2026-04-22 Matched by certificate designator
N415PC · ATA 2750

UPON APPROACH TO KALO, WHEN SELECTING FLAP HANDLE TO EXTEND, FLAPS FAILED TO EXTEND.

Source: SDR 2026F00094 · FAA SDRS
B J · 2026-02-12 Matched by certificate designator
N525CR · ATA 7250

THE FLIGHT-CREW HAD NOTICED SMOKE IN THE CABIN, WHICH THEY ISOLATED TO THE NR 1 ENGINE, PROMPTING IN-FLIGHT SHUTDOWN OF ENGINE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED NO OIL VISIBLE IN THE NR 1 ENGINE’S OIL LEVEL SIGHT-GLASS. SUPPORT RECOMMENDED A BORESCOPE INSP & INSP OF MAGNETIC CHIP COLLECTORS, WAS PERFORMED. CHIP COLLECTORS EXHIBITED METALLIC DEBRIS & BORESCOPE INSP REVEALED EVIDENCE OF ENG OIL IN THE CORE OF THE ENGINE. BASED ON THESE FINDINGS, SUPPORT DIRECTED REMOVAL OF THE ENGINE FOR SHIPMENT TO REPAIR STATION FOR INVESTIGATION & REPAIR. ENGINE DISASSEMBLY REVEALED TWO PARTIALLY-RELEASED HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE (HPT) BLADE TIPS & THE NR 3 BEARING EXHIBITED DAMAGE. ASSOCIATED STATIC ENGINE COMPONENTS EXHIBITED SECONDARY DAMAGE FROM THE HPT BLADE & NR 3 BEARING ANOMALIES. DAMAGE TO THE NR 3 BEARING IS DEEMED TO BE CAUSED BY N2 SPOOL IMBALANCE RESULTANT FROM THE HPT BLADE ANOMALIES.

Source: SDR 2026F00012 · FAA SDRS
E · 2025-12-10 Matched by certificate designator
N525CR · ATA 3231

NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS WOULD NOT RETRACT

Source: SDR 2026FA0000003 · FAA SDRS
N · 2025-07-28 Matched by certificate designator
N525CR · ATA 2611

DURING DESCENT THE AFT BAGGAGE SMOKE DETECTOR ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED.

Source: SDR 2025F00169 · FAA SDRS
J · 2024-09-28 Matched by certificate designator
N415P · ATA 7930

AT TAKE OFF PILOT REPORTED R/H ENGINE HAD ERRATIC OIL PRESSURE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO KSAN . TROUBLESHOT R/H ENGINE TO FAULTY OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER P/N: APTE-304A-200G S/N: 7224-5-278 UNIT HAD BEEN ON AIRCRAFT SINCE AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION DATE 9/29/2006 6846.9 HOURS INSTALLED NEW PART P/N: ATPE-304A-200G S/N: 8955-10-81. WORK PERFORMED WITH REFERENCE TO TEXTRON MAINTENANCE MANUAL 525B 79-30-00

Source: SDR L5YA2024100400001 · FAA SDRS
X · 2022-03-24 Matched by certificate designator
N415PC · ATA 7320

N415PC WAS ON A CHARTER FLIGHT UNDER AIR CARRIER NUMBER L5YA033L FROM KSJC TO KAUS WITH ONE PASSENGER. WHILE IN CRUSE AT FL410 THE L/H ENGINE S/N AS STATED ABOVE FLAMED OUT. CREW ATTEMPTED TO RE-START THE ENGINE UNSUCCESSFULLY. CREW DIVERTED TO KPSP AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER COMPLICATIONS. WITHIN THE LAST 48 HRS TEXTRON AVIATION TECHNICIANS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF WILLIAMS TECHNICAL SUPPORT WORKED ON THE AIRPLANE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FADEC DID NOT RECORD A COMMANDED SHUT DOWN. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT WAS AT FAULT AND REPLACED. WE HAVE REQUESTED A TEAR DOWN REPORT FROM WILLIAMS ON THE FCU.

Source: SDR 2022FA0000169 · FAA SDRS
X · 2018-12-26 Matched by certificate designator
N525CR · ATA 7320

LEFT ENGINE FLAME OUT AT FL450.

Source: SDR L5YA2019F00106 · FAA SDRS

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N12JKCESSNA 560XL2006Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N170TMCESSNA 525A2002Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N415PCCESSNA 525B2008Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N494KCPILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/47E2014Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N499GBMatched by certificate designator
N504FMCESSNA 525B2006Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N525ANMatched by certificate designator
N525CRCESSNA 525B2008Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N605BEMatched by certificate designator
N656SMCESSNA 525B2006Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N725SJMatched by certificate designator
N750NGCESSNA 7502002Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N795MMPILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/47E2015Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N838GDCESSNA 525B2007Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N862LGEMBRAER EXECUTIVE AIRCRAFT INC EMB-5052014Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N920JRCESSNA 525A2002Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator