SATURN AVIATION, LLC
Also recorded as: SATURN 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.
3 reports on file.
WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH FLIGHT LEVEL 300 WE NOTICED WIRES SPARKING UNDER COM UNIT 1 FOLLOWED BY SMOKE. WE TURNED THE NUMBER ONE UNIT OFF IMMEDIATELY WHICH RESOLVED THE SMOKE AND SPARKS AND RETURNED BACK TO AUS
NR 2 ENGINE POWER LEVER FREEZING UP AT ALTITUDE, 40,000 FT. EXTREMELY STIFF OPERATION AT ALTITUDE. ON DESCENT THROUGH 30,000 FT POWER LEVER FREED UP AND OPERATION WAS NORMAL. UPON INVESTIGATION FOUND POLYMER CONTROL CABLE SHEATH CRACKED IN THE BEND RADIUS OF CABLE TRANSITION TO THE POWER LEVER QUADRANT IN COCKPIT. REPLACE CABLE ASSEMBLY WITH NEW. PERFORMED CHECK FLIGHT ALTITUDE. NORMAL OPERATION AT THIS TIME.
EXPERIENCED CABIN ALTITUDE CLIMBING ENROUTE TO FL 430. REQUESTED DESCENT AND DIVERTED TO UNSCHEDULED LANDING. TROUBLESHOT PROBLEM AND FOUND DEFECTIVE PRIMARY OUTFLOW VALVE, INTERMITTENT CONTROL SOLENOID. REPLACED PRIMARY OUTFLOW VALVE WITH OVERHAULED UNIT PART 52771-316, SERIAL NUMBER 1086. PERFORMED CHECK FLIGHT TO FL430 TO CHECK ALL PARAMETERS OF PRESSURIZATION CONTROL SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH AIRCRAFT OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL PROCEDURES. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.