JOURNEY AVIATION, LLC
Also recorded as: JOURNEY AVIATION, JOURNEY AVIATION, LLC
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
Operated by JOURNEY AVIATION (per NTSB report)
THE PILOT BECAME LOST OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND FLEW UNTIL THE FUEL SUPPLY WAS EXHAUSTED.
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 2002–2023. Most-reported systems: Hydraulic power (29) — 4; Flight controls (27) — 1; Ice & rain protection (30) — 1; Landing gear (32) — 1; Stabilizers (55) — 1 (top 5 of 8 systems, covering 8 of 11 coded reports). Most-common natures of condition, as filed: FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION — 3; OTHER — 3; ENGINE FLAMEOUT; WARNING INDICATION — 1; INADEQUATE Q C — 1; SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS — 1 (top 5 of 7 conditions, covering 9 of 11 coded reports).
11 reports on file.
Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — LEAKING (ZONE 600) · airframe 6,689 hrs · 1,904 cycles
THE CREW RECEIVED A HYDRAULIC CAS MESSAGE WHILE IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE REVEALED A HYDRAULIC LINE.TO HAVE SEPARATED AT PERMASWAGED AREA ON T-FITTING ABOVE FWD RH SIDE OF MLG TORQUE BOX.
Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — LEAKING (ZONE 600) · airframe 6,689 hrs · 1,904 cycles
THE CREW RECEIVED A HYDRAULIC CAS MESSAGE WHILE IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE REVEALED A HYDRAULIC LINE TO HAVE SEPARATED AT PERMASWAGED AREA ON T-FITTING ABOVE FWD RH SIDE OF MLG TORQUE BOX.
Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — LEAKING (ZONE 600) · airframe 6,689 hrs · 1,904 cycles
CREW RECEIVED A HYDRAULIC CAS MESSAGE WHILE IN CRUISE. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TI NEAREST AIRPORT. INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REVEALED A HYDRAULIC LINE TO HAVE SEPARATED AT A PERASWAGED AREA FROM T-FITTING ABOVE FWD RH SIDE OF MLG TORQUE BOX.
Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — LEAKING (ZONE 600) · airframe 6,689 hrs · 1,904 cycles
CREW RECEIVED A HYRAULIC CAS MESSAGE WHILE IN CURISE. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO NEAREST AIRPORT. INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE PESONNEL REVEALED A HYDRAULIC LINE TO HAEVE AT A PERASWAGED T-FITTING LOCATED ABOVE FWD RH SIDE OF MLG TORQUE BOX, RT. WING.
Part: WINDSHIELD — SMOKE (COCKPIT) · airframe 1,088 hrs · 875 cycles
CREW SMELLED SMOKE IN COCKPIT, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. ON DECENT CREW NOTICED THE SMOKE IN THE VICINITY OF THE PILOT'S WINDSHIELD. CREW CYCLED OF THE WINDSHIELD HEAT AND THE SMOKE DISSIPATED. ONCE ON THE GROUND, MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING CONFIRMED THE WINDSHIELD CAUSED THE ISSUE. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED. A COMPANY HAZARD REPORT WAS FILED, AND THE DISCREPANCY WAS LOGGED IN THE COMPANY CASS SYSTEM.
Part: WINDSHIELD — CRACKED (ZONE 200) · airframe 10,874 hrs · 5,308 cycles
DURING FLIGHT PILOT SIDE OUTER PANE CRACKED
Part: NONE — BINDS (ZONE 300) · airframe 17,514 hrs · 6,119 cycles
DISCRPANCY:PILOT NOTIFIED MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS IN FLIGHT THE #1 & # 2 FLIGHT GUIDANCE COMPUTER IS INTERMITTENT, AND THE PITCH TRIM DISENGAGED. CORRECTIVE ACTION:GULFSTREAM MAINTENANCE FOUND A PITCH TRIM SERVO DRUM AT FAULT. THE PITCH TRIM SERVO DRUM AND CABLES WERE REPLACED, AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE COMPLETED. THE DEFERRED
Part: ENGINE — FLAMED OUT (ZONE 200) · airframe 9,508 hrs · 4,330 cycles
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SOUDA BAY IN ROUTE TO BANGKOK WHEN THE RIGHT ENGINE UNCOMANDED SHUTDOWN. THE CREW FOLOWED THE AFM PROCEDURES AND ATTEMPTED AN AIR START AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT THE INTENDED AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED ON WING AND WAS DETERMINED REJECTED BY THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER.
Part: RIVET — LOOSE (VERTICAL STAB) · airframe 9,503 hrs · 4,712 cycles
THE AIRCRAFT CAME IN FOR AN INSPECTION AND WE NOTICED THE BOTTOM ROW OF RIVETS NEXT TO THE FUSELAGE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER HAVE BEEN WORKING. WE CONTACTED GULFSTREAM AND ARE WORKING TO GET A FIX FOR THE ISSUE.
Part: SWITCH — WRONG PART · airframe 14,585 hrs · 11,873 cycles
MAINTENANCE FOUND IN THROTTLE QUADRANT ON RT SIDE IMPROPER PART (YELLOW PLASTIC SHIM) FOR SWITCH BLOCKING RT LOCKOUT PAWL NOT ALLOWING LOCKOUT SOLENOID TO PULL PROPERLY. INSTALLED NEW SWITCH AND BEGAN CHECK OF T/RS. RT T/R DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND NEW SWITCH DEFECTIVE. REMOVED DEFECTIVE NEW SWITCH AND INSTALLED ANOTHER SWITCH, PN 3115M7-T AND NEW SHIMS, PN 2615172-12 IN QUADRANT.
Part: TIRE — FAILED (MLG)
TIRE, TREAD SEPARATION ON TIRE IS OCCURRING WITH ALARMING FREQUENCY. 102 LANDINGS APPEAR TO BE SLIGHTLY MORE THAN .5000 OF ITS EXPECTED LIFE.
Linked aircraft
| N-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N10JM | — | — | Matched by certificate designator | |
| N11GW | GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE G-V | 1996 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N221PB | — | — | Matched by certificate designator | |
| N237JL | — | — | Matched by certificate designator | |
| N277XX | DASSAULT AVIATION FALCON 2000 | 2002 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N297PJ | — | — | Matched by certificate designator | |
| N30DJ | GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE G-IV | 1995 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N3303V | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N352BH | GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE G-IV | 1999 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N41DP | BOMBARDIER INC BD-100-1A10 | 2004 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N51PR | GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE G-IV | 2001 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N588AT | GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE G-V | 2000 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N588TN | GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE GV-SP (G550) | 2006 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N768JJ | GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE GV-SP (G550) | 2008 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N7DK | GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE G-IV | 1995 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N888HE | GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE G-V | 2001 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N927JA | GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE G-IV | 2000 | Valid Registration | Matched 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.
- N920DS — records 2022 · now operated by GrandView Aviation, LLC
- N55UJ — records 2013 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N60UJ — records 2002 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N3303V — records 1991 · no longer on the FAA registry