Lyon Aviation, Inc.

Part 135 operator · designator FVJA

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Also recorded as: LYON AVIATION, INC., Lyon Aviation, Inc.

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 2011–2025. Most-reported systems: Air conditioning & press. (21) — 2; Engine (72) — 2; Electrical power (24) — 1; Landing gear (32) — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS — 2; SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS; WARNING INDICATION — 1; VIBRATION/BUFFET — 1; WARNING INDICATION — 1; WARNING INDICATION; SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS; FLT CONT AFFECTED — 1.

6 reports on file.

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2025-12-05 Matched by certificate designator
N600LY · ATA 2150

Part: COOLING TURBINE — FAULTED (ZONE 100) · airframe 9,575 hrs · 6,158 cycles

DUCT TEMP OVERHEAT ANNUNCIATOR FOLLOWED BY SMOKE REPORTED IN CABIN. PERFORMED GROUND RUNS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING AND DUPLICATED PROBLEM. LOWER COOLING TURBINE PASSENGER LOWER COOLING TURBINE PRODUCING A DUCT OVER HEAT AND SMOKE IN CABIN. SUSPECT TURBO COOLER BEARING FAILURE.

Source: SDR FVJA2025120800413
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS; WARNING INDICATION · 2025-05-20 Matched by certificate designator
N600LY · ATA 7261

Part: PUMP — FAULTED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 9,313 hrs · 5,997 cycles

ENGINE OIL PRESSURE CLIMBED INTO RED ZONE ON INDICATOR AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE CHANGES. PAX REPORTED EVIDENCE OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN. CREW SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND DIVERTED TO KACY. WE SUSPECT OIL PUMP MAY BE THE CULPRIT FOR HIGH OIL PRESSURE.

Source: SDR FVJA202505287730
WARNING INDICATION · 2024-04-30 Matched by certificate designator
N191N · ATA 3230

Part: EXTENSION SYS — INOPERATIVE (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 5,852 hrs · 3,510 cycles

ON FINAL APPROACH LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. CREW HAD TO USE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES TO GET GEAR EXTENDED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. AIRCRAFT IS OUT OF SERVICE AND IN MX FOR TROUBLESHOOTING.

Source: SDR 2024F00124
VIBRATION/BUFFET · 2018-12-06 Matched by certificate designator
N910CF · ATA 2435

Part: STARTER GEN — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 10,507 hrs · 6,957 cycles

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT AN ALTITUDE OF FL380 ENROUTE FROM TORONTO-PEARSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (CYYZ) TO MCCARREN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KLAS) THE CREW EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT FOLLOWED BY CONTINUOUS TO MODERATE VIBRATION ACCOMPANIED BY A LOW FREQUENT "HUMMING" SOUND. HAVING NO ABNORMAL ENGINE INDICATIONS, THE CREW CONCLUDED THAT THE ISSUE WAS BEING CAUSED BY EITHER AN ALTERNATOR OR STARTER/GENERATOR FAILING. THE CREW PROCEEDED TO DIVERT TO DENVER CENTENNIAL AIRPORT (KAPA) WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Source: SDR FVJA20181214001
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2014-08-22 Matched by certificate designator
N70NE · ATA 2150

Part: COOLING TURBINE — FAILED (ACM) · airframe 12,704 hrs · 9,514 cycles

DURING THE CLIMB, CREW REPORTED LOUD SQUEAL FOLLOWED BY ODOR OF BURNED OIL AND REPORT OF SMOKE COMING FROM AIR VENTS. THE ACM, COOLING TURBINE FOUND TO HAVE FERROUS MATERIAL ON THE MAGNETIC DRAIN PLUG, COOLING TURBINE WAS DISCOVERED TO BE FAILED, INTERNAL BEARING FAILURE CAUSING UNIT TO LOCK UP.

Source: SDR FVJA2014082600148
WARNING INDICATION; SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS; FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2011-08-27 Matched by certificate designator
N3LA · ATA 7261

Part: OIL SYSTEM — LEAKING (RT ENGINE) · airframe 8,005 hrs

AFTER DEPARTURE, WHILE IN THE CLIMB, ACFT EXPERIENCED SMOKE COMING FROM THE RT ENGINE COWL LOUVER DOORS AND VISIBLY HAD OIL EXITING THE ENGINE COWL UPPER DOOR (OIL FILL ACCESS) AND THE INBD SIDE OF THE ENGINE COWLS. THE ENGINE WAS SECURED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, AFTER LANDING AND WHILE THE ACFT WAS TAXING ONTO THE RAMP THE OIL THAT HAD EXITED THE ENGINE AND COLLECTED ON THE TURBO-CHARGER HEAT SHIELD (BLANKET) IGNITED AS THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP AND WAS RAPIDLY EXTINGUISHED BY THE DOM. UPON INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE OIL DIPSTICK HAD NOT BEEN SECURED ALLOWING OIL TO EXIT THE ENGINE OUT THE OIL FILL TUBE. DIPSTICK WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED BY THE LINE SERVICE PERSONNEL AND (PIC) AFTER IT WAS SERVICED. TRAINING REVIEW TO VERIFY THAT THE DIPSTICK IS PROPERLY SECURED WITH BOTH THE LINE SERVICE PERSONNEL AND THE PILOT INVOLVED.

Source: SDR FVJA20110827002

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N100LYPIPER PA-31-350Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N1624KGULFSTREAM AEROSPACE G-IV2001Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N191NDASSAULT AVIATION MYSTERE-FALCON 502003Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N215BBGULFSTREAM AEROSPACE G-V2000Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N299PRDASSAULT AVIATION MYSTERE-FALCON 502000Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N500LYDASSAULT AVIATION MYSTERE-FALCON 502002Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N600LYDASSAULT AVIATION MYSTERE-FALCON 502004Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N900LYGULFSTREAM AEROSPACE G-V2001Valid 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.

  • N910CF (RAYTHEON CORPORATE JETS INC HAWKER 800) — records 2018 · registered to NAVI AVIATION LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N70NE — records 2014 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N3LA (PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-24) — records 2011 · now operated by Executive Jet Management, Inc.