GREAT WESTERN AIR LLC
Also recorded as: CIRRUS AVIATION SERVICES, GREAT WESTERN AIR, GREAT WESTERN AIR LLC, Great Western Air LLC
Accident & enforcement record
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NTSB accidents & incidents
No NTSB accidents or incidents linked to this operator.
FAA enforcement actions
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Maintenance disclosure history
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6 reports on file.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED OUTSIDE THE HANGAR AND UNOCCUPIED. WHILE OPENING THE BIFOLD HANGAR DOOR, THE DOOR CONTACTED THE TIP OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN POSITIONED CLEAR OF THE PAINTED CLEARANCE LINE AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT. THE TECHNICIAN IMMEDIATELY STOPPED DOOR MOVEMENT UPON OBSERVING THE CONTACT. DAMAGE TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TIP AND ADJACENT SKIN WAS IDENTIFIED. THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING REPAIR COORDINATION WITH BOMBARDIER ENGINEERING.
ACRFT DEPARTED KVNY HEADING TO KDAL. APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT THE AUTOPILOT DISENGAGED AND WOULD NOT RE ENGAGE. THE CAPTAIN DECIDED TO DIVERT INTO KELP, HOME BASE MAINTENANCE FACILITY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY IN ELP. ATI MAINTENANCE WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE ON THE GROUND. THE AUTOPILOT WAS MELED TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT. THE TRIP WAS COMPLETED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ELP. IT WAS DETERMINED ONE FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER HAD FAILED. A REPLACEMENT FCC CARD WAS INSTALLED AND THE AUTOPILOT ENGAGED AND FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. A TEST FLIGHT WAS COMPLETED WITH NO AUTOPILOT ISSUES, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND THE MEL WAS CLEARED.
ON 4/10/26, N975LV CYO975 WAS EXPERIENCING RNAV ISSUES. THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY IN KFXE REPORTED THE FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTERS WERE CAUSING THE RNAV ISSUES. BOTH FCCS WERE REPLACED AND AN AUTO PILOT FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS COMPLETED WITH NO ISSUES REPORTED - ALL FUNCTIONS WERE NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT MADE TWO TRIPS WITH NO ISSUES. ON 4/12/26, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KBOS HEADING TO KMDT WHEN THE AUTO PILOT DISENGAGED AND WOULD NOT RESET. THE CAPTAIN ELECTED TOO DIVERT INTO KTEB. LOCAL MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED AND AUTO PILOT FUNCTIONAL CHECKS AND RINGING WIRING OF THE ENGAGE CIRCUITS PERFORMED. NO DISCREPANCIES COULD BE DUPLICATED. ALL AUTO PILOT SYSTEM CHECKS WERE FOUND TO BE NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY OUT OF SERVICE WAITING FOR CREW AVAILABILITY TO COMPLETE A TEST FLIGHT.
DEPARTING KSRQ 9/18/25, THE CREW NOTICED THE CABIN FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE SYSTEM SENSOR IS IN THE CABIN AREA BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. THE CAPTAIN INSTRUCTED THE FO TO GO BACK AND VISUALLY INSPECT THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. NO SMOKE WAS NOTICED. THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND GO OUT WITH POWER LEVER ADJUSTMENTS SO HE ELECTED TO DIVERT INTO KOPF. THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND STAYED OUT DESCENDING INTO OPF. AND THERE WAS STILL NO SMOKE SMELL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED SAFELY IN OPF. LOCAL MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE BAGGAGE SMOKE DETECTOR SYSTEM AND FOUND THAT WHEN THE SENSOR WAS MOVED, THE LIGHT WOULD FLICKER. A NEW SMOKE DETECTOR/SENSOR WAS ORDERED AND INSTALLED. THE ISSUE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AS BEFORE AND THE SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM TESTED NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT HAS COMPLETED TWO FLIGHTS SINCE THE DIVERSION WITH NO ISSUES REPORTED.
ON THURSDAY, 8/3/23, FLIGHT CYO602, N600SJ WAS AT CRUISE ALTITUDE, ENROUTE FROM KSDL TO KBFI WHEN THE CREW NOTICED THE LH & RH HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. VIA WIFI INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT, THE CAPTAIN CALLED ATI JET MAINTENANCE TO INFORM THEM OF THE SITUATION. MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTED THE CAPTAIN TO LAND. THE CREW CHOSE KPDX, PORTLAND OREGON, AS IT WAS THE CLOSEST AIRPORT WITH A LONG RUNWAY. THE CREW CONTACTED PDX AND STARTED THE DECENT. AT 20,000 FT, THE FLAPS WERE LOWERED TO RECOMMENDED SETTING AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED NORMALLY. THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE INDICATOR HAD BEEN HOLDING STEADY AT NORMAL OPERATING PRESSURE SO THE DIVERSION AT FIRST WAS PRECAUTIONARY. SHORTLY AFTER THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED THE PRESSURE AT THE INDICATOR STARTED DROPPING. THE PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO AND THE CREW CHOSE TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY IN TO PDX. AS THEY PASSED THROUGH 5000 FT, THE PRESSURE CAME BACK UP TO 600 PSI AND FLUCTUATED FROM 6-800 PSI ALL THE WAY DOWN THROUGH LANDING AND PARKING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED SAFELY AT PDX AIRPORT AND TAXIED TO PARKING ON NORMAL BRAKING. LOCAL MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED AND IDENTIFIED THE LEAK TO BE COMING FROM THE ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP PRESSURE LINES, LH & RH WERE LEAKING. ATI MAINTENANCE CALLED LEARJET TECH SUPPORT FOR SUGGESTIONS AS TO WHAT ELSE NEEDED TO BE INSPECTED IN THIS SITUATION. THEY HAD SEEN THIS SAME SITUATION IN OTHER LEARS SO WHEN ATI MAINTENANCE ARRIVED INTO PDX THEY FOCUSED ON THE LEARJET TECHS RECOMMENDATIONS. THE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR PRESSURE CHECK VALVE WAS FOUND STUCK OPEN WHICH CAUSED THE FLUID IN THE SYSTEM TO AERATE AND CAVITATE THE PUMPS UP AT ALTITUDE. ALSO CAUSING SHOCK IN THE FLOW OF THE PRESSURE SIDE OF THE SYSTEM. WHICH CAUSED THE FLEX LINE AT THE HYD PUMP TO LEAK. ATI MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND INSPECTED THE PRESSURE AND RETURN HYDRAULIC FILTERS, NO CONTAMINATION FOUND. BOTH FILTERS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW. BOTH ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMPS WERE REPLACED, BOTH LH & RH PRESSURE AND RETURN LINES WERE REPLACED, THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE REGULATOR, PRESSURE CHECK VALVE AND PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE WERE REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED FOR GEAR SWINGS, ALL NORMAL. ALL HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS WERE TESTED AND FOUND TO BE IN NORMAL WORKING CONDITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED TO SERVICE AND A TEST FLIGHT WAS COMPLETED WITH NO ISSUES REPORTED.
RIGHT DV WINDOW OUTER PANE SEPARATED AFTER TAKE-OFF NO INDICATION BEFORE SEPARATION P/N 25-8FN353-44A. AIRCRAFT HAD JUST TAKEN OFF AT 2,000 FEET WINDOW DELAMINATED AND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT
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