L. J. Associates, Inc.

Part 135 operator · designator ZESA

Data confidence: Records are linked by certificate number, aircraft registration, or a name match that a reviewer has confirmed. Each record below shows how it was linked.

Also recorded as: L J ASSOCIATES INC, L. J. ASSOCIATES, INC., L. J. AVIATION, L. J. Associates, 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

Civil penalty ordered · 2000-08-22 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $7,000 · case closed 2001-12-12

Source: FAA case 2000SW910157

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 2001–2023. Most-reported systems: Landing gear (32) — 19; Engine fuel & control (73) — 11; Engine (72) — 7; Air conditioning & press. (21) — 6; Navigation (34) — 6 (top 5 of 23 systems, covering 49 of 96 coded reports). Most-common natures of condition, as filed: WARNING INDICATION — 30; OTHER — 22; FALSE WARNING — 14; FLT CONT AFFECTED — 4; VIBRATION/BUFFET — 4 (top 5 of 20 conditions, covering 74 of 96 coded reports).

96 reports on file — showing most recent 50.

FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2023-03-22 Matched by certificate designator
N6NY · ATA 2720

Part: ACTUATOR — DRAGGING (ZONE 300) · airframe 2,064 hrs · 1,659 cycles

NOTICEABLE YAWING WITH SMALL DISPLACEMENT BUMPS LEFT & RIGHT WITH AUTOPILOT ON OR OFF. INSPECTION FOUND RUDDER BIAS ACTUATORS DRAGGING AND SEALS NEEDED CLEANED AND LUBRICATED.

Source: SDR 2023FA0000157
OTHER · 2022-09-24 Matched by certificate designator
N674PP · ATA 5300

Part: NONE — CRACKED (ZONE 200) · airframe 3,272 hrs · 2,292 cycles

UPON REMOVING THE L/H AND R/H OVER-WING ACCESS PANELS FOR AN ZONAL INSPECTION, FOUND THE L/H AND R/H SIDE DRAG ANGLES ARE CRACKED AND THE R/H SIDE SUPPORT STRAP IS CRACKED AT TWO PLACES - BOTH ON THE SUPPORT STRAP. PROVIDED ENGINEERING DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT A PERMANENT REPAIR BY AEROSPACE QUALITY RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 4600 CLAIRE CHENNAULT STREET ADDISON, TX 75001. ENGINEERING REPAIR ORDER NO. ERO-973221, REVISION IR, TITLE: N674PP - OVERWING FAIRING CRACK - REPAIRS, FORM: AQRD-ENG-014 REV. C DATE: 09/19/2022. REPAIR PROCEDURES: L/H & R/H AFT UPPER DRAG ANGLE DAMAGE AND R/H CENTER FAIRING SUPPORT SPLICE STRAP(S) DAMAGE PERFORMED IAW WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS AND FIGURES PROVIDED WITHIN ERO-973221.

Source: SDR 2022FA0000546
NO WARNING INDICATION · 2022-03-24 Matched by certificate designator
N477RT · ATA 3260

Part: SWITCH — INTERMITTENT (ZONE 700) · airframe 2,182 hrs · 1,515 cycles

LEFT LANDING GEAR INDICATION LAMP INOP WITH LANDING GEAR SELECTED DOWN, NO OTHER WARNING INDICATIONS. EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED. DIVERTED TO AN ALTERNATE AIRFIELD FOR LANDING FOR SAFETY WITH EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT. LAMP CAME ON UPON LANDING.

Source: SDR ZESA03242022
WARNING INDICATION · 2020-02-26 Matched by certificate designator
N369MN · ATA 2133

Part: OUTFLOW VALVE — DEFECTIVE (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 1,961 hrs · 1,612 cycles

CABIN WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE.

Source: SDR ZESA20200227001
WARNING INDICATION · 2019-09-11 Matched by certificate designator
N511TH · ATA 5210

Part: DOOR SEAL — BYPASSING (CABIN DOOR) · airframe 6,529 hrs · 5,508 cycles

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT A WHISTLE NOISE STARTED COMING FROM THE MAIN CABIN DOOR AND THE CABIN STARTED TO DEPRESSURIZE, PILOTS LANDED AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Source: SDR ZESA2019091300000
FALSE WARNING · 2019-08-22 Matched by certificate designator
N369MN · ATA 2610

Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FALSE ACTIVATION (CARGO BAY) · airframe 1,784 hrs · 1,425 cycles

ON DECENT THE "BAGGAGE SMOKE" INDICATION CAME ON, NO OTHER INDICATIONS TO CAUSE SMOKE WAS IDENTIFIED. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE MAIN POWER SWITCH WAS TURNED BACK ON AND THE BAGGAGE SMOKE INDICATION WAS OUT. A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENTS REVEALED NO SMOKE, NO SMELLS, NO BAGGAGE. COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAULT OR FIND FAULT IN SYSTEM. TEXTRON RECOMMENDED CLEANING THE SMOKE DETECTORS, THIS WAS PERFORMED AND FUNCTIONAL TEST WORKED WITHOUT FAULT. CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED WITHOUT FAULT.

Source: SDR ZESA201908261
WARNING INDICATION · 2019-04-24 Matched by certificate designator
N680SC · ATA 2421

Part: ALTERNATOR — FAILED (ZONE 400) · airframe 1,723 hrs · 1,142 cycles

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE CASS MESSAGE APPEARED (TRU FAIL L)THE PILOTS KNOWING THE SCHEDULED AIRPORT DID NOT HAVE MAINTENANCE DIVERTED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE NEAREST SERVICE CENTER LOCATION, THEY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Source: SDR ZESA2019042601
WARNING INDICATION · 2019-04-22 Matched by certificate designator
N819JP · ATA 2130

Part: DUCT — LOOSE (CABIN PRESSSURE) · airframe 3,475 hrs · 2,947 cycles

DURING CRUISE AT 40,000FT A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND THE CABIN STARTED TO DEPRESSURIZE, PILOTS FOLLOWED THEIR CHECKLIST AND DESCENDED AND LANDED ASAP. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE PRESSURIZATION DUCT AT THE WATER SEPARATOR CAME LOOSE FROM THE DUCT ASSY AIR TURBINE DISCHARGE THAT IS A CLAMPED ASSEMBLY. THE WATER SOCK WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW BEFORE THIS FLIGHT, THE SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED AND A FULL OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED BY PRESSURIZING THE AIRCRAFT TO MAX DIFF. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED AT THAT TIME.

Source: SDR ZESA201942301
FLUID LOSS; NO WARNING INDICATION · 2018-12-21 Matched by certificate designator
N61JD · ATA 7321

Part: HMU — LEAKING (RT ENGINE) · airframe 1,034 hrs · 619 cycles

AFTER ENGINE START A LINE SERVICE ATTENDANT NOTICED FUEL COMING FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE COWLING AND LEAKING TO THE GROUND, HE SIGNALED THE PILOTS TO SHUT DOWN. A MECHANIC OPENED THE COWLING, INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND FOUND FUEL TO BE LEAKING FROM THE FUEL CONTROL WHEN PRESSURIZED. THE HMU WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.

Source: SDR ZESA2019030500000
WARNING INDICATION · 2018-12-02 Matched by certificate designator
N477RT · ATA 3250

Part: STEERING UNIT — DEFECTIVE (NLG) · airframe 1,690 hrs · 1,233 cycles

AFTER TAKEOFF THE GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED UP AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT, THE CHECK LIST WAS FOLLOWED, THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN AND INDICATIONS WERE THEN SAFE, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH OUT INCIDENT AT KMKE. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING UNIT WAS FOUND AT FAULT AND REPLACED.

Source: SDR ZESA2018121018
FALSE WARNING · 2018-08-29 Matched by certificate designator
N680SC · ATA 3260

Part: UPLOCK SWITCH — DEFECTIVE (MLG) · airframe 1,496 hrs · 981 cycles

PRIOR TO LANDING, THE PILOTS SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR INDICATION WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED, THE LEFT GEAR MISCOMPARE LIGHT WAS ON. THE PILOTS FOLLOWED THEIR CHECK LIST PROCEDURES AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A DOWNLOAD OF THE ARES SYSTEM AND THE CAUSE WAS THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH.

Source: SDR ZESA2018083030001
PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS · 2018-07-23 Matched by certificate designator
N819JR · ATA 7321

Part: SENSOR — FAULTY (ENGINE) · airframe 3,206 hrs · 2,688 cycles

AIRCRAFT LEFT KLBE WITH NORMAL TAKE OFF AND CLIMB, AT CRUISE THE ENGINE WENT INTO MANUAL MODE, CHECK LIST WERE FOLLOWED AND PILOTS RETURNED TO BLOCK AT KLBE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. A DOWNLOAD WAS PERFORMED ON THE DEECS AND THEY WERE SENT TO ENGINE AOG SERVICES, TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED THAT THE FAULT WAS THE TT2 SENSOR, THE SENSOR, WIRING, CONNECTORS AND DEEC ALL CHECKED GOOD, TT2 SENSOR WAS SWAPPED WITH OPPOSITE ENGINE, ENGINE RUNS WERE PERFORMED WITH NO FAILURES, MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED TO RETURN TO SERVICE AND MONITOR. A TEST FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES AND WILL MONITOR. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR ZESA10280724001
WARNING INDICATION · 2018-04-13 Matched by certificate designator
N511TH · ATA 2133

Part: OUTFLOW VALVE — DEFECTIVE (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 5,897 hrs · 4,808 cycles

DURING TAKE OFF, THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE IN AUTO OR MANUAL MODE DURING CLIMB, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. FOUND THE OUTFLOW VALVE DEFECTIVE.

Source: SDR ZESA20180417001
FALSE WARNING · 2017-12-14 Matched by certificate designator
N680G · ATA 3297

Part: WIRE HARNESS — DAMAGED (WOW) · airframe 3,535 hrs · 3,066 cycles

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE CREW REPORTED AN ECAS MESSAGE OF A WOW (WEIGHT ON WHEELS)MISCOMPARE. UPON SELECTING THE LANDING GEAR DOWN ON APPROACH THE MESSAGE CLEARED AND A NORMAL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WIRING HARNESS HAD TWO BROKEN WIRES IN THE BUNDLE NEAR THE FLEXING POINT. HARNESS WAS REPLACED AND OPS CHECKED NORMAL.

Source: SDR 2017FA0000643
AFFECT SYSTEMS · 2017-09-27 Matched by certificate designator
N6NY · ATA 2731

Part: PIN — OUT OF ADJUST (TRIM INDICATOR) · airframe 7,776 hrs · 7,726 cycles

AFTER TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT AGGRESSIVELY PITCHED UP AND REQUIRED ELEVATOR TRIM MORE THAN USUAL TO LEVEL AIRCRAFT. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND FOR MAINTENANCE AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ITS HOME BASEE. AFTER INSPECTING THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PITCH TRIM WHEEL INDICATOR PIN WAS LOOSE AND OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. ADJUSTED AND SECURED AS NECESSARY.

Source: SDR ZESA20170929001
FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2017-09-26 Matched by certificate designator
N680G · ATA 2910

Part: HOSE — BURST (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 3,531 hrs · 3,057 cycles

UPON LANDING GEAR RETRACTION ON DEPARTURE THE CREW NOTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. THE HYDRAULIC LOW PRESSURE ECAS MESSAGE APPEARED ALONG WITH HYDRAULIC VOLUME LOW MESSAGE. PER THE CHECKLIST THE HYDRAULIC PUMPS WERE BOTH UNLOADED AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED USING THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HANDLE. UPON A SUCCESSFUL LANDING THE MAINTENANCE CREW OBSERVED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING CENTERING HOSE HAD RUPTURED ALLOWING THE FLUID TO ESCAPE.

Source: SDR 2017FA0000642
WARNING INDICATION · 2017-09-18 Matched by certificate designator
N109TW · ATA 3411

Part: PITOT SYSTEM — CONTAMINATED (ZONE 100) · airframe 1,784 hrs · 1,635 cycles

DURING TAKEOFF FROM KMTJ THE PILOTS NOTICED THAT THE AIRSPEED INDICATIONS WERE IN DISAGREE, THEY CONTINUED TO CLIMB AND DETERMINED THAT THE DISAGREEMENT WAS WITH THE NR 1, NR 2 AND THE STANDBY SYSTEM SO THEY RETURNED TO KMTJ AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED AND THE PITOT STATIC SYSTEM WAS CHECKED AND CERTIFIED OK FOR SERVICE WITH THE FAULT CAUSED BY MOISTURE IN THE SYSTEM. THERE WAS A HARD RAIN THE PREVIOUS NIGHT WITH THE AIRCRAFT OUTSIDE, ALL PORTS WERE COVERED WITH THE STANDARD PITOT COVERS.

Source: SDR ZESA20170919001
OVER TEMP; WARNING INDICATION · 2017-06-01 Matched by certificate designator
N26AP · ATA 7200

Part: BELLOWS — SEPARATED (ENGINE) · airframe 6,901 hrs · 7,352 cycles

DURING TAKE OFF, THE LEFT ENGINE APPROACHED OVERTEMP AT APPROXIMATELY 85% WELL BELOW N1 OF THE DAY, ABORTED THE TAKE OFF AND RETURNED TO BASE. THE ENGINE WAS TROUBLESHOT AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LEFT SIDE BLEED PORT BELLOWS WAS SEPARATED AND LEAKING. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR ZESA20170602001
FALSE WARNING · 2017-05-11 Matched by certificate designator
N6NY · ATA 3010

Part: SENSOR — FAULTY (WING TEMP) · airframe 7,589 hrs · 7,497 cycles

AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ANTI-ICE SYSTEM WAS ON AND THE RIGHT SIDE ENGINE & WING ANTI-ICE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE WING TEMP SENSOR WAS AT FAULT.

Source: SDR ZESA2017051720170
WARNING INDICATION · 2017-03-06 Matched by certificate designator
N6NY · ATA 7830

Part: UNLOCK SWITCH — OUT OF TOLERANCE (THRUST REVERSER) · airframe 7,519 hrs · 7,406 cycles

AFTER TAKEOFF AND IN CLIMB WHILE RETRACTING THE FLAPS TO ZERO THE RIGHT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER UNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE EMERGENCY STOW SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED AND THE SYSTEM WORKED CORRECTLY. THE ARM LIGHT CAME ON AND THE UNLOCK LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. THE CHECKLIST WAS FOLLOWED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO KLBE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED THAT THE FAULT WAS WITH THE THRUST REVERSER STOW LIMIT SWITCH.

Source: SDR ZESA20170308001
WARNING INDICATION · 2017-02-01 Matched by certificate designator
N26AP · ATA 3400

Part: COMPUTER — INOPERATIVE (E/E BAY) · airframe 6,810 hrs · 7,246 cycles

THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING IN CRUISE ABOUT 20 MILES NORTH OF KMGW AND THE RIGHT PFD DISPLAYED A RED X, RETURNED TO BASE FOR REPAIRS, THE INTEGRATED COMPUTER WAS REPLACED.

Source: SDR ZESA20170206001
NO WARNING INDICATION · 2017-01-31 Matched by certificate designator
N819JR · ATA 3260

Part: LAMP — BURNED OUT (MLG INDICATOR) · airframe 2,770 hrs · 2,267 cycles

DURING A FLIGHT, THE PILOTS DIVERTED DUE TO THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION DID NOT ILLUMINATE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE GEAR INDICATION LAMPS WERE FOUND TO BE BURNED OUT AND WERE REPLACED.

Source: SDR ZESA20170131001
WARNING INDICATION · 2016-10-13 Matched by certificate designator
N504LV · ATA 5210

Part: DOOR — BINDING (MAIN PAX) · airframe 4,555 hrs · 3,892 cycles

AFTER TAKEOFF , THE CABIN DOOR ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE CABIN ALTITUDE INDICATOR WAS INDICATING THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT PRESSURIZING. THE PILOTS CONTACTED THE TOWER AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. UPON LANDING THE CABIN DOOR ANNUNCIATOR EXTINGUISHED. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CABIN DOOR LATCHING MECHANISM REQUIRED CLEANING TO FREE UP A STIFF OPERATION AND LUBRICATION OF THE LATCHING MECHANISMS IAW MAINTENANCE MANUAL 52-10-00 FIGURE 101 SHEET 1. THE DOOR WAS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR ZESA20161013001
FALSE WARNING · 2016-09-05 Matched by certificate designator
N680SC · ATA 3260

Part: UPLOCK SWITCH — FALSE INDICATION (MLG) · airframe 711 hrs · 470 cycles

DURING FLIGHT AND DECENT, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATION WAS NOT INDICATING IN THE DOWN POSITION, AFTER FOLLOWING THE AFM PROCEDURES, CONTACTED THE TOWER AND HAD THEM VISUALLY VERIFY THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Source: SDR ZESA201609081
OTHER · 2016-08-20 Matched by certificate designator
N871RF · ATA 2312

Part: VHF COMM — FAILED (RIGHT) · airframe 4,236 hrs · 3,908 cycles

RIGHT VHF COMMS FAILED

Source: SDR ZESA201608221
FALSE WARNING · 2016-04-14 Matched by certificate designator
N468CE · ATA 7332

Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE INDICATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 1,145 hrs · 1,029 cycles

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE CASS MSG APPEARED, LOW FUEL PRESS, IT LASTED FOR 20 MINUTES. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL, PILOTS ELECTED TO RETURN TO BLOCK. MSG WENT AWAY IN CRUISE, BEFORE DESCENT & LANDING WITH NO OTHER DIFFICULTIES.

Source: SDR ZESA20160415001
OTHER · 2016-03-30 Matched by certificate designator
N36UP · ATA 3234

Part: SWITCH — JAMMED (COCKPIT) · airframe 1,848 hrs · 1,501 cycles

AFTER TAKEOFF THE COPILOT ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE GEAR UP & THE SWITCH WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE DOWN POSITION. THEY RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT THEY TOOK OFF FROM. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE GEAR HANDLE IS A KNOB, PN 0813502-1, ON A TOGGLE SWITCH PN 8858K44. THE KNOB IS ATTACHED & SCREWED ONTO THE TOGGLE PORTION OF THE SWITCH THAT HAS A SPRING LOADED TOGGLE, TURN THE KNOB TO TIGHT & IT WILL JAM THE SPRING MECHANISM. THE KNOB WAS ADJUSTED & THE SPRING MECHANISM WAS RELEASED TO OPERATE CORRECTLY.

Source: SDR ZESA20160331001
OTHER · 2016-02-24 Matched by certificate designator
N680SC · ATA 3340

Part: LIGHT — DEFORMED (ANTICOLISION) · airframe 621 hrs · 416 cycles

DURING A WALK AROUND INSPECTION OF THE ACFT, IT WAS NOTICED THAT BOTH OF THE WING ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS HAD WHAT APPEARED TO BE A BLACK PLASTIC REFLECTOR AS PART OF THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY, MELTED AND HANGING FROM THE LED LIGHT ASSEMBLY.

Source: SDR ZESA20160226001
OTHER · 2016-01-30 Matched by certificate designator
N267BW · ATA 2150

Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (AC BAY) · airframe 2,324 hrs · 1,053 cycles

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOTS NOTICED THAT THE RT ENG AIR-CONDITIONING PACK WAS ILLUMINATED IN WHITE RATHER THAN GREEN INDICATION. THEY TRIED TO RESET THE PRV & IT REMAINED WHITE, OFF. THE SYS WAS ABLE TO BE PUT ON MEL BUT THE DECISION WAS MADE TO GO TO THE NEAREST MFG SERVICE CTR & HAVE IT CHECKED. THE ACFT RETURNED, IN DECENT THE SYS TURNED GREEN & OPERATED CORRECTLY. THEY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE SYS WAS CHECKED & VERIFIED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE & THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE TRIP CONTINUED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Source: SDR ZESA2016020301
AFFECT SYSTEMS · 2016-01-02 Matched by certificate designator
N504LV · ATA 3425

Part: AHRS — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 4,302 hrs · 3,716 cycles

THE ACFT TOOK OFF & WHILE IN CRUISE THE COPILOTS AHRS FAILED, CAUSING THE LOSS OF HEADING & ATTITUDE, THE REVERSIONARY SYS WAS USED. THE PILOTS MADE THE DECISION TO DIVERT & A TECHNICIAN WAS DISPATCHED TO THE ACFT & IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A FAULTY AHRS UNIT. THE PART WAS REPLACED & INSTALLATION PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED & THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR ZESA20160104001
AFFECT SYSTEMS · 2015-12-30 Matched by certificate designator
N504LV · ATA 3260

Part: SQUAT SWITCH — FROZEN (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 4,290 hrs · 3,711 cycles

AFTER TAKEOFF THE ACFT DID NOT PRESSURIZE PROPERLY, THE PILOTS ATTEMPTED TO RESET THE PRESSURIZATION CONTROL SEVERAL TIMES THEN THE DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT FOR MAINTENANCE. A TECHNICIAN WAS DISPATCHED TO THE ACFT & ICY SLUSH WAS FOUND ON THE LG SQUAT SWITCHES WHICH WAS BELIEVED TO BE FROZEN. THE TAKEOFF WAS A FRESHLY PLOWED RUNWAY WHERE SNOW & SLUSH WERE PRESENT. THE ICE WAS CLEARED & THE SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED, THE SYS WAS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED & THE ACFT WAS TAKEN FOR A MX CHECK FLIGHT WHERE THE SYS FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR ZESA20160102001
ENGINE FLAMEOUT · 2015-11-13 Matched by certificate designator
N60KM · ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — SHUTDOWN (RIGHT) · airframe 8,172 hrs · 7,634 cycles

IN DECENT AT 3000 FEET, CLEAR AIR, NO MOISTURE, CLEARED FOR VISUAL, REDUCED POWER FROM APPROX 75% N1 TO 68% N1 TO START DESCENT. THE MASTER WARNING ILLUMINATED & THE RT ENG SHUTDOWN UNCOMMAND. NO OTHER OBSERVATIONS NOTED TO CAUSE OCCURRENCE. COULD NOT DUPLICATE ON GND RUNS. THRU EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING COULD NOT FIND A DECISIVE DEFECTIVE PART, RIGGING OR AIRFRAME ISSUE. REPLACED FUEL CONTROL & FLOW DIVIDER AS A PRE-EMPTIVE MEASURE. BOTH HAD 934.6 HOURS OF OPERATION SINCE OVERHAUL.

Source: SDR ZESA20151113001
FALSE WARNING · 2015-07-23 Matched by certificate designator
N504LV · ATA 5270

Part: SWITCH — NOT SEATED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 4,082 hrs · 3,559 cycles

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE MAIN CABIN DOOR UNLOCK LIGHT CAME ON, CHECKLIST WAS FOLLOWED & THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO BLOCK. THEY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE DOOR ALONG WITH LATCHING SYS WERE INSPECTED BY AN A & P. THE SYS WAS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED & THE DETERMINATION WAS THAT THE DOOR WAS NOT LATCHED AGGRESSIVELY ENOUGH TO COMPLETE THE LOCK MECHANISM FROM THE BEGINNING. NO OTHER DEFECT NOTED.

Source: SDR ZESA2015072700003
WARNING INDICATION · 2015-07-20 Matched by certificate designator
N889B · ATA 3230

Part: LANDING GEAR — MALFUNCTIONED (RIGHT) · airframe 5,402 hrs · 5,351 cycles

ON APPROACH, DURING DESCENT THE PILOT OPERATED THE LANDING GEAR DOWN & THE RT MLG LOCK LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE WITH NO OTHER WARNING INDICATIONS. CHECKLIST PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED & THE PILOT RETURNED TO BLOCK. ACFT WAS FLOWN WITH THE GEAR DOWN & ON ARRIVAL, THE TOWER WAS ASKED IF THE GEAR LOOKED DOWN & LOCKED AS WELL, THEY AFFIRMED THIS & THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Source: SDR ZESA2015072700002
OTHER · 2015-07-16 Matched by certificate designator
N477RT · ATA 3460

Part: DISPLAY — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 943 hrs · 787 cycles

AT FL400 EN-ROUTE THE CO-PILOT NR 4 MFD FAILED, THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST WAS FOLLOWED AND THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Source: SDR 2015FA0000353
MULTIPLE FAILURE · 2015-07-10 Matched by certificate designator
N60KM · ATA 3460

Part: DISPLAY — INOPERATIVE (EFIS) · airframe 8,038 hrs · 7,473 cycles

DURING CRUISE, THE PILOTS PFD FAILED, THE PILOT RAN THE CHECKLIST FOR A PFD FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES LATER, THE COPILOTS PFD FAILED. RAN THE CHECKLIST AGAIN. CONTINUED THE FLIGHT & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Source: SDR ZESA2015072700001
OTHER · 2015-05-04 Matched by certificate designator
N26AP · ATA 7810

Part: EXHAUST MIXER — CRACKED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 6,260 hrs · 6,681 cycles

DURING A PREFLIGHT, THE EXHAUST NOZZLE, MIXER, WAS NOTICED TO HAVE CRACKS THROUGHOUT. THE ACFT WAS GNDED & PUT INTO MX. THROUGH FURTHER INSPECTION WE HAD TO PERFORM A BORESCOPE INSPECTION & A VIBRATION SURVEY TO THE ENG & IT WAS OUT OF LIMITS. THE BORESCOPE INSPECTION DID NOT FIND ANY DEFECTS. THEY TRIED TO BALANCE THE FAN SECTION & IT WOULD NOT COME WITHIN LIMITS. THE LPT SECTION WAS REMOVED & IT WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE BLADE SHIFT. THE LOW PRESS TURBINE SECTION WAS REPAIRED, REINSTALLED WITH A NEWLY BALANCED FAN. A VIBRATION SURVEY WAS AGAIN PERFORMED & IT WAS WITHIN LIMITS. ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS, ENG PERFORMANCE RUNS WERE PERFORMED & A CHECK FLIGHT TO VERIFY OPERATION.

Source: SDR ZESA20150504001
FALSE WARNING · 2015-03-11 Matched by certificate designator
N26AP · ATA 7797

Part: WIRE — INTERMITTENT (ITT) · airframe 6,239 hrs · 6,656 cycles

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE PILOT STATED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE ITT WAS FLUCTUATING FROM ZERO TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE SO HE RETURNED FOR MAINTENANCE. A WIRE IN THE ITT HARNESS TO THE ENGINE WAS BREAKING DOWN AND NEEDED REPLACED.

Source: SDR ZESA2015031300001
OTHER · 2014-08-02 Matched by certificate designator
N267BW · ATA 5610

Part: WINDSHIELD — CRACKED (COCKPIT) · airframe 1,595 hrs · 743 cycles

DURING PILOTS WALK AROUND ON PREFLIGHT THE PILOTS LT WINDSHIELD WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED, SHATTERED.

Source: SDR ZESA20140804001
FALSE WARNING · 2014-08-01 Matched by certificate designator
N511TH · ATA 7830

Part: SWITCH — FAULTY (THRUST REVERSER) · airframe 4,533 hrs · 3,582 cycles

DURING FLIGHT AT ALTITUDE THE RT THRUST REVERSER UNLOCK LAMP CAME ON WITH THE MASTER WARNING, THE PILOTS FOLLOWED THEIR CHECKLIST & WENT TO EMER STOW, THE UNLOCK LIGHT STAYED ON, THE PILOTS DIVERTED & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED & FOUND TO BE THE THE RT THRUST REVERSER STOW SWITCH PN 53ND78304-1, THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED.

Source: SDR ZESA20140805001
OVER TEMP; WARNING INDICATION · 2014-07-22 Matched by certificate designator
N6NY · ATA 2432

Part: WARNING SYSTEM — ACTIVATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 6,428 hrs · 6,259 cycles

REJECTED TAKEOFF DUE TO BRIEF BATTERY OVER TEMP LIGHT. INSPECTION PERFORMED OF LEAD ACID BATTERY INSTALLATION & FOUND WITHIN LIMITATIONS. FOUND ZONE WARM DUE TO EXTENDED GND OPERATION WITH ADJACENT FREON AIR CONDITIONING SYS UNDER HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. OPENED AREA TO ALLOW COOLING, NO FURTHER MALFUNCTIONS. AFM EMER PROCEDURES FOR BATTERY OVER TEMP NOT APPLICABLE DUE TO LEAD ACID BATTERY INSTALLATION.

Source: SDR ZESA20140724001
FALSE WARNING · 2014-07-22 Matched by certificate designator
N6NY · ATA 3150

Part: WARNING LIGHT — FALSE ACTIVATION (BATTERY) · airframe 6,428 hrs · 6,259 cycles

REJECTED TAKEOFF DUE TO BRIEF BATTERY OVER-TEMP LIGHT AT INITIAL POWER UP. RESOLUTION, INSPECTION PERFORMED ON LEAD ACID BATTERY INSTALLATION AND FOUND ZONE WARM DUE TO EXTENDED GROUND OPERATION WITH ADJACENT FREON AIR-CONDITIONING UNIT UNDER HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. OPENED AREA TO ALLOW COOLING, SYSTEM CHECKED OK. NO FURTHER MALFUNCTIONS. AFM EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR BATTERY OVER-TEMP NOT APPLICABLE TO LEAD ACID BATTERY INSTALLATION.

Source: SDR ZESA2014F00136
NO WARNING INDICATION · 2014-04-02 Matched by certificate designator
N26AP · ATA 7797

Part: WIRE HARNESS — BROKEN (ITT INDICATOR) · airframe 5,913 hrs · 6,315 cycles

DURING CLIMB, THE RT ENGINE ITT GAUGE FAILED TO ZERO DEGREES, ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. FOUND WIRE HARNESS BROKEN.

Source: SDR ZESA2014040700238
OTHER · 2013-04-24 Matched by certificate designator
N5AE · ATA 7321

Part: FCU — MALFUNCTIONED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 3,471 hrs · 5,057 cycles

AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED AS HAVING A YAW ON APPROACH WHEN REDUCING POWER ON THE ENGINES. THE ROOT CAUSE WAS THE RT ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT (FCU). THE FCU WOULD FLUCTUATE WHEN THE ACFT WAS ON APPROACH WHEN THE ENGINE POWER WAS BEING REDUCED. FCU REPLACED AND A VERIFICATION FLIGHT PERFORMED.

Source: SDR ZESA2013F00107
FLUID LOSS · 2013-02-25 Matched by certificate designator
N118RH · ATA 2824

Part: VALVE — BLOCKED (FUEL) · airframe 3,386 hrs · 1,742 cycles

DURING FLIGHT, A PASSENGER CAME FWD AND SAID THERE WAS FUEL COMING FROM THE LT WING FUEL CAP. THE PILOTS REPORTED THAT DURING TRANSFER THE LT WING TANK WAS FULL AT 4800 LBS WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT 4500-4600 LBS EQUAL TO THE RIGHT.

Source: SDR ZESA20130308002
FALSE WARNING · 2013-02-18 Matched by certificate designator
N511TH · ATA 5270

Part: SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (TAILCONE) · airframe 3,971 hrs · 3,148 cycles

DURING CLIMB, AT APPROX 8000 FT THE TAIL CONE DOOR CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DOOR WAS CLOSED AND LOCKED BEFORE FLIGHT, UPON LANDING THE DOOR WAS STILL CLOSED AND LOCKED. THE LIGHT SWITCH WAS ADJUSTED TO REPAIR THE INPROPER INDICATION.

Source: SDR ZESA20130308001
OVER TEMP; PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2012-11-18 Matched by certificate designator
N267BW · ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — POWER LOSS (NR 2) · airframe 3,008 hrs · 2,140 cycles

APPROXIMATELY 2.5 HRS AT 41,000FT, ENTERED INTO TURBULANCE AND WAVE ACTION. NR 2 ENGINE STARTED COMPRESSOR STALLING, THE N1 STARTED DROPPING AND THE ITT STARTED CLIMBING, THE THROTTLE WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND UPON SURPASSING 988C WITH THE N1 AT 46 PERCENT THE PILOT INITIATED AN ENGINE SHUTDOWN, NGINE SHUTDOWN AS REQUESTED AND THE FAN WINDMILLED AT 20 PERCENT THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE FLIGHT. ACFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

Source: SDR ZESA2012111912
WARNING INDICATION · 2012-07-26 Matched by certificate designator
N228Y · ATA 5755

Part: SWITCH — INTERMITTENT (SPEED BRAKES) · airframe 2,565 hrs · 2,405 cycles

PILOT WAS ON TAKEOFF AND APPROACHING V1 AND THE "NO TAKE OFF" WARNING ANNUNCIATED, PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF. DETERMINED A SWITCH WITHIN THE RT WING SPEED BRAKE CAUSED THE ISSUE. BAD SWITCH AND CORROSION WITHIN THE CONNECTOR WERE REPAIRED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR ZESA20120802
WARNING INDICATION · 2012-04-09 Matched by certificate designator
N889B · ATA 7830

Part: SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (THRUST REVERSER) · airframe 4,084 hrs · 4,147 cycles

RT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER ARM AND HYD PRESS ANNUNCIATOR CAME ON IN FLIGHT DURING CLIMB. INSPECTION FOUND SWITCH TO BE ON THE EDGE OF ADJUSTMENT FOR ACTIVATION.

Source: SDR ZESA20120420001
FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2012-03-30 Matched by certificate designator
N36UP · ATA 2742

Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (STAB TRIM) · airframe 1,640 hrs · 1,301 cycles

DURING DESCENT, TRIED TO USE PRIMARY HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TRIM AND IT WOULD NOT TRIM TO NOSE UP, ONLY DOWN.

Source: SDR ZESA20120411001

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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.

  • N6NY (CESSNA 525C) — records 2014–2023 · registered to LJ ASSOCIATES INC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N819JP — records 2019 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N109TW (CESSNA 525B) — records 2017 · registered to LEGACY JETS LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N26AP (CESSNA 550) — records 2014–2017 · registered to MILLENNIUM INTERNATIONAL LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N871RF (CESSNA 560XL) — records 2016 · registered to SCHEELS ALL SPORTS INC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N60KM — records 2015 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N889B — records 2008–2015 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N5AE (RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY B200) — records 2013 · registered to TENAX AEROSPACE LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N118RH — records 2013 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N337CC (HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP HAWKER 900XP) — records 2011 · registered to CHAPMAN CORP (owner ≠ operator)
  • N824CB (PIPER PA-31T1) — records 2007–2011 · registered to HELFRICK EDWARD W JR (owner ≠ operator)
  • N70AP (CESSNA 525) — records 2008–2010 · registered to AP GLOBAL AVIATION LLC (owner ≠ operator)
15 more aircraft
  • N58LQ — records 2010 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N70AE — records 2003–2009 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N44MQ (CESSNA 650) — records 2008 · registered to AIRCRAFT HOLDINGS SOLUTIONS LLC TRUSTEE (owner ≠ operator)
  • N630JS — records 2005–2008 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N75ES (CESSNA 510) — records 2008 · registered to DORMAN AVIATION LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N877R — records 2008 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N400LX (CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO LC41-550FG) — records 2003–2008 · registered to CHARTIER MICHAEL W (owner ≠ operator)
  • N877RF — records 2007 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N8WU — records 2007 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N6WU — records 2007 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N351C (PIPER PA46-500TP) — records 2003 · registered to DOUBLE D OIL FIELD SERVICES LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N550KL (EMBRAER SA EMB-550) — records 2003 · on the FAA registry; no operator established
  • N258SP (SOCATA TBM 700) — records 2003 · now operated by CHERRY CAPITAL FLIGHT LLC
  • N316AS (CESSNA 172S) — records 2002 · registered to CHRISTIANSEN AVIATION LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N777DQ — records 2001 · no longer on the FAA registry