CARIS AIR SERVICES LLC

Part 135 operator · designator L16A

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: CARIS AIR SERVICES 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

Civil penalty ordered · 2022-04-26 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $7,750 · case closed 2022-09-13

Source: FAA case 2022SW910013
Civil penalty ordered · 2017-10-05 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $1,575 · case closed 2018-05-29

Source: FAA case 2018SW910012

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 2025–2025. Most-reported systems: Flight controls (27) — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: FLT CONT AFFECTED; WARNING INDICATION — 1.

1 report on file.

FLT CONT AFFECTED; WARNING INDICATION · 2025-03-06 Matched by certificate designator
N79DH · ATA 2730

Part: CABLE — DAMAGED (ZONE 100) · airframe 2,005 hrs · 1,060 cycles

AT CRUISE AUTOPILOT KICKED OFF DUE TO CAS MESSAGE: AP 1-2 FAIL-ELEV SRVO ALONG WITH STICK PUSHER FAIL. FLIGHT CREW OBSERVED ELEVATORS WERE VERY STIFF TO MOVE. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY ONE HOUR OUT OF KPHX, AND LANDED UNEVENTFUL INTO KPHX. GULFSTREAM FAST TECHNICIANS (UNDER THEIR WORK ORDER: FA34577) TROUBLESHOT AIRCRAFT DISCREPANCIES AND FOUND ELEVATOR AUTOPILOT SERVO HARD FAILED. ALSO, FOUND FORWARD R/H UPPER ELEVATOR CABLE P/N: 30P530011501-501 (IPC ITEM 170A) ROUTED INCORRECTLY OVER SPACER P/N: NAS42DD6-202N (IPC ITEM 320). ELEVATOR CABLE CUT THROUGH SPACER AND WAS NOW GRINDING AGAINST THE SPACER ATTACHING BOLT P/N: NAS1580A3T54 (IPC ITEM 325). REFERENCE GULFSTREAM G280 IPC 27-00-00 FIGURE 1, ITEM 170A, 320, 325. ELEVATOR ROUTING OVER SPACER LIKELY CAUSED ADDITIONAL FRICTION ON ELEVATOR AUTOPILOT SERVO MOTOR CAUSING IT HARD FAILURE.

Source: SDR L16A2025041500001

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N213GA——Matched by certificate designator
N74DHBOMBARDIER INC BD-700-1A112006Valid 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.

1 aircraft filed records under this certificate within the last two years but are not in the fleet list we hold — fleet lists can lag actual operations.