SKY NIGHT LLC
Also recorded as: FLY EXCLUSIVE INTERNATIONAL, SKY NIGHT LLC, Sky Night LLC
Accident & enforcement record
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NTSB accidents & incidents
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Maintenance disclosure history
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57 reports on file — showing most recent 50.
FORWARD MEGAPHONE MISSING VOLUME KNOB. REPLACED KNOB OPS CHECKS OK, KNOB P/N A3-06-0768.
R1 DOOR EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED OPERATION NORMAL.
R-2 DOOR SLIDE LIGHT INDICATION OF DOOR INOP. CLEANED GIRT BAR TARGETS REF MM 25-66-00. OPERATION OF PAX DOOR ESCAPE SYSTEM NORMAL.
EMERGENCY EXTERIOR LIGHT AT L4 DOOR WILL NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN LIGHT SWITCH SELECTED. FOUND LAMP FAILED AND REPLACED. OPERATION NORMAL
EMERGENCY EXTERIOR LIGHT AT DOOR R2 WILL NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN LIGHT SWITCH IS SELECTED. FOUND LOOSE WIRE AT ASSEMBLY TERMINAL, RESECURED WIRE. OPERATION CHECKS NORMAL.
MID AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT TEST SWITCH S10294 AT DOOR L3 IS BROKEN AND INOPERATIVE. TRANSFERRED TO EOS AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOG BOOK PAGE 03755 ITEM 1M.
EMERGENCY SLIDE LIGHT L47 AT DOOR L3 IS DEACTIVATED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CURRENT DRAW ON EMERGENCY LIGHT PACK ASSEMBLY M735 WHICH CAUSES ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT PACK TO BE RENDERED INOPERATIVE. REMOVED LAMP FROM LIGHT ASSY L47. TRANSFERRED TO EOS AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOG BOOK PAGE 03755 ITEM 2M.
DURING DAILY CHECK SERVICE FOUND L4 EMERGENCEY POWER DOOR RESERVOIR OUT OF GREEN BAND. REMOVED AND REPLACED L4 DOOR EMERGENCY POWER RESERVOIR IAW MM 52-11-33.
OVEN NR 2 AFT INOPERATIVE (CB PULLED AND COLLARED AFTER SEVERE SMOKE) SPILLAGE NOTED. REPLACED OVEN IAW MM 25-31-00, OPS CHECKS NORMAL.
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, CAPTS PRIMARY AIRSPEED INDICATOR STUCK WITH NO MOVEMENT. CAPTAIN INITIATED ABORT AT 80-90 KTS, CONSULTED BRAKE ENERGY COOLING CHARTS AND ACCOMPLISHED APPROPRIATE COOLING. PEAK SPEED 110 KTS, OAT -2 C. ACCOMPLISHED HIGH ENERGY STOP INSPECTION PER AMM 05-51-14, NO DEFECTS NOTED. TRANSFERRED ITEM TO DEFERRAL DMI 1550 IAW MEL 34-13-1-05, CAT "C", ITEM EXPIRES 18 DEC 06. ITEM OPEN FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION.
DURING DAILY SERVICE CHECK, FOUND L2 DOOR SLIDE PRESSURE LOW. REMOVED AND REPLACED DOOR SLIDE AS PER MM 25-66-01.
OVEN NR 6 WAS SMOKING WHEN IN USE. SUSPENDED COOKING. INSPECTED OVEN AND FOUND BURNT PLASTIC IN OVEN FAN GRILL. CLEANED INTERIOR OF FAN AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS NORMAL. OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.
SMOKE ALARM IN LV2 WENT OFF BUT DID NOT ILLUMINATE RED. NO SMOKE, HEAT, ETC. ALARM DISABLED, MAYBE FAULTY. REPLACED LV2 SMOKE DETECTOR IAW MM 26-14-01. OPS CHECKS NORMAL. INSPECTED LAV COMPARTMENT AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE.
CAPT'S AIRSPEED INDICATOR SPEED POINTER SHOWED ZERO AT 80 KNOTS. ACCOMPLISHED HIGH SPEED ENERGY STOP AS PER MM CHAP 5-51-14 WITH NO FINDINGS AND ISSUED A DEFERRAL PER MEL 34-13-1 AND DEPARTED. REPLACED CAPT'S AIRSPEED INDICATOR IAW 34-13-02, OPS CHECKS NORMAL. MEL DEFERRAL CLEARED.
CAPT AIRSPEED INDICATOR SPEED POINTER SHOWED ZERO AT 80 KNOTS. ACCOMPLISHED HIGH SPEED ENERGY STOP IAW MM CHAP. 5-51-14 WITH NO FINDINGS AND ISSUED A DEFERRAL IAW MEL 34-13-1 AND DEPARTED. REPLACED CAPT AIRSPEED INDICATOR IAW 34-13-02, OPS CHECKS NORMAL. MEL DEFERRAL CLEARED.
DURING DAILY CHECK FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP AT OVERHEAD BINS AT SEATS 1B AND 2B. REPLACED CHARGER AND BATTERY ASSY M731 AT L1 AISLE OVERHEAD PER MM 33-51-07, OPS CHECKS OK.
DURING DAILY CHECK FOUND L4 DOOR SLIDE LOW PRESSURE INDICATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED L4 DOOR SLIDE IAW MM 25-66-01, CHECKS OK.
FUSELAGE SKIN BS 1620-1640, STRINGER 29L & 29R WITH OIL CANNING.
DURING TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A LT GENERATOR FAIL INDICATION AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE LT GENERATOR CONROL UNIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 24-31-03. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
DURING CLIMBOUT, THE CREW RECEIVED AN ELEVATOR ASYMMETRY CAS MESSAGE THEN FLIGHT 2540 RETURNED TO PIT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE RIGHT HAND TRIM CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. MAINTENANCE THEN RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER IN ACCORDANCE WITH WIRING MANUAL 20-10-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
DURING FLIGHT, THE CREW RECEIVED A TAKEOFF CONFIGURATION WARNING INDICATION AND RETURNED TO PIT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 IAC IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 31-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING WAS NOT WORKING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BATTERIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
DURING TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A NR 1 DC GENERATOR FAIL CAS MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE CREW THEN RESET THE GENERATOR AND WAS CLEARED FOR ANOTHER TAKEOFF ATTEMPT. FLIGHT 2568 THEN DEPARTED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.
DURING TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A LEFT HAND GENERATOR FAIL AND DISPLAYS 3, 4, AND 5 FAILED AND THE CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE BUSS POWER CONTROL UNIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 24-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
THE CREW RECEIVED AN INDICATION THAT THE LEFT HAND PROP WAS ONLY PRODUCING 36 NP. THE FLIGHT THEN RETURNED TO EVV. OUTSTATION MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND CLEANED THE FEATHER SOLENOID AND ENGINE CONTROL UNIT CONNECTOR AND CYCLED THE I-2 CIRCUIT BREAKER IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 73-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
DURING TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAIL CAS MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FERRIED TO CAK. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC STEERING CONTROL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
DURING THE CLIMBOUT, THE CREW HEARD A BANGING NOISE ON THE FUSELAGE AND RETURNED TO DAY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND A PIECE OF WEATHER STRIPPING LOOSE AT THE FORWARD FUSELAGE. MAINTENANCE THEN TRIMMED THE STRIPPING IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 53-00-00 AND THEN PLACED IT ON THE DMI LIST.
DURING CLIMBOUT, THE CREW RECEIVED AN ELEVATOR TRIM FAIL INDICATION. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND WERE INSTRUCTED TO DIVERT TO DAY AND LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENTS. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE 49CC AND 59CC REGULATORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 27-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
DURING TAKE OFF, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT AT 70 KNOTS AND THE CREW ABORTED TAKE OFF. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE TORQUE LINKS, PSEU, AND ADJUSTED THE FEED BACK POTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
WHEN THE CONDITION LEVERS WERE ADVANCED FOR TAKE OFF, THE AIRCRAFT JUMPED TO THE LEFT, WHEN BROUGHT BACK, JUMPED BACK TO THE RIGHT. THE CREW THEN ABORTED TAKE OFF. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND ADJUSTED THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING FEED BACK POTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
DURING CLIMB, THE CREW ADVISED DISPATCH THAT THE NORMAL ELEVATOR TRIM WOULD NOT WORK IN THE NOSE DOWN DIRECTION. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND INDICATED THAT THE STANDBY TRIM WAS WORKING NORMALLY. FLIGHT 4100 WAS THEN INSTRUCTED TO DIVERT TO PIT DUE TO GUSTY WINDS IN DCA. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE 49CC AND 59CC RELAYS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 27-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
DURING THE CLIMB, THE CREW REPORTED A MAIN ELEVATOR TRIM FAIL. THE CREW ENGAGED THE STANDBY TRIM AND HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. AFTER ARRIVAL IN PIT, MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE 59CC RELAY IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 27-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
DURING TAKE OFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A LEFT HAND DC GENERATOR FAIL CAS MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKE OFF. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND CLEANED THE GENERATOR CANNON PLUG AND SWAPPED GENERATOR CONTROL UNITS FROM SIDE TO SIDE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 24-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE 9A EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT STRIP WAS LOOSE AND INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED A WIRE ON THE LIGHT STRIP AND RESECURED THE LIGHTING STRIP IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
DURING TAKE OFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A LEFT HAND ENGINE CONTROL UNIT FAIL CAS MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKE OFF. AS THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE RUNWAY THE MESSAGE EXTINGUISHED BY ITSELF AND FLIGHT 4073 WAS CLEARED FOR ANOTHER TAKE OFF ATTEMPT.
DURING TAKE OFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A LEFT HAND ENGINE CONTROL UNIT FAIL CAS MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKE OFF. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND CLEANED THE INTERCOMP BLEED VALVE AND ENGINE CONTROL UNIT CANNON PLUGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 73-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.
DURING TAKE OFF THE CREW RECEIVED A LEFT HAND INBOARD BRAKE OVERHEAT INDICATION AND ABORTED TAKE OFF. THE CREW CALLED MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND DEFFERRED THE BRAKE INDICATION. FLIGHT 4015 THEN DEPARTED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.
DURING TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A LEFT HAND ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAIL MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND RESET THE SYSTEM. FLIGHT 4021 WAS THEN CLEARED FOR ANOTHER TAKEOFF ATTEMPT AND DEPARTED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.
DURING TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A LEFT HAND ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAIL CAS MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. OUTSTATION MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE LEFT HAND ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT CANNON PLUG IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 73-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
DURING TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A LEFT HAND ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAIL CAS MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. OUTSTATION MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE LEFT HAND ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT CANNON PLUG IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 73-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
DURING TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A LEFT HAND ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT AND LEFT HAND ALTERNATOR FAIL CAS MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE MESSAGE CLEARED AS FLIGHT 4019 CLEARED THE RUNWAY AND THE CREW CONTACTED MAINTENANCE CONTROL WHO ADVISED THE CREW TO ATTEMPT ANOTHER TAKEOFF ATTEMPT. FLIGHT 4019 THEN DEPARTED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.
DURING TAKE OFF THE CREW RECEIVED A BLEED VALVE SHUTOFF FAIL MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKE OFF. THE CREW CALLED MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND RESET THE SYSTEM. FLIGHT 4062 WAS CLEARED FOR ANOTHER TAKE OFF ATTEMPT AND DEPARTED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.
DURING TAXI, THE CREW RECEIVED AN INTERMITTENT CARGO FIRE CAS MESSAGE AND FIRE WARNING ON THE RED WARNING PANEL. FLIGHT 4019 RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND A CHAFED WIRE. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE CHAFED WIRE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 26-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE CARGO SMOKE AND FIRE DETECT LIGHTS WERE INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE NUMBER 2 DATA ACQUISITION UNIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH 31-00-00. OPERATION CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
THE CARGO FAIL CAS MESSAGE AND THE RED CARGO FIRE BUTTON CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE DIMMER BOX IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
FLIGHT 4075 WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 15,000 FEET AND THE WEATHER RADAR BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. THE CREW CONTACTED DISPATCH AND WAS ADVISED TO RETURN TO PIT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE WEATHER RADAR IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 30-00-00. OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
ON CLIMB OUT OF PIT THE RIGHT LOW PRESSURE BLEED VALVE FAILED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PIT AND MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE VALVE AND OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD
WHILE TAXIING FROM THE RUNWAY AFTER LANDING, THE CREW NOTICED A VIBRATION WHICH WAS GETTING STRONGER. THE CREW STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE CAPTAIN GOT OUT AND INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THAT BOTH THE LEFT SIDE MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES WERE FLAT. THE PASSENGERS WERE BUSSED TO THE TERMINAL AND MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL ASSEMBLIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
DURING LANDING, AT THE OUTER MARKER THE CREW LOWERED THE GEAR BUT DID NOT RECEIVE THREE GREEN GEAR INDICATIONS. THE CREW EXECUTED A GO-AROUND, REFERENCED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK, AND A FLY BY SO ATC COULD CONFIRM GEAR WAS DOWN. ANOTHER APPROACH WAS INITIATED AND THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE INOPERATIVE GEAR BULB IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE CREW RECEIVED A FLIGHT DATA RECORDER FAIL CAS MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE CREW CLEARED THE RUNWAY AND RESET THE FLIGHT DATA RECORDER. FLIGHT 4011 WAS CLEARED FOR ANOTHER TAKEOFF ATTEMPT AND DEPARTED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENTS.
Linked aircraft
| N-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N401JS | GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE G-IV | 2000 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N403JS | GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE G-IV | 2000 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N405JS | — | — | Matched by certificate designator | |
| N408JS | GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE G-IV | 2000 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N424JS | GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE G-IV | 2001 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |