N453TM2008 Beechcraft 400A
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198218 ADs may apply4 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Wheels Up Partners LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- New York, NY
- Certificate issued
- Aug 3, 2022
- Expires
- Aug 31, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 24, 2008
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Beechcraft
- Model
- 400A
- Year
- 2008
- Serial number
- RK581
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 10
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A57EF6
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Canada Jt15d-5r
- Type
- Turbo-fan
- Power
- 2,965 lb thrust
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2022 – nowWheels Up Partners LLCNew York, NY · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (18)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-21-06 | Flight Controls | Nov 28, 2014 | Airframe (400A)Certain serial numbers: 400 RJ-1–RJ-65; 400A RK-1–RK-604; 400T TT-1–TT-180; 400T TX-1–TX-13; MU-300 A003SA–A093SA |
| 2014-15-15 | Stabilizers | Sep 5, 2014 | Airframe (400A)Certain serial numbers: MU-300 A003SA–A093SA; 400 RJ-1–RJ-65; 400A RK-1–RK-604; 400T TT-1–TT-180; 400T TX-1–TX-13 |
| 2013-03-07 | Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificate Previously Held by Raytheon Aircraft… | Mar 19, 2013 | Airframe (400A)Certain serial numbers: 400A RK-45; 400A RK-49–RK-353; 400A RK-354–RK-594 |
| 2011-03-12 | Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificate Previously Held by Raytheon Aircraft… | Mar 14, 2011 | Airframe (400A)Certain serial numbers: 400A RK-337–RK-484; 400A RK-486–RK-570; 400A RK-572; 400A RK-573; 400A RK-575–RK-577; 400T TX-13 |
| 2009-07-02 | Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Model MU-300-10 Airplanes and Model 400 and 400A Series… | Apr 30, 2009 | Airframe (400A)Certain serial numbers: 400 RJ-1–RJ-65; 400A RK-1–RK-93; MU-300-10 A1001SA–A1011SA; MU-300 A003SA–A091SA |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-24-10 | Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. JT15D-5; -5B; -5F; and -5R Turbofan Engines | Jan 2, 2009 | Engine (JT15D-5R)Certain serial numbers: JT15D-5 …–PCE-100411; JT15D-5 …–PCE-JA0818; JT15D-5R …–PCE-JG0104. Only with: Compressor air to HMU delivery tube P/N 3119150-01 installed; all JT15D-5B and -5F engines and all JT15D-5 engines converted to JT15D-5R per P&WC SB No. 7605 are included. |
| 2006-21-02 | Raytheon (Beech) Model 400, 400A, and 400T Series Airplanes; and Raytheon (Mitsubishi)… | Oct 25, 2006 | Airframe (400A) |
| 2006-15-16 | Raytheon (Beech) Model 400 and 400A Series Airplanes | Sep 5, 2006 | Airframe (400A)Certain serial numbers: 400 RJ-1–RJ-65; 400A RK-1–RK-23. Only with: Kit P/N 128-3004-1 P or 128-3004-3 P (Lucas Aerospace/Goodrich DC Starter Generator) has been incorporated. |
| 2004-03-35 | Raytheon Model Beech 400A and 400T Series Airplanes | Mar 24, 2004 | Airframe (400A)Certain serial numbers: 400A RK-45; 400A RK-49–RK-322; 400T TT-1–TT-180; 400T TX-1–TX-12 |
| 2003-10-13 | Raytheon Model Beech 400A and 400T Series Airplanes | Jul 1, 2003 | Airframe (400A)Certain serial numbers: 400A RK-232–RK-265; 400T TX-10 |
| 2002-01-23 | Raytheon Model Beech 400, 400A, and 400T Series Airplanes; Model Beech MU-300-10… | Feb 14, 2002 | Airframe (400A)Certain serial numbers: 400 RJ-1–RJ-65; 400A RK-1–on; 400T TT-1–TT-180; 400T-1 TX-1–TX-11; MU-300-10 A1001SA–A1011SA; MU-300 A003SA–A091SA |
| 2001-24-11 | Raytheon Model Beech 400, 400A, and 400T Series Airplanes, Model Mitsubishi MU-300… | Dec 11, 2001 | Airframe (400A) |
| 2001-20-07 | Raytheon Model Beech 400A Series Airplanes | Nov 15, 2001 | Airframe (400A)Certain serial numbers: 400A RK-78; 400A RK-87–RK-207 |
| 2000-09-12 | Raytheon (Beech) Model 400A and 400T Series Airplanes | Jun 16, 2000 | Airframe (400A)Certain serial numbers: 400A RK-01–RK-188; 400T TT-01–TT-180; 400T TX-01–TX-09 |
| 99-21-26 | Raytheon (Beech) Model 400, 400A, 400T, and MU-300-10 Airplanes | Nov 22, 1999 | Airframe (400A)Certain serial numbers: 400A RK-1–RK-107 |
| 99-21-08 | Raytheon (Beech) Model 400A Airplanes | Nov 12, 1999 | Airframe (400A)Certain serial numbers: 400A RK-1–RK-92 |
| 98-06-30 | Raytheon (Beech) Model 400, 400A, 400T, MU-300, and MU-300-10 Airplanes | Apr 24, 1998 | Airframe (400A)Serial numbers per AlliedSignal Aerospace Service Bulletin 103570-21-4012, Revision 1. Only with: Equipped with AlliedSignal outflow/safety valves identified in AlliedSignal Aerospace Service Bulletin 103570-21-4012, Revision 1. |
| 96-25-03 | Raytheon (Beech) Model 400A, 400T (Military T-1A), and 400T (Military TX) Series Airplanes | Jan 24, 1997 | Airframe (400A)Serial numbers per Beech Service Bulletin No. 2522, dated January 1994, and Raytheon Service Bulletin No. 2522, Revision 1, dated May 1996 |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (4)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Landing gear · strut · overservicedFeb 13, 2026
ON LANDING, REVERSERS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. BELOW 60 K LOST BRAKES. USED EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP ACFT. AFTER TAXIING OFF RUNWAY, PLACED BRAKES IN ANTI SKID OFF POSITION. BRAKES WERE RESTORED. AIRSPEED INDICATOR SPEED LOW BAR WAS VISUAL. AFTER ACFT PARKED MAIN WHEEL STRUTS WERE ABNORMALLY HIGH. FOUND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · inlet · crackedAug 11, 2020
DURING SCHEDULED MX FOUND RT ENGINE INLET AT 9 O'CLOCK POSITON CRACKED. INSTALLED SERVICABLE R/H ENGINE INLET DUCTL
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · beam · crackedJun 27, 2020
MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR CRACKED AT THE FORWARD BEAM. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FORWARD BEAM WITH A NEW PART IAW BEECHCRAFT 400A SRM 51-41-00 AND 51-43-00
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Stabilizers · skin · corrodedJan 3, 2019
LT AND RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGES FOUND TO BE CORRODED BEYOND SRM LIMITATIONS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026