N990TC2001 Cessna 550
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19827 ADs may apply3 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Jet Air INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Iowa City, IA
- Certificate issued
- May 29, 2020
- Expires
- May 31, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 20, 2001
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
- Cessna
- Model
- 550
- Year
- 2001
- Serial number
- 550-0963
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 8
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 12,500 - 19,999 lb
- Mode S code
- ADD44F
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Canada 530a
- Type
- Turbo-fan
- Power
- 4,000 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- 2020 – nowJet Air INCIowa City, IA · current
- 1995 – 2004Individual ownerLebanon, OH · different airframe: 1989 Thunder Balloons Limited Ax8-90 S/N 1493
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 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 (7)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-17-12 | Air Conditioning | Sep 29, 2015 | Airframe (550)Certain serial numbers: 500 0001–0689; 501 0001–0689; 550 0002–0733; 550 0801–1136; 551 0002–0733; 551 0801–1136; …. Only with: Air conditioning system installed via Cessna STC SA3849SW, SA7580SW, SA7753SW, or SA8918SW. |
| 2013-09-11 | Air Conditioning | Jul 5, 2013 | Airframe (550)Certain serial numbers: 500 0001–0689; 501 0001–0689; 550 0002–0733; 550 0801–1136; 551 0002–0733; 551 0801–1136; … |
| 2007-11-17 | Cessna Model 500, 501, 550, 551, S550, 560, 560XL, and 750 Airplanes | Jul 6, 2007 | Airframe (550)Serial numbers per Cessna Service Bulletins SB500-26-02, SB550-26-05, SB560-26-01, SB560XL-26-02, SB750-26-05, SBS550-26-02 (Table 1 of this AD) |
| 2006-06-03 | Cessna Model 500, 501, 550, S550, 551, and 560 Airplanes | Apr 20, 2006 | Airframe (550)Certain serial numbers: 500 0001–0689; 501 0001–0689; S550 0001–0160; 550 0002–0733; 551 0002–0733; 550 0801–1075; … |
| 2004-09-05 | Cessna Model 500, 501, 550, and 551 Airplanes | Jun 2, 2004 | Airframe (550)Certain serial numbers: 500 0001–0689; 501 0001–0689; 550 0002–0733; 551 0002–0733. Only with: Equipped with BFGoodrich brake assembly P/N 2-1528-6 or 2-1530-4. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98-04-38 | Cessna Model 500, 501, 550, 551, and 560 Series Airplanes | Mar 25, 1998 | Airframe (550)Only with: Equipped with pneumatic deicing boots. |
| 95-25-10 | Cessna Model 441, 500, 550, and 560 Series Airplanes | Jan 22, 1996 | Airframe (550)Serial numbers per Allied Signal Aerospace Service Bulletins 103576-21-4054, 103576-21-4056, and 103648-21-4055. Only with: Equipped with Allied Signal outflow/safety valves identified in Allied Signal Aerospace Service Bulletins 103576-21-4054, 103576-21-4056, and 103648-21-4055. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (3)
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 · switch · failedSep 19, 2017
ON DEPARTURE, THE GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT COME UP, AND THE GEAR REMAINED IN THE DOWN AN LOCKED POSITION. DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. NORMAL LANDING. EVALUATED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND NOTHING ABNORMAL AND TAXIED TO THE HANGAR. THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED AND A WORN SQUAT SWITCH ACTUATOR…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Exhaust · pressure switch · shortedApr 25, 2012
NR 1 THRUST REVERSER "ARM" LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY, WITH ENGINES SHUTDOWN. THE FAULT LIES IN THE ARM LIGHT PRESSURE SWITCH. INSTALLING A NEW SWITCH FIXED THE PROBLEM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Pneumatic · regulator · stickingMay 22, 2010
ACFT DOOR SEAL OST PRESSURE AT ALTITUDE, THE PILOTS NOTICED A DOOR SEAL WARNING ANNUNCIATOR AND STARTED A DESCENT FROM 41,000 FT. THE CABIN EVENTUALLY STARTED TO EQUALIZE PRESSURE AND THE OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED. NO PERSONS HARMED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE BLEED AIR REGULATOR FOR THAT SYS WAS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026