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| Date: | Wednesday 8 January 2025 |
| Time: | c. 09:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 525B CitationJet CJ3 |
| Owner/operator: | Tropicair |
| Registration: | P2-MEH |
| MSN: | 525B-0027 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Avalon Airport (AVV/YMAV), Avalon, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Melbourne-Essendon Fields Airport, VIC (MEB/YMEN) |
| Melbourne-Essendon Fields Airport, VIC (MEB/YMEN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Cessna 525B Citation CJ3, operated by Tropicair Ltd, Jacksons Field, Port Moresby, PNG, arrived at Essendon Fields Airport (MEB/YMEN), Melbourne, Victoria, on 24th March 2024, for scheduled maintenance and defect rectification and modifications.
After nearly 10 months on the ground the aircraft was conducting a return to service test flight when, according to FR24, the aircraft transponders were set to code 7700. It was reported as suffering a total electrical failure, yet to be confirmed.
The flight originally was for a departure and arrival from Essendon Fields Airport. Yet to be confirmed is that the aircraft diverted to Avalon Airport (AVV/YMAV),Avolaon, Victoria, where upon there may have been an issue with the undercarriage, but the aircraft landed safely at runway 36 around 09:30 LT.
The aircraft remains grounded at Avalon Airport pending rectification of faults,
Sources:
Observation. Research,
It is assumed that ATSB will have been notified of a serious occurrence.
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/P2MEH/history/20250107/2030Z/YMEN/YMAV
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/54025_1486725841.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex VH-ARZ, ZK-TBM, N1287D, N5188W Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 April 2015 | P2-MEH | Tropicair | 0 | Enroute between Port Moresby and Brisbane |  |
min |
| 10 June 2018 | P2-MEH | Tropicair | 0 | Hoskins Airport, West New Britain | |
sub |
| 29 October 2020 | P2-MEH | Tropicair | 0 | 40nm NE of Port Moresby | |
non |
| Fumes/smoke/odor event | ||||||
| 19 March 2025 | P2-MEH | Tropicair | 0 | Port Moresby-Jacksons International Airport (POM/AYPY) | |
unk |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2025 11:07 | Petropavlovsk | Added |
| 09-Jan-2025 12:52 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 09-Jan-2025 12:52 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 09-Jan-2025 13:08 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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