N120QS
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No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
19 reports on file, 2005-09-05 – 2023-09-10.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 714 hrs · 310 cycles
WASTE DISPOSAL (TOILET): AFTER THE RT. ENGINE WAS STARTED A VERY STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR WAS DETECTED IN THE AFT LAV AND ALSO THE AFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. EVEN AFTER THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN THE ODOR GOT MORE INTENSE. RAN APU FOR SEVERAL HOURS WHILE OPERATING THE FOLLOWING SYSTEMS, HYD PUMPS, ALL INTERIOR LIGHTING, MONITORS, DRAIN HEATERS, POTABLE WATER SYSTEM, AC OUTLETS, AND GALLEY APPLIANCES. NO ABNORMAL SMELLS NOTED. RAN BOTH ENGINES FOR ABOUT AN HOUR SELECTING PACKS ON/OFF. BLEED SOURCES ON/OFF. NO ABNORMAL SMELLS NOTED AT THIS TIME. ALL OPS CHECKED GOOD AT THIS TIME. REF GLOBAL 5500 SDS MANUAL 24-00-00
Part: NONE — NONE · airframe 141 hrs · 64 cycles
R FADEC FAIL AMBER CAS: ON CLIMB OUT 36000 R FADEC FAULT CYAN ILLUMINATED 3 SECONDS LATER R FADEC FAIL ILLUMINATED ACCOMPANIED BY R ENGINE TCCV FAULT CYAN RAN CHECKLIST N1 REVERSION DID NOT OCCUR NOR DID IDLE REDUCE AND NO ENGINE SHUTDOWN INSTRUMENTS REMAINED NORMAL RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT KPBI NO OMS ACTIVE OR HISTORICAL POSTED. POWERED UP AIRCRAFT & APU. VERIFIED NO CAS MESSAGES ARE POSTED IN THE OMS. MCC SENT OVER THE NOTICE TO OPERATORS 0258 AND 0254 FOR THE TCCV FAULT MESSAGES. THROUGH SPEAKLNG WITH MCC AND INSPECTING THE DOCUMENTS SENT OVER, MCC AGREES THAT THLS IS A NUISANCE FAULT. PERFORMED R/H ENGINE START. ALLOWED ENGINE TO RUN FOR 5 MINUTES, THEN SHUT DOWN R/H ENGINE. NO CAS MESSAGES POSTED.
Earlier reports · 2005–2012 · 17 reports
2012
Part: DOOR — OUT OF ADJUST (NLG) · airframe 3,206 hrs · 3,030 cycles
RED LIGHT IN GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, TOWER NOTICED AND SAID IT APPEARS TO BE THE RT SIDE. GEAR WAS EXTENDED NORMALLY WITH A GEAR SAFE INDICATION, LANDED NORMALLY. JACKED ACFT AND SWUNG LANDING GEAR. CONFORMED INTRANSIT GEAR FAULT. FOUND NOSE LANDING AFT DOOR ADJUSTED TO TIGHT. ADJUSTED DOOR TO CORRECT TENSION. CHECKED NOSE UPLOCK LOOK FOR CORRECT ADJUSTMENT. RIGGED NOSE UP LOCK SWITCH FOR CORRECT OVERTRAVEL. SAFETIED SWITCH AND GEAR DOOR. PERFORMED MORE THAN 20 FAULT FREE GEAR SWINGS. DOWNJACKED AIRCRAFT. WORK DONE IAW MM 32-20-00-201, 32-30-00-201 AND 32-10-00-201.
Part: ACTUATOR — OUT OF ADJUST (NLG) · airframe 3,192 hrs · 3,014 cycles
RED GEAR HANDLE LIGHTS FAILED TO EXTINGUISH AFTER GEAR RETRACTION (GEAR DOOR UNSAFE NOT UP AND LOCKED INDICATION). RETURNED TO AIRPORT, LANDING GEAR EXTENTION WAS NORMAL. ADJUSTED NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR IAW AMM 32-20-00-201. PERFORMED NUMEROUS LANDING GEAR CYCLES WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.
Part: SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (MLG) · airframe 3,192 hrs · 3,014 cycles
RED GEAR HANDLE LIGHTS FAILED TO EXTINGUISH AFTER GEAR RETRACTION (GEAR DOOR UNSAFE NOT UP AND LOCKED INDICATION). RETURNED TO AIRPORT, LANDING GEAR EXTENTION WAS NORMAL. NOSE GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH CLEANED AND ADJUSTED IAW AMM 32-30-00. GEAR OPERATION AND ANNUNCIATORS FUNCTION NORMAL WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: BRAKE ASSY — CONTAMINATED (LT MLG) · airframe 3,170 hrs · 2,996 cycles
AFTER BLOCK-IN, LEFT BRAKE SMOKING. DURING INSPECTION, LEFT TIRE AND WHEEL ASSY WAS EXTREMELY HOT AND A DISTINCT ODOR OF HOT BRAKES. LANDING WAS NORMAL WITH VERY MINIMAL USE OF THE BRAKES. INSPECTED LEFT BRAKE ASSEMBLY, APPEARS TO BE NEW AND NO EVIDENCE OF OVERHEATING OR DAMAGE NOTED. EVIDENCE OF FLUID STAINS ON TIRE AND SUSPECT RESIDUAL HYD FLUID FROM PREVIOUS BRAKE BLEED WAS CAUSE OF SMOKE. TAXIED AIRPLANE TO RUN UP AREA AND APPLIED BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ROAD BRAKES ON TAXI BACK TO FBO TO HEAT UP. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKES APPEAR TO HEAT THE SAME AND NO SMOKE NOTED. REF MM 32-40-00.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (NLG) · airframe 3,163 hrs · 2,988 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF. SELECTED GEAR UP. GREEN LIGHTS WENT OUT, RED GEAR HANDLE LIGHT STAYED ON. ON LANDING, SELECTING GEAR DOWN, 3 GREEN LIGHTS ON AND RED LIGHT WENT OUT. ATTEMPTED NLG OPS CHECK IAW MM 32-20-00-201, NLG WOULD STOP MOVING PRIOR TO UPLOCK ENGAGEMENT, PLUMMED IN PRESSURE GAUGE AND VERIFIED SYSTEM PRESSURE AVAILABLE AT NLG ACTUATOR. TESTED NLG ACTUATOR WITH HAND PUMP AND FOUND IT BYPASSING AT 400 PSI AND UP. REMOVED AND REPLACED NLG ACTUATING CYLINDER IAW MM 32-30-00. PERFORMED NOSE LANDING GEAR OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK IAW MM 32-30-00, OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.
Part: LANDING GEAR — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 3,150 hrs · 2,976 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF, WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS RAISED, NOTICED RED IN TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND ALL GREEN LANDING GEAR LIGHTS WERE OUT. TOWER REPORTED NOSE AND MAIN GEAR APPEARED TO BE RETRACTED BUT BOTH MAIN GEAR DOORS WERE EXTENDED. COMPLIED WITH CHECKLIST, GEAR CAME DOWN NORMALLY AND LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL.
Part: SPRING — FAILED (MLG) · airframe 3,150 hrs · 2,976 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS RAISED, NOTICED RED IN TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND ALL GREEN LANDING GEAR LIGHTS WERE OUT. TOWER REPORTED NOSE AND MAIN GEAR APPEARED TO BE RETRACTED BUT BOTH MAIN GEAR DOORS WERE EXTENDED. COMPLIED WITH CHECKLIST, GEAR CAME DOWN NORMALLY AND LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. ACCOMPLISHED SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS WITH FULL PRESSURE WITH NO DUPLICATION OF SQUAWK, REDUCED HYD PRESSURE AND FOUND NOSE GEAR FAILED TO LOCK IN THE UP POSITION CAUSING THE MAIN GEAR DOORS TO NOT COME UP. ADJUSTED NOSE GEAR UP LOCK HOOK OVER CENTER LINKAGE, REPLACED NOSE GEAR UP LOCK SPRINGS WITH NEW SPRINGS PN 45A97354-003. RANG OUT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR UP LOCK SWITCHES, NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. INSPECTED MAIN GEAR UP LOCK ADJUSTMENTS, NO DEFECTS WERE NOTES. ACCOMPLISHED SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED REF: MM 32-20-00, AND 32-10-00.
Part: BRAKE SYS — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 2,970 hrs · 2,793 cycles
BOTH PILOT AND COPILOT BRAKE PEDALS REQUIRE EXECESSIVE PRESSURE TO ACTUATE THE BRAKES. CHECKED BRAKE WEAR & FLUID LEVELS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. TAXIED ACFT AND PERFORMED BRAKE CHECKS ALL CHECKS NORMAL. PILOT VERIFIED PROPER BRAKE, OPS ON HIGH SPEED TAXI. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW AMM 32-40-00.
2010
Part: BRAKE SYS — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 2,321 hrs · 2,202 cycles
ON LANDING, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, BOTH PEDALS WERE HARD AND THERE WAS NO BRAKING ACTION UNTIL AFTER THE ACFT SLOWED BELOW 60KNTS. BRAKES WORKED NORMAL WITH THE ANTI-SKID OFF DURING TAXI. COULD NOT DUPLICATED DISCREPANCY. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 32-40-03 AND FIM 32-40-03. (STEP 8.1.1)
Part: ADC — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 2,223 hrs · 2,110 cycles
CO-PILOT AIR DATA INOP. REMOVED ADC AND INSTALLED AN OVERHAULED UNIT. OPS CHECK OF SYSTEM SHOWS NORMAL OPERATION. PERFORMED PITOT-STATIC. LEAK CHECKED - COMPLIED WITH RVSM TEST IAW AMM 34-10 CHART 201. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW AVIONICS SYSTEM MANUAL SECTION 5.
2009
Part: CONTROL BOX — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG ANTI-SKID) · airframe 2,080 hrs · 1,971 cycles
ON TAXI IN, DISCOVERED WHEEL BRAKES WERE NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY. FIRST 1 TO 2 INCHES OF BRAKE APPLICATION THERE IS NO RESPONSE, THEN BRAKES WERE STIFF & GRABBY; VERY HARD TO APPLY BRAKES SMOOTHLY. SELECTED ANTI-SKID SWITCH TO OFF AND BRAKES RESPONDED NORMAL. REMOVED OLD CONTROL BOX AND HARDWARE. INSTALLED A INSPECTED CONTROL BOX PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD AT THIS TIME. REINSTALLED ALL ACCESS PANELS. WORK DONE IAW MM 32-40-00.
2007
Part: BULB — BURNED OUT (MLG INDICATOR) · airframe 1,458 hrs · 1,356 cycles
LT MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN INDICATION BULB. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW HAWKER 400XP MM CH 32-60-00.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (SPEEDBRAKES) · airframe 1,175 hrs · 1,077 cycles
WHILE IN A 3000FPM DESCENT, WE EXTENDED THE SPEEDBRAKES. AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY ROLLED RT 12-15 DEGREES AND THEN JUST AS ABRUPTLY ROLLED LT AFTER APPROX 2 SECONDS. PERFORMED SPEED BRAKE OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW 400XP MM 27-60-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD
Part: INDICATOR — NO INDICATION (MLG) · airframe 973 hrs · 889 cycles
WHEN GEAR WAS PLACED IN DOWN POSITION. THE RT GREEN R DID NOT ILLUMINATE. OHMED OUT GEAR INDICATOR HARNESS NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. ACCESSED CONNECTOR P272 IN R/H WHEEL WELL OHMED OUT DOWN LOCK SWITCH FOUND HIGH RESISTANCE THROUGH CLOSED CONTACTS ON SWITCH. NOTIFIED LMCC. ALSO OHMED OUT DOOR SWITCH AND GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. REMOVED DOWNLOCK SWITCH AND INSTALLED NEW CUSTOMER SUPPLIED SWITCH PER 400XP WDM 32-61-00 AND MM 32-10-00 OPS CHECKED NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED.
2006
Part: FLT CONTROLS — OUT OF POSITION · airframe 360 hrs · 340 cycles
ON TAKEOFF WARNING HORN CAME ON ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 50 KNOTS FLIGHT CONTROLS APPEARED TO BE IN CORRECT POSITION. COMPLIED WITH TAKEOFF WARNING HORN CHECK IAW RAYTHEON 400/400A M/M 27-40-00 OPS CHECKS SATISFACTORY NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.
Part: POSITION SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 307 hrs · 297 cycles
ON TAKEOFF KTEB GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT, USED OVER RIDE. GEAR RETRACTED NORMAL. JACKED A/C, RETRACTED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, NO DEFECTS NOTED. CHECKED LT LANDING GEAR SAFETY SWITCH. SWITCH AT LIMIT. ADJUSTED SWITCH, OPS CHECK GOOD IAW HAWKER 400XP MM.
2005
Part: POSITION SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (THRUST REVERSER) · airframe 136 hrs · 145 cycles
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL,360/.78 MACH THE LT DEPLOY LIGHT ILLUMINATED (THE DEPLOY ONLY-NO ARM OR UNLOCK.) DESCENDED AND PUSHED EMERGENCY STOW. THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE EMERGENCY STOW THRUST REVERSER. ARM AND DEPLOY WERE NOW ILLUMINATED. THE DEPLOY LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE AIRSPEED DROPPED BELOW 200 KTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT TR DEPLOY SWITCH IAW NORDAM CMM 78-30-07. OP CHECKS AND RIG CHECKS GOOD.