N149QS
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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.
21 reports on file, 2006-10-03 – 2012-05-23.
Part: WIRE — BURNED (ELECTRICAL) · airframe 2,632 hrs · 2,483 cycles
DURING APPROACH, CREW SMELLED ELECTRICAL SMOKE (NOT VISIBLE). ON LANDING, DISCOVERED "PWR FDR" 1/2A BREAKER (ON STBY PWR PANEL) POPPED. T/S & FOUND RCCB 8 & 107 REMAINING OPEN R & R. ALSO FOUND BURNED WIRE H131A8 & BURNED CONTACT ON CURRENT SENSOR. R & R WIRE H131A7 & CURRENT SENSOR. ACFT SYS OP CHECKED GOOD WORK ACCOMPLISHED IAW MM 24-30, 30-40, 20-20 & WDM 30-42 ALSO REMOVED & REPLACED BOTH CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR LEFT WINDOW HEAT BECAUSE THEY DID NOT TRIP.
Part: UPLOCK SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 2,522 hrs · 2,383 cycles
ON GEAR RETRACTION, THE RED LIGHT IN THE GEAR HANDLE REMAINED ILLUMINATED. SOME UNUSUAL TURBULENCE WAS FELT DURING THE FLIGHT BUT DID NOT SEEM TO BE COMING FROM THE NOSE GEAR DOOR. WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN WE NOTICED A NORMAL GEAR EXTENSION WITH 3 GREEN LIGHTS AND RED HANDLE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. CHECKED RESISTANCE ON THE UPLOCK SWITCHES & FOUND LT & RT UPLOCK SWITCHES BAD. REMOVED LT & RT SWITCH & REPLACED WITH NEW MAIN GEAR UPLOCK SWITCHES. ADJUSTED SWITCHES & PERFORMED LANDING GEAR POSITION & WARNING SYS OPS CHECK WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 32-00-00 & WDM 32-31-02. GEAR SWING CHECKS GOOD.
Earlier reports · 2006–2011 · 19 reports
2011
Part: BRAKE — DRAGGING (MLG) · airframe 2,202 hrs · 2,094 cycles
ON TAKEOFF ROLL IT FELT LIKE BRAKES WERE DRAGGING. ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND CHECKED THAT PARKING BRAKE WAS FULLY RELEASED AND PERFORMED AN ANTISKID CHECK. ON TAXI IN PERFORMED SEVERAL BRAKE CHECKS AND NOTED HARD BRAKE PEDAL ON BOTH SIDES. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED 2 TO 3 SECONDS BEFORE BRAKING ACTUALLY OCCURRED. ALSO NOTED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED A SQUEALING NOISE FROM UNDER THE RUDDER PEDALS. TAXI & OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORILY, COULD NOT DUPLICATE.
Part: A/C PACK — NOISY (CABIN) · airframe 2,044 hrs · 1,956 cycles
BLOWER AND FREON AIR SYSTEM MAKES A NOTICABLE GRINDING/ BUZZING SOUND ACCOMPANIED BY A FRICTION/BURNING ODOR. IT IS MOST APPARENT AT THE AIR EXHAUST. THIS WORSENS THE LONGER IT RUNS.
Part: MOTOR — FAILED (ACM) · airframe 2,044 hrs · 1,956 cycles
BLOWER AND FREON AIR SYS MAKES A NOTICEABLE GRINDING AND BUZZING SOUND ACCOMPANIED BY A FRICTION BURNING ODOR. IT IS MOST APPARENT AT THE AIR EXHAUST. THIS WORSENS THE LONGER IT RUNS. INSTALLED O/H MOTOR ASSY IAW CMM 21-0012, AND MM 21-51-00. LEAK & OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: DOOR — OUT OF RIG (NLG) · airframe 1,967 hrs · 1,888 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF, GEAR HANDLE "RED" LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. REDUCED HYD PRESS TO 950 PSI IAW MM 32-00-00. FOUND NLG DOORS RIGGED TOO TIGHT. ADJUSTED DOORS IAW MM 32-20-00. LANDING GEAR OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 32-00-00.
Part: DOOR — OUT OF RIG (MLG) · airframe 1,967 hrs · 1,888 cycles
AFTER DEPARTURE, FLIGHT CREW NOTED RED WARNING LIGHT IN LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTION. FLIGHT CREW RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, LANDING NORMAL. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING OF RETRACTION/EXTENSION SYS, AT REDUCED (950 PSI) PRESSURE NOTED NLG DOORS RIGGED EXCESSIVELY TIGHT. RE-ADJUSTED THE NOSE GEAR DOORS RIGGING IAW THE HBC SERIES MM 32-20-00 AND NOTED LANDING GEAR RETRACTION/EXTENSION SYS OPS NORMAL. RECOMMEND NOSE GEAR AND DOORS RIGGING BE DONE CLOSELY AS NOTED IN THE MM AS COLD WEATHER AND WINTER OPERATIONS SEEM TO AGGRAVATE ANY LANDING GEAR MISRIGGING.
2010
Part: LANDING GEAR — FAILED (LEFT) · airframe 1,956 hrs · 1,879 cycles
ABORTED TAKEOFF, DUE TO LT MLG FAILURE AT 80KTS. ACCELERATION TO 80KTS APPEARED NORMAL UNTIL 80KTS, THEN ACCELERATION IMPAIRED & DIRECTIONAL CONTROL EFFECTED. IMMEDIATELY ABORTED TAKE OFF & IT TOOK A LOT OF RT BRAKING TO KEEP THE ACFT FROM DEPARTING RUNWAY. RT MLG THEN BLEW ITS FUSE PLUG AND DEFLATED TIRE. PERFORMED ROLL TRIM OPS TEST, NEUTRAL SWITCH CHECK - RT AND LT SIDES AND ROLL TRIM SEL SWITCH OPS CHECK. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. ALL WORK DONE IAW AMM 27-10-00.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — FALSE ACTIVATION (MLG) · airframe 1,934 hrs · 1,862 cycles
AFTER GEAR RETRACTION RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS ON GEAR HANDLE REMAINED ILLUMINATED. DURING APPROACH GEAR EXTENSION WAS NORMAL AND RED UNSAFE LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCEPANCY. CLEANED ALL UPLOCK AND DOOR SWITCHES AND INSPECTED SWITCH WIRING HARNESS IN RT AND LT WHEEL WELLS FOR SIGNS OF ABRASION OR CUTS AND FOUND WIRING HARNESS TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION.
Part: SERVO — FAILED (RUDDER) · airframe 1,854 hrs · 1,786 cycles
FLASH OF RUDDER BOOST FAIL ANNUNCIATOR AND YAW DAMP KICKED OFF SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. 600-800 FT. TWICE DURING DESCENT, AUTOPILOT AND YAW DAMP KICKED OFF WITH GA INDICATIONS ON PFD. 12,000-11,000FT AND 9,000-8,000FT. TWICE RUDDER BOOST FAIL AND YAW DAMP KICKED OFF AT 10,000FT AND 8,000FT. TROUBLE SHOT SYS, RETREIVED CURRENT FAULT HISTORY AND EMAILED DATA TO TECH SUPPORT. DATA REVEALED A HIGH PROBABILITY OF RUDDER SERVO FAILURE. R & R RUDDER SERVO WITH O/H UNIT IAW MM CHAP 22-13-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: BRAKE — ODOR (MLG) · airframe 1,668 hrs · 1,594 cycles
BRAKE ODOR OCURRED IN FLIGHT AND AGAIN DURING TAXI IN. REMOVED WHEEL ASSY AND INSPECTED BRAKES. NO DISCRPANCYS NOTED. REINSTALLED WHEEL ASSY IAW MM CHP 32-40-00. COMPLIED WITH A TAXI CHECK OF ACFT AND FOUND BRAKE SYS TO OPS CHECK GOOD WITH NO ABNORMAL SMELLS FROM THE BRAKES OTHER THAN NORMAL BRAKE BURN IN.
Part: LANDING GEAR — FALSE INDICATION · airframe 1,665 hrs · 1,589 cycles
ON TAKEOFF, WE PUT THE GEAR UP, THE 3 GREEN LIGHTS WENT OUT BUT THE RED HANDLE LIGHT REMAINED ON. PUT GEAR BACK DOWN AND IT OPERATED PROPERLY. PERFORMED 25 GEAR SWINGS AT FULL PRESSURE AND LOW PRESSURE WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. LANDING GEAR INDICATION LIGHTS, OPS CHECKED NORMAL. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 32-00-00-201.
2009
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 1,629 hrs · 1,561 cycles
AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, ALL GREEN LIGHTS WENT OUT BUT RED LIGHTS IN HANDLE STAYED ON, EXTENDED GEAR ALL GREEN LIGHTS CAME ON AND RED LIGHTS IN HANDLE WENT OUT. CYCLED GEAR NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. INSPECTED ALL 3 GEAR UPLOCK SWITCHES AND BOTH MAIN GEAR DOOR UPLOCK SWITCHES FOR PROPER OPERATION, SECURITY, AND ADJUSTMENT IAW MM 32-00-00. FREE SWITCHES BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. CYCLED GEAR 10-12 TIMES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW MM 32-00-00.
Part: INDICATOR — NO INDICATION (MLG) · airframe 1,623 hrs · 1,555 cycles
WHEN ON APPROACH, THE LT MLG LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. IAW ABNORMAL PROCEDURES, TESTED THE LIGHT AND IT TESTED NORMALLY. THUS THE CHECKLIST DIRECTED US TO LAND NORMALLY SINCE THE LANDING GEAR HORN DID NOT SOUND WHEN THE FLAPS WERE MOVED TO GREATER THAN 20 DEGREES.
Part: UNKNOWN — VIBRATION (FUSELAGE) · airframe 1,597 hrs · 1,532 cycles
AFTER COMPLETEING A MISSED APPROACH AND RETRACTING THE GEAR, FLAPS AND LANDING LIGHTS, WE EXPERINCIED A PERODIC VIBRATION THAT WOULD LAST 5-15 SEC AND WAS AUDIBLE. WE COULD NOT DETERMINE ITS ORIGIN. JACKED AND SWUNG GEAR MAINS AND NOSE, INSPECTED DOORS FOR SECURITY AND DAMAGE IAW MM 32-00-00. HAD QUESTION ON PLAY W/MAIN GEAR DRS. THIS IS NORMAL COND ALSO EXTENED FLAPS AND INSPECTED. CHECKED LANDING LIGHTS FOR SECURITY AND DAMAGE--NONE FOUND. INSPECTED FILLET PANELS AND ANTENNAS FOR SECURITY. ALSO CHECKED HORIZ STAB CALLED TECH SERVICE, IF SMALL PLAY IS NORMAL. RESPONSE YES SMALL PLAY NORMAL . ALL CHECKS NORMAL NO FAULTS FOUND.
2008
Part: BELLCRANK — OUT OF ADJUST (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 996 hrs · 930 cycles
NR2 ENGINE WOULD NOT MAINTAIN TAKEOFF TARGET N1 OF 96.9. INITIALLY NR2 N1 INDICATED 96.9 WITH POWER LEVER AT FULL FWD BUT IMMEDIATELY DROPPED TO AND MAINTAINED 94.4. NR1 ENGINE MAINTAINED 96.9 WITH FULL POWER APPLIED. ADJUSTED NR2 ENGINE BELL CRANK ASSY IN REAR BAY. ENGINE OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME. ALL WORK DONE IAW MM CH 76-10-00 AND 71-00-00.
2007
Part: DOOR — STUCK (MAIN PAX) · airframe 632 hrs · 566 cycles
MAIN CABIN DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN PRIOR TO DEPLANING AFTER A 1.2 HOUR FLIGHT. PASSENGERS AND CREW DEPLANED THROUGH THE EMERGENCY EXIT ESCAPE HATCH. [06-15-07] INSPECTED CABIN DOOR & FOUND STEP CABLE UPPER BRACKET BENT & ROD END JAMMED BETWEEN CABIN & DOOR. STRAIGHTENED & RE-SECURED CABLE BRACKET. LUBED CABIN DOOR PINS. OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF CABIN DOOR GOOD, NO DEFECTS NOTED. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED IAW BEECHJET 400A MM CH 52-10-00.
Part: ENGINE — SURGES (LEFT) · airframe 466 hrs · 426 cycles
AFTER LEVEL OFF FOLLOWING AN UNRESTRICTED CLIMB TO FL 380, LT ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE +- 2 PERCENT N1 (APPROX). ENGINE SYNC-ON. EGT, N2 AND FUEL FLOW WERE ALSO FLUXUATING WITH FUEL FLOW =- 50 TO 75 PSI. ENGINE SYNC TURNED OFF WITH NO CHANGE (STILL FLUXUATING). BOTH ENGINE ANTI-ICE SYSTEMS WERE TURNED (ON) AND ABOUT 3 SEC TO 1 MINUTE LATER ALL ENG PARAMETERS RETURNED TO NORMAL (ENG. TREND LOG TAKEN AND FAXED SEPERALY) SHORTLY BEFORE DECENT ENG. A/I TURNED OFF (STILL AT FL 380) ENGINE AGAIN BEGAN TO SURGE. ENG A/I TURNED BACK (ON) ALL PARAMETER RETURNED TO NORMAL (FUEL WAS SUMPED PRIOR TO FLT CLEAN). DURING CLIMBOUT AND AT LOWER ALTITUDES (OAT >10 DEGREES C) ALL ENG PARAMETERS NORMAL
Part: RESERVOIR — UNDERSERVICED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 388 hrs · 362 cycles
ON TAXI OUT, RT BRAKE PEDAL, CAPT, PRESSED TO FLOOR. NO PRESSURE OR BRAKING ACTION. LT PEDAL HAD PRESSURE BUT ALSO NO BRAKING ACTION. APPLIED EMER BRAKE TO STOP. OPS CHECKED BRAKES, FOUND TO BE SPONGY. PERFORMED PILOT AND COPILOT BRAKE SYSTEM BLEEDING (BLEED MIXERS). PERFORMED POWER BRAKE BLEEDING AND HYDRAULIC FLUID PURGING. ALL ABOVE MENTIONED WORK WAS PERFORMED IAW CH 32-40 OF THE MM. SERVICED HYDRAULIC RESERVIOR IAW CH 12-10 OF THE MM. BRAKES OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: BRAKE ASSY — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 387 hrs · 360 cycles
RT BRAKE ON LT SEAT PILOT INOPERATIVE. THE BRAKE WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. BRAKE ON RT PANEL GOES TO THE FLOOR THEN WILL START TO WORK AGAIN FOR A SHORT TIME. RT SEAT HAD GOOD BRAKES AT ALL TIMES. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. PERFORM "POWER BRAKE BLEEDING" OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM PER RAS TECH SUPPORT (BILL) IN ACCORDANCE WITH HAWKER 400XP M.M. CHAPTER 32-40-00 A THRU K. PERFORM OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM DURING TAXI CHECK, FOUND NO DISCREPANCY AT THIS TIME.
2006
Part: CONNECTOR — DEFECTIVE (GALLEY) · airframe 191 hrs · 182 cycles
FOUND STRONG BURNING ODOR ON CLIMB-OUT. SUSPECTED FREON AIR AS PROBLEM. TURNED OFF FREON AIR AND ODOR WENT AWAY. REPLACED DEFECTIVE GALLEY CONNECTOR IAW HAWKER 400XP DWG 07-233001 REV IR.