N203QS
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
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.
5 reports on file, 2005-02-11 – 2018-02-25.
Part: CONTACTOR — ARCED (GLARE SHIELD) · airframe 11,702 hrs · 11,702 cycles
AFTER FLIGHT, AND ENTERING THE PARKING RAMP AREA, OBSERVED BLACK, ACRID SMOKE COMING FROM RIGHT SIDE GLARE SHIELD AREA NEAR THE CENTER WINDSHIELD . OBSERVED THE REFLECTION IN THE WINDSHIELD OF FLAMES IN THAT AREA. AIRCRAFT POWERED DOWN AND FLAMES AND SMOKE STOPPED. REMOVED COPILOTS MED AND PFD, FOUND THE RT WINDSHIELD CONTROLLER R512DG WITH SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. REMOVED THE UNSERVICABLE CONTACTOR, REMOVED UNSERVICABLE WIRE HARNESS, CLEANED AREA. VISUALLY INSPECTED AREA, NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED. RANG OUT CO-PILOTS TEMP SENSOR, NO DEFECTS NOTED. VISULLY INSPECTED THE TERMINAL STOP R25B, LT WINDSHIELD REGISTER BOX 2503 DG, RT WINDSHIELD BOX R503DG, AND CURRENT LIMITER R511DG, NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSTALLED A NEW CONTROLLER WITH TWO END PLUGS. INSTALLED A NEW WIRE HARNESS, REINSTALLED CO-PILOTS MFD AND PFD. ACCOMPLISHED OPS CHECK OF WINDSHIELD DEICING SYSTEM, NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED IAW WDM 30-41-00, MM 20-00-00-910-803, AND MM 30-41-00-710-801.
Part: CIRCUIT BOARD — UNSERVICEABLE (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 10,594 hrs · 6,522 cycles
FOUL ODOR FOLLOWED BY HYD NR 2 ISOLATION LIGHT. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. R & R PCB'S 413JE-421JE WITH SUPPLIED PARTS IAW AMM 24-00-00-910-801. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN UP AND FOUND NO FOUL ODOR AT THIS TIME. NO ISOL LIGHT AT THIS TIME. PARTS REPLACED: CIRCUIT BOARD, PN: FE422, SN: 18556, CIRCUIT BOARD, PN: FE422, SN: 6015.
Part: BEARING — WORN (NLG) · airframe 6,985 hrs · 4,234 cycles
VIBRATION AND GRINDING IN THE NOSEGEAR/COCKPIT FLOOR AREA. STARTED AROUND 200 KIAS AND INCREASED WITH SPEED. UPON SLOWING AND LOWERING THE NOSE, VIBRATION CEASED BELOW 200 KIAS. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND THE UPPER NOSE GEAR FOLLOW UP DOOR WITH EXCESSIVE PLAY LATERALLY AND FORE AND AFT. REMOVED THE UPPER NOSE GEAR FOLLOW UP DOOR, PN FGFB291400A1, SN FRE001/177. INSPECTED DOOR AND FOUND BRGS AND PINS WORN. REPLACED BOTH UPPER BEARINGS, PINS, WASHERS, AND NUTS, PN F42NE054. REF MM 52-80-10. REINSTALLED THE UPPER NOSE GEAR FOLLOW UP DOOR, PN FGFB291400A1, SN FRE001/177. COMPLIED WITH GEAR SWINGS THROUGH A FULL RETRACT AND EXTEND CYCLE WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED A CLEARANCE CHECK AND GAP CHECK WITH ALL CLEARANCES GOOD AT THIS TIME.
Part: CONDESOR — ODOR (CABIN AIR) · airframe 4,563 hrs · 2,780 cycles
AFTER LANDING AND APU START, VERY STRONG ODOR OF RAW JET FUEL IS COCKPIT AND CABIN. RAN APU. NOTED MUSTY ODOR COMING FROM VENTS. AFTER 2 MINUTES ODOR BEGAN TO DISIPATE. REMOVED AND INSPECTED THE WATER SEPERATOR AND THE WATER SEPERATOR FILTER. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. REMOVED AND INSPECTED THE CONDENSOR. NOTED STRONG MUSTY ODOR COMING FROM THE CONDENSOR. CLEANED THE CONDENSOR, WATER SEPERATOR, AND FILTER. RAN APU. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. OPS CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED A LEAK CHECK OF THE WATER SEPERATOR, FILTER, AND CONDENSOR. LEAK CHECK GOOD. WORK DONE IAW CH. 21-505 AND 21-206 OF THE F-2000 MM.
Part: FIRE DETECTOR — FALSE ACTIVATION (CARGO BAY) · airframe 1,508 hrs · 923 cycles
DURING DESCENT (16000 FT) FIRE BELL SOUNDED LT WHEEL WELL OVERHEAT AND BAGGAGE FIRE ILLUMINATED AT SAME TIME. BAGGAGE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER 5 SECS, WHEEL WELL REMAINED ON. EXECUTED PHASE 1 CHECKLIST. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED ON IT'S OWN AT 200 KTS BEFORE GEAR WAS EXTENDED LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TESTS OF GEAR WELL AND BAGGAGE FIRE WARNING SYSTEMS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED GEAR WELL AND BAGGAGE SENSORS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED GEAR WELL AND BAGGAGE SENSORS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY AT THIS TIME. ALL WORK DONE IAW CH 26-104 AND 26-10-00 OF THE F-2000 MM.