N215QS
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
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4 reports on file, 2004-12-18 – 2015-08-16.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 9,584 hrs · 6,000 cycles
BAD ODOR FROM ENVIROMENTAL SYS WITH ENGS RUNNING. CHECKED BLEED AIR SYS, APPLIED HEAT TO MAX, INSPECTED THE APU INLET DUCTS, INSPECTED THE APU CARBON SEAL, PERFORMED A VACUUM CHECK OF APU GB VENT, AND RAN APU FOR ONE HOUR PERFORMING CHECKS, NOT ODOR DETECTED.
Part: UPLOCK — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 6,955 hrs · 4,321 cycles
UPON GEAR RETRACTION, ALL 3 GEAR DOOR RED LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED ACCOMPANIED BY A FLASHING RED GEAR HANDLE LIGHT. ALL 3 GEAR GREEN LIGHTS WERE EXTINGUISHED. EXTENDED GEAR UNEVENTFULLY (FELT GEAR COME OUT OF WELLS), RED LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED AND 3 GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. AT NO TIME WAS AMBER OR BRAKE LIGHTS NOTED ON MWP, NO MINELCOS PRESENT ON MX PANEL. DOWNLOADED BSCUS IAW REQUEST AND NO CODES WERE PRESENT. PLACED GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. ALL THREE GEARS RETRACTED, BUT THE L/H AND R/H MAIN GEAR DOORS DID NOT RETRACT. ALL 3 GEAR DOOR LIGHTS STAY ILLUMINATED AND GEAR HANDLE LIGHT FLASHES RED WITH GEAR HANDLE IN UP POSITION. PLACED GEAR HANDLE IN DOWN POSITION AND ALL 3 GEARS EXTENDED NORMALLY, AND BOTH MAIN GEAR DOORS SHUT (3 GREEN DOWN AND LOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED.) REFERENCED "CATS" FOR TROUBLESHOOTING OF DISCREPANCY. "CATS" RECOMMENDED CHECKING NOSE LANDING GEAR UPLOCK PROX. SWITCHES (5GM). V\WHILE CHECKING NLG UPLOCK SWITCHES COULD NOT GET NLG UPLOCK HOOK TO LATCH OVER CENTER TO THE UP AND LOCKED POSITION (SUSPECT INTERNAL FAILURE OF NLG UPLOCK ASSY.) DECIDED TO PUT THE GEAR IN THE UP POSITION AND TURN HYDRAULIC PRESSURE OFF TO SEE IF UP LOCK WAS ACTUALLY GOING OVER CENTER AND WOULD HOLD THE NOSE GEAR UP WITH NO HYD. PRESSURE. WITH ALL THREE GEARS UP AND NO HYD. PRESSURE, THE NOSE GEAR FALLS OUT OF NOSE WHEEL WELL AND EXTENDS. MAIN GEAR DOORS STILL WILL NOT CLOSE WITH GEAR IN UP POSITION. (POD NLG UP LOCK BOX) REMOVED NLG UPLOCK ASSY AND REPLACED WITH REPAIRED NLG UP LOCK ASSEMBLY. BLED SYSTEM. PERFORMED A SLOW CYCLE AND FULL CYCLE OF LANDING GEARS. LANDING GEARS OPS CHECK GOOD. NO FLASHING LIGHTS IN GEAR HANDLE.
Part: BRAKE SYS — MALFUNCTIONED (LEFT) · airframe 5,380 hrs · 3,344 cycles
AMBER BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AFTER GEAR EXTENSION. LT BRAKE MENELCO RED. 329C, NR1 ELECTROSERVO FAILURE, BRAKES WERE A LITTLE LESS RESPONSIVE ON LT SIDE.
Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED (RIGHT) · airframe 478 hrs · 288 cycles
IN FLIGHT AT FL370- NOTICABLE VIBRATION (INTERMITTENTLY), NO WARNING LIGHTS OR INDICATIONS. RIGHT ENGINE ROLLED BACK, NO ABNORMAL INDICATION, IGNITION LIGHT MOMENTARY ILLUMINATION ONLY RIGHT THROTTLE NOT RESPONSIVE DISCENDING THRU APPROX 29000 FT. ITT EXCEEDED 900 DEG, SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE. UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF ENGINE VIBRATION, REMOVE AND REPLACE THE RT ENGINE.