N218QS
Operators of this aircraft
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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.
15 reports on file, 2005-01-03 – 2016-10-03.
Part: SKIN — GOUGED (VERTICAL STAB) · airframe 13,442 hrs · 8,402 cycles
THE VERTICAL STABILIZER SKIN HAS A GOUGE ON THE LH & RH SIDE WHERE THE REAR FAIRING ASSY CONTACTS THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. ACCOMPLISHED MINOR REPAIR IAW AQRD ERO-861733 DATED OCT 03/2016.
Part: SWITCH PANEL — BURNED (CABIN) · airframe 12,984 hrs · 8,100 cycles
WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING, CONFERENCE TABLE READING LIGHT, FOUND SWITCH & SWITCH PANEL BURNT. REMOVED READING LIGHT SWITCH CAPSULE & FOUND CAPSULE & PANEL SIDE BURNT. REMOVED SWITCH PANEL, PN SPS-F90-5093, SN 040100670 & INSTALLED A REPAIRED SWITCH PANEL, PN SPS-F90-5093, SN 060000466. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD IAW SMM 23-20-00. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.
Earlier reports · 2005–2013 · 13 reports
2013
Part: UNKNOWN — MULTIPLE FAIL (ELECTRICAL) · airframe 11,329 hrs · 7,102 cycles
LIGHTING STRIKE WHILE IN FLIGHT. LOUD BANG, SMELLED ELECTRICAL FUMES. LOST LT BUSS, ESS BUSS, AND BATTERY. LOST PILOT'S PFD, RTU, IRS, PILOT'S MFD STAYED ON BUT NON FUNCTIONAL. ANTI-COL FIN CIRCUIT TRIPPED, STAND BY PUMP CIRCUIT TRIPPED, STAND BY PITOT CIRCUIT TRIPPED. NO FLIGHT DIRECTOR AND NO AUTO PILOT ON EITHER SIDE WOULD WORK. LT B, ESS B, AND BATTERY CIRCUIT'S TRIPPED ON LT MAIN ELECTRICAL BOX. COMPLIED WITH INSPECTION OF AIRFRAME AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN HIT BY LIGHTNING IAW MM 05-50-00-200-803-JIC. COMPLIED WITH INSPECTION OF ENGINES AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN HIT BY LIGHTNING IAW LMM 72-00-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED.
2011
Part: APU — ODOR · airframe 9,717 hrs · 6,022 cycles
STRONG BURNED OIL ODOR IN COCKPIT AND SOMETIMES THE CABIN WHEN ON THE GROUND APU RUNNING. INSTALLED REPAIRED APU IAW MM 49-000. TESTED AND CHECKED GOOD.
2010
Part: CONTROL UNIT — FAULTY (BRAKE) · airframe 8,992 hrs · 5,568 cycles
DURING ENROUTE CLIMB, PASSING FL300, AMBER BRAKE ILLUMINATED ON MWP WITH ASSOCIATED AMBER MASTER WARNING LIGHT. ALSO MX PANEL RED MINELCO ON RT BRAKE. DURING GEAR EXTENTION, AMBER BRAKE LGT EXTINGUISHED, THEN ILLUMINATED WITHIN 3 TO 5 SECONDS AFTER ANTI-SKID SELF TEST AND REMAINED "ON". FOUND NR 2 BSCU FAULTY. REPOSITIONED TO NR 1 SIDE AND FAULT FOLLOWED. R & R NR 2 BSCU WITH A REPAIRED UNIT. WORK DONE IAW AMM 45-001. PERFORMED BSCU OPS CHECKS FOR BOTH COMPUTERS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. WORK DONE IAW AMM 32-446 REPOSITIONED TO ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (BRAKES) · airframe 8,992 hrs · 5,568 cycles
DURING ENROUTE CLIMB PASSING FL300 AMBER BRAKE ILLUMINATED ON MWP WITH ASSOCIATED AMBER MASTER WARNING LIGHT. ALSO, MX PANEL RED MINELCO ON RT BRAKE. DURING GEAR EXTENSION, AMBER BRAKE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, THEN ILLUMINATED WITHIN 3 TO 5 SECONDS AFTER ANTI-SKID SELF TEST AND REMAINED "ON".
2008
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CONTROL PANEL)
AHS 2 CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. RESET AND CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED WITHIN 1 SECOND. THE CREW NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR COMING FROM THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL AND FROM AIR VENTS IN GALLEY AREA. (S)
Part: FAN — SEIZED (NR 2 IRU) · airframe 7,500 hrs · 4,645 cycles
AHS 2 C/B POPPED WHILE PREPARING FOR NEXT FLIGHT, A RESET WAS ATTEMPTED AND CB POPPED WITHIN 1 SECOND THE CREW NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR COMING FROM THE CB PANEL AND FROM AIR VENTS IN GALLEY AREA THE ACFT WAS SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY AND THE ODOR DISSIPATED. H2 C/B POPPED WHILE PREPARING FOR NEXT FLIGHT A RESET WAS ATTEMPTED AND CB POPPED WITHIN 1 SECOND THE CREW NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR COMING FROM THE CB PANEL AND FROM AIR VENTS IN GALLEY AREA THE ACFT WAS SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY AND THE ODOR DISSIPATED. GAIN ACCESS, TROUBLESHOT, VERIFIED SQUAWK, ACCESS NR2 IRU COMPARTMENT REMOVED NR2 IRU FOUND FAN TO BE FROZEN ELECTRICALLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR2 IRU FAN WITH NEW REPLACEMENT UNIT, IAW MM 34-908. RE-INSTALLED ORIGINAL IRU AND PERFORMED OP CHECK OF NR2 IRU SYS IAW MM 34-909, SYS CHECKS GOOD. RE-INSTALLED ALL FLOOR PANELS AND MATS. 8/12/08.
Part: UPLOCK HOOK — FAILED (MLG)
UPON GEAR RETRACTION WE HAD A LEFT GEAR RED LIGHT AND LANDED. AFTER LANDING, LEFT GEAR DOOR LOOKED NORMAL BUT WITHIN 1 MINUTE OF SHUTDOWN LEFT GEAR DOOR SWUNG OPEN. INSTALLED REPAIRED UPLOCK ASSY
2007
Part: ADC — MALFUNCTIONED (FWD E/E BAY) · airframe 6,038 hrs · 3,752 cycles
IN FLIGHT (AUTO SLATS) LIGHT ILLUMINATED ACCOMANIED BY LOSS OF NR 2 AIRSPEED INDICATOR. MANUALLY PULLED (ADC 2) CIRCUT BREAKER IAW CHECKLIST. DUPLICATED, FOUND NR 2 ADC TO BE DEFECTIVE. REMOVED NR 2 ADC INSTALLED CUSTOMER SUPPLIED OVERHAULED ADC IN NR 2 ADC POSITION. C/W FUNCT. TEST & RECONNECT CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW FALCON 2000MM 34-101. ALSO C/W FLAPS/SLATS NORMAL AND AUTO MODE FUNCT. TEST. NO DEFECTS NOTED. ALL PERFORMED IAW FALCON 2000 MM. 27-803. C/W PITOT/STATIC SYS LEAK CHECK PERFORMED IAW FAR 91.411 ON 2/15/07 AND TRANSPONDER.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (MASTER WARNING) · airframe 6,014 hrs · 3,737 cycles
ON TAKEOFF, MASTER WARNING T/O CONFIG CAME ON ALL CONFIG ITEMS CHECKED AND RESET T/O CONFIG LIGHT STILL COMES ON. ABORTED TAKEOFF. WITH BSCU NR 1 RESET, T/O WARNING SYSTEM OPS CHECK GOOD. BSCU BELIEVED TO BE THE CAUSE OF "T/O CONFIG" ANN. TAKE-OFF WARNING SYSTEM OFF WARNING SYSTEM OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME IAW F-2000 31-300 & 31-300.
2006
Part: SWITCH — DIRTY (FLAP SLATS) · airframe 5,584 hrs · 3,462 cycles
T/O CONFIG ILLUMINATES WHEN T/O POWER APPLIED. COMPLETED CHECKLIST, ALL ITEMS WERE IN PROPER CONFIGURATION. TESTED SEVERAL MORE TIMES STATIC (ON TAXI WAY) MALFUNCTION CONTINUED AFTER TRIMS RESET, PARKING BRAKE CYCLED, AIR BRAKE RECYCLED. GAINED ACCESS TO FLAP/SLAT SWITCHES. CLEANED & INSPECTED. CONDUCTED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF TAKEOFF SAFETIES: INDICATION LOGIC / ALARM TEST. NO DEFECTS NOTED, FUNCTIONAL TEST GOOD AT THIS TIME IAW F2000 M/M 31-301 & 31-300. RESTORED ACCESS ITEMS.
2005
Part: PITOT HEAD — OBSTRUCTED (PITOT STATIC SYS) · airframe 4,847 hrs · 1,987 cycles
ON TAKEOFF ROLL AFTER 50 KTS & BEFORE 80 KTS PILOTS AIRSPEED FAILED CO-PILOTS PFD INDICATED YELLOW IAS MISCOMPAIR FLAG, NR 2 EIED DISPLAYED FLA ADC MN RANGE SOFT FAULT, FIB ADC MN RANGE SOFT FAULT, FZA ADC MN RANGE SOFT FAULT F2B MN RANGE SOFT FAULT. ABORTED TAKEOFF. INSPECTED & FOUND PILOTS PITOT LINE TO BE CLOGGED WITH DIRT. DISCONNECT PITOT STATIC LINES FROM NR 1 ADC & BACK BLEW LINE TO CLEAN DEBRIS. RECONNECTED LINES. COMPLETED PITOT STATIC LEAK CHECK OF NR 1 PITOT STATIC SYSTEM PER F2000 MM 34-100 & FAR 91.411 ON 10/20/05. LEAK CHECK GOOD.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (BRAKES) · airframe 4,614 hrs · 2,834 cycles
BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT, DOWNLOADED FAULT CODE 335. RESEARCHED COOL CODE: CHECK RT WHEELS. WHEELS CHECK GOOD. NO DEFECTS DETECTED. WORK PERFORMED IAW CHAPTERS 45-308 AW 32-404 OF THE FALCON 2000 M/M.
Part: DUCT — SPLIT (AIR DISTRIBUTION) · airframe 4,041 hrs · 2,513 cycles
SMOKE SMELL & HAZE IN AFT CABIN AFTER T/O. SHUTOFF LT CABIN PAX SMOKE CLEARED. INSPECTED LT & RT TEMP SENSORS, A/C DUCTING AND AREA IN BAGGAGE UNIT, NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED FWD SERVICE COMPT, FOUND BLOWN INSULATION. FOUND DUCT SPLIT APART & MISSING INSULATION FROM INSIDE. REMOVED ALL PANELS, DUCT, VACUUMED BOTH AIR DUCTS. REINSTALLED CABIN SIDEWALLS. ALL SWITCHES AND LIGHT OPS CHECK GOOD. VERIFIED ALL DUCTING CLEANED, AND SECURED. REINSTALLED BAGGAGE COMPT FLOORING, SIDEWALLS AND CEILING PANELS. REINSTALLED ALL VANITY PANELS THAT WERE REMOVED. ALL LIGHTS AND ACCESSORIES OPS CHECK GOOD IN LAV AND BAGGAGE COMPT. SERVICEABLE DUCT WAS INSTALLED. OPS CHECK GOOD ON A/C SYSTEM.