N226QS
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.
13 reports on file, 2004-09-27 – 2017-07-05.
Part: SLEEVE — DEGRADED (WHEEL SPEED) · airframe 13,294 hrs · 8,195 cycles
AIRCRAFT VEERS HARD LEFT WITH NORMAL BRAKING. BRAKES SEEM TO RELEASE SOME PRESSURE WHEN NO LESS PRESSURE APPLIED AT PEDALS. PRESSURE CHECKS OF ALL TIRES GOOD. VISUAL CHECK OF ALL TIRES, BRAKES, WHEEL WELLS AND AFT SERVICE COMPARTMENT ARE GOOD. FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF WHEEL SPEED TRANSDUCERS AND ANTI-SKID SYSTEM ARE GOOD. DUE TO POSSIBLE DEGRADING OF RUBBER, REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL 4 WHEEL SPEED TRANSDUCER SLEEVES. ALL ITEMS SECURE AND ALL ACCESS GAINED HAS BEEN CLOSED. ALL WORK DONE IAW DA-2000 AMM CH 32-41-00-720-802 AND 32-40-00-870-801.
Earlier reports · 2004–2016 · 12 reports
2016
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 12,686 hrs · 7,797 cycles
CORROSION FOUND AT FRAME "0" DURING AN INSPECTION BELOW THE NOSE CONE FAN BOX. IAW E-MAIL FROM MFG ENGINEERING AT FRAME 0, EVALUATION OF AREA AFTER BLENDING OF CORROSION ITEM A AND D WILL REQUIRE A REPAIR. USED REPAIR DWG F2MA2110010A5 EO1-1 FOR THIS REPAIR. FOR AREAS B AND C AT FRAME 0 THE THICKNESS REMAINING IS STRUCTURALLY ACCEPTABLE IAW DFJ LETTER F2000 53-20-2-220 DATED 8/23/16. RESTORED PAINT PROTECTION.
2015
Part: HMU — FAILED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 11,429 hrs · 6,989 cycles
ON FINAL APPROACH & SHORTLY AFTER SELECTING FLAPS TO 10 DEGREES THE GEN 1 ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. APPROX 10 SECONDS LATER THE NR 1 ENG ROLLED BACK TO IDLE & SHUTDOWN WITH ALL APPROPRIATE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATING AS WOULD BE OBSERVED ON A NORMAL ENG SHUTDOWN. N1 WAS AT SET AT APPROX 55 PERCENT. R & R NR 1 ENG HYDRO MECHANICAL METERING UNIT IAW LMM 73-20-02. HMU INSTALLED & RII INSTALLED. LEAK & OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.
2013
Part: ACTUATOR — INOPERATIVE (FUEL TRANFER) · airframe 10,291 hrs · 6,269 cycles
ATTEMPTED FUEL TRANSFER TO BALANCE. POSITIONED SWITCHES TO STOP TRANSFER. FUEL CONTINUED TO TRANSFER OUT OF LT TANK. RAN PROCEDURE B OF FUEL QUANTITY ASYMMETRY CHECKLIST. X-BP LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. FUEL CONTINUED TO DEPLETE FROM LEFT TANK. RAN PROCEDURE A OF CHECKLIST AND SHUT DOWN LT ENGINE. FUEL STOPPED TRANSFERRING OUT OF LT TANK AND STABILIZED AT 2000 LBS. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF CROSSFEED UNITS AND FOUND LEFT ACTUATOR TO BE INOPERATIVE AND X-BP SWITCH LIGHT ON OVERHEAD REMAINED ILLUMINATED. REMOVED AND INSTALLED REPAIRED UNIT. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD. IAW AMM 28-21-25-910-801.
2008
Part: TIRE — FAILED · airframe 7,431 hrs · 4,542 cycles
DURING APPROACH THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS PULLED TO THE 2 ND POSITION 3 TIMES ( NO BRAKE LITE INDICATIONS) THEN ON LANDING ALL 4 MAIN TIRES BLOWS. COMPLIED WITH REJECTED T/O OR EMERGENCY BRAKING CHECK IAW MM 32-407. REPLACED ALL 4 MAIN WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLIES IAW MM 32-400 AND ALL 4 BRAKE ASSEMBLIES IAW MM 32-428. OTHER WHEEL ASSY'S SAME PN C20384200 S/N'S AS FOLLOWS S/N 01467 HR 280.2 CYC 169.0, S/N 00845 HR 198.0 CYC 109.0, S/N 00944 HR 198.0 CYC 109.0. REMOVED AND REPLACED BRAKE ASSY ALL SAME P/N C20382100 S/N 00624 HRS 567.9 CYC 351.0, S/N 01467 HRS 280.2 CYC 169.0, S/N 00758 HRS 567.9 CYC 351.0, S/N 00677 HRS 2,382.4 CYC 1,461.0.
Part: TIRE — FAILED (MLG) · airframe 7,431 hrs · 4,542 cycles
DURING APPROACH THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS PULLED TO THE 2 ND POSITION 3 TIMES ( NO BRAKE LIGHT INDICATIONS) THEN ON LANDING ALL 4 MAIN TIRES BLEW.
Part: TIRE — FAILED (MLG) · airframe 7,431 hrs · 4,542 cycles
DURING APPROACH THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS PULLED TO THE 2 ND POSITION 3 TIMES ( NO BRAKE LITE INDICATIONS) THEN ON LANDING ALL 4 MAIN TIRES BLEW.
Part: PCB — INOPERATIVE (AUTOPILOT) · airframe 6,681 hrs · 4,078 cycles
INTERCEPTED ILS LOCALIZER WITH AUTOPILOT ENGAGED ABOUT 3 MILES BEFORE GLIDESLOPE INTERCEPT AUTOPILOT ABRUPTLY PITCHED DOWN 4 TO 5 DEGREES THEN UP A FEW DEGREES WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF BANK. REPLACED 2B10C CARD AND CHECKED IAW A/C SYS MANUAL, COMPLETED IAW MM 22-100, COMPLETED BRIEF AND DETAILED CHECK ON FLIGHT CONTROLS IAW MM 27-014 AND 27-016. ALL CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME.
2007
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (RIGHT) · airframe 6,537 hrs · 4,012 cycles
HAD AN UNCOMMANDED NR 2 ENGINE FAILURE AT FL430. WE OBSERVED A FADEC 2 MWP LIGHT AND THEN AN UNCOMMANDED SHUTDOWN OF THE ENGINE. REPLACED A FAILED RT ENGINE PER THE MM 54-010, 54-104, 54-106, 54-107, 71-000, 71-015 AND THE ENGINE LMM 72-00-00, 72-00-08, 72-70-06 AND 79-30-02. ENGINE SERVICED WITH TURBINE OIL. GROUND OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECK SATISFACTORY (POWER ASSURANCE RUN) SATISFACTORY.
2006
Part: ENGINE — FIRE (RIGHT) · airframe 5,417 hrs · 3,346 cycles
UPON STARTING THE RT ENGINE, HAD A HUNG START AND ABORTED PER THE CHECKLIST. AT THAT POINT, GROUND CALLED, STATED FLAMES SHOOTING OUT THE BACK OF THE PLANE. ON THE GROUND, THERE WAS A LARGE PUDDLE OF FUEL AND THE BOTTOM RT SIDE OF THE ELEVATOR WAS BLACKENED BY THE FLAME. PERFORMED FADEC DOWNLOAD. NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. INSPECTED AFT SECTION OF ENGINE FOR DEFECTS. NONE NOTED. INSPECT T/R AFTERBODY AND LOWER SIDE OF RT STAB FOR HEAT/BURN DAMAGE. NONE NOTED. PERFORMED TWO DRY MOTOR RUNS OF RIGHT ENGINE TO PURGE EXCESS FUEL. PERFORMED TWO IGNITION ON STARTS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED TWO NORMAL STARTS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. WORK DONE IAW CE738 CHAPTER 72-00-00 AND AFM.
Part: CIRCUIT CARD — MALFUNCTIONED (DOOR WARNING) · airframe 5,401 hrs · 3,334 cycles
AFTER STARTING BOTH ENGINES AND COMPLETING THE AFTER START CHECKLIST. THE DOORS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHORTLY AFTER THAT A STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR WAS DETECTED IN COCKPIT AND GALLEY. AIRCRAFT WAS SHUTDOWN. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION WARN LT/ESS/B CB WAS TRIPPED. INSPECTED WIRING AND COMPONENTS IN LT AND RT RELAY PANELS AT FRAME 4/5. NO FAULTS FOUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED DOORS WARNING PCB 411JE WITH SERVICABLE UNIT. RAN AIRCRAFT AND OPS TEST ALL APPLICABLE SYSTEMS - ALL SATISFACTORY.
Part: APU — INOPERATIVE · airframe 5,074 hrs · 3,094 cycles
ON GROUND AT HPN AFTER RIGHT ENGINE START SMOKE STARTED BLOWING OUT OF BOTH COCKPIT GASPERS. PAX AND CREW OVERHEAD ANNUNCIATORS ILLUMINATED AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN SMOKE DISAPPEARED AND APU BLOWS NORMAL AIR. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU P/N 3800548-2, S/N P-387 WITH REPAIRED APU P/N 3800548-2, S/N P200 IAW F-2000 M/M 49-000. PERFORMED CHECK OF AIR CONDITIONING DUCTS, INSPECTED WATER SEPARATOR, CHECKED COLD AIR LINES, CONDENSOR, ATOMIZER, NO DEFECTS NOTED. RAN SYSTEM NO DEFECT NOTED IAW F-2000 M/M 21-206 AND 21-205.
2004
Part: ODOR — DETECTED (COCKPIT) · airframe 3,262 hrs · 1,992 cycles
ELECTRICAL SMOKE SMELL IN COCKPIT WITH ELECTRICAL POWER ON, WHEN CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL PUSH TO LIGHT BUTTON WAS USED THE OVERHEAD CIRCUIT BREAKER ON ESSENTIAL BUSS POPPED, STRONGEST SMELL ON LT SIDE. ITEM IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.