N227QS
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Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
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10 reports on file, 2006-10-14 – 2017-04-12.
Part: PROXIMITY SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG) · airframe 13,856 hrs · 8,585 cycles
GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT COME UP AFTER TAKE OFF, AND THE AUTO SLATS LIGHT CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. AT FLAP RETRACT ALTITUDE, FLAPS WERE RETRACTED AND THE AUTO SLATS MASTER WARNING LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. IN THE CHOCKS, HAD A BSCU1 CODE 310 NOSE GEAR GROUND/FLIGHT CONTACT FAILURE. ALSO HAD 2 RED MINELCOS. LT STEERING AND LT BRAKE. FOUND THE LT NOSE GEAR PROXIMITY SWITCH FAILED. REMOVED THE LT NOSE GEAR PROXIMITY SWITCH. INSTALLED A NEW PROXIMITY SWITCH IAW MM 32-61-49-900-801. PERFORMED OPS CHECK IAW MM 32-61-49-900-801. OPS TESTED SATISFACTORY.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (COCKPIT) · airframe 11,759 hrs · 7,289 cycles
AN ACRID ODOR COMING FROM GLARE SHIELD VENTS ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL. RAN APU & USED APU BLEED AIR, RAN FOR SEVERAL MINUTES & NO ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE COCKPIT. RAN ENG 1 & 2 APPLIED BLEED AIR FROM BOTH ENGS FOR AN HOUR & NO ODOR WAS NOTED. ISOLATED ENG 1 BLEED AIR & LT FOR 1/2 HOUR, NO ODOR WAS NOTICED. ISOLATED BLEED AIR FOR ENG 2 FOR 1/2 HOUR, NO ODOR WAS NOTICED. NOTIFIED MX CONTROL COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ODOR . ADVISED US TO BLOW COMPRESSOR AIR INTO ACM DRAIN LINE. LOCATED ACM DRAIN LINE & BLEW COMPRESSED AIR IN LINE. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF ACM FOR LEAKS OR LOOSE FITTINGS, NO DEFECTS FOUND. RAN APU BLEED AIR, NO ODOR NOTED. RAN ENG 1 & 2 WITH BLEED AIR, NO ODOR FOUND. RAN ONLY ENG 1 BLEED AIR, NO ODOR FOUND. RAN ENG 2 ONLY BLEED AIR, NO ODOR FOUND. NO ODOR CAN BE DETECTED. OPSS CHECKED GOOD. ALL WORK WAS DONE IAW MM 21-60-00.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — INTERMITTENT (CARGO BAY) · airframe 11,419 hrs · 7,045 cycles
CLIMBING THROUGH FL330, CARGO BAY FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CANCELED THE HORN & LIGHT, ONLY TO HAVE IT COME BACK ON SEVERAL TIMES. INITIATED A MODIFIED EMERGENCY DESCENT & LIGHT EXTINGUISHED & DID NOT COME ON AGAIN ONCE BELOW FL200. INSPECTED WIRE HARNESS AND CONNECTOR PINS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED INTEGRITY CHECK OF CARGO BAY FIRE DETECTION WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. VERIFIED INTEGRITY FROM PT TEST SWITCH TO CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. COMPLETE LOOP INTEGRITY CHECKED GOOD. REMOVED FAULTY INTERMITTENT SMOKE DETECTOR AND INSTALLED A REPAIRED UNIT IAW AMM 26-00-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: HMU — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 9,709 hrs · 5,980 cycles
CRUISING AT FL390 "FADEC 2" LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MWP FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY A ROLL BACK TO FLIGHT IDLE OF NR 2 ENGINE. CREW COMPLETED CHECKLIST ITEMS. EIED 2 DISPLAYED A "F2A WF SOFT FAULT". ENGINE 2 REMAINED AT FLIGHT IDLE FOR ABOUT 20 MINS. DURING DESCENT AT ABOUT 14000' ENGINE RESUMED APPARENT NORMAL THRUST AND OPERATION. AFTER LANDING EIED 2 DISPLAYED MSG LISTED ABOVE AND "F2A OTHER FADEC NOT CAPABLE" AND "F2A FADEC BIT FAULT" AND "F2B WF POSITION FAULT". R & R NR 2 ENGINE HMU WITH AN O/H UNIT IAW LMM 73-20-01. COMPLIED WITH OPS & LEAK CHECKED IAW LMM 72-00-00.
Part: RETAINING CLIP — MISSING (SEAT BELT) · airframe 9,604 hrs · 5,927 cycles
PASSENGER SEAT BELT ) FOUND WITH RETAINING CLIP MISSING. R & R SEAT BELT.
Part: CONNECTOR — DIRTY (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 9,169 hrs · 5,653 cycles
RED UNLOCK LIGHT DID NOT EXTINGUISH AFTER TAKEOFF. NORMAL HYD PRESSURES. PERFORMED CHECKLIST & GEAR EXTENDED NORMAL. PERFORMED MLG SWINGS. VERIFIED DISCREPANCY, MLG MOVED TO UPLOCK POSITION, BUT BOTH MLG DOORS DID NOT, NLG & DOORS MOVED TO UP POSITION BUT DID NOT LOCK, TURNED HYD CART OFF, NLG FELL BACK DOWN. VISUALLY INSPECTED MLG WIRE HARNESSES & PROXIMITY SENSORS, NO DEFECTS. INSPECTED NLG, MANUALLY SET NLG UPLOCK CLOSED & ON INCREASING PRESSURE FROM HYD CART, NLG UPLOCK RESET OPEN. DISCONNECTED NLG PROXIMITY SWITCH CONNECTORS & CHECKED FOR DEFECTS, NONE NOTED. RECONNECTED NLG CONNECTORS, GEAR SWINGS SUCCESSFULLY. DISCONNECTED & CLEANED MLG CONNECTORS. PERFORMED SWINGS SUCCESSFULLY. NORMAL OPS.
Part: COFFEEMAKER — SMOKE (GALLEY) · airframe 5,984 hrs · 3,698 cycles
BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE COFFEE POT. ISOLATED COFFEE POT AREA FROM WALL AND CONTINUED WITHOUT FURTHER INSTANCE. REMOVED AND REPLACED WIRE TERMINALS TO COFFEE POT- CHECK WIRES WITH METER WIRES CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME- INSTALLED SAME COFFEE POT- COFFEE POT OPERATES NORMAL AT THIS TIME IAW F2000 M/M'S 25-922, 20-500. THIS CLEARS MEL 25-7. SUSPECT IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF COFFEE POT RAIL PRIOR TO ARRIVAL.
Part: ADC — INOPERATIVE (NR 1) · airframe 5,516 hrs · 3,417 cycles
MACH TRIM LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON PFD. DUPLICATED DISCREPANCY. CLEARED FADEC FAULTS I.A.W. THE FALCON 2000 M.M. 45-000. NR 1 ADC REMOVED AND REPLACED DUE TO PILOT REPORT OF LOSS OF AIRSPEED. SYSTEM OPS CHECKS NORMAL I/A/W THE FALCON 2000 M.M. 34-103.
Part: AIR DATA MODULE — CONTAMINATED (E/E BAY) · airframe 5,225 hrs · 3,255 cycles
ON TAKEOFF ROLL, LOST AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE INFO ON THE PFD. IN ADDITION, THE AUTO SLAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE MASTER WARNING PANEL AND THE MSG LIGHT IN THE EIED. ABORTED TAKEOFF. REMOVED EXISTING NR 1 ADC. FOUND WATER DAMAGE. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED DV WINDOW DRAIN LINE DISCONNECTED. CONNECTED DV WINDOW DRAIN LINE PER 53-004. INSTALLED O/H ADC PER 34-103. C/W OPS CHECK PER 34-104 AND LEAK CHECK PER 34-100 C/W FUNCTIONAL PER 34-102 AND CERTIFIED PER FAR 91.411 PART 43 APPENDIX E.
Part: DUCT — BLEW OUT (AFT SERVICE BAY) · airframe 5,234 hrs · 3,253 cycles
UNABLE TO HEAT CABIN IN REMOTE OR AUTOMATIC MODES. MANUAL MODE WILL HEAT CABIN PROPERLY, HOWEVER SMOKE CAME OUT OF GASPERS FOR TWO MINUTES. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF CABIN AND COCKPIT TEMP CONTROL WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, PER FALCON 2000 M/M 21-60-00. INSPECTED DEBRIS THAT CAME OUT OF WEMAC AND FOUND IT TO BE INSULATION FROM DUCTING. INSPECTED DUCTING IN AFT COMPARTMENT AND FOUND VENTURI DUCT INSULATING WRAP TO BE PRESSURIZED WITH BLEED AIR. SUSPECT INSULATION FROM VENTURI DUCT DISCHARGES OUT EXHAUST VENT AND INGESTED IN THE INLET OF THE APU AND WENT INTO THE PACK AIR SYSTEM WHERE IT BURNED CAUSING SMOKE IN CABIN AND INSULATION MATERIAL TO DISCHARGE FROM WEMACS IN CABIN. REPLACED VENTURI DUCT IN AFT EQ