N232QS
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.
6 reports on file, 2007-12-17 – 2016-01-15.
Part: APU — SMOKE · airframe 7,033 hrs · 4,069 cycles
WHEN STARTING APU AFTER LANDING, LINE SERVICE OBSERVED WHITE SMOKE, A FLAME COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST & FUEL LEAKING FROM APU. THE CABIN ALSO HAD AN EXTREMELY STRONG ODOR OF JET FUEL. R & R APU FUEL FLOW DIVIDERIAW MM 49-30-58. LEAK & OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. R & R FUEL SHUT OFF SOLENOID IAW MM 49-30-54. OPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD.
Part: VALVE — FAILED (LEFT) · airframe 6,939 hrs · 4,017 cycles
IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT FL400 THE LT ENG BEGAN VIBRATING BADLY. POWER WAS REDUCED, BUT THE VIBRATION CONTINUED & THE ITT BECAME VERY HOT. THE ENG WAS THEN SHUTDOWN MANUALLY. R & R PRESS REGULATING & SHUTOFF VALVE IAW G450 CMP 361106 & G450 CMP 361215. OPERATIONS CHECK & LEAK CHECK OF VALVE GOOD.
Part: HANDLE — INOPERATIVE (MLG) · airframe 5,112 hrs · 2,910 cycles
GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE TO RETRACT GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF.
Part: PROXIMITY SENSOR — INTERMITTENT (MLG) · airframe 2,171 hrs · 1,240 cycles
RT MLG FAILED TO RETRACT. FAULT CODE 415, BRAKE 2, COMPUTER STRUT PROXIMITY SWITCH FAILURE SHOWING. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOT SYS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. REPLACED PROXIMITY SWITCH 45GA WITH CUSTOMER SUPPLIED PART IAW MM 32-600. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (BRAKES) · airframe 440 hrs · 259 cycles
MLG HANDLE BEGAN FLASHING 2-3 MIN AFTER MLG SHOWED DOWN & LOCKED & CONTINUED FLASHING FOR APPROX 3-5 MIN. FOUND SQUAT DISAGREEMENT INDICATOR TRIPED ON FAULT DISPLAY UNIT. ACCESSED CONNECTORS PL008 & PR008 IN LT & RT WW & OHMED BOTH CONNECTORS & RESET INDICATOR. FOUND LT & RT BRAKES TO BE AT 800 PSI PRESSURE WITH FULL DEPRESSION OF PEDALS PER MM 32-42-00, NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED AUX SUPPLY LINE FROM SHUTTLE VALVE ON LT & RT BRAKES & NOTED A SMALL AMOUNT OF HYD FLUID. WITH LINES STILL REMOVED, APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE & VERIFIED NO LEAKAGE PAST VALVE. REINSTALLED AUX HYD LINES. INSTALLED APPROVED BRAKE BLEED FIXTURE & ACCOMPLISHED BRAKE BLEED PER MM 32-42-00 & ENGINEERING MEMO M344-07-17. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTE
Part: PROXIMITY SENSOR — INOPERATIVE (MLG) · airframe 439 hrs · 258 cycles
LT MAIN GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. TROUBLESHOT, FAULT CD 000315 PRESENT ON BSCU1 DURING GEAR SWING. REMOVED PROX SENSOR 40GAA P/N D23336000-1, S/N 02551 AND INSTALLED REPAIRED PROX SENSOR 40GAA P/N D23336000-1, S/N 02555 IN ACCORDANCE WITH F2000EX EASY MM 32-315. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.