N234QS
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| NetJets Aviation, Inc. (DXTA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
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.
9 reports on file, 2020-12-01 – 2026-08-07.
Part: SENSOR — FAULTED (FUEL LEVEL)
INFLIGHT AT CRUISE WE NOTICED THAT THE TAIL TANK FUEL WAS NOT TRANSFERRING. SHORTLY THERE AFTER WE RECEIVED TAIL XFER SOV OPEN FOLLOWED BY AUTO TAIL XFER CAS MESSAGES. WE FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURE FOR TAIL XFER SOV OPEN AND WERE ABLE TO MANUALLY TRANSFER THE TAIL TANK FUEL UNTIL IT WAS EMPTY. REMOVED FUEL LEVEL SENSOR P/N 722599, S/N 3253, AND REPLACED WITH NEW FUEL LEVEL SENSOR P/N 722599, S/N 4849. IAW AMM 28-41-19. LEAK AND OPS CHECKS GOOD WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: RELAY — FAULTED · airframe 7,314 hrs · 4,044 cycles
AC ESS BUS COMES ON AND OFF DURING FLIGHT. WITH EMER POWER SWITCH IN ARM THE EMER LIGHTS WILL ALSO THEREFORE COME ON WHEN THE AC ESS BUS COMES ON TOO AND IT GOES OFF AS THE AC ESS BUS GOES OFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED AC ESS BUS SENSE RELAY KIXD IAW CL-650 AMM 24-51-17, OPS CHECK / GOOD.
Part: BEARING — BINDING (ZONE 200) · airframe 7,030 hrs · 3,885 cycles
CAPTAIN CONTROL YOKE: CAPTAINS CONTROL YOKE HAS A VERY PRONOUNCED CLICKING SOUND JUST BEFORE YOU REACH FULL LEFT AND RIGHT DEFLECTION CORRECTIVE ACTION; REMOVED AND REPLACED THE WORN BEARINGS P/N MB540 DDNFC AND MB541 DDNFC, SHAFT P/N 600-90103-3 & QUADRANT ASSEMBLY P/N 600-90104-5 REF CL-650 MM. 27-11-04, DURING FULL RANGE OF MOTION LH YOKE HAS NO MORE CLICKING NOISE, NO BINDING AND OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: FUEL CAP — LEAKING (ZONE 500) · airframe 6,840 hrs · 3,778 cycles
AT 38000 FT. FUEL QUANTITY 12500 FUEL WAS STREAMING OUT OF THE LEFT GRAVITY FUEL CAP.2. RIGHT FUEL CAP: AT 38000 FT. FUEL QUANTITY 12500. FUEL WAS SEEN STREAMING OUT OF RIGHT FUEL CAP. AT 7000 FT FUEL STOPPED STREAMING. UPON LANDING THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAKING FROM THE WING GRAVITY FUEL CAP. REPLACED FUEL CAP IAW CL650 AMM 28-11-10
Part: COALESCER BAG — DAMAGED (ZONE 100)
ODORS IN COCKPIT / CABIN: BOTH CABIN AND COCKPIT HAVE A MUSTY SMELL DURING GROUND AND FLIGHT OPERATIONS. SMELL SEEMS TO BE WORSE ON GROUND DURING APU BLEED OPERATIONS. REMOVED LEFT AND RIGHT WATER SEPARATOR FOR DISSASEMBLY I / A/W CL650 AMM 21-51-13. REMOVED DIRTY COALESCER BAG. CLEANED WATER SEPARATOR AND INSTALLED NEW COALESCER BAG P/N 180849-28 AND REASSEMBUED 1/A/W CL650 AMM 21-51-13. INSTALLED BOTH WATER SEPARATORS I /A/W CL650 AMM 21-51-13-400-801. PERFORMED OPS CHECK USING APU BLEED AIR . OPS CHECK IS GOOD SMELL HAS GONE AWAY AFTER RUNNING APU FOR ABOUT 15-20
Part: BULB — BURNED OUT (ZONE 100) · airframe 5,424 hrs · 2,991 cycles
FORWARD-MOST EXTERNAL EMERGENCY LIGHT ON RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT IS INOPERATIVE. *** CORRECTIVE ACTION*** UNSECURED SCREWS HOLDING EMERGENCY LIGHT LENS. REMOVED SEALANT,LENS,AND BULB. INSTALLED NEW BULB AND PLACED LENS ONTO EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSMEBLY. SECURED SCREWS AND SEALED LENS. ALL WORK DONE !AW CLGSOS AMM REF:33-41-04. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
Part: NONE — NONE · airframe 4,801 hrs · 2,668 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF CABIN WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. IN ADDITION WE SMELLED SOMETHING SIMILAR TO HOT BLEED AIR OR EXHAUST IN THE CABIN AT HIGH POWER SETTING. THE SMELL SUBSIDED AT LOWER POWER SETTING.
Part: COALESCER BAG — ODOR (CABIN AIR) · airframe 4,261 hrs · 2,389 cycles
COCKPIT ODOR: STRONG SMELL OF FUMES RESEMBLING THE "DIRTY SOCK" CLICHE UPON APU STARTUP AND SUBSEQUENT TURNING ON OF THE PACKS. REMOVED AND REPLACED LH COALESCER SOCK AND COOLING TURBINE IAW CL 650 AMM 21-51-16. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. "DIRTY SOCK" SMELL WAS PRESENT ON START UP BUT SHORTLY DIFFUSED. NO DIRTY SOCK SMELL PRESENT AT THIS TIME.
Part: DOOR — MALFUNCTIONED (MAIN CABIN) · airframe 3,376 hrs · 1,890 cycles
CABIN DOOR WILL ONLY RAISE 6 INCHES AND STOP. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF MAIN CABIN DOOR WITH REF TO CL-650 AMM 52-11-00. OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME, NO DEFECTS NOTED.