N245FX
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.
3 reports on file, 2004-03-31 – 2005-07-15.
Part: CHECK VALVE — LEAKING (HYD RESERVOIR) · airframe 4,891 hrs · 3,488 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF CREW NOTED VISIBLE FUMES AND A HYDRAULIC SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE FOUND HYDRAULIC FLUID IN A PNUEMATIC DUCT AND DEBRIS UNDER THE SEAT OF THE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR CHECK VALVE. CLEANED VALVE AND ALL ASSOCIATED DUCTS. OPS CHECK PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: WASHER — CRUSHED (SHUTTLE VALVE) · airframe 4,179 hrs · 3,010 cycles
"LOW HYD PRESS" WARNING MSG ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT JUST AFTER TAKEOFF (FROM DEN) FOR BOTH 1/2 SYSTEMS. CREW DIVERTED TO ICT FOR RUNWAY LENGTH AND MX AVAILABILITY. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND PROCEDURES FOLLOWED FOR EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION AND BRAKE ACTIVATION. ON ROLLOUT, NR 1 AND NR 2 MAIN TIRES BLEW OUT. SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND NR 3 MAIN DEFLATED. A CRUSH WASHER P/N: AN901-4A ON THE LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR INBOARD DOOR ACTUATOR SHUTTLE VALVE WAS DISCOVERED TO BE BLOWN OUT. PICTURES OF THE WASHER HAVE BEEN REQUESTED. NO SIGNS OF METAL CONTAMINATION ARE PRESENT IN THE HYDRAULIC FLUID. TWO PUMPS HAVE BEEN PLACED ON ORDER, ALONG WITH NEW FILTERS. NO EVIDENCE OF METAL CONTAMINATION IN THE FILTERS.
Part: CONTROL BOX — FAILED (ANTI SKID SYS) · airframe 3,630 hrs · 2,609 cycles
ON TAKE-OFF ROLL, ALL 4 ANTI-SKID LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. TAKE-OFF WAS ABORTED. AS AIRCRAFT SLOWED, LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED ONE BY ONE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED ANTI-SKID CONTROL BOX. OPS CHECK NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE