N249TX
Registered owner: CRITERION AVIATION LOGISITCS LLC, DE (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jet Linx Aviation, LLC (9JLA) | 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.
8 reports on file, 2021-07-03 – 2022-09-17.
Part: COMPUTER — FAILED (FLT CONTROLS) · airframe 4,368 hrs · 2,524 cycles
THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE AUTO PILOT FAILED, AFTER FAIL OF THE YAW DAMPENER NO2 AND THE FAILURE OF THE FD NO2 AND ALL RIGHT SIDE NAV DATA WENT BLANK. THE FLIGHT CREW RAN THE CHECKLIST AND ELECTED TO DIVERT THE FLIGHT AND LAND FOR MAINTENANCE CONSIDERATIONS. THE MAINTENANCE PROVIDER TROUBLESHOOT AND DETERMINED THE FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER 2A WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEFECTIVE COMPUTER WAS REMOVED AND A REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT. OPS CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: WINDSHIELD — FAULTY · airframe 4,368 hrs · 2,523 cycles
THE FLIGHT CREW DESCRIBED AFTER TURNING ON WINDSHIELD HEAT, EITHER HIGH OR LOW SETTING. AFTER 2 MINUTES THE CAUTION LIGHT AND LH WINDOW HEAT CAUTION MESSAGE WOULD ILLUMINATE. RECYCLING SWITCH DID NOT CORRECT ISSUE. THE MAINTENANCE TEAM TROUBLESHOT THE LEFT WINDSHIELD HEAT AND FOUND SENSOR WITH TERMINALS A&B DEFECTIVE. THE TECH SWAPPED WIRES TO THE SPARE SENSOR WITH TERMINALS C&D. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS, OPS CHECKS GOOD. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. THIS WINDSHIELD WAS INSTALLED AS NEW 14 MONTHS PRIOR.
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — FAULTY (APU) · airframe 4,314 hrs · 2,489 cycles
THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE APU FAILED DURING TAXI. THEY INDICATED THIS WAS THE FORTH TIME IT HAD FAILED. THE MAINTENANCE TEAM TROUBLESHOT AND DETERMINED THE APU LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. A NEW APU LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WAS INSTALLED. OPS CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: CONTROLLER — FAILED · airframe 3,978 hrs · 2,308 cycles
THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A RIGHT WINDSHIELD CAS MESSAGE IN FLIGHT. THE MAINTENANCE TEAM TROUBLESHOT AND DETERMINED THE DUEL CHANNEL TEMP CONTROLLER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE TEMP CONTROLLER WAS REMOVED AND A INSPECTED CONDITION CONTROLLER WAS INSTALLED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WEE SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: ACTUATOR — NOISY (FLAP SYSTEM) · airframe 3,932 hrs · 2,276 cycles
THE MAINTENANCE TEAM DISCOVERED DURING POSTFLIGHT CHECKS THE LEFT INBOARD FLAP OUTBOARD ACTUATOR WAS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE FLAPS WERE OPERATED. AFTER EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE INBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE DEFECTIVE ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED AND A NEW ACTUATOR WAS INSTALLED. RIGGING AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. A TEARDOWN REPORT WAS REQUESTED.
Part: OVERHEAT SENSOR — FAULTY (BLEED AIR SYS) · airframe 4,592 hrs · 3,346 cycles
THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT DURING FLIGHT RECEIVING AN AMBER "BLEED AIR OVERTEMP - L" ADVISORY. THE CREW ATTEMPTED ONE RESET OF SYSTEM, BUT THE MESSAGE RE-APPEARED. THE CREW TURNED THE LH BLEED AIR SYSTEM OFF PER CHECKLIST THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. THE MAINTENANCE TEAM GAINED ACCESS TO THE LH ENGINE PYLON AREA, TROUBLESHOT THE SYSTEM AND DETERMINED THE LH PRECOOLER TEMP CONTROL SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. A NEW SENSOR WAS INSTALLED AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: CHECK VALVE — FAULTY (14TH STAGE) · airframe 3,863 hrs · 2,237 cycles
THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THE 14TH STAGE VALVE CHECK FAIL. THE MAINTENANCE TEAM TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND THE 14TH STAGE ISOLATION VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEFECTIVE VALVE WAS REMOVED AND OVERHAULED VALVE WAS INSTALLED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — FALSE ACTIVATION (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 3,713 hrs · 2,148 cycles
THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL ATTEMPT A RED CAS ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED BELOW V1 DUE TO THIS THE CREW ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND RETURNED BACK TO PARKING FOR EVALUATIONS. THE FLIGHT CREW SUSPECTED AN OVERSPEED HAD OCCURRED ON THE NO1 ENGINE. THE MAINTENANCE TEAM DOWNLOADED THE ENGINE COMPUTER AND DETERMINED THAT THE EXCEEDANCE WAS STILL WITHIN THE NORMAL OPERATING RANGE OF THE ENGINE. PREFORMED MAX POWER RUNS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.