N256FX
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.
7 reports on file, 2006-05-03 – 2012-05-16.
Part: OVERHEAT LOOP — OUT OF ADJUST (LT PYLON) · airframe 7,802 hrs · 5,428 cycles
CLIMBOUT AT FL270 BOTH BLEED AIR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, AIR DIVERSION. ADJUSTED BLEED LOOP SENSING ELEMENTS IN LT ENGINE PYLON DUCTING. CK GOOD.
Part: OVERHEAT LOOP — OUT OF POSITION (DETECTION SYS) · airframe 7,693 hrs · 5,346 cycles
LT AND RT RED BLEED WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AT FL410. DIVERTED. REPOSITIONED BLEED DETECT LOOPS IN MULTIPLE PLACES. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.
Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — FAILED (NLG) · airframe 6,875 hrs · 4,768 cycles
UPON GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE PLACED INTO DOWN POSITION THERE WAS NO GREEN "DOWN" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ONLY THE RED UNSAFE LIGHT FOR THE NOSE WHEEL. IFE DECLARED AND TOWER FLY-BY TO VERIFY NOSE GEAR EXTENSION. AIR DIVERSION, WITH UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND TAXI. MX TROUBLESHOT THE NLG SYS AND FOUND THE RESISTANCE HIGH ON THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCK SWITCH. SWITCH REPLACED WITH NEW PART. OPS CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED SATISFACTORY TAXI CHECK.
Part: FIRE LOOP — OUT OF POSITION (NR 2 NACELLE) · airframe 2,241 hrs · 1,566 cycles
RT SIDE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE INDICATION/MASTER CAUTION IN LEVEL FLIGHT. PERFORMED MEMORY ITEMS , FIRE DID GO OUT AFTER DEPRESSING FIRE EXTINGUISH BUTTON. ON DESCENT SPOILER MON LIGHT CAME ON AND NOSE WHEEL STEERING DID NOT ENGAGE ON SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. INITIAL INSP BY MX SHOWS NO SIGN OF FIRE. FOUND BURNED TIE WRAP SECURING FIRE ENG LOOP DETECTOR THAT WAS IN CONTACT WITH A HIGH PRESSURE BLEED LINE. REPOSITIONED LOOP AND REPLACED TIE WRAP. OPS CHECKS INCLUDED HIGH POWER ENGINE RUNS SHOWED NO DEFECTS. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE
Part: DISPLAY — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 6,358 hrs · 4,391 cycles
PILOT'S MULTI FUNCTION DISPLAY FAILED IN FLIGHT AND PRODUCED A BURNING ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. NO DIVERSION, FLIGHT COMPLETED NORMALLY. MX REPLACED THE MFD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: GASKET — FAILED (BLEED AIR) · airframe 3,506 hrs · 2,420 cycles
PILOT REPORTED THE BLEED AIR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. THEY PULLED POWER BACK AND BOTH LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THEY THEN FOLLOWED THE AFM CHECKLIST BY FIRST TURNING OFF THE RT, THEN THE LT BLEED SYSTEMS. BOTH LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH EITHER SYSTEM OFF. ASKED IF THE PILOT EVER HAD BOTH BLEED SYSTEMS OFF AT THE SAME TIME, AND PILOT CONFIRMED THEY WERE NEVER SELECTED OFF AT THE SAME TIME. PILOT STATED THEY THEN SET THE RT SYSTEM TO EMERGENCY AND TURNED THE LT SYSTEM OFF IAW THE AFM. AS THEY DESCENDED THROUGH THE MID 20'S, THE BLEED AIR LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED AND THEY PROCEEDED ON TO LANDING. MAINTENANCE REPORTED THAT THEY FOUND GASKET P/N: 5419052-1 (LR 60 IPC REF: 21-20-41 ITEM 34) WAS BLOWING DIR
Part: SWITCH — FAILED (RT MLG) · airframe 3,036 hrs · 2,116 cycles
LANDING GEAR DID NOT MOVE TO THE DOWN POSITION WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED IN THE GEAR DOWN POSITION. PILOT REPORTED WHEN SELECTED GEAR DOWN LAMPS WERE BLACK, PUSHED TO TEST, ALL LANDING GEAR LIGHTS LIT UP. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO SELECT THE HANDLE DOWN AND UP A COUPLE OF TIMES. ALSO RESET C/B A COUPLE OF TIMES. PILOT REPORTED GOOD HYDRAULICS. LANDING GEAR DID NOT MOVE, SO PILOT SELECTED ALTERNATE PROCEDURE AND BLEW THE GEAR DOWN, THREE IN THE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED. RT GEAR ACTUATOR SWITCH FOUND BAD DURING T/S. MECHANIC REPORTED NO POWER WAS GOING TO THE DOOR SOLENOID. AFTER REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE SWITCH THE LANDING GEAR IS OPERATING OK.