N268JX

EMBRAER EMB-135ER · 2001 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 37 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: DELUX PUBLIC CHARTER LLC, TX (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
DELUX PUBLIC CHARTER LLC (4DPA)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.

3 reports on file, 2022-05-21 – 2023-04-21.

WARNING INDICATION · 2023-04-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2400

Part: SWITCH PANEL — FAILED · airframe 16,452 hrs · 15,689 cycles

ISSUE-CREW REPORTED LOSS OF ALL GENERATORS, ISIS, ALL SCREENS EXCEPT PFD1, PFD1 HAD NUMEROUS CAUTION FLAGS, CREW RAN QRH WITH NO HELP DECIDED TO STOP CLIMB AT ABOUT FL280. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND BRIEFED FA AND PASSENGERS. CONTINUED ONTO PHX AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. NR 2 BATTERY WAS NEARLY DEAD, REPLACED BOTH MAIN BATTERIES BUT IT IS BELIEVED THIS WAS A RESULT OF POWER CONSUMPTION AFTER THE GENERATOR ISSUE AND NOT A CAUSE. FOUND A FUSE FOR THE ESS BUSS BAD AND REPLACED. TWO OTHER FUSES WERE FOUND WITH CORROSION AND REPLACED BUT WERE FUNCTIONAL AND NOT RELATED TO THE ORIGINAL ISSUE. BOTH #2 AND #4 GENERATORS WERE REPLACED AS WELL AS THEIR RESPECTIVE CONTROL UNITS. THE #2 GENERATOR WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME AS IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A BEARING FAIL MSG DISPLAYED DURING FOLLOW-ON OPS CHECKS. THE ELECTRICAL CONTROL PANEL WAS FOUND TO BE CAUSING AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL ABNORMAL EMERGENCY OPS TEST AND WAS REPLACED. MANY OTHER OPS CHECKS AND A SUCCESSFUL CHECK FLIGHT WERE ALSO PERFORMED. STILL AWT ROOT CAUSE FROM MFR. ORIG SUB DATE: 4-25-2023.

Source: SDR 4DPA2023042100002
OTHER · 2023-03-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2131

Part: CONTROLLER — FAILED · airframe 16,386 hrs · 15,621 cycles

ISSUE-CREW REPORTED LOSS CABIN ALTITUDE INDICATION IS IN THE CLIMB, STOPPED AT 10,000 THEN LOST ALL CABIN INDICATIONS WITH ORANGE DASHES AND CABIN RATE WAS 0.CORR ACTION- MX TROUBLESHOT TO BAD DIGITAL CONTROLLER SWAPPED THE CONTROLLER ALL OPS TESTS GOOD.

Source: SDR 4DPA202303260002
OTHER · 2022-05-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5210

Part: NONE — NONE · airframe 15,123 hrs · 14,288 cycles

CREW REPORTED HIGH PITCH NOISE FROM COCKPIT, SOUNDS LIKE AIR ESCAPING DURING CLIMB. CREW RTF TO PHX. MX DISCOVERED HARDWARE ON MED SILL IMPROPERLY INSTALLED, REMOVED AND CORRECTLY INSTALLED HARDWARE PRESSURIZATION CHECK GOOD NO LEAKS FOUND.

Source: SDR 4DPA2022052100001