N280QS

EMBRAER S A EMB-545 · 2025 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 11 seats · Valid Registration

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, 2007-09-14 – 2019-07-09.

FLT CONT AFFECTED; WARNING INDICATION · 2019-07-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3417

Part: ADC — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2) · airframe 14,020 hrs · 8,790 cycles

UNWANTED SLAT DEPLOYMENT OCCURRED DURING CLIMB AT APPROXIMATELY FL290 AND 265 KNOTS. PITCH FEEL ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND AUTO PILOT DISENGAGED. COMPLETED UNWANTED SLAT EXTENSION CHECKLIST, REDUCED AIRSPEED TO ABOUT 230 KNOTS AND COMPLETED CONTROL CHECK TO ENSURE FULL AUTHORITY OF FLIGHT CONTROLS. SLATS RETRACTED ON THEIR OWN W/I 30 SECONDS AND AFTER SPEED WAS REDUCED. "CORRECTIVE ACTION" REPLACED #2 ADC IAW AMM 34-14-01 OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECK IAW AMM 34-11-00 OPERATIONAL TEST SATISFACTORY.

Source: SDR DXTA2019071002600
FALSE WARNING · 2010-03-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3260

Part: CIRCUIT BOARD — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 7,034 hrs · 4,415 cycles

ON GEAR EXTENTION AT 3000 AGL, FLAPS 10 GEAR DOOR LIGHTS AND GEAR LIGHTS NORMAL CYCLE INDICATIONS, HOWEVER GEAR HANDLE LIGHT FLASHING RED WITH ORAL GEAR WARNING. THIS CONDITION CONTINUED WITH FLAPS 20 AND FLAPS 40 AND AIRSPEEDS BTWN 155 - 170 KTS. CYCLED GEAR UP WITH NORMAL RETACTION INDICATIONS. ON SECOND GEAR EXTENTION, NORMAL GEAR DOOR AND GEAR LIGHT INDICATIONS WITH GEAR HANDLE LIGHT FLASHING RED AND ORAL GEAR. JACKED ACFT CYCLED GEAR 3 TIMES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE SYMPTOMS. RESEARCHED FLEET HISTORY. CHANGED LANDING GEAR MONITORING PC CARD 20GW. COMPLETED 3 MORE FAULT FREE CYCLES WORK PERFORMED REF MM PROCEDURES 32-315.

Source: SDR DXTA2010032604054
WARNING INDICATION · 2009-05-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3260

Part: PROXIMITY SENSOR — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 6,570 hrs · 4,136 cycles

DURING GEAR RETRACTION 3 RED MOVING LIGHTS REMAINED ON WITH GEAR HANDLE FLASHING. GEAR EXTENSION NORMAL; 3 GREEN DOWN LIGHTS, RED LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR PROX SENSORS. WORK COMPLIED WITH IAW MM REF. 32-311. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR DXTA2009051803657
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2008-07-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — ODOR (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)

DURING TEST OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS SYSTEM, FROM "ARM" TO "ON" THERE WAS AN INTENSE FOREIGN ODOR, SUSPECT SULFUR ODOR. STARTED IN COCKPIT AND WAS DETECTED THROUGHOUT CABIN. DURING TEST OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS SYSTEM, FROM "ARM" TO "ON" THERE WAS AN INTENSE FOREIGN ODOR, SUSPECT SULFER ODOR. STARTED IN COCKPIT AND WAS DETECTED THROUGHOUT CABIN. REMOVED CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACKS. INSTALLED A NEW BATTERY OPS CHECK GOOD. IAW MM REF FAS 08-1696

Source: SDR DXTA200803166
FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2008-05-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2720

Part: YAW DAMPER — INOPERATIVE · airframe 5,864 hrs · 3,686 cycles

DURING LEVEL FLIGHT, ACCELERATING THROUGH 250KT AT 10,000 FT, THE AC EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN YAW TO THE RT WITH THE TRIM INDICATOR AT ZERO. INSTALLED A NEW YAW DAMPER SVL-86A OPS CHECKED GOOD. ALL WORK DONE IAW F-2000 MM 22-105 22-104

Source: SDR DXTA200803068
ENGINE STOPPAGE · 2008-04-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7320

Part: LINE — DISCONNECTED (NR 2) · airframe 5,823 hrs · 3,665 cycles

UNCOMMANDED SHUTDOWN OF NR 2 ENGINE BY FADEC AFTER STARTUP. TROUBLESHOT TO A DISCONNECTED PS AIR LINE AT THE H2B FADEC. CONNECTED LINE PERFORMED NUMEROUS ENGINE STARTS AND RUNS NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. ENGINE OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. ALL WORK IAW MM 71-002 AND 71-008.

Source: SDR DXTA200803023
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2007-09-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2120

Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (COCKPIT) · airframe 5,292 hrs · 3,361 cycles

BURNING RUBBER ODOR ENTERS COCKPIT DURING CLIMB 17000 TO 19000 FT AND LASTS FOR 30-40 SECONDS THEN DISAPPEARS. NO SMOKE VISIBLE, SEEMS TO ORIGINATE FROM LT SIDE OF COCKPIT IN THE AUDIO PANEL AREA. 09-28-07 VISUALLY INSPECTED DV WINDOW ELECTRICAL CONTACTS, COCKPIT TEMP SENSOR, LT SIDE CONSOLE FOR WATER INTRUSION. NO DEFECTS NOTED. ALSO INSPECTED BEHIND LT & RT COCKPIT SIDE CONSOLES BEHIND PEDESTAL CONSOLE, BEHIND LT & RT INSTRUMENT PANELS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. POWERED ALL AVIONICS FOR 3 HOURS, NO EVIDENCE OF BURNING ODOR. MX PERF IAW FA-2000 MM CHP 31-00-00.

Source: SDR DXTA200702475