N290QS

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

Registered owner: CLEAR AIR AVIATION LLC, OK (owner ≠ operator)

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.

13 reports on file, 2004-12-26 – 2017-03-05.

WARNING INDICATION · 2017-03-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2400

Part: UNKNOWN — MULTIPLE FAIL · airframe 12,237 hrs · 7,506 cycles

LOW FUEL 1 AND LOW FUEL 2 ANNUNCIATION LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND THEN BACK OFF AT 90 KIAS, DURING TAKE-OFF ROLL. AT APPROXIMATELY 8000 FT. MSL DURING THE CLIMB, THE SAME LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND THEN WENT OFF AGAIN. NO OTHER SECONDARY INDICATIONS NOTED. UPON EXTERIOR POST FLIGHT, FOUND THE RT LDG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WITH THE RT LDG LIGHT SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION. CYCLED LANDING LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF, WITH NO AFFECT. LOCATED RT LDG LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER ON OVERHEAD PANEL AND OPENED IT, EXTINGUISHING REMOVED FAULTY PULSE LIGHT & INSTALLED A MODIFIED PULSE LIGHT BOX IAW AMM 33-40-49. OPS CHECKED GOOD. REMOVED FAULTY FUEL RELAY BOX & INSTALLED INSPECTED FUEL RELAY BOX IAW 28-41-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD. REMOVED FAULTY FUEL LOW LEVEL RELAY CONTROL BOX AND INSTALLED INSPECTED FUEL LOW LEVEL RELAY CONTROL BOX IAW AMM 28-41-00. PERFORMED OPS CHECK IAW AMM 28-41-00. PERFORMED OPS CHECK IAW AMM 28-41-00-720-801. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR DXTA2017030506378
Earlier reports · 2004–2011 · 12 reports

2011

WARNING INDICATION · 2011-06-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3230

Part: LANDING GEAR — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 7,470 hrs · 4,605 cycles

LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. 3 RED LIGHTS DISPLAYED ON GEAR PANEL. GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY.

Source: SDR DXTA2011063004639
FALSE WARNING · 2011-06-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3260

Part: INDICATION SYS — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 7,470 hrs · 4,604 cycles

AFTER WEIGHT CAME OFF OF WHEELS, STALL WARNING STARTED AND COULD NOT BE SILENCED. ALL 3 RED MOVING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. UPON GEAR EXTENSION, ALL 3 RED MOVING LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. AMBER GRND PROX WAS DISPLAYING IN THE ATTITUDE INDICATOR AS WE DESCENDED TO LAND. AFTER LANDING THE STALL WARNING STOPPED.

Source: SDR DXTA2011062704636
WARNING INDICATION · 2011-06-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3260

Part: CONTROL PANEL — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 7,469 hrs · 4,602 cycles

ALL THREE RED MOVING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. UPON GEAR EXTENSION, ALL THREE RED MOVING LIGHTS THEN EXTINGUISHED. REPLACED CONFIGURATION PANEL (30C2) WITH A REPAIRED PANEL IAW MM 34-003. LANDING GEAR EXTENSION LOCATIONED TESTED GOOD IAW MM 32-300. OPS CHECK REQUIRED IAW INSTALLING PROCEDURE GOOD IAW MM 27-505 27-605, 27-805 AND 33-101.

Source: SDR DXTA2011062204631

2009

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2009-12-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3340

Part: CONTROL UNIT — INOPERATIVE (EXTERIOR LIGHTS) · airframe 6,404 hrs · 3,946 cycles

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE LT EXT LIGHT AND RT EXT LIGHTS CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED AND THE ODOR OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE WAS NOTICED. T/S SYS. FOUND PULSE LIGHT CONTROL UNIT TO HAVE FAILED DUE TO EXPOSURE TO WATER. REMOVED AND REPLACED CONTROL UNIT WITH MODIFIED UNIT. OPS CHECK OF LANDING LIGHTS AND PULSE LIGHT SYS, GOOD AT THIS TIME. IAW MM TASK 33-300.

Source: SDR DXTA2009122103907
OTHER · 2009-10-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5753

Part: SKIN — PUNCTURED (RT WING TE FLAP) · airframe 6,312 hrs · 3,888 cycles

DURING AIRCRAFT EXTERIOR INSPECTION FOUND 3" BOLT LODGED IN RT IB FLAP. BOLT PENETRATED THROUGH UPPER AND LOWER SKIN OF FLAP. REMOVED RIGHT INBD FLAP FOR REPAIR. INSTALLED NEW SKIN PANEL IAW SRM 51-10-04, 51-30-05, 51-30-07, AND MM 20-321. APPLIED PAINT FINISH TO REPAIR AREA IAW MM 20-601 AND 20-611. REINSTALLED REPAIRED FLAP IAW MM 57-603. PERFORMED FUNCT TEST OF FLAP CONTROL AND INDICATING SYSTEM PER MM 27-503 WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.

Source: SDR DXTA2009100703807

2008

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2008-12-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2120

Part: UNKNOWN — SMOKE (COCKPIT) · airframe 5,849 hrs · 3,610 cycles

SMOKE IN COCKPIT ORIGINATING FROM CENTER CONSOLE/FMS NR 2 AREA.

Source: SDR DXTA2008122303431
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2008-12-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3400

Part: CDU — SHORTED · airframe 5,849 hrs · 3,610 cycles

SMOKE IN COCKPIT ORIGINATING FROM CENTER CONSOLE/FMS NR 2 AREA. INSPECTED CENTER CONSOLE FOR ACTUAL ORIGIN OF SMOKE. FOUND AT 3 FMS CDU AS THE SOURCE AS INDICATED BG THE PRESENCE OF A BURNED PLASTIC ODOR EMITTING FROM THE UNIT. INSPECTED ALL CONSOLE WIRING FOR SIGNS OF DAMAGE, INSPECTED AVIONICS COOLING SQS. FOR PROPER OPERATION AND VERIFIED PROPER VOLTAGES PRESENT AT THE FMS CDU. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. THE NR 2 FMS CDU WAS REPLACED ON A SQUAWK IN THE SAME W/O. ALL DAMAGE WAS CONFINED WITHIN THIS UNIT REF MM 05-102.

Source: SDR DXTA2008122203431
WARNING INDICATION · 2008-05-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5270

Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 5,460 hrs · 3,360 cycles

DOORS LIGHT ON MWP CAME ON AT 80 KTS DURING TAKEOFF. ADJUSTED SECONDARY CATCH ON BAGGAGE DOOR PERFORMED A DOOR WARNING CHECK, OPS CHECK GOOD REF FALCON 2000 MM 52-701

Source: SDR DXTA200803041
FALSE WARNING · 2008-03-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5270

Part: SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 5,251 hrs · 3,238 cycles

RED DOOR LIGHT CAME ON DURING T/O ROLL, APPROXIMATELY 100 YRDS AFTER BRAKE RELEASE AND FULL POWER. INSPECTED CONDITION AND ADJUSTMENT OF ALL DOOR SWITCHES AND PROX SENSORS, FOUND BAGGAGE BAY FWD SWITCH (43MV) OUT OF ADJUSTMENT AND STICKING. ADJUSTED AND CLEANED IAW MM CH 52-700, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. NO FURTHER DEFECTS FOUND.

Source: SDR DXTA20082910

2007

INADEQUATE Q C; SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2007-07-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2530

Part: OVEN — ODOR (GALLEY) · airframe 4,633 hrs · 2,858 cycles

WHITE ODORLESS SMOKE POURS OUT OF THE GALLEY CONVECTIVE OVEN WHEN OPERATING. CLEANED OUT INSIDE OF OVEN. OPERATED AT HIGHEST TEMPERATURE SETTING FOR 15 MINUTES. VERY MINIMAL SMOKE NOTED AFTER CLEANING. IAW F2000 M/M 20-314

Source: SDR DXTA200702351

2005

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2005-06-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2121

Part: FAN — ODOR (NR 4 PDU) · airframe 2,447 hrs · 1,495 cycles

MODERATE TO STRONG BURNING ODOR WAS NOTICED IN COCKPIT AFTER DEPARTURE, ODOR BECAME FAINT AND THEN STRONGER SEVERAL TIMES. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 PDU COOLING FAN ASSY. WITH A NEW FAN ASSEMBLY. OPS CHECK GOOD NO ODOR NOTED IN CABIN. WORK PERFORMED IAW FALCON 2000 MM 34-001.

Source: SDR DXTA200500800

2004

VIBRATION/BUFFET · 2004-12-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3220

Part: LEG ASSY — VIBRATION (NLG) · airframe 1,922 hrs · 1,190 cycles

NOSE GEAR SCISSORS NOT PINNED PRIOR TO TAKE OFF, NLG WOULD NOT RETRACT INTO WHEEL-WELL, SEVERE VIBRATION FROM NOSE WHEEL WAS NOTED ON TOUCHDOWN. REMOVED NOSE LANDING GEAR LEG ASSY PN- D23332000-4 SN- B147. INSTALLED AN OVERHAULED NOSE GEAR LEG ASSY PN D233320004, SN B2. WORK DONE PER THE FOLLOWING F2000 WORK PROCEDURES : 32-203, 32-213, 32-201, 32-214, 32-401, 32-200, 32-300, AND 32-501.

Source: SDR DXTA200400497