N303QS
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| NETJETS AVIATION, INC. (DXTA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
ON DEPARTURE FROM DTW DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB WE EXPERIENCED GPS LOI AND GPS LOSS OF POSITION. SHORTLY THEREAFTER WE ENTERED IMC AND RECEIVED AHRS 1 AND 2 FAULT. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND WE RETURNED TO DTW FOR A NORMAL LANDING. WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR THE APPROACH ALL SYSTEMS RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION PERFORMED GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM OPS TEST. NO FAULTS FOUND. IAW AMM 34-56-00-710-801-A.
MAIN DOOR HAVING ISSUES TO OPEN & CLOSE. WILL NOT LATCH COMPLETLY. GREEN FLAG NOT SHOWING. CAS MESS DOOR OPEN. OPENED DOOR, NO DEFECTS. POWERED ACFT & CLOSED DOOR. DOOR CLOSED NORMAL, & DOOR INDICATED CLOSED ON STATUS PAGE. INSPD ALL GREEN DOOR LOCK INDICATORS, ALL INDICATORS VISIBLE IN WINDOWS. INNER & OUTER DOOR HANDLES OPS SMOOTHLY WITH NO EXCESS FRICTION. REMOVED AIRSTAIRS IAW MM 52-14-00. PERFORMED VISUAL INSP OF DOOR LOCKING & ACTUATING SYS, NO DEFECTS. IAW MM 52-11-00. NOTICED WATER POOLED IN DIFFERENT AREAS INSIDE DOOR. REMOVED WATER & DRIED, PERFORMED DOOR LOCKING & ACTUATING ADJUST TEST, ADJUST CHKD GOOD. IAW MM 52-10-00, CLEANED DOOR LATCH PINS & LUBED IAW MM 52-11-21. SUSPECT DOOR LOCKING & ACTUATING SYS HAD FROZEN DUE TO THE SUB ZERO TEMPS. INSTALLED DOOR AIR STAIRS IAW MM 52-14-00. FINAL OPS CHKD OF DOOR OPENING & CLOSING ARE NORMAL.
CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED WITH THE AIRCRAFT BATTERIES ON AND THE EMER LIGHT SWITCH IN THE ARMED POSITION. EMER LT NOT ARM CAS MESSAGE STAYS ILLUMINATED WITH SWITCH IN THE ARMED POSITION. DUE TO CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED WITH THE ACFT BATTERIES ON AND THE EMER LIGHT SWITCH IN THE ARMED POSITION. REMOVED FAULTY NR 1 EMERGENCY BATTERY AND INSTALLED CUTOMER SUPPLIED REPAIRED BATTERY REMOVED FAULTY NR 2 EMERGENCY BATTERY & INSTALLED CUSTOMER SUPPLIED REPAIRED EMERGENCY BATTERY. RETURNED ACFT BACK TO ORIGNAL CONFIGURATION. OPS CHECKED GOOD, NO DEFECTS. ALL WORK DONE IAW AMM 33-52-01
AFTER TAKEOFF ,LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACK. PERFORMED FIM-4885 - 32-61-00-810-815-A - LG SLOW TO EXTEND OR RETRACT. 32-31-00-720-801-A - EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEM - FUNCTIONAL CHK, GEAR SWUNG 20 TIMES WITH NO FAULTS, ACCOMPLISHED TASK 29-10-00-860-801-A. NO FAULTS NOTED. GEAR SWUNG AN ADDITIONAL 10 TIMES AFTER BLEED, WITH NO FAULTS. SERVICED NLG IAW AMM 12-14-03. REMOVED INOP SELECTOR VALVE IAW AMM 32-31-04. INSTALLED OVERHAULED SELECTOR VALVE IAW AMM 32-32-04. PERFORMED EXTENSION AND RETRACTION FUNCTIONAL CHK, OPS CHKD GOOD IAW 32-31-00, PERFORMED BLEEDING OF THE MAIN HYD SYS IAW 29-10-00. C.H. 21. OPS CHKD GOOD.
ON ARRIVAL INTO DFW WE HAD A WINDSHEAR WARNING. WE EXECUTED THE EXCAPE MANUVER AS CONFIGURED. AFTER THE EVENT WE WERE CLEANING UP THE AIRCRAFT AND HIT ANOTHER WINDSHEAR BEFORE THE FLAPS WERE BACK TO FULL UP POSITION. SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 1-0. OUR HIGHEST SPEED NOTICED WAS 186 KNOTS FOR JUST ABOUT 3 SECONDS AND WE HAD THE AURAL WARNING HIGHSPEED. RETURNED FOR LANDING WITH NO PROBLEMS. CORRECTIVE ACTION; COMPLIED WITH "05-50-07/600 (UNSCHEDULED: FLAP EXTENDED OVERSPEED - INSPECTION/CHECK)" IAW EMB AMM CH. 05-50÷07, NO DEFECTS FOUND,
AFTER GETTING CLEARANCE TO TAXI, WE BOTH CHECK OUR BRAKES AND SEEM TO OPERATE. ABOUT 20 SECONDS LATER WE RECEIVED THE BKF FAIL YELLOW CAS. WE LOST THE BRAKES AND WE UTILIZED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE ON TAXIWAY. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED BRAKE CONTROL MODULE P/N DAP00101-02 S/N 307QC DUE TO BRAKE FAIL YELLOW CAS AND INSTALLED REPAIRED BRAKE CONTROL MODULE IAW EMB505 AMM 32-41-07. OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME.
AIR DATA COMPUTER: GEA 1 FAIL CAS DURING FLIGHT. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF MANY INDICATIONS INCLUDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. POWERED AIRCRAFT AND IT POWERED NORMALLY WITH NONE OF THE CAS MESSAGES RELATED TO THE GEA1 FAIL MESSAGE, UPLOADED CMC DATA INTO AHEAD, RETURNED EMERGENCY GEAR HANDLE TO STOWED POSITTON IAW EMB·SOS AMM 32â¢â¢35â¢00, AFTER CREW USED THE HANDLE ON APPROACH DUE TO FAULTY GEAR INDICATION DUE TO GEA1 FAIL GEAR IS INDICATING THREE GREEN (02 27 SL), REMOVED AND REPLACED THE GEA 1 WITH A REPAIRED GEA1 (PN OFF/ON 011â¢00831â¢00, SN OFF 46709386, SN ON 467151081 IAW EMB-505 AMM 31·41â¢03, SOFTWARE LOADING AND OP CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY,
CABIN EMERG LIGHT: CABIN EMER LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED WITH BOTH ENGINES RUNNING AND EMER LT SWITCH IN ARM. EMER LT NOT ARM CAS WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED WITH THE SWITCH IN ARM, ALTHOUGH THAT EVENTUALLY CLEARED ITSELF. // SIGNOFF// GAINED ACCESS TO FWD EMER BATTEY. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMER BATTERY PN: 6450LS-00 SN: 000745 WITH K-BALLED SERVICEABLE BATTERY PN: 7450LS-00 SN: 005888 FROM AIRCRAFT N437QS SN:50500527(DONOR) TO AIRCRAFT N303QS SN:50500141 RECPIENT TASK BARCODE T2PL6D00A0YLA FOR TRACKING. OPS CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME. RESTORED ALL ACCESS. REF EMB 505 AMM 33-52-01
IN THE ARM POSITION, THE CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS REMAIN ON, THEY GO OFF IN THE OFF POSITION. REMOVED FAULTING AFT EMER BATTERY AND INSTALLED TESTED EMER BATTERY. SYSTEM IS OPS CHECKING GOOD WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. IAW AMM 33-52-01.
EMERGENCY LIGHTING: WHITE EMERGENCY LIGHT ON THE ISLE NEXT TO SEAT 6 IS BROKEN COMPLETELY OFF. CABLES ARE EXPOSED AND THE LIGHT IS DETACHED. // SIGNOFF// TECH REMOVED BROKEN AISLE EMER LIGHT P/N 5342-00 AND INSTALLED A NEW EMER LIGHT P/N 0434LS00-01. OPS TEST OF EMER LIGHTS FOUND SATISFACTORY. REFERENCE: PHENOM 300 AMM 33-52-11-000/400-801-A AND 33-52-00-710-801-A
BLEED 2 LEAK YELLOW CAS: AFTER TAKEOFF ON CLIMB OUT GOT A BLEED 2 LEAK CAS. FOLLOWED QRH AND CAS EXTINGUISHED. WHILE BURNING OFF FUEL FOR RETURN LANDING BLEED 2LEAK CAS CAME BACK. SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE PER QRH. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT FOR ABOUT 10 MINS. SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. COMPLIED WITH FIM TASK 36-21-00-00 810-804 WITH NO FAULTS NOTED. REMOVED PANEL #423 TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE PRSOV INSPECTED CLAMPS, WIRING, AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS. OPERATIONAL LEAK CHECKED FOUND LEAK AT CLAMP ON THE ENGINE SIDE. CHECK VALVE ALIGNMENT AND TORQUED CLAMP. OPERATIONAL LEAK CHECKED AGAIN WITH NO LEAKS NOTED. IAW AMM 36-11-01.
DURING PREFLIGHT CHECK, THE AIRCREW NOTED THE CABIN EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ON CABIN SIDEWALL NOT OPERATING. TROUBLESHOT TO ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR NOT CONNECTED. RE-CONNECTED AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS. THIS REPORT SUBMITTED TO COMPLY WITH PART 135 OPERATOR'S GENERAL MAINTENANCE MANUAL (GMM) REQUIREMENTS.
WHEN EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH IS IN ARM & ON POSITION, CABIN EMERGENCY OVERHEAD LIGHTS, AND EXIT SIGN LIGHT PULSATES. CONTACTED EMB FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE EMERGENCY BATTERY SYSTEM AND OPERATION. PERFORMED DISCHARGE AND RECHARGE PER THE AMM 33·52·01 AND FIM 33·50-00-810-80LA. BATTERY OPERATIONAL CHECK FAILED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE STILL FLASHING. GAINED ACCESS TO BOTH FWD AND AFT BATTERIES. REPLACED FWD AND AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES WITH CUSTOMER SUPPLIED REPAIRED AND MODIFIED BATTERIES. PERFORMED CHARGE AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD PER THE EMB AMM 33·52·01. THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM IS INDEPENDENT FROM THE MAIN LIGHTING SYSTEM. IN THE COCKPIT, ON THE LIGHTS CONTROL PANEL, THE EMER LT SWITCH ALLOWS THE PILOTS TO TUM THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM ON, OFF OR SET IT TO ARM. IN THE ARM MODE, THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE ACTIVATED AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LOSES ITS NORMAL ELECTRIC POWER. CLOSED AREAS AFFECTED BY MAINTENANCE.
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF EMBRAER SB 505-55-0004 REV 01 (DATED 06/24/2020), WE NOTED THE FOLLOWING MASS BALANCE WEIGHTS BELOW TOLERANCE AT LT ELEVATOR: ADJUSTABLE WEIGHTS PART NUMBER PE915109-L33 (3 EACH BELOW MINIMUM OF 84G); HORN MASS WEIGHT PART NUMBER PE915109-L42 (1 EACH BELOW MINIMUM OF 1095G). ALL WEIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH A NEW MASS WEIGHTS AND THE ELEVATOR BALANCING WAS PERFORMED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. THE ELEVATOR WAS RE-IDENTIFIED TO PART NUMBER 505-11094-615, AS PER SB INSTRUCTIONS. WE ALSO NOTED THE FOLLOWING RT ELEVATOR MASS BALANCE WEIGHTS BELOW TOLERANCE: ADJUSTABLE WEIGHTS PART NUMBER PE915109-L33 (2 EACH BELOW MINIMUM OF 84G); HORN MASS WEIGHT PART NUMBER PE915109-L42 (1 EACH BELOW MINIMUM OF 1095G). ALL WEIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH A NEW MASS WEIGHTS AND THE ELEVATOR BALANCING WAS PERFORMED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. THE ELEVATOR WAS RE-IDENTIFIED TO PART NUMBER 505-11094-616, AS PER SERVICE BULLETIN INSTRUCTIONS. THIS REPORT COMPLIES WITH FAA 14 CFR PART 135 OPERATORâS GMM REQUIREMENTS.
BURNING RUBBER ODOR ON APPROACH AND DURING TAXI. SUSPECT ENVIRO SYSTEM. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED ECS AND BLEED AIR SYS AND COULD NOT NOTICE UNUSUAL ODORS. CHECKED MAINTENANCE DIAGNOSTIC SCREEN AND FOUND NO ABNORMALITIES. DOWNLOADED CMC FILES AND SENT FOR ANALYSIS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED FIM TASK 21-20-20-00-810-801-A WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. CONTACT CENTER RECOMMENDED RELEASE AND MONITOR. ADVISED MCC THAT AN OCF MAY BE NECESSARY. NO FURTHER ACTION NECESSARY.
STRANGE ODOR AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS TRIGGER ON, RIGHT STAIR LIGHT WAS OUT. EXERCISED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. TROUBLESHOT EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND FOUND NR 2 FORWARD EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY TO BE DEFECTIVE CAUSING LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE & RIGHT STAIR LIGHT OUT. REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY IAW MM 33-52-01. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
DURING MX CHECKLIST FOUND RT MLG BRAKE ASSEMBLY ROTOR PLATE RIVETS MISSING & OTHERS COMING OUT.
DURING MX CHECKLIST FOUND LT MLG BRAKE ASSEMBLY ROTOR PLATE RIVETS MISSING & OTHERS COMING OUT.
DURING FLIGHT, YELLOW X'S WERE DISPLAYED OVER THE FLAP INDICATOR & SPOILER INDICATOR. NO FLAP FAIL MESSAGE DISPLAYED. TRIED FLAPS 1 BUT THEY DID NOT WORK. COMPLIED WITH THE FLAP FAIL QRH. YELLOW X'S WERE ALSO DISPLAYED OVER THE PITCH TRIM INDICATORS, PITCH TRIM WORKED NORMAL. PERFORMED P-300 FIM TASKS 27-03-00-810-811-A, 27-03-00-810-812-A, 27-03-00-810-813-A & 27-03-00-810-814-A, NO DEFECTS NOTED. TRANSFERRED THE NR 1 FCE TO THE NR 2 POSITION & REPLACED THE NR 2 FCE WITH A MODIFIED UNIT & INSTALLED IN THE NR 1 POSITION IAW AMM TASKS 27-03-01-000-801-A & 27-03-01-400-801-A. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
STARTED BOTH ENGINES UNEVENTFULLY THEN LT ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY STOPPED RUNNING. FOUND RUBBER BUSHING ON LT ENGINE BELLCRANK DETERIORATED. REPLACED BUSHING. C/W GROUND RUNS. PERFORMED ACCELERATION CHECK AND IDLE CUTOFF CHECK IAW MM CHP 71-01-03. ALL PARAMETERS WITHIN LIMITS. IDLES ARE WITHIN LIMITS. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY.
F/O BRAKE PEDALS ARE SOFT. CHECKED RUDDER WEBBING FOR CRACKS. NONE FOUND. BLED BRAKES IAW AN E-MAIL & MM 32-42-00, OPS CHECKS OK.
WHEN INCREASING POWER TO INITIATE CLIMB FROM 17000FT WE ENCOUNTERED LOUD NOISE FOLLOWED BY STRONG ODOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR1 ENGINE WITH REPAIRED UNIT IAW MM 71-01-02. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD. (FOR DETAILS REFER TO WO NR 030453)
LT ENGINE QUIT AFTER NORMAL START SEQUENCE AND STABILIZATION. AFTER PERFORMING GENERATOR CHECK NOTICED LT FUEL BOOST PUMP ANNUNCIATOR ON, THEN N2 ROLLING DOWN. THROTTLE LEVER WAS PLACED ON GATE AND NEVER MOVED. PERFORMED LEFT ENGINE START PROCEDURES PER NJA CHECKLIST OPENED LEFT COWL INSPECTED FUEL CONTROL AND FLOW DIVIDER RIGGING PER CE560 MM 76-11-00 ALL RIGGING CHECKS GOOD. MULTIPLE START AND SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES PRODUCE NO DISCREPANCIES. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.
ON TAKEOFF WHEN CONTROL YOKE PULLED BACK FOR ROTATION , SOMETHING APPARENTLY TRIED TO JAM CAUSING MOMENTARY INCREASE IN RESISTANCE. JAM STOPPED AND CONTROLS BROKE FREE WITH INCREASED PRESSURE. INSPECTED CONTROL YOKES AND BOOTS FOR BINDING, NONE NOTED. REMOVED TAIL PANEL FOR ACCESS TO PUSH RODS, SPRING AND BELLCRANK. MOVED FLIGHT CONTROLS FOUND NO NOISE OR GRINDING . INSPECTED CABLES IN TAILCONE NO DEFECTS NOTED. POWERED UP A/C ENGAGED AUTOPILOT RAN AUTO PILOT THRU SEVERAL FULL TRAVELS NO DEFECTS NOTED, INSPECTED ELEVATOR ATTACH POINTS AND SURFACE NO DEFECTS NOTED. LUBED PULLEYS AND CABLES IN TAIL. APPLIED LIGHT BACK PRESSURE TO SURFACE DURING MOVEMENT OF CONTROLS WITH NO BINDING OR NOISE NOTED. SYSTEM OPS CHEC
LT FUEL BOOST PUMP CB POPED DURING LT FUEL X FEED OPERATION. REMOVED UNSERVICEABLE FUEL BOOST PUMP P/N 1C7-12 S/N BB18 AND INSTALLED OVERHAULED PUMP P/N 1C7-12-OH, S/N 10AD110 I/A/W 560 MM 28-21-01. OPS CHECKED LEAK CHECKED. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED.
LEFT CAPTAINS BRAKE PEDAL VERY SPONGY. BLED LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE SYSTEMS PER 560 M/M 32-42-00. TAXI AND LEAK CHECKS ARE GOOD.
LT AILERON SEEM TO BIND SLIGHTLY AND MAKES `CLUCKING` SOUND WHEN MOVING UP AND DOWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT AILERON YOKE BEARINGS AND ALL BOLTS. OPS CHECKS GOOD WITH NO CLUNKING NOISE. ALL WORK DONE IAW CE-560 MM 27-11-01, 20-10-08.
NORMAL GEAR EXTENSION INOPERATIVE, HANDLE DOWN WITH NO HYDRAULIC PRESSURE INDICATOR , NO GEAR UNLOCK EMERGENCY EXTENSION COMPLIED WITH IAW CHECKLIST, LANDING UNEVENTFULL. ITEM IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
NORMAL GEAR EXTENSION INOPOPERATIVE, HANDLE DOWN WITH NO HYDRAULIC PRESSURE INDICATOR , NO GEAR UNLOCK EMERGENCY EXTENSION COMPLIED WITH IAW CHECKLIST, LANDING UNEVENTFULL. SECURED LOOSE CONNECTOR "P160" FOR MLG CONTROL HANDLE IN COCKPIT. RESET THE PNEUMATIC EMERGENCY MLG CONTROL SYS AND BOTTLE TO THE NORMAL POSITION, CYCLED MLG 12 TIMES NORMALLY. MLG EXTENTION AND RETRACTION OPS CHECKED NORMAL IAW CE560 MM.