N315JE
Registered owner: TVPX AIRCRAFT SOLUTIONS INC TRUSTEE, UT (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.
3 reports on file, 2024-07-23 – 2024-12-26.
Part: MUFFLER — DEFECTIVE (APU) · airframe 9,092 hrs · 5,443 cycles
APU FIRE INDICATION DISPLAYED DURING APU START ON APPROACH, EMERGENCY DECLARED. R&R FIRE LOOPS AND APU EXHAUST MUFFLER ASSY, SET TO RTS SUN 1/5/25.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — FALSE ACTIVATION (APU FIRE) · airframe 9,026 hrs · 5,415 cycles
ON APPROACH IN TO KGKY ROUGHLY 8000 FT UNDER 248 KNOT PILOTS REPORTED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE APU THEY RECEIVED AN APU FIRE WARNING. THEY PLACED THE APU START SWITCH BACK TO OFF AND NOTICED THE RPMS AT 20 PERCENT AND WARNING EXTINGUISHED. VERIFIED NO BOTTLE WAS BLOWN AND ON LANDING STARTED THE APU WITH NO ISSUES TWICE ALONGSIDE MX CONTROL. MX C/A: PERFORMED MDC DOWNLOADS AND PROVIDED TO BOMBARDIER CRC. C/W FIRE EXT SYS F/T WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. C/W APU ENCLOSURE AND TAIL PIPE GVI, NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — FAILED (FIRE SUPPRESSION) · airframe 8,892 hrs · 5,340 cycles
AFTER APU START AND SEEMED STABLE PRIOR TO BLEED TRANSFER RECEIVED APU FIRE EICAS MESSAGE. JUST A FEW SECONDS LATER LIGHT WENT OUT. DID NOT USE FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. MX C/A: COMPLIED WITH BOMBARDIER RECOMMENDATIONS. GAINED ACCESS TO APU AND CHECK FOR ANY EVIDENCE OF A ACTUAL FIRE IN THE APU COMPARTMENT, NONE NOTED. COMPLIED WITH CONTINUITY TEST & INSULATION RESISTANCE TEST OF THE SENSING ELEMENTS IAW KIDDE AEROSPACE CMM 26-11-88, NO DEFECTS NOTED. AS PER ADVISORY WIRE REF AW300-26-0327, REMOVED FIRE EXTINGUISHER CONTROL UNIT AND INSTALLED A NEW CONTROL UNIT IAW CH 300 AMM 26-11-01-000-801/400-801. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF FIRE DETECTION AND EXTINGUISHING (FIREX) SYSTEM IAW CH 300 AMM 36-11-00-710-801. OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY.