N348BE
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRIVATE JETS, INC. (OEJA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
FLT 4759 - ON LANDING ROLL, THE CREW NOTED RUDDER TRAVEL RESTRICTED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND BOTH RUDDER STOPS MISSING WITH ONE PLATE FROM A STOP ASSEMBLY STILL IN AREA. AFTER THE INSPECTION MAINTEANCE REPLACED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT RUDDER STOP ASSEMBLIES. PERFORMED ALL REQUIRED CHECKS AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. THE OPERATOR HAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION ON ALL ITS AIRCRAFT. AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT, THEY HAVE ADDED A RECURRENT VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AREA TO EACH 10 DAY INSPECTION AND MORE DETAILED INSPECTION EVERY 400 HOURS. (M)
BGR - DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION MX WAS PERFORMING MRB TASK 323106, FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF EMERG EXTENSION OF L/G. DURING PERFORMANCE OF THE FUNCTIONAL CHECK EXTREME FORCE HAD TO BE USED TO PULL THE RELEASE HANDLE. WHEN THE HANDLE WAS PULLED THE RT EMERG RELEASE C/B POPPED. FURTHER T/S IDENTIFIED THAT THE RT AND LT L/G EXPLOSIVE BOLT HARNESSES FAILED ELECT CHECKS. MX FOUND SEVERAL BROKEN WIRES AT HARNESS CONNECTOR FOR THE EXPLOSIVE BOLT ON LT MLG. THE CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED AND WIRES IN THE HARNESS WERE REPAIRED. MX ALSO FOUND A COUPLE SHORTED WIRES ON RT MLG EXPLOSIVE BOLT HARNESS. THOSE WIRES WERE REPAIRED. MX CLEANED AND LUBED THE RELEASE HANDLE AND OPERATED THE HANDLE THRU SEVERAL CYCLES TO RELIEVE THE
BOS - FLT 4859 - SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW NOTED THE LEFT INBOARD ENGINE COWLING OPENED IN-FLIGHT. CREW RETURNED TO BOS AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE COWLING ASSEMBLY AND CHECKED FIT AND SECURITY, ALL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)
BTV - FLT 6406 - AIRCRAFT HAD A POSSIBLE MOMENTARY AUTO COARSEN EVENT ON THE LEFT ENGINE ON SHORT FINAL TO BTV. CREW REPORTED THAT IT OCCURRED SO FAST THAT THEY WERE UNSURE OF WHAT IT WAS. THE CREW SAID THEY DID NOT THINK IT WAS A POWER INTERRUPTION, BUT IT DID SOUND LIKE A MOMENTARY AUTO COARSEN. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ANOMALY. THE FLIGHT DATA RECORDER WAS REPLACED AND WILL BE DOWNLOADED TO TRY AND DETERMINE WHAT OCCURRED ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE AND HAS OPERATED WITHOUT A REPEAT OF THIS INCIDENT. (M)
BOS-PHL - FLT 6301 - THE CREW FAILED TO GET A RIGHT GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS LOWERED. CREW FOLLOWED THE CHECKLIST AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY IN PHL. THE LANDING GEAR WAS PINNED AND THE AIRCRAFT MOVED TO A MX BASE FOR REPAIR. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ANOMALY AND REPLACED THE RIGHT MLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH AND LANDING GEAR HANDLE AS A PRECAUTION. REQUIRED OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
BOS - FLT 6559 - EN ROUTE FROM PWM TO LGA, HAD A/C GEN LIGHT ILLUMINATE SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE. FLIGHT COULD NOT CONTINUE DUE TO WEATHER EN ROUTE AND AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED BACK TO BOS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT ENGINE A/C GEN AT FAULT. A/C GENERATOR WAS REPLACED, PERFORMED REQUIRED OPERATIONAL CHECKS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
LGA - FLT 6525 - DURNG TAXI OUT, THE CREW NOTICED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE TAXIWAY. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY UNIT TO BE AT FAULT. THE SYSTEM HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN MEL'D. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY UNIT, PERFORMED REQUIRED OPERATIONAL CHECKS, AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. (M)
BOS - FLT 6303 - EN ROUTE BOS-PHL, RIGHT DUCT OVERTEMP LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CREW SHUT OFF BLEED VALVE AND LIGHT WENT OUT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BOS AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT DUAL TEMP CONTROL VALVE AND SYSTEM OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
MNT - FLT 4400 - WHILE IN FLIGHT, THE RIGHT ENGINE BLEED AIR LEAK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW FOLLOWED PROCEDURES AND SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MNT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND RIGHT NACELLE AND WING ROOT LEAK SENSOR AT FAULT CAUSING A FALSE WARNING. THE LEAK SENSOR LOOP WAS REPLACED. SYSTEM TESTED GOOD AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
FLT NR 4310 - BOS - ON CLIMB-OUT, THE LEFT GENERATOR DROPPED OFF LINE. THE CREW RESET THE GENERATOR, BUT IT DID NOT COME BACK ON LINE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BOS AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE GENERATOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
BGR - FLT 4969 - AFTER T/O, CREW NOTED RAPID LOSS OF HYD FLUID LEVEL IND. ACFT RETND, LANDING SAFELY. ACFT STOPPED ON RUNWAY WHERE PAX DEPLANED & ACFT TOWED TO GATE. MX OBSERVED NR 3 WHEEL AT APPROX 45 DEGREE ANGLE TO AXLE. MX RPLD NR 3 WHEEL & BRAKE, RESERVICED HYD SYS & RETND ACFT TO SERV. SHOP INVEST REVEALED FAILURE OF BRAKE OUTER STATOR (PN 5012637) INNER CLIPS. CLIPS BROKE FREE FROM CARB DISK CAUSING INNER BRNG CONE TO SEPARATE FROM WHEEL HALF. FAILURE ALLOWED WHEEL HALF TO ERODE BRAKE HSNG CAUSING HYD FLUID LOSS. SDR CLOSES SDR OF 8-9-95 WHERE FAIL OF NR 3 BRAKE OUTER STATOR INNER CLIPS CAUSED FAIL OF WHEEL HALF & BRAKE HSNG. AD952205 AMEND 39-9412 EFFECTIVE FOR INSP OF STATOR CLIP DAMAGE. (X)