N389FX
Registered owner: FLEXJET LLC, OH (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.
2 reports on file, 2023-01-23 – 2026-07-23.
Part: RADIO — FAULTED · airframe 3,962 hrs · 2,780 cycles
CREW RECEIVED INTERMITTENT HSDB FAULTS IN FLIGHT. THIS AIRCRAFT IS ONE OF 17 EMBRAER PHENOM 300 AIRCRAFT IN THE FLEXJET FLEET THAT IS EQUIPPED WITH P/N 011-03177-10 XM RADIO AND AVIONICS SOFTWARE LOAD 18.10. IN THIS CONFIGURATION, THE RECEIVER CAN GO INTO RESET MODE WHEN IT RECEIVES CERTAIN PACKETS OF DATA FROM SIRIUS XM. DURING A XM RADIO RESET, IT DRAWS DOWN THE HSDB, RESULTING IN SOME OR ALL OF FOLLOWING CAS MESSAGES: HSDB FAULT, ENGINE NO DISPATCH, E2 TT0 HTR FAIL, GND SPLR FAIL. FURTHER, IT CAN DRIVE THE FOLLOWING GTC MESSAGES: GDL69 FAIL AND FAILED DATA PATH. LASTLY, THE FOLLOWING MFD ENGINE INDICATIONS MAY BE PRESENT: YELLOW X OVER E1 AND E2 OIL PRESSURE, YELLOW X OVER N1 AND N2 ENGINE, YELLOW X OVER LH AND RH ITT, YELLOW X OVER LFE VALUE. EMBRAER IS INVESTIGATING (CASE # EEJ-05526497). XM RADIO DISABLED AND PLACED ON MEL.
Part: WINDSHIELD — CRACKED (COCKPIT) · airframe 72 hrs · 48 cycles
DIVERTED DUE TO WINDSHIELD CRACKED AT FL450. CREW FOLLOWED CHECKLIST AND PERFORMED EMERGENCY DESCENT. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT KSCK. REPLACED RH WINDSHIELD IAW P300 AMM 56-11-00. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD.