N417LX
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.
4 reports on file, 2006-08-12 – 2007-10-19.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 7,110 hrs · 5,985 cycles
DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT WHILE PERFORMING A HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ROLLER INSPECTION OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IB RIB AND BRACKET ASSEMBLIES, THE LT IB ROLLER BRACKET WAS FOUND CRACKED. DETAILED INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS OF THIS AREA ARE OUTLINED IN MFG COMMUNIQUE' NR 70. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH RIB ASSEMBLIES WITH THE IMPROVED ASSEMBLIES.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB)
DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT WHILE PERFORMING A HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ROLLER INSPECTION OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IB RIB AND BRACKET ASSEMBLIES, THE RT IB ROLLER BRACKET WAS FOUND CRACKED. DETAILED INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS OF THIS AREA ARE OUTLINED IN BEECHJET COMMUNIQUE' NR 70. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIB.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (RT ELEVATOR) · airframe 6,610 hrs · 5,506 cycles
DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE EVENT, MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A CRACK ON THE RH ELEVATOR LOWER SKIN APPROX. 9.5 INCHES FROM THE INBD END. THE CRACK TRANSECTS A RIVET HOLE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND IS APPROX .75" IN LENGTH. THE ELEVATOR WAS REPLACED.
Part: WATER SEPARATOR — BLOCKED (ACM) · airframe 6,258 hrs · 5,186 cycles
KATL - KBED DURING FLIGHT AT A REDUCED POWER SETTING OF 88% N1 A PASSENGER REPORTED SMELLING SMOKE IN THE CABIN AREA. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE CREW AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO KRDU WHEN AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE COALESCER SOCK AND PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS WITH VARIOUS BLEED AIR SETTINGS WHILE CYCLING THE WING ANTI-ICE SYSTEM. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. A SUCCESSFUL TEST FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED FOR THE SMOKE ODOR, BUT DURING THE FLIGHT THE CREW NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE LOW LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH WHEN THE RIGHT ENGINE ICE WAS TURNED ON. MAINTENANCE SWAPPED THE LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE INLET ANTI-ICE VALVES, AND FOUND THE CANNON PLUG FOR THE RIGHT ANTI-ICE VALVE