N428FX
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.
3 reports on file, 2003-01-15 – 2007-01-12.
Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG DOOR) · airframe 5,033 hrs · 3,835 cycles
ON TAKEOFF, THE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS RAISED TO THE (UP) POSITION. THE GEAR THEN MOMENTARILY RETRACTED, THEN EXTENDED EVEN THOUGH THE GEAR HANDLE WAS STILL IN THE (UP) POSITION. MX REPLACED THE LT IB GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR. OPS CHECK AND GEAR SWINGS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: SWITCH — FAILED (MLG INDICATOR)
WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED NO GREEN LIGHT (DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION) ON LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. INFLIGHT EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO PROBLEMS. AFTER LANDING MAINTENANCE VERIFIED GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. DEFECTIVE INTERNAL MICROSWITCH IN RETRACTION ACTUATOR.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (LT MLG) · airframe 1,300 hrs · 976 cycles
ON DESCENT, LT MLG INDICATED NO DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. AIRCRAFT PERFORMED FLY-BY OF TOWER TO VERIFY GEAR EXTENSION. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. LT MLG ACTUATOR REPLACED, AS THE SWITCH IS BUILT INTO THE ACTUATOR AND IS NOT A LRU. SUBSEQUENT GEAR SWINGS SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE