N429FX
Registered owner: FLEXJET LLC, OH (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flexjet, LLC (J7SA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
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.
6 reports on file, 2005-02-15 – 2007-06-25.
Part: ADC — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2) · airframe 5,360 hrs · 4,042 cycles
AT FL350 CREW GOT (RUDDER BOOST INOP), (PRIMARY PITCH TRIM), (MACH TRIM FAIL) FAULTS. CABIN PRESSURE BEGAN DUMPING AND A SPLIT BETWEEN THE PILOT/ COPILOT AIRSPEED OF 140KTS. CREW INITIATED EMERGENCY DESCENT RED CABIN ALT CAS ILLUMINATED DURING DESCENT WITH CABIN DIFFERENTIAL INDICATION DASHED OUT SECOND OCCURRENCE OF SIMILAR PROBLEM. TO CORRECT PREVIOUS EVENT, MX REPLACED AN AIR DATA COMPUTER. FSR BELIEVES A BAD ADC WAS INSTALLED (POSSIBLY AN NFF UNIT) MX INSTALLED A RECERTIFIED ADC IN THE NR 2 POSITION AND MOVED THE NR 2 ADC TO THE NR 1 POSITION. GROUND TESTING AND RUNS NORMAL CHECK FLIGHT WILL BE PERFORMED AND AIRCRAFT MONITORED CLOSELY.
Part: SUPPORT — SHEARED (UPLOCK ROLLER) · airframe 5,029 hrs · 3,798 cycles
ON GEAR RETRACTION, ALL GEARS RETRACTED, BUT THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION STAYED ILLUMINATED AND THE LT /RT MAIN GEAR INDICATORS EXTINGUISHED. THE PILOT SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN AND ALL (3) GEARS EXTENDED AND INDICATED GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED. AFTER LANDING AND TAXI TO MAINTENANCE, CREW DISCOVERED THE NOSE GEAR UPLOCK ROLLER IS SHEARED AND THE LT NOSE DOOR EXTEND ROD IS BENT.
Part: SELECTOR VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 4,453 hrs · 3,365 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF CREW SELECTED -GEAR UP-. GREEN LIGHTS AND MAIN GEAR DOOR IN TRANSIT LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED BUT GEAR DID NOT MOVE. CREW ATTEMPTED GEAR RETRACTION THREE TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE. OPS CHECK NORMAL AND NO RECURRENCE.
Part: CONNECTOR — DAMAGED (MLG DOOR) · airframe 4,046 hrs · 3,050 cycles
ON TAKE-OFF LDG GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. IN-TRANSIT AND DOWN-AND-LOCKED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, DIVERTED TO CYYZ FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. RANG OUT LT AND RT MAIN GEAR DOOR SWITCHES AND FOUND PIN 10 ON CONNECTOR S97 PUSHED BACK INTO BACKSHELL. RESEATED PIN. FUNCTION CHECK NORMAL.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (NLG DOOR) · airframe 3,999 hrs · 3,008 cycles
LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LT GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: LINE — LEAKING (HYD SYS) · airframe 3,028 hrs · 2,270 cycles
CREW REPORTED "MAIN HYD QTY LOW" WHITE CAS FOLLOWED BY "LEFT HYD PUMP LOW", FOLLOWED BY "RIGHT HYD PUMP LOW", FOLLOWED BY AMBER "MAIN HYD PRESS" CAS MESSAGES. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT DESTINATION AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING FOUND HYD FLUID COVERING RT ENGINE COWL. MAINTENANCE FOUND HYD PRESS LINE IN CONTACT WITH RETURN LINE RESULTING IN CHAFFING AND SUBSEQUENT LINE FAILURE. LINES REPLACED AND OPS CHECKS PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY. SECOND INCIDENT OF IDENTICAL PROBLEM WITHIN ONE MONTH.