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
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.
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.
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.
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.
LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LT GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
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.