N430FX
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
ON APPROACH AND THROUGH LANDING, CREW RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING CAS 16 MESSAGES: ENG 1 NO DISPATCH, ENG 1 IDLE LOCK FAIL, ENG 1 REV FAULT, ENG 2 NO DISPATCH, ENG 2 IDLE LOCK FAIL, ENG 2 REV FAULT, AVNX DMC A FAIL, AVNC AURAL WRN FAULT, AT FAIL, FD FAULT, EBAY SMOKE DET FAIL, ADS 2 HTR FAIL, ADS 3 HTR FAIL, BRAKE CONTROL FAULT, FD FAULT, AND CVR FAIL. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT KLAX. ON LANDING, CREW DISCOVERED THAT THE RAM AIR TURBINE (RAT) HAD DEPLOYED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. PER CONTACT CENTER REQUEST AND IN REFERENCE TO SERVICE LETTER 550-42-0010, SWAPPED DCM MODULES CHANNEL A SLOT 6 AND CHANNEL B SLOT 9 IAW EMB 550 AMM TASK 42-22-02. OPS CHECK GOOD. RESTOWED RAT IAW AMM 24-23-00-840-801-A. NO DEFECTS NOTED.
AIR TURN BACK DUE TO CRACK IN LEFT WINDSHIELD. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT KBNA. REPLACED LH COCKPIT SIDE WINDOW. PRESSURIZATION AND LEAK CHECK OF LH COCKPIT SIDE WINDOWâGOOD. PERFORMED FINAL TORQUE OF HARDWARE IAW LEGACY 450 AMM 56-12-00. TORQUE WRENCH AOG11-014; CALIBRATION DUE 11/16/2022. P/N NP200402-7 S/N 10140. THE AIRCRAFT WAS POST SB550-56-0001 AT TIME OF EVENT.
CREW RECEIVED A NWS CAS MESSAGE AFTER ROTATION. TOWER FLY-BY INDICATED NOSE WHEELS 45 DEGREES OFF CENTER. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO FIELD. ON LANDING, NOSE WHEELS CASTORED TO CENTER WITHOUT DAMAGE. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. SECOND INSTANCE OF THIS FAILURE IN ONE MONTH. MAINTENANCE FOUND NO DAMAGE TO STRUT. HOWEVER, FOUND STRUT OVER-SERVICED WITH HYD FLUID BY 17 OZ. RESEARCH INDICATED PRIOR EVENT HAD SAME OVER-SERVICED CONDITION. WORK TRACED BACK TO SAME REPAIR STATION. INTERNAL INVESTIGATION FOUND TECH USING UNKNOWN SERVICING METHOD THAT DID NOT AGREE WITH MM. QA ALERT BULLETIN ISSUED TO ALL MX FACILITIES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE.
ON TAKEOFF, NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. ATC FLY-BY CONFIRMED NOSE WHEELS COCKED 45 DEGREES. DIVERTED AIRCRAFT TO BDL. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE FOUND STRUT WITH NO APPRECIABLE AIR CHARGE AND OVER-SERVICED BY 17 OUNCES OF FLUID. SIMILAR PREVIOUS INCIDENT ON N417FX SHOWED SAME CONDITION. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION SHOWS BOTH AIRCRAFT PREVIOUSLY SERVICED BY SAME FACILITY. INQUIRIES BEING MADE AS TO SERVICING METHOD, PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED ETC.
RIGHT ENGINE QUIT IN-FLIGHT AT FL370. WAS PRECEEDED BY A RT ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR CAS MESSAGE, VERY HIGH OIL PRESSURE AND HIGH OIL TEMP. EMERGENCY DELARED AND UNSCHEDULED LANDING MADE WITHOUT INCIDENT. ENGINE CHANGE HAS BEEN PERFORMED AND ENGINE SENT TO SERVICE CENTER FOR TEARDOWN AND INVESTIGATION.
DURING 600 HOUR INSPECTION OF THE ALTERNTOR SPLINE ADAPTER, DISCOVERED ADAPTER TO BE CRACKED IN TWO LOCATIONS. PROBABLE CAUSE: FATIGUE. (2003B0666)