N434LX
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, 2006-06-29 – 2008-02-04.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB)
DURING A SCHEDULED MAINT VISIT WHILE PERFORMING A HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ROLLER INSP OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IB RIB AND BRACKET ASSEMBLIES, THE LT IB BRACKET WAS FOUND CRACKED. DETAILED INSP INSTRUCTIONS OF THIS AREA ARE OUTLINED IN COMMUNIQUE' NR 70. BOTH INBOARD RIBS WERE REPLACED WITH THE NEW STYLE RIBS.
Part: FAIRING — BENT (THRUST REVERSER) · airframe 5,365 hrs · 4,526 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE IB TOP END OF THE LT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER FAIRING WAS BENT UP AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE, AND THE BOTTOM WAS BENT DOWN APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH WHERE THE THRUST REVERSER ROD IS HITTING THE FAIRING. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE LT THRUST REVERSER ARM WAS BROKEN.
Part: BRAKE — MALFUNCTIONED (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 5,174 hrs · 4,348 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING LANDING THE CO-PILOTS SIDE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY, AND WHEN THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES, BRAKES SEEMED TO GRAB AND WERE INCONSISTENT. THE LEFT BRAKE HUNG UP AND DRAGGED. BRAKING WAS RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM WAS SELECTED OFF. MAINTENANCE ISSUED MEL 32-1 FOR THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. ON 30 JUNE, 2006 MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A BRAKE SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE MANUAL BRAKING SYSTEM, POWER BRAKE SYSTEM AND ANTI-SKID SYSTEM. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED WHEN THE BRAKES AND POWER BRAKE CONTROL VALVE WERE INSPECTED. A HIGH SPEED TAXI WAS PERFORMED WITH NO NOTED DEFECTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.