N435FX
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
RT ENG TOP & BOTTOM COWLINGS DEPARTED ACFT IN FLIGHT. LANDING & TAXI WERE UNEVENTFUL. FSR & ENGINEERING ARE INVOLVED IN THE INVESTIGATION. THE FLIGHT WAS ON A PART RELEASE NR 91JS2204.
RED RT ENG PYLON OVERHEAT CAS. CWP AND TRIPLE CHIME CAME ON AT FL200, PULLED BACK TO IDLE AND WOULD NOT GO OUT. SHUT ENG DOWN. LANDING AND TAXI WERE UNEVENTFUL. REPLACED HP DUCT AND REPLACED FIREWALL BOOT ON OTBD SIDE OF HP DUCT AND SEALED. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.
ON CRUISE, LEFT ENGINE FIRE RED EICAS WARNING APPEARED. WARNING WOULD EXTINGUISH WHEN THROTTLE RETARDED. CREW DIVERTED AIRCRAFT TO KGSO. MX TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND FAULTY ENGINE FIRE LOOP SECTION E24. REPLACED LOOP AND COMPLIED WITH SB 45-26-03. ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS NORMAL.
GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND WITH NORMAL PROCEDURE. TRANSIT LIGHTS ILLUM. FREEFALL PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFUL. 9/30/08 - MX FERRY FLT TO HWD. MX PERFORMED THE FSR RECS AND ACCESSED THE L/R INBOARD GEAR DOOR ACTUATORS TO CHK RESISTANCE THRU THE GEAR DOOR DOWN SWITCHES (S97 AND S101). CHECKED FOR 28V AT THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL MANIFOLD, PLUG A70P1 - PIN 5 WITH THE GEAR DOORS FULLY EXTENDED. 28V WAS BEING RECEIVED HOWEVER MX COULD PHYSICALLY MOVE THE RT GEAR DOOR FORE AND AFT, LESS THAN AN INCH, AND THE VOLT WOULD FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 0 AND 28V. ALSO BACKPINNED THE A70P1 CONNECTOR TO THE LG CONTROL MANIFOLD ON PIN 5 TO CHECK FOR VOLT UNDER A LOAD. THE VOLT WENT TO 0.5V UNDER A LOAD. THE CURRENT WAS MOST LIKELY BEING LOST BETWEEN THE WEAK CONTACTS ON THE GEAR DOOR DOWN SWITCH (S101) WHICH WAS NOT ENABLING THE GEAR EXTEND SOLENOID TO ENERGIZE. 10/2/08 - R&R LT & RT MLG I/B DOOR ACTUATORS. R&R LANDING GEAR CONTROL VLV MANIFOLD, WIRING CONNECTOR (A70P1), & ASSOCIATED SOCKETS. PERFORMED SAT OPS CHECKS OF BOTH MLG I/B DOOR ACTUATORS & LANDING GEAR CONTROL VLV MANIFOLD. NO LEAKS DETECTED. PERFORMED 25 FAULT FREE GEAR EXTEND & RETRACT CYCLES. PERFORMED SAT OPS CHECK OF FREE FALL EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYS.
SEVERE VIBRATION, RT ENGINE SHUTDOWN INFLIGHT, LOSS OF RT GEN BATT LT AND RT ESS BUSS PRIOR TO SHUTDOWN. CREW EXECUTED AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AND DECLARED AN INFLIGHT EMERGENCY DUE TO UNKNOWN CONDITION. MX REPLACED THE RT STARTER GENERATOR. NO ADDITIONAL DEFECTS FOUND