N440FX
Registered owner: FLEXJET LLC, OH (owner ≠ operator)
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.
6 reports on file, 2009-10-05 – 2018-11-08.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — FAILED (BRAKES) · airframe 8,648 hrs · 6,433 cycles
BRAKES FAILED ON LANDING. STOPPED AIRCRAFT WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE. AFTER COMING TO A STOP WE RECEIVED A " LR INBD BRK FAIL". #4 MAIN TIRE BLEW AS A RESULT OF EMERGENCY BRAKING. MOVED AND REPLACED #3 AND #4 MWA'S WITH 'REPAIRED' MWAS PER LR-45 AMM 32-40-02. REMOVED SUSPECTED FAULTY BCU (PN: 42-933-3, SN: 365A) AND INSTALLED A 'REPAIRED' BCU (PN: 42-933-3, SN: 421A) F/T OF BCU CHECKS GOOD. REF LR-45 AMM 32-41-02. NOTE: CURRENTLY INSTALLED #3 MWA (PN: 3-1545-1, SN: 2639) WITH A 'NEW' TIRE (PN: 226K08-4, SN: 81492696) AND #4 MWA (PN: 3-1545-1, SN: 0731 (OB), 0705 (IB)) WITH A 'NEW' TIRE (PN: 226K08-4, SN: 81522695).
Part: BUSHING — DAMAGED (HORIZ STAB) · airframe 8,473 hrs · 6,291 cycles
HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HINGE FOUND TO HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY. PHENOLIC BUSHING IS UNRAVELING. REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE PRIMARY HSTAB PIN, NUT, AND BUSHINGS. REMOVED HORIZONTAL STAB. REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT HINGE PIN BUSHINGS, PRIMARY BOLT AND NUT. REINSTALLED STAB, COMPLIED WITH ALL RIGGING AND OPS CHECKS. ALL CHECKS GOOD.
Part: BUSHING — DEBONDED (LEFT) · airframe 8,473 hrs · 6,291 cycles
DURING THE SCHEDULED REPLACEMENT OF THE STAB ACTUATOR, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HAD VERTICAL PLAY. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE L/H BUSHING INNER LINER HAD DISBONDED AND COMPLETELY WORKED ITSELF OUT OF THE BUSHING AND WAS IN THE CENTER SECTION OF THE PRIMARY BOLT. I HAVE E-MAILED SEVERAL PICTURES AND A VIDEO OF THE MOVEMENT OF THE HORIZONTAL STAB.
Part: SEAL — WORN (CONNECTOR) · airframe 4,692 hrs · 3,441 cycles
ENROUTE, RT BLEED AIR LEAK ILLUMINATED ON CLIMBOUT. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, LANDING AND TAXI WERE UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEALS ON RT RCF CONNECTOR.
Part: STRUT — DISCHARGED (NLG) · airframe 2,818 hrs · 2,034 cycles
IN-FLIGHT EVENT THAT OCCURRED WHILE ENROUTE, RESULTING IN AN AIR DIVERSION. NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT INTO WHEEL WELL ON TAKEOFF. LANDING AND TAXI WERE UNEVENTFUL. INSPECTED AND SERVICED NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT, RT AND LT MAIN LANDING GEARSTRUTS. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND TAXI CHECK GOOD.
Part: CONTROL BOX — FAILED (FIRE DETECTION) · airframe 1,479 hrs · 1,105 cycles
RIGHT ENG FIRE INDICATION IN FLT (FL300). CREW FIRED BOTH EXTINGUISHERS FIRED INTO THE ENGINE MANUALLY. CAS MSG DID NOT EXTINGUISH. CREW PERFORMED ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND ALL REQUIRED ITEMS PER EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT CONDUCTED. AIR DIVERSION TO KMTJ WITH UNEVENTFUL OVERWEIGHT LANDING AND NORMAL TAXI. TROUBLESHOT RT ENG FIRE IND. FOUND SUSPECT RT FIRE DETECT CONTROL UNIT. REMOVED AND REPLACED FIRE DETECT UNIT, OPS CHK GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH FIRE EXT BOTTLES AND SQUIBS. NO DEFECTS NOTED ON ALL SYSTEMS. OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION PERFORMED. NO DEFECTS NOTED. TEARDOWN REPORT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR DEFECT FIRE CONTROL UNIT.