N448LX
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.
10 reports on file, 2010-07-04 – 2013-02-23.
Part: POSITION SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (TE FLAPS) · airframe 8,585 hrs · 7,243 cycles
CREW REPORTED, DURING CRUISE THE SPEED BRAKES FAILED TO DEPLOY AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. MX PERFORMED AN ADJUSTMENT OF THE RT FLAP FOLLOWUP SWITCH.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (ZONE 300) · airframe 8,412 hrs · 7,096 cycles
DURING INSP FOR CRACKS ON THE RIB FLANGES OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ASSY, THE RIB DESCRIBED BELOW WAS FOUND CRACKED (ALONG WITH 7 OTHER RIBS; EACH RIB FAILURE IS DOCUMENTED ON SEPARATE SDR FORMS) ON THE LOWER FLANGE AT RT HORIZ CANTED STA 29.92, BETWEEN THE FWD AND AFT SPARS. CRACKS EMANATE FROM THE FASTENER HOLES. THE RIBS WERE REPLACED IAW KIT 128-6200-001.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (ZONE 300) · airframe 8,412 hrs · 7,096 cycles
DURING INSPECTION FOR CRACKS ON THE RIB FLANGES OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ASSY, THE RIB DESCRIBED BELOW WAS FOUND CRACKED ON THE LOWER FLANGE AT LT HORIZ CANTED STATION 46.06, BETWEEN THE FWD AND AFT SPARS. CRACKS EMANATE FROM THE FASTENER HOLES. THE RIBS WERE REPLACED IAW KIT 128-6200-001.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (ZONE 300) · airframe 8,412 hrs · 7,096 cycles
DURING INSPECTION FOR CRACKS ON THE RIB FLANGES OF THE HORIZ STABILIZER ASSY, THE RIB DESCRIBED BELOW WAS FOUND CRACKED (ALONG WITH 7 OTHER RIBS; EACH RIB FAILURE IS DOCUMENTED ON SEPARATE SDR FORMS) ON THE LOWER FLANGE AT RT HORIZ CANTED STA 62.20, BETWEEN THE FWD AND AFT SPARS. CRACKS EMANATE FROM THE FASTENER HOLES. THE RIBS WERE REPLACED IAW KIT 128-6200-001.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (ZONE 300) · airframe 8,412 hrs · 7,096 cycles
DURING INSP FOR CRACKS ON THE RIB FLANGES OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ASSY, THE RIB DESCRIBED BELOW WAS FOUND CRACKED (ALONG WITH 7 OTHER RIBS; EA RIB FAILURE IS DOCUMENTED ON SEPARATE SDR FORMS) ON THE LOWER FLANGE AT LT HORIZ CANTED STA 29.92, BETWEEN THE FWD AND AFT SPARS. CRACKS EMANATE FROM THE FASTENER HOLES. THE RIBS WERE REPLACED IAW KIT 128-6200-001.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (ZONE 300) · airframe 8,412 hrs · 7,096 cycles
DURING INSPECTION, RIB WAS FOUND CRACKED ON THE LOWER FLANGE AT LT HORIZONTAL CANTED BS 13.78, BETWEEN THE FWD AND AFT SPARS. CRACKS EMANATE FROM THE FASTENER HOLES. RIB REPLACED.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (ZONE 300) · airframe 8,412 hrs · 7,096 cycles
DURING INSPECTION FOR CRACKS ON THE RIB FLANGES OF THE HORIZ STABILIZER ASSY, THE RIB DESCRIBED BELOW WAS FOUND CRACKED ON THE LOWER FLANGE AT LT HORIZ CANTED STA 62.20, BETWEEN THE FWD AND AFT SPARS. CRACKS EMANATE FROM THE FASTENER HOLES. THE RIBS WERE REPLACED IAW KIT 128-6200-001.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (ZONE 300) · airframe 8,412 hrs · 7,096 cycles
DURING INSPECTION FOR CRACKS ON THE RIB FLANGES OF THE HORIZ STABILIZER ASSY, THE RIB DESCRIBED BELOW WAS FOUND CRACKED (ALONG WITH 7 OTHER RIBS; EACH RIB FAILURE IS DOCUMENTED ON SEPARATE SDR FORMS) ON THE LOWER FLANGE AT RT HORIZ CANTED STA 13.78, BETWEEN THE FWD AND AFT SPARS. CRACKS EMANATE FROM THE FASTENER HOLES. THE RIBS WERE REPLACED IAW KIT 128-6200-001.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (ZONE 300) · airframe 8,412 hrs · 7,096 cycles
DURING INSPECTION FOR CRACKS ON THE RIB FLANGES OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ASSY, THE RIB DESCRIBED BELOW WAS FOUND CRACKED ON THE LOWER FLANGE AT RT HORIZ CANTED STA 46.06, BETWEEN THE FWD AND AFT SPARS. CRACKS EMANATE FROM THE FASTENER HOLES. THE RIBS WERE REPLACED IAW KIT 128-6200-001.
Part: SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (THRUST REVERSER) · airframe 6,964 hrs · 5,943 cycles
DURING CLIMB T THROTTLE MOVED BACK TO 86 PERCENT N1 UNCOMMANDED. RUDDER BOOST WAS INITIATED AND THE THROTTLE WOULD NOT ADVANCE FURTHER. ACFT RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT SAFELY. A SIMILAR PROBLEM HAD BEEN REPORTED ON THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE RT AFT THROTTLE CABLE. MX DISCOVERED THE OTBD THRUST REVERSER STOW SWITCH FAILED.