N460QS

EMBRAER EXECUTIVE AIRCRAFT INC EMB-505 · 2023 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 8 seats · Valid Registration

Operators of this aircraft

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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.

22 reports on file, 2001-06-20 – 2026-08-23.

FALSE WARNING · 2026-08-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2120

Part: WARNING MESSAGE — FALSE ACTIVATION (RAM AIR) · airframe 3,093 hrs · 2,428 cycles

RAM AIR FAIL WHITE CAS ILLUMINATED WITH ASSOCIATED YELLOW X OVER THE RAM AIR VALVE ON ECS SYNOPTIC. CAS MESSAGE APPEARED INTERMITTENTLY 4 TIMES DURING THE DESCENT BETWEEN FL430 AND FL280. COMPLIED WITH SEVERAL OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE RAV WITH NO DISCREPANCIES TO NOTE AT THIS TIME. AMM 21-23-03 AND WM 27-23-00

Source: SDR DXTA2026082509414
WARNING INDICATION · 2026-01-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2731

Part: ACTUATOR — FAULTED · airframe 2,468 hrs · 1,931 cycles

AT FL430 THE PTRIM NML FAIL AMBER CAS MESSAGE PRESENTED (PICTURE ATTACHED). THE PITCH TRIM INDICATOR ON THE MFD INITIALLY HAD AN AMBER X AND THEN CLEARED. THE CAS MESSAGE REMAINED SUSTAINED THROUGH THE REMAINING PHASES OF FLIGHT. WE COMPLIED WITH THE QRH PROCEDURE. REMOVED FAULTY PITCH TRIM ACTUATOR PN: 467500-1003 SN:0778 AND INSTALLED A NEW PITCH TRIM ACTUATOR PN:467500-1003 SN:0990. ALL WORK DONE. OPS CHECKS GOOD. REF AMM 27-41-01.

Source: SDR DXTA2026010906453
Earlier reports · 2001–2025 · 20 reports

2025

VIBRATION/BUFFET · 2025-08-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3240

Part: CONTROL UNIT — FAULTED (ZONE 700 BRAKES) · airframe 2,041 hrs · 1,603 cycles

LEFT & RIGHT MAIN GEAR BRAKES ARE INOPERATIVE. ON INITIAL BRAKE CHECK, BRIEFLY LOCKED. ON TAXI, THE BRAKES CHATTER LOUDLY & ARE INEFFECTIVE. BRAKES FULLY APPLIED GIVE VERY WEAK CHATTERING BRAKING. TECHS PERFORMED CMC AND CVDR DOWNLOAD ADDED ON THE SHARE POINT FOR REVIEW. GAIN ACCESS TO THE BCU. REMOVED & REPLACED BCU. PERFORMED SYSTEM OPS CHECK, NO DEFECTS NOTED. TAXIED THE ACFT & PERFORMED VARIOUS BRAKE TEST, NO DEFECTS NOTED. GAINED ACCESS TO THE FDR AND PERFORM A DOWNLOAD. AFTER THE DOWNLOAD, UPLOADED FILES TO THE SHARE DRIVE THAT AS PROVIDED. REINSTALLED LAVATORY PANELS ACESSED. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW AMM 32-41-00 & 31-33-00.

Source: SDR DXTA2025081804625
NO TEST · 2025-08-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DEFECTIVE (ZONE 200) · airframe 2,041 hrs · 1,603 cycles

EMERGENCY LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN SWITCH IS IN THE ARM POSITION, AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND TRIED WITH GPU CONNECTED AND GPU DISCONNECTED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED #1 AND #2 EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY OPS CHECK GOOD WORD DONE IAW EMBRAER EMB-505 AMM

Source: SDR DXTA2025081404584
WARNING INDICATION · 2025-05-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2720

Part: RUDDER — FAULTED · airframe 1,830 hrs · 1,432 cycles

WHILE IN FLIGHT VENTRAL RUDDER FAIL WHITE CAS MESSAGE POSTED. WE RAN THE CHECKLIST. IT EXTINGUISHED BEFORE LANDING. CORRECTIVE ACTION: PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE VENTRAL RUDDER IAW PHENOM 300 AMM 27-26-01-710-80-A WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. CAS MESSAGE NEVER APPEARED WHILE POWER WAS ON.

Source: SDR DXTA2025052703590
OTHER · 2025-05-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3240

Part: BRAKE — MALFUNCTIONED (ZONE 700) · airframe 1,801 hrs · 1,408 cycles

MLG BRAKE PRESSURE: WHILE PREFLIGHTING THE AIRCRAFT WE MOTORED THE ENGINES TO CHECK OIL AND ADD PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM. AFTER ENGINE START WE TARTED TO TAXI AND RECEIVED A BRK FAIL AND HAD NO BRAKING ACTION WITH THE RUDDER PEDALS. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. CORRECTIVE ACTION: NOTE THAT RH BRAKE WAS JUST CHANGED AT LAST MX EVENT IN TEB, SENT CMC, FOQA AND CVDR DOWNLOADS AS REQUIRED TO CRC FOR RECOMMENDATION. FAULT NOT PRESENT ON AIRPLANE DURING POWER UP. CREATED SD CARD TO VIEW MX MESSAGES ON CMC VIEWER AND POWERED UP WITH MX CARD. ACCESSED FAULT HISTORY AND NO HISTORY NOTED FOR BRAKE FAULT. CONNECTED HYD MULE TO AIRCRAFT AND JUMPED PINS ON PRESSURE SWITCH AS REQUIRED TO GET BRAKE PRESSURE. WHILE LOOKING AT CMC, PRESSED BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO FAILURES. INSPECTED RH BRAKE TO ENSURE IT WAS MOVING, NO DEFECTS. AT THIS TIME, RECONNECTED BRAKE PRESSURE CONNECTOR. HYD MULE LEFT CONNECTED. ALL WORK DONE PER PHENOM300 AMM 32-41-00 CONTACT CENTER SUGGESTED WE BEGIN WITH FIM TASK 32·41-00-810·813-A FOR THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE, CW: FIM BLOCKS 1 - 3 WHICH LED US TO BLOCK 11. BEGAN WITH ACCESSING CMC TO REVIEW PS LINE COLUMNS FOR BOTH L/H AND R/H PRESSURE SWITCHES. PRESSURE SWITCHES FOR L/H & R/H BCM CHECKED OUT GOOD. WE THEN PROCEEDED TO BLOCK 11 WHERE BEGAN MEASURING CONTINUITY BETWEEN BRAKE CONTROL AND BRAKE CONTROL MODULE. ALL CHECKED OUT GOOD WHICH LED TO BLOCK 12. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE. ADVISED MCC OF FINDINGS AND A BRAKE CONTROL MODULE HAS BEEN PLACED ON ORDER.AS PRECAUTION CLOSED ACCESS TO BCU. AS REQUESTED BY MCC WE PREPARED TO SET UP FOR BLEEDING OF BRAKE SYSTEM. CONNECTED FITTING ONTO MULE CONNCETD PRESSURE/RETURN LINES ON TO AIRCRAFT RES. CONNECTED GPU AND APPLIED GPU POWER. ACCOMPLISHED BLEEDING OF BRAKES AND EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE SYSTEMS. CLEANED UP AND SAFTIED BRAKE BLEED SCREWS. GAINED ACCESS AND VERIFIED BRAKE ACCUMULATOR WAS SERVICED.SHUT DOWN POWER AND DISCONNECTED HYD MULE AND GPU. CLEANED UP WORK AREA AND PREPARED AIRCRAFT TO BE TOWED FOR TAXI CHECKS AND TO SEND NEW DOWNLOADS IN FOR REVIEW AFTER TAXI. REF PHENOM 300 AMM 32-40-00. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN IAW PH-300 AMM 71-00-01 TO OPERATE THE PEDAL BRAKES AND PARKING BRAKE. NO MESSAGES RELATED TO BRAKE SYSTEM NOTED ON THE EICAS. STILL REQUIRES TAXI/BRAKE CHECK AS MENTIONED IN STEP-3.2.4 PERFOREMED ENGINE RUN IAW PH-300 AMM 71-00-01. TAXIED AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED MULTIPLE BRAKE CHECKS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. OK TO RETURN TO SERVICE. MCC ELECTED AND DECIDED AFTER WIRING CHECKS GOOD BLEEDING SYSTEM, AND PERFORMED TAXI CHECKS GOOD NO DEFECTS NOTED .REPLACEMENT OF BCM NOT REQUIRE

Source: SDR DXTA2025051403458

2023

OTHER · 2023-09-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3240

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 180 hrs · 163 cycles

VIOLENT SHUDDER WHEN BRAKES APPLIED ON RIGHT BRAKE. PERFORMED TAXI & MULTIPLE BRAKE CHECKS, NO ABNORMAL GRABBING, CHATTERING, OR NOISES, AIRCRAFT IN HANGAR, REMOVED MAIN WHEELS, INSPECTED & CLEANED LT & RT BRAKES. INSPECTED BRAKE PIN LENGTH, BRAKES ARE NOWHERE NEAR WORN. REINSTALLED WHEELS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANY WHEEL CHATTER FROM BRAKES. SUSPECT CHATTER TO BE COMING FROM MAIN TIRES DURING TURNING OR BRAKING DUE TO BOTH BEING BELOW 1/32. ALL WORK DONE IAW POH.

Source: SDR DXTA2023092996780
OTHER · 2023-08-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5210

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 74 hrs · 62 cycles

MAIN DOOR: MAIN ENTRY DOOR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN OR CLOSE. WITH DOOR OPEN, MECHANISM WORKS SMOOTHLY, BUT WHEN CLOSING OR OPENING DOOR IT BINDS AND GET VERY DIFFICULT // SIGNOFF// FOUND DOOR PINS TO HAVE THE WRONG TYPE LUBRICANT(DRY FILM) ON THEM. CLEANED DOOR PINS AND APPLIED MOLYKOTE 33 LUBRICANT ON ALL DOOR PINS IAW EMB300 MM 52-11-21-640-801A. OPS CHECKS GOOD.

Source: SDR DXTA2023082193480

2013

OTHER · 2013-06-03 Unresolved
ATA 5753

Part: FITTING — CORRODED (TE FLAP) · airframe 11,876 hrs · 5,834 cycles

WHILE REMOVING BOLT FROM RT FLAP TRACK FITTING, FOUND THE UPPER FITTING TO HAVE EXTREME CORROSION ON INBD FACE OF FITTING.

Source: SDR 2013F00125
OTHER · 2013-06-03 Unresolved
ATA 2760

Part: ROD END — DAMAGED (SPOILER) · airframe 11,876 hrs · 5,834 cycles

R & R FLIGHT SPOILER PUSHROD END ASSY IAW CB 203. PART DETERMINED TO NO LONGER BE SERVICABLE, PN 1159CM20263.

Source: SDR 2013F00126

2010

WARNING INDICATION · 2010-12-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2910

Part: HYDRAULIC SYSTEM — WARNING LIGHT · airframe 10,250 hrs · 5,020 cycles

AFTER APPROX 50 MINUTES IN FLT, DURING CRUISE AT FL 380, AMBER HYD QTY LOW CAS ILLUMINATED. HYD PAGE QTY SHOWED COMBINED QTY JUST ABOVE LOW MARK. OVER THE NEXT 50 MIN IT SLOWLY DECREASED BELOW THE LOW MARK & WENT FROM WHITE TO RED. DURING APPROACH & LANDING, ALL COMBINED SYS WORKED PROPERLY. HYD PRESSURE REMAINED AT 3000 PSI. AFTER GEAR EXTENSION, QTY JUMPED TO ABOUT HALF WAY BETWEEN LOW & ADD. INSPECTED ACFT FOR LEAKS, NO LEAKS NOTED. SERVICED ACFT COMBINED RESERVOIR IAW MM 12-01-05, OPERATED ACFT FOR 1 HOUR WITH NO DROP IN HYD QTY.

Source: SDR DXTA2010122004369
OTHER · 2010-06-14 Unresolved
ATA 5743

Part: ATTACH FITTING — CORRODED (MLG ATTACH) · airframe 10,098 hrs · 4,938 cycles

DURING REMOVAL OF MLG FOR O/H, NOTED SIGNIFICANT CORROSION IN MLG ATTACH BORES OF THE RT WING SPONSON RIB.

Source: SDR N93A06142010A
OTHER · 2010-06-14 Unresolved
ATA 5553

Part: LUG — CORRODED (VERTICAL STAB) · airframe 10,098 hrs · 4,398 cycles

DURING REMOVAL OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER NOTED SIGNIFICANT CORROSION IN RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILZER TO VERTICAL STABILZER ATTACH LUGS (VERTICAL STAB SIDE).

Source: SDR N93A06142010C
OTHER · 2010-06-14 Unresolved
ATA 5712

Part: RIB — CORRODED (LT WING) · airframe 10,098 hrs · 4,938 cycles

DURING REMOVAL OF MLG FOR O/H, NOTED SIGNIFICANT CORROSION IN MLG ATTACH BORES OF THE LT WING SPONSON RIB.

Source: SDR N93A06142010
OTHER · 2010-06-14 Unresolved
ATA 5553

Part: LUG — CORRODED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 10,098 hrs · 4,938 cycles

DURING REMOVAL OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, NOTED SIGNIFICANT CORROSION IN LT HORIZ STABILZER TO VERT STABILZER ATTACH LUGS (VERT STAB SIDE).

Source: SDR N93A06142010B

2008

FALSE WARNING · 2008-01-26 Unresolved
ATA 3297

Part: CONNECTOR — DISCONNECTED (DOWNLOCK SWITCH) · airframe 8,652 hrs · 4,205 cycles

AFTER GEAR EXTENSION LT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND LT DOWNLOCK SWITCH CONNECTOR DISCONNECTED. RECONNECTED AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR N93A26012008

2007

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2007-06-08 Unresolved
ATA 2120

Part: UNKNOWN — SMOKE (CABIN) · airframe 7,995 hrs · 3,910 cycles

AFTER SELECTING COWL ANTI ICE, SMOKE FILLED CABIN, DISSIPATED WHEN SELECTING COWL ANTI ICE OFF. OPEN, FURTHER DATA TO FOLLOW.

Source: SDR N93A08062007
FALSE WARNING · 2007-02-08 Unresolved
ATA 2610

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN · airframe 7,722 hrs · 3,798 cycles

SMOKE IN LAV CASS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. POWERED UP ALL ACCESSORIES AND CHECKED DETECTION SYSTEM. ALL CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR N93A08022007
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2007-01-04 Unresolved
ATA 2530

Part: HEATER — ODOR (GALLEY) · airframe 7,589 hrs · 3,736 cycles

SMOKE AND ODOR EMTTED FROM GALLEY HOT CUP.

Source: SDR 136001042007

2006

FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2006-01-10 Unresolved
ATA 2750

Part: FLAP — MALFUNCTIONED (WING) · airframe 6,583 hrs · 3,221 cycles

FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT PAST 10 DEGREES.

Source: SDR 136001102006

2005

FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2005-11-22 Unresolved
ATA 3233

Part: ACTUATOR — LEAKING (MLG)

CHECK HYD QTY MSG ILLUMINATED, QTY WENT TO ZERO, PRESSURE REMAINED AT 3000 PSI. UPON GEAR EXTENSION LEVEL WENT ABOVE LOW.

Source: SDR 1360112205

2001

OTHER · 2001-06-20 Unresolved
ATA 5712

Part: RIB — CRACKED (LT WING)

WHILE DOING A SCHEDULE VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE WING IT WAS NOTED A CRACK WAS IN RIB WEB. THE RIB IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE LAST OUTBOARD LEFT WING. CRACK IS 7 INCH LONG ALONG THE THE BOTTOM SIDE THEN TURNS UP AT BOTH ENDS FOR 1 INCH. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW RIB.

Source: SDR 2001FA0000035