N463LX
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, 2007-08-10 – 2013-02-20.
Part: BRAKE SYS — MALFUNCTIONED (ZONE 700) · airframe 5,456 hrs · 4,622 cycles
CREW REPORTED DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT AND TAXI THE PILOTS SIDE LT TOE BRAKE DID NOT APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE ON INTITAL APPLICATION. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKE IT WAS NOTED THAT THE BRAKE THEN FELT CORRECT. MX FOUND AIR IN THE SYS AND BLED THE SYS AND SERVICED BRAKE ACCUMULATOR.
Part: BRAKE SYS — CONTAMINATED (MLG) · airframe 4,919 hrs · 4,186 cycles
WHILE TAXIING, CREW REPORTED EXCESSIVE PRESSURE REQUIRED TO OPERATE THE BRAKES WITH THE ANTI-SKID SYS ACTIVATED. DEACTIVATION OF THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM RESULTED IN NORMAL BRAKING ACTION. MX FOUND THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE AIR IN THE LINES. SYS WAS BLED AND NO FURTHER FAILURES WERE REPORTED.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 3,154 hrs · 2,773 cycles
DURING A SCHEDULED MX VISIT WHILE PERFORMING A HORIZ STABILIZER ROLLER INSP OF THE HORIZ STABILIZER INBD RIB AND BRACKET ASSEMBLIES, BOTH INBD RIBS WERE FOUND CRACKED. DETAILED INSP INSTRUCTIONS OF THIS AREA ARE OUTLINED IN COMMUNIQUE' NR 70. THE LT AND RT RIB ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — FALSE ACTIVATION · airframe 3,084 hrs · 2,712 cycles
DURING FLIGHT, CREW REPORTED HYD OVERPRESSURE CONDITION WITH AN INDICATION OF OVER 1850 PSI. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED AND THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY. MX RESET THE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE AND CHECKED THE SYS WITH DIRECT READING GAUGES BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY.
Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (LT MLG)
ON APPROACH CREW REPORTED THE LT MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. GEAR WAS CYCLED 6 TIMES AND ON THE 6TH ATTEMPT THE DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT FINALLY ILLUMINTATED. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LT MLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH INOPERATIVE. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED.
Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (LT MLG) · airframe 1,530 hrs · 1,383 cycles
ON LANDING, CREW REPORTED NO GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION FOR THE LT MLG. BULB TEST SHOWED THE BULB TO BE FUNCTIONAL. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LT MLG DOWN LOCK SW INOPERATIVE. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED.