N470LX
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.
8 reports on file, 2007-10-18 – 2010-02-28.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 2,533 hrs · 2,182 cycles
DURING A MX VISIT WHILE PERFORMING A HORIZ STABILIZER ROLLER INSP OF THE HORIZ STABILIZER INBD RIB AND BRACKET ASSEMBLIES, THE RT INBD RIB WAS FOUND CRACKED. DETAILED INSP INSTRUCTIONS OF THIS AREA ARE OUTLINED IN COMMUNIQUE' NR 70. THE LT AND RT RIB ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (RT ENGINE INLET)
REPORTED RT ENG INLET CRACKED AT 9:00 POSITION. THE INLET WAS REMOVED AND REPAIRED AND REINSTALLED ON THE AC. (K)
Part: INLET — CRACKED (RT ENGINE)
REPORTED RT ENGINE INLET CRACKED AT 9:00 POSITION. OPEN. (S)
Part: OUTFLOW VALVE — OBSTRUCTED (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 1,380 hrs · 1,209 cycles
CREW REPORTED WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH FL200 THE CABIN LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED. MAINT FOUND A TY-WRAP LODGED IN THE OUTFLOW VALVE. THE DEBRIS WAS REMOVED AND SUBSEQUENT OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE SUCCESSFUL.
Part: VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 1,336 hrs · 1,173 cycles
CREW REPORTED LOSS OF BRAKES UPON TOUCHDOWN WITH ANTI-SKID IN THE ON OR OFF POSITION. EMERGENCY BRAKES WERE USED TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH BRAKE MIXING VALVES.
Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — FAILED (MLG) · airframe 1,285 hrs · 1,128 cycles
CREW REPORTED ON APPROACH THE LT MAIN GEAR DOWN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE TEST. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED AND THE AC LANDED NORMALLY. THE DOWNLOCK SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: BRAKE — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 1,118 hrs · 995 cycles
ON LANDING CREW REPORTED NO BRAKES UNTIL (2) OR (3) TIMES NORMAL PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDDALS THEN THE BRAKES GRAB EXTREAMLY HARD. MAINTENANCE BLED THE SYSTEM AND TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS NOTED.
Part: STRUT — OVERSERVICED (MLG) · airframe 1,004 hrs · 908 cycles
ON LANDING CREW REPORTED LOSS OF BRAKING BELOW 40 KTS. ADDITIONALLY THE TR AND SPEEDBRAKES FAILED TO DEPLOY. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE MAIN STRUTS WERE OVERSERVICED WITH N2 AND WERE NOT ACTUATING THE SQUAT SWITCH. STRUTS WERE PROPERLY SERVICED AND ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY.