N473FX
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.
3 reports on file, 2016-05-19 – 2017-01-26.
Part: WIRE HARNESS — DEFECTIVE (NLG STEERING) · airframe 1,490 hrs · 1,124 cycles
ABORTED APPROACH AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO "NWS FAIL" CAS MESSAGE. CREW FLEW AROUND AIRPORT ONCE TO PERFORMED CHECKLIST ITEMS AND TRY TO CLEAR CAS MESSAGE. CAS MESSAGE FAILED TO CLEAR. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT TAXIED OFF RUNWAY, BUT WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE TAXI AFTER THAT DUE TO NWS FAILURE. SYSTEM TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND DEFECTIVE NOSE GEAR WIRING HARNESS. REPLACED NOSE GEAR WIRING HARNESS. OPS AND EXTENSION/RETRACTION CHECKS WERE GOOD.
Part: WIRE HARNESS — FAULTY (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 897 hrs · 662 cycles
DIVERTED DUE TO NR 2 ENG ITT RISING ABOVE LIMITS. THRUST LEVER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE, BUT ITT CONTINUED TO CLIMB. NR 2 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT, BUT ITT CONTINUED TO CLIMB. THIS WAS AN INDICATING ISSUE. REPLACED MAIN ENG HARNESS. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (ITT)
EMERGENCY DECLARED DUE TO HIGH ITT ON THE NR 2 ENG DUE TO OVER TEMPERATURE. SIC RETARDED THROTTLES WHICH DID NOT REDUCE THE TEMPERATURE. NR 2 ENG WAS SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT & CREW EXECUTED FIRE PROCEDURE CHECKLIST. ONE FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED IN FLIGHT WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WOULD NOT DECREASE & THE SECOND WAS DISCHARGED ON THE GND. LANDING WAS CONDUCTED WITHOUT ISSUE. INSPECTED RT ENG & FOUND ENG ITT P4 CONNECTOR LOOSE. CLEANED & RESEATED CONNECTOR. REPLACED NR 1 & 2 FIRE BOTTLES. PERFORMED DEEC DOWNLOAD. PERFORMED MAX POWER ENG RUNS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.