N476LX
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.
7 reports on file, 2004-10-07 – 2010-09-10.
Part: FUEL — ODOR (CARGO BAY) · airframe 4,944 hrs · 4,315 cycles
DURING FLIGHT, PASSENGERS NOTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE CABIN. ACFT DIVERTED AND LANDED SAFELY. MX TECHS FOUND RESIDUAL FUEL IN THE ACFT BELLY AND CONFIRMED THE ODOR. FURTHER INVESTIGATION WAS UNABLE TO DETECT ANY FUEL LEAKS FROM THE FUEL TANKS. RESIDUAL FUEL WAS CLEANED UP AND NO OTHER EVIDENCE OF A LEAK WAS FOUND.
Part: COMPUTER — OUT OF ADJUST · airframe 2,964 hrs · 2,637 cycles
CREW REPORTED ENGINE ROLL BACK OF 5 PERCENT N1 ON THE RT ENGINE FOLLOWED BY A FLUXUATION OF 3-4 PERCENT. ENGINE STABILIZED AFTER ENGINE HEAT WAS TURNED ON. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE EFC AUTHORITY.
Part: INLET — CRACKED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 2,845 hrs · 2,533 cycles
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A CRACK ON THE RT ENGINE INLET AT THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION THAT EXTENDED FWD AND AFT OF THE SCREW TRANSECTING THE SCREW HOLE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE INLET.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 2,596 hrs · 2,286 cycles
DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT WHILE PERFORMING A HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ROLLER INSPECTION THE LT IB HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, THE LT RIB WAS FOUND CRACKED. DETAILED INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS OF THIS AREA ARE OUTLINED IN MFG COMMUNIQUÃ' NR 70. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIB ASSEMBLY.
Part: BRAKE — SEIZED (MLG)
DURING INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL, FOLLOWING POSITIVE PARKING BRAKE RELEASE CHECK, LT MAIN WHEEL BRAKE LOCKED-UP. TAKEOFF ABORTED DUE TO SLOW ACCELERATION, POOR DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. UNABLE TO MOVE AIRCRAFT UNTIL RT BRAKE APPLIED AND RELEASED, THEN TAXI-IN NORMAL. REPLACED LT MAIN WHEEL BRAKE. ALSO REPLACED PN 4500A2 PARKING BRAKE VALVE ASSY. AS A PRECAUTION IAW OPERATOR REQUEST. REPLACED LT MAIN WHEEL ASSY. DUE TO FLAT-SPOTTED TIRE. AT THIS TIME SUSPECTED FAULT IS IN LT BRAKE ASSY, BRAKE ASSY. QUARANTINED BY OPERATOR FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. (K)
Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (MLG) · airframe 1,055 hrs · 899 cycles
KSMO - KCOS THE CREW REPORTED WHEN EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR GREEN INDICATION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED AND THE CREW RECEIVED THE SAME INDICATION. A LIGHT TEST CONFIRMED THE LAMP WAS WORKING. THE CHECKLIST PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE RIGHT DOWN AND LOCKED SWITCH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: STRUT — OVERSERVICED (MLG) · airframe 296 hrs · 248 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT DURING LANDING ROLL, THRUST REVERSERS WOULD NOT DEPLOY, SPEED BRAKES WOULD NOT EXTEND AND ANTI-SKID WAS INTERMITTENT. WHEN BRAKES FINALLY ENGAGED RIGHT TIRE GRABBED FIRST AND CAUSED FLAT SPOT. MAINTENANCE FOUND SHOCK STRUTS TO BE TOO HIGH. LEFT AND RIGHT STRUTS WERE SERVICED TO PRESSURE AS PLACARDED ON STRUTS, LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR WHEEL ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.