N480LX

ATA 2510

Part: ADAPTER — FAILED (CABIN) · airframe 5,713 hrs · 4,804 cycles

CREW AND PASSENGERS REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR WHILE ENROUTE AT ALTITUDE AND DURING DESCENT/LANDING. MX FOUND BOTH IPAD ADAPTERS HAD FAILED AND REPLACED THEM.

ATA 2150

Part: MOTOR — OVERHEATED (ACM) · airframe 5,598 hrs · 4,712 cycles

WHILE ON THE GROUND, CREW REPORTED CABIN STARTED FILLING UP WITH SMOKE STARTING FROM LAVATORY AREA. SMOKE WAS ALSO NOTED TO BE COMING OUT OF THE EXTERIOR EXHAUST AND INLET PANELS FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FREON AC COMPRESSOR MOTOR SHOWING EVIDENCE OF EXCESSIVE OVER HEATING.

ATA 5610

Part: WINDSHIELD — CRACKED (ZONE 200) · airframe 5,451 hrs · 4,593 cycles

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, CREW REPORTED THE RT MAIN WINDSHIELD CRACKED. CREW INITIATED EMERGENCY DESCENT AND LANDED SAFELY. MX PERSONNEL REPLACED THE FAILED WINDSHIELD.

ATA 5511

Part: RIB — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 3,660 hrs · 3,222 cycles

DURING A SCHEDULED 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.

ATA 3260

Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — FAULTY (LT & RT MLG) · airframe 1,449 hrs · 1,251 cycles

KSLC - KOMA THE CREW DID NOT RECEIVE THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION WHEN THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED WHILE ON APPROACH FOR LANDING IN KOMA. WHEN THE LIGHT WAS TESTED IT OPERATED NORMALLY. AN EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED AND A FLY-BY PAST THE TOWER WAS PERFORMED TO CONFIRM GEAR POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN KOMA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE PROBLEM TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCHES. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCHES WERE REPLACED, AND THE NITROGEN BLOW DOWN BOTTLE WAS SERVICED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE NORMAL WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WERE CYCLED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

ATA 3260

Part: SWITCH — FAILED (NLG) · airframe 1,232 hrs · 1,076 cycles

DURING APPROACH AFTER LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, CREW RECEIVED INDICATION THAT MAIN GEAR WAS DOWN. SAME INDICATION WAS RECEIVED AFTER LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED. FLY-BY WAS PERFORMED, CREW WAS INFORMED THAT GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. DURING FLY-BY, CREW RECEIVED A GPWS WARNING INDICATING (TOO LOW GEAR). EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, CREW REQUESTED CFR RESPONSE ON LANDING. AFTER ATTEMPTING MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION ONLY 2 GEAR INDICATION LIGHTS WERE RECEIVED. TO ENSURE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED, FLAPS WERE SET TO 30 DEGREES, THROTTLES WERE RETARDED TO IDLE AND NO GEAR WARNING HORN WAS RECEIVED. UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. MAINT REPLACED THE NLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH. OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD, AC WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

ATA 3260

Part: BULB — BURNED OUT (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 751 hrs · 661 cycles

UPON LANDING AT KHEZ, THE CREW DID NOT RECEIVE A DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION FOR THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE GEAR INDICATION BULB WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN TESTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO KHOU FOR MAINTENANCE. FIRE/RESCUE RESPONSE WAS GIVEN AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR INDICATION BULB. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

ATA 2721

Part: SERVO — INTERMITTENT (RUDDER BOOST) · airframe 712 hrs · 624 cycles

INVESTIGATED PILOT REPORT OF INTERMITTENT (RUDDER BOOST FAIL) ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT DURING TAKEOFF, CRUISE, AND CLIMB SEGMENTS. FOUND RUDDER SERVO WOULD SPIKE HIGH VOLTAGE BUT YAW DAMPER WOULD STAY ENGAGED. REPLACED RUDDER BOOST SERVO W/OVERHAULED REPLACEMENT UNIT, SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL TESTS SATISFACTORY. (K)

ATA 2435

Part: STARTER GEN — INOPERATIVE (ENGINE)

INVESTIGATED PILOT REPORT OF LT ENGINE NOT ROTATING WHEN STARTER BUTTON DEPRESSED. FOUND STARTER GEN NOT ROTATING WITH POWER APPLIED. REPLACED STARTER GEN WITH OVERHAULED UNIT IAW MM. ENGINE START AND GENERATOR OPERATIONS NORMAL. TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT AT OFF-SITE FACILITY, NO MAINT RECORDS AVAILABLE. UNIT TO BE INSPECTED AND TORN DOWN FOR INVESTIGATION. (K)