N482LX
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, 2006-03-08 – 2008-06-04.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (LT INLET)
DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THE LT INLET SKIN AT THE INLET TEMP PROBE WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE SDR WILL BE UPDATED UPON COMPLETION OF THE C/A. (K)
Part: INTAKE — CRACKED (LT ENGINE) · airframe 2,480 hrs · 2,134 cycles
DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THE LT INLET SKIN AT THE INLET TEMPERATURE PROBE WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE LT INLET WAS REPLACED. (A)
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 2,356 hrs · 2,023 cycles
AIRCRAFT DIVERTED, WHEN PASSENGER NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE AREA BETWEEN THE FWD RT SEATS. MAINT REMOVED THE RT SIDEWALL PANEL. GROUND RUNS REVEALED NO DEFECT. THE SIDEWALL WAS REINSTALLED AND THE AC WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: HMU — MALFUNCTIONED (LT ENGINE)
DURING CRUISE, CREW NOTED LT ENGINE ROLL BACK FROM 95.7 TO 91.0 WITH SIMULTANEOUS FUEL FLOW AND ITT FLUX. AC WAS AT FL 380 WITH AN OAT OF -33 C IN CLEAR AIR. ENGINE ANTI-ICE WAS OFF. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT HMU FAILED. IT WAS REPLACED
Part: SUPPORT BRACKET — CRACKED (LT HORZ STAB) · airframe 1,321 hrs · 1,146 cycles
DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT WHILE PERFORMING A HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ROLLER INSPECTION THE LT IB HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RIB WAS FOUND CRACKED. DETAILED INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS OF THIS AREA ARE OUTLINED IN MFG COMMUNIQUE' NR 70. SDR WILL BE UPDATED UPON COMPLETION OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIB ASSEMBLY.
Part: ODOR — DETECTED (CABIN) · airframe 806 hrs · 691 cycles
THE CREW DETECTED A BURNING ODOR IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES AFTER SELECTING THE WING ANTI-ICING SYSTEM. FOLLOWING LANDING THE RIGHT SIDEWALL IN THE CABIN WAS STILL VERY HOT AND THE ODOR WAS STILL PRESENT WITH THE CABIN TABLE EXTENDED.
Part: ODOR — DETECTED (CABIN) · airframe 579 hrs · 464 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED, DETECTED A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE LAVATORY AREA. MAINTENANCE RAN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINES AND DID NOT NOTICE AN ODOR UNTIL THE BLEED AIR WAS TURNED ON. THE ODOR WAS DETERMINED TO BE COMING FROM HOT BLEED AIR ON NEW DUCTING. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: WIRE — FRAYED (ELECTRICAL) · airframe 559 hrs · 479 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH FL 240 WITH ALL OF THE ANTI-ICE SYSTEMS ON, A 150 AMP SPLIT BETWEEN THE GENERATORS WAS NOTICED AND A BURNING ODOR WAS OBSERVED IN THE CABIN. ALSO, LITE HAZY SMOKE WAS OBSERVED IN THE LAVATORY AREA OF THE CABIN. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED THE AIRCRAFT TO KGSO. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE IN KGSO WHERE CFR RESPONSE WAS GIVEN. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED A FRAYED FIELD WIRE AT THE LEFT STARTER / GENERATOR. NO DEFECTS, SMOKE OR ODORS WERE NOTED DURING A GROUND RUN UP CHECK. GENERATOR PARALLEL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND A SUCCESSFUL CHECK FLIGHT WAS COMPLETED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.