N485FL
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, 2009-01-22 – 2011-07-29.
Part: MOTOR — SEIZED (ACM) · airframe 9,023 hrs · 7,531 cycles
PRIOR TO ENGINE START, CREW NOTED SMOKE FROM A VENT ON THE TAIL OF THE ACFT AND SMELLED A STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR. MX FOUND THE VAPOR CYCLE MACHINE MOTOR BURNED UP. MOTOR WAS REPLACED.
Part: SEAL — RUPTURED (MAIN ENTRY DOOR) · airframe 7,810 hrs · 6,555 cycles
ON CLIMB, CREW NOTICED MAIN ENTRY DOOR SQUEAL. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE DOOR SEAL RUPTURED. PRESSURIZATION WAS LOST SLOWLY AND OVERHEAD MASKS DROPPED. MX CONFIRMED THE DOOR SEAL FAILURE AND FOUND THE WEATHER SEAL DAMAGED (COLLATERAL DAMAGE FROM DOOR SEAL RUPTURE). THE DOOR SEAL AND DAMAGED WEATHER SEAL WERE REPLACED.
Part: TURBINE BLADES — MISSING (ENGINE) · airframe 7,569 hrs · 6,345 cycles
ON TAKEOFF ROLL LT ENG EFC DROPPED OFF-LINE AND A SHUDDER WAS FELT BY THE CREW. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED BELOW 80 KTS. AFTER SHUTDOWN, CREW NOTED 1 AFT TURBINE BLADE MISSING. ENGINE IS BEING REPLACED.