N489QS
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.
11 reports on file, 2005-03-17 – 2016-06-24.
Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (POWER LEVER) · airframe 12,838 hrs · 6,456 cycles
POWER LEVERS HARD STUCK IN IDLE ON FINAL APPROACH. THRUST REVERSERS WERE DOWN AND AUTOTHROTTLES WERE OFF. VERY HARD PUSH TO GET LEVERS TO MOVE FWD. AFTERWARD LEVERS OPERATED NORMAL. PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE THROTTLE QUADRANT AND ALL AUTOTHROTTLE SWITCHES FOR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND. NONE FOUND. PERFORMED WIRING CONTINUITY CHECKS BETWEEN THE AUTO THROTTLE ENGAGE/DISENGAGE SWITCHES AND DISCONNECT SWITCHES AND THE PERFORMANCE COMPUTER. NO DEFECTS FOUND. PERFORMED THE GUST LOCK SYSTEM-OPERATIONAL TEST (CMP 277011). CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED THE AUTO-THROTTLE OVERRIDE-FUNCTIONAL CHECK LT & RT. CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED THE THROTTLE LEVER GUST LOCK PROTECTION- FUNCTIONAL TEST. CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM NR 1 & NR 2 OPS CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED LT AND RT AUTO-THROTTLE SERVO- OPS CHECK & VERIFIED ON ENGINE RUNS WITH AUTO-THROTTLE ENGAGED CHECKED GOOD. VERIFIED DURING ENGINE RUNS WITH THE AUTO-THROTTLE ENGAGED THAT THE AUTO-THROTTLE DISCONNECT SWITCHES ON THE THROTTLES LEVERS FUNCTIONED PROPERLY BY DISCONNECTING THE AUTO-THROTTLE SYSTEM WHEN DEPRESSED.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 11,264 hrs · 5,622 cycles
COULD NOT GET THE HYDRAULICS TO BRING THE DOOR UP TO CLOSE. CLOSES ABOUT 2/3 OF THE WAY & BINDS. R & R THE MED ACTUATOR IAW CMP 521010, MM 52-14-01 & OPERATIONS CHECKED IAW CMP 521005. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: MICROWAVE OVEN — ODOR (GALLEY) · airframe 9,953 hrs · 4,969 cycles
ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR FROM MICROWAVE OCCURED AT FLIGHT LEVEL 450. REMOVED & INSTALLED MICROWAVE IAW CMP 253010. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.
Part: STRUCTURE — CORRODED (WING) · airframe 9,505 hrs · 4,727 cycles
WING T/E CORRODED.
Part: COALESCER BAG — DIRTY (CABIN AIR) · airframe 8,842 hrs · 4,400 cycles
SMOKE, FUMES IN FLIGHT CAME FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM. FOUND COALESCER BAG DIRTY.
Part: SILENCER — DETERIORATED · airframe 8,584 hrs · 4,255 cycles
AFTER APPROX 50 MINUTES OF FLIGHT, F/A NOTICED A VERY SLIGHT ODOR. ABOUT 5-8 MINUTES LATER, SHE BEGAN TO NOTICE A VERY SLIGHT HAZE WHICH BEGAN TO THICKEN RAPIDLY. WE BEGAN AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND AS SOON AS THE THROTTLES WERE RETARDED THE SMOKE BEGAN TO DISSIPATE. CLEARING IN ABOUT 3 MINUTES. HOWEVER THE ODOR REMAINED. ALL BLEED INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. CABIN DUCT TEMP WAS 80 DEGREES AND HAD NOT BEEN MOVED SINCE LEVEL OFF (COCKPIT READ 60 DEGREES)
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 8,584 hrs · 4,255 cycles
AT CRUISE, F/A NOTICED SLIGHT ODOR, SHORT TIME LATER, F/A NOTICED A SLIGHT HAZE IN CABIN. CREW RETARDED THROTTLES AND BEGAN EMERGENCY DECENT, SMOKE BEGAN TO DISSIPATE AND CLEARED IN APPROX 3 MINUTES.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 8,368 hrs · 4,148 cycles
AT FL 380 CREW HAD SMELLED SMOKE IN CABIN, SMELL WENT AWAY AFTER GALLEY AND CABIN POWER WAS TURNED OFF.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (TE FLAPS) · airframe 5,781 hrs · 2,860 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF FLAPS FAILED AT 10 DEGREES.
Part: ANTI-SKID SYS — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 5,494 hrs · 2,707 cycles
NR 1 TIRE BLEW ON LANDING.
Part: CONVERTER — FAILED (ALTERNATOR) · airframe 4,884 hrs · 2,437 cycles
RIGHT ALTERNATOR FAILED CONVERTER / ALTERNATOR ISOLATION CHECK.