N516FX
Registered owner: C VIEW LLC, OH (owner ≠ operator)
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, 2005-10-12 – 2009-10-26.
Part: PUMP — FAILED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 5,021 hrs · 3,163 cycles
UPON GEAR EXTENSION, GOT A "GEAR PTU FAIL" CYAN FOLLOWED BY "L ENG HYD PUMP FAIL" AMBER AND LT HYD QUANTITY READS ZERO. EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE WAS USED TO LOWER AND LOCK GEAR. LANDING AND TAXI UNEVENTFUL. T/S HYDRAULICS, FOUND SEALS ON LT EDP QD'S BLOWN OUT WHICH LEAKED AND DRAINED SYS. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT EDP, BOTH LT QD'S AND ALL 3 LT SYS FILTERS. FLUSHED AND REFILLED SYS. ALL SYS OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: APU — ODOR · airframe 1,243 hrs · 777 cycles
ON DESCENT CREW EXPERIENCED STRONG BURNING OIL SMELL IN COCKPIT. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE RAN APU BLEED, PACK ONLY, NORMAL POSITION SMELLED OIL IN CABIN. FOUND OIL RESIDUE AT HEAT EXCHANGER HOT AIR REGULATING SHUT OFF VALVE TRIM AIR MOVING FORWARD TO THE CABIN DUCTING IN THE FLOOR. DECISION MADE TO CHANGE OUT APU. THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO LEARJET ENGINEERING THROUGH THE JSLLC CAS REPORTING SYSTEM.
Part: PITOT TUBE — OBSTRUCTED (PITOT STATIC) · airframe 755 hrs · 491 cycles
CREW REJECTED THE TAKEOFF ROLL WHEN THE PILOTS AIRSPEED INDICATOR WOULD NOT REGISTER ABOVE 40 KNOTS. MAINTENANCE FOUND PITOT PROBE PARTIALLY OBSTRUCTED. CLEANED OUT PROBE AND PERFORMED PITOT STATIC CHECK. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.