N517FX
Registered owner: FLEXJET LLC, OH (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flexjet, LLC (J7SA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
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.
4 reports on file, 2017-04-16 – 2019-02-25.
Part: DCPC — MALFUNCTIONED (ELECTRICAL SYS) · airframe 13,212 hrs · 8,071 cycles
DIVERTED DUE TO CYAN ELECTRICAL FAULT, WHITE R BATT OFF R GEN OFF. L BATT OFF L GEN OFF. MSG APPEARED IN CRUISE FLT (FL180) TWICE. RESET GENS AND LOST ALL PFD & MFDS. STARTED APU AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DOWNLOAD FAULT DATA AND SENT TO FLEXJET. REMOVED LEFT DC POWER CENTER AND INSTALLED MODIFIED DC POWER CENTER. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (APU FIREWALL) · airframe 12,257 hrs · 5,320 cycles
APU FIREWALL LOWER BRACKET HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BRACKET.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (RT MLG)
RIGHT MLG AUXILLARY EXTEND ACTUATOR FOUND DAMAGED DURING REMOVAL AT THE 7500 CYCLE INSPECTION. THE ACTUATOR END MOUNT WAS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY. REPLACED RT MLG AUXILLARY EXTEND ACTUATOR. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.
Part: FIRE WARNING — FALSE ACTIVATION (APU BAY) · airframe 12,245 hrs · 7,489 cycles
AIR TURNBACK, DUE TO RED APU FIRE MASTER WARNING INDICATION. CREW FOLLOWED CRH PROCEDURES AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED THE RT FIRE EXTINGUISHED CONTAINER, APU SQUIB, AND APU FIRE LOOPS. OPS CHECK GOOD.