N523FX
Registered owner: CITATION X PARTS LLC, NC (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 |
| Jet Solutions, LLC | Operator | on 2006-12-10 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by Jet Solutions, LLC (per NTSB report)
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.
6 reports on file, 2013-07-01 – 2019-03-17.
Part: WARNING MESSAGE — FALSE ACTIVATION · airframe 13,410 hrs · 8,250 cycles
IN CLIMB AT ABOUT FL270 THE R BATT R GEN APU GEN AND EXT PWR PBA'S ON THE ECP FLASHED A FEW TIMES. DISPLAYED THE ELEC SYNOPTIC PAGE AND THE EXT PWR APPEARED FOLLOWED BY THE LINES BETWEEN THE MAIN BUSES CHANGING FROM GREEN TO MAGENTA. NO CAS MESSAGES AND NO LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. REMOVED PCB1 & PCB3 OF L/H DCPC AND CLEANED AREA OF ALL FUSE RESIDUES. RERACKED EACH CARD MULTIPLE TIMES TO MANUALLY CLEAN MOTHER BOARD CONNECTORS. WORK DONE IAW AMM 24-61-73. PERFORMED SAME PROCEDURE FOR PCB 2 & PCB 4 OF THE R/H DCPC IAW 24-61-75. PER REQUEST OF F.T.M REPLACED LH DC POWER CENTER WITH MODIFIED UNIT IN REFERENCE WITH AMM 24-61-01. COMPLETED ALL FUNCTIONAL TESTS AS REQUIRED PER TASK # 24-61-01-720-801 SUCCESSFULLY.
Part: PUMP — NOT REPORTED (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 12,667 hrs · 7,748 cycles
ON CLIMB PASSING 40000 FEET, AN AMBER "LEFT HYD PRESS LOW" CAS POSTED, SHORTLY FOLLOWED BY AN AMBER "SPOILERS FAULT" CAS. SUMMARY PAGE SHOWED "0" PRESSURE AND "0" QTY. OUTSIDE LEFT HYD ACCUMULATOR INDICATES LOW. R&R LT HYD PUMP, LT CASE DRAIN QUICK DISCONNECT, AND LT HYD DRAIN FILTERS. R&R LT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE FILTER MANIFOLD. BLEED LT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (APU FIREWALL) · airframe 12,243 hrs · 7,500 cycles
CRACKS FOUND AROUND RIVETS IN THE TAIL CONE BRACKET. R & R BRACKET.
Part: SCREW — LOOSE (WING) · airframe 12,047 hrs · 7,361 cycles
MULTIPLE SCREWS LOOSE AT BOTTOM ROW OF LEADING EDGE. TIGHTENED MULTIPLE LOOSE SCREWS ON THE LT AND RT WING LEADING EDGE BOTTOM ROW AS REQUIRED. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: SCREW — MISSING (LT WING) · airframe 11,182 hrs · 6,823 cycles
LEFT WING LEADING EDGE HAS SCREWS MISSING ON LOWER SIDE MID WING. INSTALLED 16 ATTACH SCREWS IN LT LEADING EDGE.
Part: HYDRAULIC SYSTEM — FAILED (ZONE 100) · airframe 7,873 hrs · 4,794 cycles
LEFT HYD SYSTEM READING ZERO QTY AND ZERO PRESSURE 30 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDING AND TAXI WERE UNEVENTFUL. OPEN