N538FX
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.
2 reports on file, 2010-02-03 – 2018-03-01.
Part: SHUTOFF VALVE — FAILED (BRAKE) · airframe 9,955 hrs · 6,134 cycles
LEFT OUTBOARD BRAKE FAIL AMBER CAS MESSAGE POSTED WHEN LOWERING GEAR, DURING APPROACH. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND THE NR 1 BRAKE HYD QUICK DISCONNECT CAME OFF. INSTALLED THE QUICK DISCONNECT, BLED THE BRAKE, AND STILL HAD LT OTBD BRAKE FAIL. COMPLIED WITH DOWNLOADS, REPLACED OTBD BRAKE SHUT OFF VALVE AND BCV, BLED BRAKES, AND OPS CHECK NORMAL WITH NORMAL INDICATIONS/NO MESSAGES NOTED.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (MLG) · airframe 1,461 hrs · 908 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF, WHEN CREW SELECTED GEAR RETRACTION, A "GEAR DISAGREE" AMBER CAS MSG POSTED FOLLOWED BY A "PROX SENSOR FAULT" CYAN CAS MSG. CREW RESET GEAR TO DOWN AND LOCKED AND REQUESTED A TOWER FLY-BY TO ENSURE GEAR WAS IN FACT DOWN AND LOCKED. ATC PERSONNEL DECLARED AN IFE. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX PERSONNEL PERFORMED MEL PROCEDURE. ACFT MOVED TO MX BASE WHERE THE RT MLG ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED. SUSPECT INTERNAL SWITCH AT FAULT. MX ENGINEERING SUSPECTS R MLG ACT DID NOT MOVE ON RETRACTION.