N542LR
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.
2 reports on file, 2008-02-07 – 2008-06-03.
Part: STARTER GEN — FAILED (NR 1 ENGINE)
IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL380, CREW FELT A VIBRATION, IT CONTINUED TO GET STRONGER. CREW REQUESTED ATC TO LAND AT NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT BUT DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. FLIGHT CREW DETERMINED THAT NR 1 GENERATOR WAS GONG BAD AND DIVERTED THE AC. APPROACH WAS MADE WITH THE LT ENG IN IDLE, AC MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WITH NO INJURIES TO PASSENGERS OR CREW. CONTACTED INSP AND MAINT OF LT ENGINE AND STARTER/GEN. ON INSP, FOUND THAT LT STARTER/GEN HAD FAILED, BRGS WERE WORN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT STARTER/GEN, RT SERVICEABLE STARTER/GEN AS WELL AS FOR TIME. PERFORMED AN OPS CHECK OF BOTH STARTER/GENS WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. (K)
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN
ON APPROACH, AT 3000 FT, EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL PANEL FAILURE ON THE CAPT EADI, EHSI, MFG. TRANSFERRED CONTROL OF AC TO THE F/O. SELECTED THE NR 2 AFSC AND 30 SECONDS THE AC DEPARTED LEVEL FLIGHT AND STARTED AN UNCOMMANDED DESCENT. AT 2700 FT BOTH FLIGHT CRE COULD NOT STOP DESCENT AND THE AUTOPILOT WOULD NOT DISCONNECT ON THE CAPTAINS YOKE. THE A/P AND SFSC C/B WERE PULLED AND CONTROL OF AC WAS REGAINED. AT THIS POINT AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AC WAS DIVERTED. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL, WITH NO INJURIES TO THE 8 PASSENGERS OR CREW. AT THIS TIME THE AC IS BEING INSPECTED, IT IS NOT KNOW WHAT UNITS FAILED AT THIS TIME. (K)