N543QS
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| NETJETS AVIATION, INC. (DXTA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
THERE APPEARS TO BE A CRACK IN THE LOWER PORTION OF THE AFT EMERGENCY EXIT HATCH WINDOW. AFTER INSPECTION FOUND OUTER FROST PAIN TO BE SCRATCHED. REMOVED PANE AND REPLACED WITH CUSTOMER PROVIDED OUTER FROST PANE PER 680A AMM 5-20-20
FLAPS FAIL AMBER CAS: ON DEPARTURE DURING FLAP RETRACTION. AMBER FLAPS FAIL CAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED, ALONG WITH THE FLAP RESET BUTTON AND AN AMBER FLAP INDICATOR. RAN QRH WITH NO CHANGE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: PREPPED ALL TOOLS, EQUIIPMENT AND MANUALS NEEDED. HEADED TO ATLANTIC RAMP AND ACCESS THE AIRCRAFT. FLAPS FAIL CAS MESSAGE IS APPEARED AS SOON AS POWERED APPLIED. OPS CHECK AND RESET SYSTEM USING AUX PUMP, OPS CHECK FAILED. DUPLICATED THE ISSUE. PERFORMED ARES DOWNLOAD AND SENT IT TO TEXTRON FOR REVIEW AND TS RECOMMENDATIONS TRIED TO PRESSURIZED HYDRAULIC USING AUX PUMP AND BLED SYSTEM TO ZERO. IN 3 CONSECUTIVE TIMES AND NOTICE IT ONLY REACHED UP TO 2600 PSI. ON THE 4TH TIME, PRESSURIZED IT AND REACHED 3000 PSI. FLAPS FAIL CAS MESSAGE DISAPPEARED. OPS CHECK AND VERIFY FLAPS FOR PROPER FUNCTION OPS CHECK GOOD. FULLY LOWERED THE FLAPS AND INSPECTED ALL CONNECTIONS, CABLES AND ALL FLAPS ACTUATOR LH AND RH WITH NO ISSUES NOTED. NO SIGNS OF LEAK ANYWHERE BOTH LH AND RH FLAPS. OPS CHECK THE FLAPS 10 TIMES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AND NO CAS MESSAGE APPEARED. WHILE DOING SO, MONITORED FLAPS FUNCTION ON THE MDC AND EVERYTHING WORKS AS IT SHOULD. IT TOOK A WHILE DUE TO NEEDS TO COOL DOWN AUX PUMP BEFORE ANOTHER SET OF OPS CHECK. OPS CHECK GOOD ON FLAPS AND NO CAS MESSAGE APPEARED ON MULTIPLE POWER CYCLE. NO HISTORY OR ACTIVE FAULT PRESENT. NOTIFY MCC WITH THE RESULT. MCC IS OKAY TO SIGN OFF AND RELEASED. ALL WORK DONE IRW CE-680A MM 27-50-00. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED
UPON ARRIVAL AT DESTINATION THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. (THE RED RELEASE BUTTON WOULD NOT RELEASE) CALLED MX AND WAS ADVISED TO POWER DOWN THE AIRCRAFT. DOOR OPENED AFTER AIRCRAFT POWERED DOWN. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED PCB NC105 PN 7468101-20 SN 33666562-1 DUE TO CREW UNABLE TO OPEN MED DOOR. INSTALLED MODIFIED PCB PN 7497101-1 SN 0340 IAW AMM 24-60-40.
RIGHT MLG BRAKE: WHEN TAXIING THE ACFT AND EITHER PILOT APPLIES RIGHT BRAKE, THERE IS A NOTICEABLE GROWLING SOUND. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN COMING TO A FULL STOP, THERE IS A PRONOUNCED SHUDDERING OF THE ACFT. JACKED AIRCRAFT AND REMOVED #3 & #4 TIRES. CLEANED AND INSPECTED BOTH BRAKES LOOKING FOR FOD AND GENERAL CONDITION. REINSTALLED #3 & #4 TIRES. REF C680A AMM 32-40-05. BLED #3 & #4 BRAKES, SMALL AMOUNT OF AIR WAS SEEN LEAVING #3 BRAKE. REF C680A AMM 32-40-00. NO DEFECT NOTED. PERFORMED OP CHECK BY TAXIING WITHIN THE CONFINES OF NETJETS PBI RAMP. NO BRAKE ISSUES WERE FOUND, NO CHATTERING OR GRINDING HEARD.
CABIN EMERG LIGHT: WHEN TESTING THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS, THE FLOOR LIGHTING UNDER SEATS 5 AND 8 IS INOP, AS WELL AS THE READING LIGHT OVER SEAT 7. VERIFIED DISCREPANCY RESET INERTIA SWITCH WITH NO CHANGE REMOVED SEAT # 8 AND REMOVED #3 EMERGENCY BATTERY (UF903) INSTALLED A REPAIRED EMERG BATTERY REINSTLALED SEAT # 8 EMERGENCY LIGHT OPS CHECK GOOD PERFORMED IAW MM CH 33-50-06
FLOOR EMERG EXIT LIGHT: EMERGENCY TOEKICK LIGHTS AT SEATS 5 AND 8 ARE INOP. CHARGED THE EMERGENCY BATTERIES FOR 2HRS AND PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE LIGHTS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPS CHECK GOOD. WORK DONE IAW CE-680A AMM 33-50-00
CABIN EMERG LIGHT: MED AND SEAT 10 EMER LIGHTS WILL NOT EXTINGUISH. ROUBLESHOOT CABIN EMERG LIGHT ISSUE TO COCKPIT INERTIAL SWITCH WEAK. REMOVED AND REPLACED COCKPIT INERTIAL SWITCH SC001 IAW 680A AMM 33-50-11. PERFORMED A SATISFACTORY OPS CHECK OF THE EMERG LIGHT IAW CE680A AMM 33-50-00.
MAIN EXIT SIGN/LIGHT: IN FLIGHT NOTICED MAIN CABIN DOOR EXIT SIGN ILLUMINATED WITH PAX SAFETY SWITCH OFF. AFTER LANDING AND SHUTDOWN MAIN CABIN DOOR EXIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH ALL SWITCHES AND BATTERY OFF. // SIGNOFF// TROUBLESHOT TO #1 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK UC019. REMOVED #1 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK P/N:CBS28-1, S/N:3337M AND INSTALLED REPAIRED P/N:CBS28-1, S/N:6843M IN ACCORDANCE WITH CE-680A MM 33-50-06. COMPLIED WITH EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK IN ACCORDANCE WITH CE-680A MM 33-50-00. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME
CABIN EMERG LIGHT: WITH NO POWER ON AIRCRAFT, FORWARD CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE ON. PHOTO ATTACHED. // SIGNOFF // RECYCLED EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH WITH NO HELP THEN RESET THE INERTIA SWITCH IAW CE-680A AMM 33-50-11. RECHARGED AIRCRAFT BATTERIES IAW CE-680A AMM 24-30-0. OPS CHECK GOOD, NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.
LH WING LEADING EDGE DENT. MANUFACTURER ENGINEERING REPAIR LETTER DQ30055M1 DATED: 05/20/2021, 680A-0092 (N543QS) WING (LEFT) LEADING EDGE DENT.
GOUGES IN LH AND RH MLG SIDE BRACES. TEXTRON AVIATION ENGINEERING REPAIR LETTER DQ 30053M1 DATED: 05/21/2021, 680A-0092 (N543QS) LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING SIDE BRACE ACTUATOR INBOARD FITTING(S) CHAFE DAMAGE.
1) WOW MISCOMPARE AMBER CAS: RECEIVED MESSAGE WHILE CLIMBING ABOVE FL 300. MESSAGE STAYED ON FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT AND AFTER LANDING. 2) GEAR POSITION & WARNING: WHILE CLIMBING ABOVE FL 300 (AFTER RECEIVING WOW MISCOMPARE CAS) I NOTICED THAT THE LDG GEAR CONT 1 CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS OUT. AFTER REVIEWING THE AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS WE DETERMINED THAT THE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND NORMALLY WITH THIS CIRCUIT BREAKER OUT. WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS MOVED TO THE DOWN POSITION FOR LANDING THE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. WE THEN ACCOMPLISHED THE LANDING GEAR WILL NOT EXTEND CHECKLIST WHICH LED US TO PULL THE GEAR BLOWDOWN HANDLE. LANDING GEAR DISPLAYED 3 GREEN AND NORMAL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. WOW MISCOMPARE AMBER CAS: RECEIVED MESSAGE POWERED UP AIRCRAFT. NOTED LDG GEAR CONT 1 CIRCUIT BREAK WAS POPPED/PULLED. NOTED WOW MISCOMPARE CAS PRESENT. RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER. WOW MISCOMPARE CAS WENT AWAY. CYCLED POWER. VERIFIED CIRCUIT BREAKER DID NOT POP. REVIEWED CAS HISTORY PAGES WITH NO INFORMATION PRESENT. DOWNLOADED ARES FLIGHT DATA AND SENT IN FOR REVIEW. CONTACTED TEAM 680A. REVIEWED ARES DATA WITH TECH SUPPORT. DETERMINED THAT NC106 GEAR CONTROL PCB AND CIRCUIT BREAK SHOULD BE REPLACED. PLACED PCB AND CIRCUIT BREAKER ON ORDER. RESET LANDING GEAR BLOW DOWN BOTTLE AND SHUTTLE VALVE. SERVICED BLOW DOWN BOTTLE WITH NITROGEN TO CORRECT LEVELS. PLACED AIRCRAFT ON JACKS. USED AUX HYDRAULIC PUMP TO PERFORM SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS. NO FAULTS WERE NOTED ON GEAR SWINGS. GAINED ACCESS TO NC106 PCB. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NC106 PCB. OPERATIONAL CHECKS ARE SATISFACTORY. CLOSED ACCESS. WORK PERFORMED IAW CITATION 680A MM CH. 24-60-40.REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL 1 CIRCUIT BREAKER HC057 P/N S2899L5.0. OPERATIONAL CHECKS ARE SATISFACTORY. WORK PERFORMED IAW CITATION 680A MM CH 24-60-05.
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL430 THE GIA FAIL 2 MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. ALONG WITH THIS MESSAGE THE ENGINE CNTRL FAULT L-R ILLUMINATED AS WELL. AFTER COMPLETION OF CHECKLIST BOTH MESSAGES REMAINED ILLUMINATED. LANDING GEAR WAS BLOWN DOWN FOR LANDING AS PRECAUTION. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 GIA, IAW CESSNA CITATION AMM 31-40-05. OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD.
LANDING GEAR HANDLE REMAINED LOCKED WHILE ATTEMPTING GEAR RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF. AMBER "WOW MISCOMPARE" ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTER RETRACTION ATTEMPT AND REMAINED ON UNTIL LANDING. THRUST REVERSERS AND NOSE WHEEL STEERING OPERATED NORMALLY. SIGN OFF. REMOVED DAMAGED NOSE GEAR WIRING HARNESS PN: 8469800-1. INSTALLED NEW NOSE GEAR WIRING HARNESS PN: 8469800-1. ALSO REMOVED FAULTY NLG SQUAT SWITCH PN: 622EN22-6-6 AND INSTALLED NEW SWITCH PN: 622EN226·6-6. PERFORMED OPS CHECK AND SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, IAW CE-680A AMM 32-60-10, SPM 20-30-00 AND WM 32-30-01.
WIMG ANTI-ICE VALVE UPPER STUDS CHAFING FUSELAGE, REPAIRED IAW CESSNA REPAIR SR-680A-ATA53-22175.