N570FX
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.
5 reports on file, 2016-07-24 – 2020-09-10.
Part: COMPRESSOR — STALLED (ENGINE) · airframe 6,874 hrs · 4,164 cycles
AIR TURN BACK DUE TO CONSECUTIVE 'LOUD BOOMS' FOLLOWED BY THE AIRCRAFT SHAKING VIOLENTLY DURING CLIMB WHILE BRINGING THE LANDING GEAR UP. IT DID NOT CONTINUE, SO THE CREW FLEW FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AS THEY TRIED TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS THE ENGINE OR IF IT WAS A LANDING GEAR ISSUE. THEY RECEIVED NO ERROR MESSAGES ON THEIR ICAS, BUT DECIDED TO DECLARE EMERGENCY AS A PRECAUTION AND TURN BACK. CREW BELIEVES IT WAS A COMPRESSOR STALL. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT KBFI.
Part: APU — CONTAMINATED · airframe 6,536 hrs · 3,946 cycles
DIVERTED DUE TO BURNING SMELL DURING CLIMBOUT. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT KPWK. ACCOMPLISHED APU BORESCOPE INSPECTION. NOTED A LARGE AMOUNT OF INSECTS WITHIN APU INLET SHROUD AND INLET. FOUND EVIDENCE OF INSECT INGESTION. FOUND NO DAMAGE TO INLET BLADES. REMOVED ALL INSECTS FROM INLET SHROUD AND INLET SCREEN. ACCOMPLISHED OPS CHECKS IAW GTCP36-150 BD MM 49-00-00. OPS CHECKS GOOD NO FURTHER FAULTS FOUND.
Part: ENGINE — VIBRATION (RIGHT) · airframe 3,129 hrs · 1,915 cycles
INFLIGHT SHUTDOWN AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO "RIGHT ENGINE VIBRATION" CAS POSTING. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.
Part: BLEED AIR SYS — CONTAMINATED · airframe 2,396 hrs · 1,475 cycles
AIR TURNBACK DUE TO STRONG OIL ODOR IN AIRCRAFT, AFTER BLEEDS WERE TRANSFERRED TO ENGINES FROM APU. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PERFORMED ENGINE HIGH POWER RUNS WITH ALTERNATING BLEED SOURCES. VERIFIED OIL ODOR. CONTINUED TO RUN SYSTEM TO CLEAR OIL FROM BLEED AIR SYSTEM. ODOR IS NO LONGER PRESENT.
Part: PUMP — BROKEN (RT ENGINE) · airframe 1,843 hrs · 1,144 cycles
DIVERTED, DUE TO RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPING TO 0 WITH RED CAS MESSAGE OF, RT ENGINE OIL PRESS LOW, IN FLIGHT. CREW SHUTDOWN THE RT ENGINE IN FLIGHT AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED RT OIL PUMP DUE TO OIL PUMP SHAFT BEING FOUND BROKEN DURING PRE-SOAP INSPECTION. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.