N611QS
Registered owner: NETJETS SALES INC, OK (owner ≠ operator)
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
LOWER TAILCONE SKIN CORROSION. COMPLIED WITH NETJETS AQRD ERO-988732 REV.IR, DATED MAR.19,2026. N611QS LOWER TAILCONE SKIN CORROSION.
MAIN CABIN DOOR SIGHT GAUGE INDICATOR: WITH THE DOOR FULLY CLOSED, UNABLE TO VERIFY THE GREEN CONFIRMATION FLAG. THIS IS THE SIGHT GUAGE BELOW THE DOOR HANDLE. IN ADDITION, WHILST OPENING/CLOSING MAIN CABIN DOOR, AT MID POINT UP/DOWN MOTION, THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL PRESSURE REQUIRED TO OPERATE THE DOOR. WITH CONTINUAL USE, THE CONDITION HAS WORSENED. CONFIRMED AND VERIFIED THE RIGGING OF THE DOOR LOCKED GREEN INDICATORS ARE ALL WITHIN LIMITS IAW CE-569XLS AMM 52-10-00. CLEANED AND DRIED ALL SIGHT GLASSES, THEY WERE EXTREMELY DIRTY. ALSO CHECKED CABLE TENSION AND LIFT FORCE IAW CE-560XLS AMM 52-10-03. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED THE DOOR MECHANISM AND HINGES IAW CE-560XLS AMM 52-10-00. ALL OPS CHECK GOOD.
WHILE CLOSING MED THERE WAS AN AUDIBLE NOISE FROM INSIDE THE DOOR AND IT FELL OPEN ON ITS OWN. NOW THE DOOR CANNOT BE CLOSED IT STARTS TO BIND ALMOST AS SOON AS YOU START TO RAISE IT. REMOVED 30 RIVETS ON T BRACKET TO GAIN ACCESS TO COUNTERBALANCE FOR REMOVED AND INSTALLATION. REPAIRED BRACKET. R & R AFT COUNTERBALANCE SPRING WITH NEW. R & R AFT MED CABLE WITH NEW. TENSIONED COUNTERBALANCE SPRING AND AFT CABLE IAW AMM 52-10-02. & 52-10-03. RE-RIVETED T BRACKET BACK ONTO FRAME, REINSTALLED DOOR STEPS, CONFIRMED NO ISSUES WITH DOORS GOING UP OR DOWN. OPS CHECK GOOD. CONFIRMED EXIT LIGHTS OPERABLE. C/W SPM 20-52-00.
MAIN CABIN DOOR IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN. IT DOES NOT FEEL LIKE IT IS BINDING BUT JUST VERY HEAVY. FROM OUTSIDE REQUIRES TWO HANDS AND EXCESSIVE FORCE TO OPEN. FROM INSIDE IT REQUIRES EXCESSIVE FORCE WITH A LEG TO OPEN. WHEN CLOSING YOU NEED TO HOLD DOOR BACK FROM SLAMMING CLOSED. TRIED TO OPEN MAIN CABJN DOOR AND IT WAS REALLY HARD TO OPEN. ONCE OPEN LOOKED AT HINGES & LUBED, NO CHANGE. REMOVED STAIRS TO SEE IF ANYTHING BROKEN WITH COUNTERBALANCE SYS. DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WTIH THE SYSTEM. LOOKED INTO. ADJUSTING THE SPRING TENSION. FOUND SOMEONE BEFORE US CHANGED TENSION OF SPRING. PRECEDED TO FIX THE ISSUE. OPS CHECKED DOOR AFTER ADJUST A FEW TIMES. OPS CHKD GOOD. IAW AMM TASK: 52-10-03
FLOOR EMERG EXIT LIGHT: AFT LIGHT ON FLOOR INSIDE CABIN AT TOP OF STAIRS IS NOT SECURED IN MOUNTING. CORRECTIVE ACTION: RESECURED FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT. OPS CHECK GOOD. IAW 560XL IMM 25-97-02.
MAIN CABIN DOOR HANDLE ROTATES FREELY UNTIL ENGAGING AND DISENGAGING DOORS PINS. IT REQUIRES EXCESSIVE FORCE TO OPEN AND CLOSE DOOR. MORE NOTICABLE WHEN OPERATING FROM THE INSIDE. ADJUSTED DOOR PIN SOCKET AS NECESSARY TO FREE UP DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING FORCE. LUBED DOOR PINS. OPS CHECKED GOOD. DONE IAW MM 12-20-52, 52-10-00. ADJUSTED DOOR PIN SOCKET AS NECESSARY TO FREE UP DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING FORCE. LUBED DOOR PINS. OPS CHECK GOOD. WORK DONE IAW MM 12-20-52, 52-10-00.
DURING INSPECTION FOUND AREA OF CORROSION ON THE LH WING LOWER MAIN SPAR CAP AT W.S.121.57. PERFORMED A BLEND AND DOUBLER REPAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED DATA.
MAIN DOOR: AFTER TAXING IN THE LINE PERSONNEL ADVISED US THE EXTERNAL DOOR HANDLE WAS HANGING DOWN. REMOVED DOOR COVER. INSPECTED DOOR HANDLE AND FOUND HANDLE NEED LUBRICATION, LUBRICATED DOOR HANDLE. OPS CHECK OK AT THIS TIME. RESTORED AIRCRAFT TO ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION IAW CE560XLS AMM 52-10-01.
DURING DESCENT AT FL300, PITCH TRIM FLAG ACTIVATED. TCS'D & TRIED PITCH WHEEL MANUAL DOWN, JAMMED. TRIED ELECT TRIM & DID NOT WORK. RELEASED TCS & REENGAGED AUTOPILOT & DISENGAGED AGAIN & TRIED PITCH UP ELECT PITCH & TRIM WHEEL STARTED TO MOVE. TRIED MANUAL WHEEL & NOT JAMMED. OK UNTIL ABOUT 3 MILES FROM FINAL W/ AUTOPILOT OFF, & USED ELECT TRIM DWN & TRIM WHEEL MADE A LOUD POPPING, BUT SEEMED TO WORK NORMAL. CLEANED & LUBED TRIM TAB ACT SYS IAW MM 12-20-27, MULTIPLE TIMES OPERATION TRIM TAB CHECK GOOD, VERIFED TRAVELS & CABLE TENSION CHECKS OF ELEVATOR TRIM, NO DEFECTS . INSPECTED PULLEY , TURNBUCKELS & ROUTING CABLES, NO DEFECTS. COMPLIED AUTOPILOT SYS OPS & ADJUST TEST, COULD NOT DUPLICATE.
ON TAKE OFF, AFTER GEAR HANDLE WAS RAISED, THE NOSE WHEEL BANGED 4-5 TIMES ATTEMPTING TO STOW. EACH BANG FELT IN AIRFRAME AND HEARD. WITH EACH BANG, THE RED NOSE WHEEL UNSAFE INDICATOR FLASHED. GEAR SUBSEQUENTLY STOWED PROPERLY. JACKED AIRCRAFT. PERFORMED GVI OF NOSE GEAR AND WHEEL WELL WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED NOSE GEAR UPLOCK IAW AMM 32-30-05 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED MULTIPLE EXTENSION AND RETRACTION CYCLES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. LOWERED AIRCRAFT ON GROUND. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. CHECKED NOSE STRUT SERVICING, NO DEFECTS NOTED.
DURING TAKE OFF WITH BOTH ENGINES IN THE TAKEOFF DETENT, THE RIGHT ENGINE ONLY PRODUCED 82 PERCENT N1. THE CORRECT NUMBER FOR TEMPERATURE AND ALTITUDE SHOULD HAVE BEEN 88.3 PERCENT N1. RESOLUTION: REMOVED DEFECTIVE RH T/R INBOARD DEPLOY SWITCH DUE TO HIGH RESISTANCE. INSTALLED NEW RT T/R INBOARD DEPLOY SWITCH IAW CMM 78-30-11. PERFORMED RH ENGINE MEETS POWER OF THE DAY IN TAKE-OFF DETENT.
FRONT FRAME CRACKED ON MAIN CABIN DOOR. REPAIRED IAW AQRD-ENG-014, REV B ERO-853215. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.
LEFT BRAKE PEDAL DEFLECTED 2-3" MORE THAN THE RIGHT, UPON LANDING. LEFT BRAKE PEDAL REQUIRES MORE DEFLECTION AND FEELS SPONGY COMPARED TO THE RIGHT. PERFORMED MLG BRAKE BLEED PROCEDURE IAW AMM 32-44-00. OPS CK GOOD. PERFORMED BRAKE CABLE INSPECTION IAW AMM 32-44-10. NO DEFECTS NOTED.
LOW HYDRAULIC FLUID LEVEL LIGHT CAME ON & WOULDN'T GO OFF ALONG WITH THE CAUTION LIGHT. NO EMERGENCY EXTENSION WAS NECESSARY, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. DID NOT OBSERVE ANY LEAKS, THE HYD RESERVOIR FULL. INSPECTED HYDRAULIC QTY SYS & FOUND LOW HYD LEVEL SWITCH ON RESERVOIR OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. ADJUSTED LOW HYD LEVEL SWITCH & PERFORMED GOOD OPS CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME IAW AMM 29-31-00.
SHORTLY AFTER LEVEL OFF AT FL350, LT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED RAPIDLY TO THE 25 - 30 PSI RANGE. INDICATOR BAR TURNED AMBER. OIL PRESSURE REMAINED IN THIS RANGE FOR THE REST OF THE FLIGHT TO LANDING. OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR BAR TURNED WHITE WHEN THROTTLE RETARDED TO IDLE FOR LANDING. TROUBLESHOT TO A BAD OIL TRANSMITTER. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT ENGINE OIL TRANSMITTER. RAN ENGINE AND OPS AND LEAK CHECKED. CHECKS GOOD. WORKED IAW MM 79-31-01.
LEFT & RIGHT WING UPPER SPAR CAP TOP SURFACE HAS CORROSION. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR TO THE LT AND RT WING UPPER SPAR CAP TOP SURFACE CORROSION AREAS IAW S-560XL-5548/02PRD.
AFTER LANDING, ON TAXI INTO THE FBO THE PIC'S LT TOE BRAKE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO PRESS. PRESS SEEMED TO RETURN TO THE BRAKE PEDALS AFTER I PUMPED BOTH PIC'S PEDALS. FOUND BRAKE METERING VLV LEAKING FROM SHAFT. REMOVED VLV & INSTALLED AN OVERHAULED VLV. OPERATIONS & LEAK CHECKED NORMAL. TAXI CHECKED NORMAL, DONE IAW MM CHAPTER 32-42-05.
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON THE FWD CABIN DOOR HINGE FROM THE CORNER EDGE OF THE PART TO BEYOND THE FIRST FASTENER ATTACH HOLE, BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS. REMOVED HINGE, INSPECTED AND PREFORMED NDT INSP OF ATTACH POINT, NO DEFECTS NOTED. THIS IS THE 3RD ACFT SEEN WITH THIS CONDITION. OPEN
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON THE AFT CABIN DOOR HINGE FROM THE CORNER EDGE OF THE PART TO BEYOND THE FIRST FASTENER ATTACH HOLE. BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS. REMOVED HINGE, INSPECTED AND PREFORMED NDT INSP OF ATTACH POINT, NO DEFECTS NOTED. THIS IS THE 3RD ACFT SEEN WITH THIS CONDITION. OPEN
CABIN DOOR AFT LOWER HINGE AIRFRAME SIDE, UPPER FORWARD CORNER CORRODED.
INTERMITTENT FIRE LIGHT TEST ON LT ENGINE. FOUND LOCKING COLLAR ON LT FIRE DETECTION CONTROL UNIT CONNECTOR WAS UNLOCKED AND UNSECURE. RESECURED AND LOCKED CONNECTOR IAW MM 26-11-02. PERFORMED NUMEROUS OPS CHECKS OF FIRE DETECTION IAW MM 26-11-00, OPS CHECKED GOOD AT THIS TIME.
IN FLIGHT WHEN LANDING GEAR EXTENDED, A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE HEARD IN COCKPIT. ON GROUND IF YOU WIGGLE THE RT NLG DOOR, SAME CLUNKING NOISE IN THE GEAR DOOR LINKAGE. FOUND RT NLG DOOR MIDDLE ROD END BEARING AND BOLT SEIZED. R & R ROD END BEARING & ATTACHING HARDWARE & ADJUSTED RIGGING. OPS CHECKED GOOD. WORK DONE IAW MM 32-20-00.
UNABLE TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF. GEAR HANDLE STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. APPEARS TO BE A SQUAT SWITCH ISSUE. JACKED ACFT AND SWUNG GEAR. NO DEFECTS NOTED. SPOKE WITH MX WHO REQUESTED LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE BE REPLACED. REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE WITH REPAIRED UNIT CERT NR12-87. OPS CHECKS GOOD. DONE IN REF TO MM 32-30-01.
ON DESCENT FOR APPROACH, THE PITCH TRIM LIGHT ON THE PFD CAME ON. AFTER DISCONNECTING AUTOPILOT, THE ELECTRIC TRIM DID NOT MOVE THE TRIM WHEEL. PITCH TRIM CIRCUIT BREAKER REMAINED IN. TRIM WHEEL AND INDICATOR MOVED MANUALLY WITH LITTLE RESISTANCE. ON POST FLIGHT, THE PITCH TRIM TABS DID NOT MOVE WITH EITHER ELECTRIC OR MANUAL TRIM. FOUND ELEV TRIM CABLE BROKEN AT PULLEY SET AT FS591.57. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT ELEV TRIM CABLE WITH NEW UNIT IAW MM 27-32-02 OPS CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME. SUB SQUAK R & R PULLEYS IAW MM 27-32-02 MS20219-2 (PULLEY) 4 EACH.
AFTER TAKEOFF, WHEN LANDING GEAR HANDLE SELECTED UP, ALL THREE GREEN LIGHTS WENT OUT, RED UNLOCK LIGHT REMAINED ON. FOUND THE LT MAIN SIDE BRACE ACTUATOR OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. ADJUSTED LT MAIN CAMBER TO SPEC IAW MM 32-10-00. SYS OPS CHECK GOOD IAW SAME.
APU RUNNING, WITH BLEED ON AND ENGINES RUNNING, SMOKE ENTERED THE CABIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU. SERVICED OIL TO FULL. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 49-10-00.
WHILE RUNNING APU, ELECTRICS AND BLEED ON, RT WING O'HEAT ANN ILLUMINATED. RAN BOTH ENGINES W/APU ELECTRICS AND BLEED ON, O`HEAT ANN DID NOT ILLUMINATE, BUT STRONG BLEED AIR ODOR AND SMOKE FILLED THE AIRCRAFT. REMOVED APU BLEED AIR CHECK VALVE. NO DEFECTS FOUND. REINSTALLED VALVE. PERFORMED BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF ENTIRE APU. NO EVIDENCE OF OIL CONTAMINATION. CLEANED ENTIRE APU AREA AND RAN FOR 1 HR. NO SMOKE NOTED AND NO EXTERNAL OIL LEAKS. FOUND APU WAS OVERSERVICED THE DAY BEFORE, SUSPECT SMOKE FROM EXCESS OIL. CLOSED PANELS WORK DONE IAW HONEYWELL BE 100XL CMM 49-10-00
APU AUTOMATICALLY SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT DUE TO AN OVERHEAT. SMOKE FROM OVER-HEATED APU ENTERED CABIN. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION OF APU FOUND APU OIL TO BE LOW. ADDED OIL AS REQUIRED IAW 650XLS AMM 12-10-00. RAN APU LOADED WITH ACM FOR APPROX. 20 MIN EGT PEAKED AT 522 DEG AND STABILIZED AT 502 DEG. ALL PARAMETERS IN LIMITS IAW 560XLS AMM 49-10-00.
WHEN GEAR SELECTED DOWN, RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWN LIGHT DID NOT COME ON AND RED UNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CHECKLIST ACCOMPLISHED, BOTTLE BLOWN BUT INDICATIONS REMAINED THE SAME. ABOUT 3 MINUTES LATER RIGHT MAIN GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED EXTINGUISHED. REPLACED MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR (RIGHT) WITH AN INSPECTED UNIT FROM CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO RS NR CNQR918C, PER 560XL MM, CH-32-30-04. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
AFTER TAKEOFF AT CLIMB-OUT POWER DETENT, LT LOW OIL PRESSURE ANNUNCIATER ILLUMINATED. LOW PRESSURE WAS VERIFIED ON TAPE, DIGITS WERE RED AND PRESSURE WAS ZERO. REDUCED POWER AND PRESSURE REMAINED ZERO FOR ABOUT 10 SEC THEN RETURNED TO NOMAL. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND SIGHT GLASS INDICATED OIL WAS EMPTY, VERIFIED OIL LEVEL WAS DETERMINED TO BE 2 QTS LOW BY MECHANIC. SERVICED OIL IAW CE560XLS MM 12-10-00. INSPECTED COWLS, EXHAUST DUCT AND ENGINE, FOUND TO BE CLEAN WITH NO RESIDUAL OIL. BAGGED LINES AND RAN ENGINE AT 85 PERCENT FOR 20 MINUTES. NO OIL LEAKS FOUND, OIL LEVELS ARE STILL GOOD, NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
PRIOR TO LANDING GEAR INDICATORS SHOWED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT AND NO LEFT MAIN LIGHT CHECKED OK W/ ROTARY TEST. RAN CHECKLIST CONDITION REMAINED. CONDITION CLEARED WHEN FLAPS SELECTED 35 DEG, GEAR BLOWN DOWN. ITEM IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.