N614FX
Registered owner: BIRD BY BIRD LLC, OH (owner ≠ operator)
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.
3 reports on file, 2010-05-20 – 2020-06-16.
Part: PITOT HEAD — BLOCKED (PILOTS) · airframe 7,535 hrs · 6,048 cycles
ABORTED TAKE OFF DUE TO AIRSPEED INDICATION MISMATCH. "ESTIMATED" PILOT INDICATION WAS AT 80KTS AND CO-PILOT INDICATION WAS AT 120KTS. AFTER INSPECTION, PITOT TUBE WAS BLOCKED WITH DEBRIS. CURRENTLY, OUR OPERATIONS MANUAL REQUIRES TO SUBMIT SDR FOR ABORTED TAKE OFF.
Part: WEB — MISREPAIRED (SEAT BELT)
THE SEAT BELT WAS REPAIRED INCORRECTLY BY USING WEBBING OF A DIFFERENT MATERIAL (NYLON INSTEAD OF POLYESTER) ON A DYNAMICALLY CERTIFIED ACFT FAR 25.562 THEREFORE NEGATING THE PURPOSE IT WAS DESIGNED TO ACCOMPLISH.
Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — OUT OF RIG (MLG) · airframe 3,562 hrs · 2,885 cycles
LT MAIN GEAR INDICATOR DID NOT MATCH GEAR HANDLE POSITION. CREW CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES AND LIGHT EVENTUALLY ILLUMINATED ON LT GEAR DOWN POSITION. CREW PERFORMED TOWER FLYBY TO CONFIRM GEAR POSITION. LANDING UNEVENTFUL, ALTHOUGH TOWER DID CALL FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES. MX REMOVED, CLEANED, AND RE-RIGGED DOWN AND LOCKED SWITCH. OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY. (REPEAT EVENT FROM MAY 09 ALTHOUGH NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. PREVIOUS MX FOUND DOWN LOCK CONNECTOR VERY DIRY. CLEANED AND PERFORMED OPS CHECKS SATISFACTORY.)