N615QS
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
AFTER LANDING AT KHND (ON-SPEED, WITH AN APPROX TAILWIND 5 KNOTS), PF REPORTED, ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE HEAVILY BUT GOT A MEDIOCRE BRAKING. AT 65 KNOTS, TOOK OVER CONTROLS & SAME. AFTER PARKING, CHECKED BOTH MLG FOR HYD LEAKS & NONE, BUT THERE WAS LIGHT SMOKE COMING FROM ONE OR BOTH BRAKE ASSYS ON RT MLG. FOUND EVIDENCE OF A FLUID LEAK FROM ONE OF LOWER PORTS OF NR 3 BRAKE. WITH AUX PUMP ON, APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDALS, FLUID DOES LEAK FROM LOWER AFT PORT. SLOW LEAK, R & R NR 3 MLG BRAKET. COMPLETED EMERGENCY BRAKE FUNCTIONAL TEST & COMPLETED BRAKE BLEED, LEAK & OPS CHKD GOOD, NO DEFECTS, IAW AMM 32-42-05. TAXID ARCFT & CHECKED FEEL & OPS BRAKES. OPS CHKD GOOD. NO DEFECTS IAW AMM 9-20-00.
AFTER LANDING AT KHND (ON-SPEED, WITH AN APPROXIMATE TAILWIND 5 KNOTS), PF REPORTED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE HEAVILY BUT GOT A MEDIOCRE BRAKING ACTION. AT 65 KNOTS, TOOK OVER CONTROLS AND NOTICED THE SAME ACTION. (SPEED BRAKES AND THRUST REVERSERS WERE IN THEIR NORMAL POSITIONS FOR AFTER TOUCHDOWN.) AFTER WE PARKED I CHECKED BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR FOR HYDRAULIC LEAKS AND THERE WERE NONE, BUT THERE WAS LIGHT SMOKE COMING FROM ONE OR BOTH BRAKE ASSEMBLIES ON THE THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR.
MAIN DOOR: UPON ARRIVING AT AIRCRAFT FOR FIRST TIME AND OPENING MAIN DOOR, I HAD TO USE TWO HANDS TO DISLODGE IT TO MAKE IT FALL NORMALLY. WHEN BRINGING DOOR UP FROM INSIDE, THERE IS A LOUD SQUEAL ABOUT HALFWAY UP. UPON ARRIVING AND OPENING DOOR FROM INSIDE, I HAD TO GIVE IT A HARD PUSH TO GET IT TO FALL DOWN NORMALLY. AFTER TALKING TO MY PARTNER SHE SAID THE PREVIOUS CREW HAD MENTIONED IT WAS STICKING AS WELL. PLEASE EVALUATE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: INSPECTED FOR HARD TO OPEN MAIN CABIN DOOR , FOUND MAIN DOOR WIRE HARNESS BEING PINCHED DUE TO WIRE ROUTING CAUSING DOOR TO BE HARD TO OPEN , ALSO CAUSED WIRE HARNESS TO BE DAMAGED , ORDERED NEW WIRE HARNESS. INSTALLED NEW WIRE HARNESS ASSY CABIN THRESHOLD P/N 8469153-1 AND VERIFIED PROPER ROUTING AND PROPER DOOR OPERATION IAW CE-680A AMM 52-70-00,52-10-00 OPS CHECK GOOD
AMBER CHECK DOORS & AMBER CABIN DOOR OPEN CAS MESSAGES. ATTEMPTED TO RUN QRH BUT COULD NOT FINISH BECAUSE DOOR LIFT CANCEL BUTTON NEVER RESULTED IN OVERRIDE LIGHT FLASHING. POWERED DOWN, DISCONNECTED BATTERIES, SAME CAS MESSAGES AND RESULTS PERFORMED WIRING CHECKS AT THE REQUEST OF MCC. GAINED ACCESS TO THE DOOR/CABIN DISCONNECT BY REMOVING AIR STAIRS AND ALL APPLICABLE PANELS, CAME TO A STOPPING POINT DUE TO AIRCRAFT HANGAR MOVEMENTS, CONTINUED WITH WIRE CHECKS, WIRE CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. CLOSED UP AIRSTAIRS AND APPLICABLE PANELS. CONTACTED MCC TO LET THEM KNOW THE PCB IS AT FAULT, REMOVED LH COCKPIT SIDE PANELS AND GAINED ACCESS TO PCB NC105. REMOVED PCB NC105 AND REPLACED WITH NEW PCB, INSTALLATION AND OPERATION CHECK GOOD IAW CE-680A MM 24-60·40, RESTORED AIRCRAFT BACK TO ITS INITIAL CONDITION,
EMERGENCY LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN POWER ON CHECKLIST WAS BEING COMPLETED. PERFORMED AN OPS CHECK OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM PER AMM 33-50-00-710 AND DETERMINED #4 ERNER LIGHTING BATTERY CHARGER TO BE DEFECTIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED #4 ERNER LIGHTING BATTERY CHARGER WITH A REPAIRED UNIT PER AMM 33-50-06 AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
CABIN EMERG LIGHT: EMERGENCY LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN POWER ON CHECKLIST WAS CONDUCTED. PERFORMED CHECK OPERATIONAL OF EMER LIGHTS AND EMER BATTERIES NEEDED CHARGING. CHARGED BATTERIES FOR 2 HOURS AND DID OPERATIONAL CHECK. OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME IAW CE-680A AMM 33-50-00
MAIN DOOR: MAIN CABIN DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. HANDLE WILL NOT STOW.//CORRECTIVE ACTION//INSPECTED DOOR LATCHES AND FOUND TOP FORWARD LATCH HARD TO MOVE. CLEAN AND LUBRICATED DOOR LATCH. OPS CHECK GOOD.
MAIN DOOR HANDLE: MAIN CABIN DOOR HANDLE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MOVE TO LOCKED POSITION. IT'S MOST DIFFICULT DURING THE TOP THIRD OF TRAVEL. MOVED MCD THRU SEVERAL CYCLES. FOUND NO DEFECTS. THE DOOR NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY FLUSH WITH THE FUSELAGE BEFORE THE LOCK HANDLE IS MOVED TO THE CLOSED AND LOCKED POSITION. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW CE 680A MM 52-10-04. OPS CHECKS NORMAL
MAIN DOOR: MAIN CABIN DOOR IS VERY HARD TO CLOSE, HANDLE FEELS LIKE IT'S BINDING ON INITIAL PULL DOWN. DOOR IS VERY EASY TO OPEN. OPS CHECKED MAIN CABIN DOOR, COULD NOT FIND ANVTHINA WRONQ WITH THE INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES, TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES FROM THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR BUT WE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. OPS CHECK GOOD. WORK IAW AMM REF 52-10-00.
MECHANICALLY BLENDED 5 AREAS OF CORROSION ON THE RT WING UPPER SPAR CAP AT WING STATIONS 190, 121.7, 99.7, 96.7 AND 88.7 AND 4 AREAS OF CORROSION ON THE LT WING UPPER SPAR CAP AT WING STATIONS 104.5, 119.5, 130.5 AND 141.0. FOUND TO BE BEYOND LIMITS IAW SRM 51-70-08. PERFORMED REPAIRS IAW DQ 9608 M1.
NLG AXLE IS CORRODED. FOUND DURING TC-5XL-32-160207 NOSE GEAR INSPECTION. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AXLE IAW MM 32-41-01.
EARLY IN THE FLIGHT AIR SMELLS NORMAL. AFTER SOME TIME, ENROUTE AND AFTER ADJUSTING BLEED AIR TO A WARMER TEMPERATURE THERE IS AN ACRID OIL BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE COCKPIT AND CABIN WARM AIR VENTS. COMPLIED WITH APU MEL MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES. RAN APU, RAN ENGINES ODOR ONLY WHEN APU AIR IS SELECTED. FOUND APU OIL OVER SERVICED.
FOUND FORWARD ELEVATOR TRIM CABLES FRAYED. R & R FWD ELEVATOR TRIM CABLES IAW MM 27-32-02. CABLE ASSEMBLY CONSISTS OF CABLE, PN: 6660002-33, CABLE, PN: 6660002-34 AND CHAIN, PN: S2295P25-249.
VERTICAL L/E HAS MULTIPLE LOOSE, WORKING FASTENERS. COMPLIED WITH STRUCTURES REPORT NO: S-560XL-5360/04 PRD1 REPAIR DEFINITION.
MCD FWD MAIN FRAME CRACKED AT COUNTERBALANCE. COMPLIED WITH THE ERO-720990 , AND SRM 53-20-01.
WITH APU RUNNING ON THE GROUND & WITH THE ENGINES OFF, HAD SMOKE IN THE AFT CABIN. COMPLETED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION OF APU & RELATED PLUMBING. RAN APU , CONTACT BLEED AIR SUPPLIED FOR 1.0 WITH NO INDICATION OF SMOKE IN THE AFT CABIN OR SMOKE ODOR IN ACFT. ALL WORK ACCOMPLISHED IAW MM 49-20-00. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.
COPILOTS WINDSHIELD SHATTERED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. R & R THE WINDSHIELD IAW MM 56-11-00. PRESSURE CHECKED GOOD, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
AFTER TAKEOFF LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AS WELL AS THE HYD PRESS ON LIGHT AND THE STAB MISCOMPARE LIGHT. RESETTING THE HYD PRESS CIRCUIT BREAKER CAUSED A THUMP SOUND AS THE GEAR COMPLETED RETRACTING AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. THE GEAR THEN EXTENDED NORMALLY AND NO OTHER ABNORMALITIES WERE NOTED. FOUND NOSE UPLOCK SWITCH OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. ADJUSTED NOSE UPLOCK SWITCH TO SPEC IAW MM 32-30-05. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
AFTER TAKEOFF COULD NOT MOVE THE GEAR HANDLE TO RETRACT/UP POSITION. GEAR REMAINED DOWN. PRESSURIZATION DID NOT WORK. TRANSPONDER WAS INOP. ALL OTHER ACFT FUNCTIONS APPEARED NORMAL. DIVERTED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING POST FLIGHT THE CENTER BITE INDICATOR LABELED SQUAT DISAGREE WAS TRIPPED LOCATED IN THE LT NOSE AVIONICS COMPARTMENT. CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES OPS CHECKED GOOD. RANG OUT SQUAT SWITCH BOTH LT AND RT SWITCH CHECKED GOOD. RANG OUT WOW PCB. SQUAT SWITCHES CHECKED GOOD. CHECKED RIG FOUND LT SQUAT SWITCH SLIGHTLY OUT OF RIG. RERIGGED SQUAT SWITCH AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 32-61-00.
AFTER GEAR SELECTED UP, GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT AND GREEN NOSE GEAR DOWN LIGHT STAYED ON AN EXTRA 3 TO 5 SECONDS BEFORE EVENTUALLY EXTINGUISHING. PRIOR TO THE LIGHTS GOING OUT, AN UNUSUAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM NOSE GEAR. GEAR SELECTED DOWN FOR LANDING NO ABNORMALITIES OCCURED. PERFORMED MLG EXTENSION AND RETRACTION OPS CHECK. NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 32-01-00.
AFTER TAKEOFF, MLG SELECTED UP, FOLLOWED SHORTLY WITH FLAP RETRACTION. SOON AFTER, STAB MISCOMPARE ANNUNCIATOR, HYD PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR & RED MLG UNLOCK INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. MLG SELECTED DOWN WITH NORMAL INDICATIONS OF 3 DOWN & LOCK INDICATORS. STAB MISCOMPARE ANNUNCIATOR & HYD PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR EXTINGUISHED. RETURNED TO AIRPORT & MLG DOWN & LOCKED & NORMAL EXTENSION OF FLAPS FOR A NORMAL LANDING. FOUND RT MLG ACTUATOR FULLY RETRACTED BEFORE MLG WAS FULLY IN UPLOCK HOOK. CHECKED CAMBER ON RT MLG & FOUND IT OUT OF SPEC. ADJUSTED RT MLG CAMBER IAW MM 32-10-00. OP'S CHECKED GOOD.
AFTER DEPARTING IN HEAVY RAIN, GEAR WAS SELECTED UP. GEAR RETRACTED BUT RED GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. FLAPS WERE SELECTED UP BUT DID NOT RETRACT. HYD PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. STAB MISCOMPARE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. GROUND IDLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RETURNED FOR LANDING. GEAR AND FLAPS EXTENDED NORMALLY AND ALL ABNORMAL INDICATIONS AND LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. LANDING WAS NORMAL. ON RT UPLOCK SWITCH AND FOUND DEFECTS AT PIN A AND B. CAUSING MOTOR TO INTERMITTENTLY JUMP FROM MEGA OHMS TO KILO OHMS. PINS A AND B LOCATED AT CONNECTOR PLUG PR00. REMOVED DEFECTIVE UP-LOCK SWITCH AND INSTALLED NEW SWITCH & RIGGED. OPS CHECKED GOOD. WORK DONE IAW MM 32-30-05, REV 29.
AFTER TAKEOFF GEAR WAS SELECTED UP, RECEIVED THE RED UNLOCK LIGHT, GEAR WAS CYCLED AGAIN WITH SAME OUTCOME. DECIDED TO KEEP GEAR DOWN AND LOCK, AND LANDED.
UPON PLACING THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE GEAR DOWN POSITION, THE LT MAIN GEAR LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. TROUBLESHOT SYS TO FAULTY DOWNLOCK SWITCH ON LT MLG ACTUATOR. R & R NR 1 MLG ACTUATOR WITH REPAIRED UNIT IAW MM 32-30-04. PERFORMED CAMBER CHECK, BLED SYS, SERVICED BLOW DOWN BOTTLE. LEAK AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
DURING CLIMB FROM FL390 TO FL400 AUTOPILOT PITCH MISTRIM ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. AFTER AUTOPILOT WAS DISCONNECTED, ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE TRIM USING ELECTRIC AND MANUAL ACTUATION AND FOUND IT TO BE JAMMED. DURING DESCENT THROUGH 10,000 FT, ELEVATOR TRIM BECAME RESPONSIVE AGAIN. PUMPED ACTUATER FULL OF GREASE UNTIL CLEAN GREASE CAME FROM ACTUATORS. RAN TRIM THROUGH SEVERAL TIMES. SEVICED ACTUATORS AGAIN AND RAN TRIM. OPS CHECK GOOD, AND NO MOISTURE PRESENT. WORK DONE IAW MM 12-21-01.
WITH APU RUNNING & APU BLEED AIR ON, A STRONG BURNING RUBBER LIKE ODOR ENTERED CABIN ON TAXI OUT. APU BLEED AIR SELECTED OFF & ODOR WENT AWAY. INSPECTED WATER SEPARATOR IAW MM 21-51-00. LEAK CHECKED APU & BLEED AIR PLUMBING. CHECKED GOOD. FOUND APU OIL OVER SERVICED. CORRECTED OIL SERVICE IAW MM 12-11-03. RAN APU FOR .5 HOUR & OIL ODOR DISSIPATED.
THE TOP LIGHT IN THE NOSE GEAR INDICATOR IS OUT.REPLACED LAMP WITH NEW IAW CE560XL MM CH-33-10-06, OPS CHECK GOOD.
AFTER TAKEOFF , THE RED GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. JACKED AIRCRAFT, INSPECTED AND CLEANED UPLOCK SWITCHES IN ALL THREE GEARS AND NO VISUAL DEFECTS WERE NOTED. PERFORMED SEVERAL OPERATIONAL CHECK OF LANDING GEAR FOR PROPER OPERATION AND ALSO NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. COULDN'T DUPLICATE DISCREPENCY. ALL WORK WAS PERFORMED IAW CE-560XL MM CH. 32-01-00
AFTER TAKEOFF RED GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT REMAINED ON. FLEW FOR APPROX 1 HOUR TO GET BELOW MAX LANDING WEIGHT AND IN THAT TIME THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR CAME ON ONE TIME FOR APPROX 1 SECOND. JACKED AIRCRAFT, INSPECTED AND CLEANED UPLOCK SWITCHES IN ALL THREE GEARS AND NO VISUAL DEFECTS WERE NOTED. PERFORMED SEVERAL OPERATIONAL CHECK OF LANDING GEAR FOR PROPER OPERATION AND ALSO NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. COULDN'T DUPLICATE DISCREPENCY. ALL WORK WAS PERFORMED IAW CE-560XL MM CH. 32-01-00
RT ENG FUEL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUM ON T/O ROLL AT T/O PWR EXTINGUISHED WHEN PWR REDUCED. VERIFIED RT FUEL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMIN NEAR T/O PWR SETTINGS. INSTALLED NEW FUEL FILTER & NEW O-RINGS. ALL PARAMETERS NORMAL. INSPECTED FILTER AFTER RUN, NO DEFECTS NOTED.
RIGHT ENGINE FUEL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON TAKEOFF ROLL AT TAKEOFF POWER EXTINGUISHED WHEN POWER REDUCED. OPERATED RT ENGINE AND VERIFIED RT FUEL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATES NEAR TAKEOFF POWER SETTINGS. REMOVED AND INSPECTED FUEL FILTER. FOUND EVIDENCE OF MINOR CONTAMINATION. CONTACTED PRATT & WHITNEY, PER REQUEST PERFORMED FCU CONTAMINATION CHECK PER P & W 545 M/M 73-20-01 T/R 73-5. NO CONTAMINATION FOUND IN AIRFRAME OR FCU. INSTALLED NEW FUEL FILTER AND O-RINGS. PERFORMED GROUND PENALTY RUN, ALL PARAMETERS NORMAL. INSPECTED FILTER AFTER RUN, NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSTALLED FILTER WITH NEW O-RINGS PER 545 M/M 73-10-05. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.