N617FX
Registered owner: FLEXJET 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.
4 reports on file, 2009-04-19 – 2013-10-22.
Part: FIRE LOOP — FAILED (RT NACELLE) · airframe 4,883 hrs · 3,996 cycles
RT ENGINE FIRE INDICATION ON CLIMBOUT. AIR DIVERSION. LANDING AND TAXI UNEVENTFUL. C/W RESISTANCE CHECK OF ENGINE FIRE DETECT ELEMENTS. FOUND RT HOT SECTION LOOP INSULATION FAILED. R & R HOT SECTION FIRE LOOP.
Part: PITOT HEAD — FAILED (RIGHT) · airframe 4,315 hrs · 3,528 cycles
ERRATIC AIR DATA INFORMATION ON BOTH SIDES AFTER ENTERING ICING CONDITIONS. AN IFE WAS DECLARED. AIRSPEED, VERICAL SPEED AND ALTITUDE DATA READOUTS ON BOTH LT AND RT SIDES STARTED TO FLUCUATE ERRATICALLY IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED. LANDING AND TAXI UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT PITOT PROBE
Part: FIRE LOOP — FAILED (RT NACELLE) · airframe 2,066 hrs · 1,709 cycles
RT ENG FIRE INDICATION OCCURRED WHEN CLIMBING THROUGH FL250. WENT OUT WHEN THROTTLE RETARDED. AIR DIVERSION TO KATL WITH UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND TAXI. TROUBLESHOT RT ENG FIRE INDICATION. FOUND AFT FIRE LOOP BAD. REMOVED AFT BODY AND GREEN SHEETS. REPLACED FIRE LOOP WITH NEW AND REINSTALLED AFT BODY AND GREEN SHEETS. COMPLIED WITH OPS AND LEAK CHECKS AND FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY.
Part: SHRADER VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG) · airframe 1,782 hrs · 1,486 cycles
NLG FAILED TO RETRACT AND NOSE WHEEL STEERING AMBER CAS ILLUMINATED. IFE DECLARED WITH AIR DIVERSION. LANDING PERFORMED TO REMAIN OFF OF NLG AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. ONCE WEIGHT WAS PLACED ON NLG IT OPERATED NORMALLY. CREW ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN AND HAVE THE ACFT TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY. 4/19/09 - FOUND NOSE STRUT PRESSURE LOW. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE STRUT SHRADER VALVE, SERVICED STRUT. LEAK CHECK C/W, NO DEFECTS NOTED. 4/20/09 - ACFT MOVED FOR ADDITIONAL INSP. REMOVED NOSE STRUT AND REPLACED RINGS AND O-RING UNDER TOP RETAINER PLATE IAW LR MM 32-20-01. REINSTALLED NOSE STRUT AND SERVICED.