N650ML
Registered owner: VALIAIR LC TRUSTEE, WY (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.
73 reports on file, 2004-04-14 – 2010-04-25.
Part: SEAL — DIRTY (PAX DOOR) · airframe 24,255 hrs · 23,055 cycles
PAX DOOR SQUEAL. MX CLEANED AND LUBED SEAL.
Part: PSEU — MALFUNCTIONED (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 24,139 hrs · 22,934 cycles
DECLARED EMERGENCY WOW INPUT AND CAUTION MESSAGE ON EICAS. R2 PSEU OPS AND FUNCTION CHECK OK.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 24,139 hrs · 22,934 cycles
RT FORWARD FUSELAGE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED RT FORWARD FUSE EMERGENCY LIGHT.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (EXTERIOR) · airframe 24,048 hrs · 22,835 cycles
RT AFT EXTERNAL EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHT.
Part: VALVE — OUT OF POSITION (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 24,048 hrs · 22,835 cycles
CABIN ALT CAUTION RTF. MX FOUND O/B & I/B VALVES IN WRONG POSITION & CORRECTED.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 23,970 hrs · 22,745 cycles
RECEIVED A STATUS MSG ON EICAS FOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS. CREW CYCLED THE SWITCH TO EXTINGUISH THE MSG, BUT ON THE GROUND, THE LIGHTS WOULDN'T TEST. MX RECHARGED THE EMERGENCY EXIT BATTERY PACKS.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 23,970 hrs · 22,745 cycles
RECEIVED A STATUS MESSAGE ON EICAS FOR THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS. MX RE-CHARGED THE EMERGENCY EXIT BATTERY PACKS. MX RE-CHARGED THE EMERGENCY EXIT BATTERY PACKS.
Part: SEAL — LACK OF LUBE (PAX DOOR) · airframe 23,950 hrs · 22,721 cycles
LOUD SQUEAL FROM PAX DOOR GOING THROUGH 3K. LUBED SEAL.
Part: DOOR — BINDING (CARGO BAY) · airframe 23,737 hrs · 22,500 cycles
CARGO DOOR HARD TO OPEN. COULD NOT DUPLICATE.
Part: SHUTOFF VALVE — FAULTY (APU) · airframe 23,722 hrs · 22,488 cycles
FUEL SMELL IN CABIN WITH APU AND PACKS. REPLACED APU FUEL SOV SEALS, OP CHECK GOOD.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 23,722 hrs · 22,488 cycles
NR 1 CEILING EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHT.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN)
FUEL ODOR IN CABIN. PLACED ON MEL. CLEANED WATER FROM DUCT AND RESCURED, OP GOOD.
Part: DUCT — LOOSE (APU)
ASH FLT 7155 ORD. ON COMING CREW REPORTED A SMELL OF FUEL WITH THE APU ON. MX VERIFIED FUEL SMELL GENERATED WITH APU ON ONLY. RE-SECURED LOOSE DUCT ON APU.
Earlier reports · 2004–2009 · 60 reports
2009
Part: PLATE — OUT OF ADJUST (PAX DOOR) · airframe 21,998 hrs · 20,809 cycles
PAX DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. MX ADJUSTED FWD SERRATED PLATE. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: DOOR — BINDING (MAIN CABIN DOOR) · airframe 21,987 hrs · 20,793 cycles
MAIN CABIN DOOR WAS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE AND LOCK. MX REPOSITIONED ACFT THEN CYCLED DOOR NORMALLY.
2008
Part: WARNING LIGHT — FALSE ACTIVATION (PAX DOOR) · airframe 21,904 hrs · 20,598 cycles
ASH FLT 7110 MLI-ORD. CREW REPORTED GETTING THE PASSENGER DOOR WARNING MESSAGE IN FLIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF WITH NO PRESSURIZATION ISSUES. CONTRACT MX PERFORMED PSEU TEST AND PRESSURIZATION CHECK OF THE DOOR AND INDICATION SYSTEM WITH NO FAULTS FOUND.
Part: SENSOR — MALFUNCTIONED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 20,916 hrs · 20,600 cycles
ASH FLT 7148 TVC. PASSENGER DOOR WARNING IN FLIGHT, CREW REPORTED MESSAGE CLEARED ON GROUND WITH NO PRESSURIZATION ISSUES IN FLIGHT. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED DOOR SENSORS.
Part: UNKNOWN — SMOKE (APU) · airframe 21,576 hrs · 20,245 cycles
ASH FLT 7275 IAD-CAE. SMOKE COMING FROM APU INLET DURING SHUTDOWN. MX INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF UNCONTAINED FIRE AND PLACED APU ON MEL.
Part: IGNITER — MALFUNCTIONED (APU) · airframe 21,541 hrs · 20,240 cycles
ASH FLT 7044 IAD-LGA. SMOKE COMING FROM APU INLET. MX INSPECTED A/C AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF UNCONTAINED FIRE AND REPLACED IGNITOR.
Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 20,716 hrs · 19,330 cycles
ASH 7045 IAD-HSV - GEAR DISAGREE AFTER TAKEOFF. REPLACED RT MLG SIDE STAY ACTUATOR.
2007
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 19,520 hrs · 18,119 cycles
ASH 7288 DTW - PILOT REPORTED ALL THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. MX CHARGED THE BATTERY PACKS.
Part: COMPRESSOR — SEIZED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 19,466 hrs · 18,080 cycles
ASH 7433 MHT-IAD ABORTED T/O DUE TO A NR 2 TR DISAGREE, AND POSSIBLE COMPRESSOR STALL. MX INSPECTED THE ENGINE, AND FOUND IT TO BE SEIZED. MX IS CURRENTLY TROUBLESHOOTING.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (EXTERIOR) · airframe 19,376 hrs · 17,963 cycles
ASH 7222 PHX. AFT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT ON LEFT SIDE INOP. MX RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHT.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 19,343 hrs · 17,937 cycles
ASH 7148 ORD. PILOT REPORTED THAT THE FORWARD HALF OF THE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING STRIPS WERE INOP. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER STRIP.
Part: UNKNOWN — WARNING LIGHT (TE FLAPS) · airframe 18,711 hrs · 17,281 cycles
ASH 7193 ROC - FLAPS FAIL CAUTION IN FLT AT ZERO IN CRUISE. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY BUT HAD AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. CONTRACT MX COMPLIED WITH THE FLAPS FAIL PART A PROCEDURE WITH THE RESET OF THE SYSTEM OP CHECKING GOOD.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 18,614 hrs · 17,189 cycles
ASH 7429 IAD. PILOT REPORTED EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS ROWS 2-6 INOP AND LOWER LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. MX WAS CALLED OUT AND OPS CHECKED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT, OPS CHECK WAS GOOD. NO DEFECT WERE NOTED.
Part: PROXIMITY SENSOR — DIRTY (OVERWING DOOR) · airframe 18,446 hrs · 17,029 cycles
ASH 7227 DSM - RT EMERGENCY OVERWING DOOR CAUTION IN FLIGHT. MX CLEANED THE DOOR PROX SENSORS AND THE MESSAGE CLEARED.
Part: DOOR — UNSECURE (EMERGENCY EXIT) · airframe 18,347 hrs · 16,928 cycles
ASH 7118 PWM - RT OVER WING EMERGENCY DOOR CAUTION IN FLIGHT. NO PRESSURIZATION ISSUES WERE REPORTED. MX RESEATED THE DOOR.
2006
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (TE FLAP) · airframe 18,224 hrs · 16,810 cycles
ASH 7381 IAD - FLAPS FAIL MESSAGE. MX C/W PART A INSPECTION.
Part: ECU — MALFUNCTIONED (SPOILER SYS) · airframe 18,063 hrs · 16,655 cycles
ASH 7341 LAN. O/B GROUND SPOILERS, SPOILERON & GLD UNSAFE CTN MESSAGES. MX PERFORMED A RESET OF SECU'S 1/2. NO MESSAGES NOTED.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED · airframe 19,964 hrs · 16,561 cycles
ASH 7353 ORD. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO A YAW DAMP NR 2 FAILED, AND UNCOMMANDED TRIM MOVEMENT. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 YD ACTUATOR.
Part: STALL WARNING — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 17,920 hrs · 16,523 cycles
ASH 7307 BMI. STALL FAIL CAUTION. MX RESET STALL PROTECTION CHANNEL CIRCUIT BREAKERS WITH THE CREW AND THE STALL SYSTEM TEST WAS GOOD.
Part: SENSOR — OUT OF ADJUST (EMERGENCY EXIT) · airframe 17,999 hrs · 16,502 cycles
ASH 7362 ORD. RIGHT EMERGENCY DOOR CTN IN FLIGHT. MX FOUND SENSOR ON DOOR NOT PROPERLY ADJUSTED AND ADJUSTED SENSOR. OP CHECK NORMAL, NO MSGS NOTED.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — ACTIVATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 18,001 hrs · 16,504 cycles
ASH 7351 IAD. RIGHT EMERGENCY DOOR CAUTION IN FLIGHT. MX IS CURRENTLY TROUBLESHOOTING.
Part: LINE — LEAKING (APU FUEL SYS) · airframe 17,634 hrs · 16,265 cycles
ASH 7304 ORD. FUEL ODOR IN CABIN. MX PLACED APU ON MEL. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL LINE. OP'S CHECK GOOD.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (SPOILER SYS) · airframe 17,141 hrs · 15,763 cycles
ASH 7336 IAD - INBD/OB GROUND SPOILER FAULT. MX RESET. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.
Part: CONTROL PANEL — INOPERATIVE (RUDDER TRIM) · airframe 17,068 hrs · 15,689 cycles
ASH 7233 ABE - RUDDER TRIM WAS INOP. AC WAS FERRIED TO ORD WHERE MX REMOVED AND REPLACED PANEL AND RESET ECU.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — NO TEST (LAVATORY) · airframe 16,836 hrs · 15,466 cycles
ASH 7274 DSM - LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WILL NOT TEST. RESET SYSTEM AND SYSTEM TESTED NORMALLY.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — NO TEST (LAVATORY) · airframe 16,837 hrs · 15,467 cycles
ASH 7187 ORD - LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WILL NOT TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED SMOKE DETECTOR. SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY.
Part: CAUTION MESSAGE — FALSE ACTIVATION · airframe 16,819 hrs · 15,452 cycles
ASH 7331 AVP - GLD UNSAFE CAUTION. RESET SYSTEM WITH NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 16,758 hrs · 15,392 cycles
ASH 7203 PWM. GLD UNSAFE. MX CONTROL RESET SYSTEM WITH CREW.
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (RT A/C PACK) · airframe 16,583 hrs · 15,210 cycles
ASH 7191 CLT - ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE DUE TO RIGHT PACK OVERPRESSURE AND OVERTEMP. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED RT PACK PRESSURE SWITCH AND TRANSDUCER.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (YAW SYS) · airframe 16,518 hrs · 15,160 cycles
BOTH YAW DAMPERS WILL NOT ENGAGE. MX ENGAGED THE YAW DAMPERS AND OP'S CHECKED, OP'S CHECK GOOD.
Part: WIRE — LOOSE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 16,493 hrs · 15,133 cycles
THIRD EMERGENCY LIGHT STRIP BACK NOT ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE RESECURED WIRE. ACFT CONTINUED OPERATIONS.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 16,547 hrs · 15,107 cycles
ASH 7302 IAD - GLD UNSAFE MESSAGE. RESET SECU. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (YAW DAMPER) · airframe 16,363 hrs · 15,004 cycles
ASH 7140 GSP - YAW DAMP MESSAGE. RESET SYSTEM. OP'S CHECK GOOD.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED · airframe 16,360 hrs · 14,998 cycles
GLD UNSAFE MESSAGE. RESET WITH THE CREW.
Part: LENS — DISLODGED (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 16,259 hrs · 14,910 cycles
CUSTOMER KNOCKED LENS OFF AT PAX DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT. MX REINSTALLED. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED · airframe 16,115 hrs · 13,387 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED A GLD UNSAFE. PERFORMED A SYSTEM RESET AND CLEARED THE FAULT.
Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 16,111 hrs · 14,752 cycles
ASH 7318 ORD - AIRCRAFT INTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP FWD OF OVERWING EXIT DOOR. MAINTENANCE TROUBLE SHOOTING. MX REPLACED LAMP AND FLEX LAMP.
Part: SPOILER SYS — FAULTED · airframe 16,098 hrs · 14,740 cycles
ASH 7199 IAD - THE CREW NOTED AN OUTBOARD GROUND SPOILER FAULT. MAINTENANCE RESET SYSTEM. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 16,076 hrs · 14,716 cycles
ASH 7157 IAD - ONE CABIN OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP. MAINTENANCE RELAMPED.
2005
Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 15,938 hrs · 14,600 cycles
AFT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LAMP.
Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 15,938 hrs · 14,600 cycles
ROW 8 EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LAMP.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN · airframe 15,952 hrs · 14,593 cycles
ASH 7172 ORD - DIVERTED AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO CLT DUE TO THE MACH AND STAB TRIM CAUTION MESSAGES. RESET SYSTEM PERFORMED OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: CONNECTOR — DISCONNECTED (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 15,619 hrs · 14,276 cycles
ASH 2750 PHL - REAR HALF OF THE EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. MX CLEANED AND RE CONNECTED CONNECTOR AT BATTERY PACK.
Part: SPOILER — UNWANTED DEPLOY · airframe 15,571 hrs · 14,240 cycles
ASH 2661 PHL - UNCOMMANDED SPOILER DEPLOYMENT. MX RESET AND OPS CHECKED SYSTEM, OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: APU — LACK OF LUBE · airframe 15,540 hrs · 14,211 cycles
ASH 2672 PHL, APU OIL TEMPATURE CAUTION MESSAGE. SVCD APU OIL ADDED 1/2 QT. OPS CHK GOOD.
Part: WIRE — DAMAGED (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 15,037 hrs · 13,761 cycles
SEVERAL SECTIONS OF FLOOR PATH LIGHTING INOP. REPAIRED WIRE.
Part: SEAL — FAILED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 14,855 hrs · 13,597 cycles
ASH 2635 STL, DIVERTED TO CVG DUE TO A CABIN ALT MASTER WARNING IN FLT. THE PLANE WAS CRUISING ABOVE 250 AND NOTICED THE CABIN ALT. CLIMBING ABOVE 120. THE CREW DESCENDED AND WAS ABLE TO STABILIZE THE CABIN ALT. THE PLANE LANDED IN CVG AND CONTRACT MX FOUND A CARGO DOOR SEAL BLOWN OUT, THE PAX DOOR SEAL LEAKING AND THE RT PRSOV PUTTING OUT INSUFFICIENT AIR FLOW. FERRIED TO CKB WHERE MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RT PRSOV AND REPAIRED PASSENGER DOOR.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (PITOT HEAT) · airframe 14,492 hrs · 13,267 cycles
ASH 2940 PHL. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD DUE TO PITOT BASE HEAT CAUTION MESSAGE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE P/B HEAT SPLICE.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 14,359 hrs · 13,160 cycles
CREW REPORTED OVERHEAD EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHT AT ROW 5 INOP. PLACED OVERHEAD EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHT AT ROW 5 ON MEL. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LIGHT.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 14,234 hrs · 13,053 cycles
ASH 2698 - IN PHL HAD 1ST 4 FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED POWER SUPPY FOR LIGHTING STRIPS.
Part: BULB — BURNED OUT (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 14,119 hrs · 12,964 cycles
DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE IN PHL, RT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LIGHT BULB AND NO FURTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 14,069 hrs · 12,920 cycles
PHL - REPORTED A SECTION OF THE FLOOR PATH LIGHTING INOP. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED A BROKEN WIRE. OPS CHECK GOOD.
2004
Part: BULB — BURNED OUT (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 13,741 hrs · 13,628 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED A CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. THE ITEM WAS PLACED ON MEL. 1/3/05 MAINTENANCE RELAMPED, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: BULB — BURNED OUT (EMERGENCY EXIT) · airframe 19,724 hrs · 15,934 cycles
DURING PREFLIGHT, THE SERVICE DOOR LOWER EXIT SIGN WAS INOP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LIGHT.
Part: PROXIMITY SENSOR — LOOSE (RT MLG) · airframe 12,260 hrs · 11,325 cycles
ASH 2928 PHL-DCA. DEPARTING PHL THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AND A GEAR UNSAFE CONDITION EXISTED. THE GEAR WAS PLACED BACK DOWN AND ABNORMAL SAFE LANDING WAS EXECUTED. MX FOUND THE RT MLG PROXIMITY SENSOR TARGET NOT SECURE. THE TARGET WAS SECURED, GEAR SWING PERFORMED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS USED.
Part: PROXIMITY SENSOR — INOPERATIVE (NLG) · airframe 12,197 hrs · 11,264 cycles
ASH 2888 ATL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD, NLG WILL NOT RETRACT. A/C WAS FERRIED TO PHL FOR REPAIRS. MX REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC PROXIMITY SENSOR. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: SWITCH — LOOSE (STAB TRIM) · airframe 12,101 hrs · 11,181 cycles
DURING CRUISE, THE STAB TRIM MOVED UN-COMMANDED. MX OP CHECKED SYSTEM AND FOUND NO FAULTS. DURING OVER NIGHT MX THE FO'S TRIM SWITCH WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE IN THE YOKE AND WAS REINSTALLED. OP CHECKS GOOD. NO PARTS USED
Part: TRIM SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (STAB TRIM) · airframe 12,100 hrs · 11,180 cycles
DURING FLIGHT THE STAB TRIM MOVED UNCOMMANDED IN SMALL INCREMENTS. MX INSPECTED AND RESET THE SYSTEM BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NO PARTS USED
Part: PRIORITY VALVE — LEAKING (NLG) · airframe 12,070 hrs · 11,159 cycles
ASH 2608 CLT. AFTER TAKEOFF WITH GEAR SELECTED UP, THE NOSE REMAINED EXTENDED. AFTER THE AURAL WARNING SOUNDED THE NOSE RETRACTED WITH NO FURTHER INPUT FROM THE FLIGHT CREW. A/C LANDED AT DESTINATION AIRPORT NORMALLY. MX IS TROUBLESHOOTING AT THIS TIME. MX REPLACED THE NLG PRIORITY VALVE. OP CHECKS GOOD.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 12,055 hrs · 11,147 cycles
ASH NR 2917. CLT-BNA. OPERATIONS LEFT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON AND RAN DOWN THE BATTERIES. MECHANIC REPLACED THE BATTERIES. OP CHECKS GOOD.