N663QS
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Accident & incident history
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Maintenance disclosures
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30 reports on file, 2003-12-12 – 2019-03-05.
Part: CASTER — OUT OF ADJUST (NLG) · airframe 13,733 hrs · 11,008 cycles
ALL LANDING GEAR RETRACTION DID NOT RETRACT - UPON DEPARTURE THE LANDING GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT REMAINED ON. RAN THE LANDING GEAR WILL NOT RETRACT (RED GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT REMAINS ON) CHECKLIST. GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY. **SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION - GEAR, WITH GEAR UP AND LOCKED, UNLOCK LIGHT IS ON. CHECKED RIGGING OF ALL UPLOCK SWITCHES, FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH NOT ENGAGING. SWITCH HAS NO MORE ADJUSTMENT. FOUND IT AT 1 DEGREE, SHOULD BE 4 DEGREES 30 MINUTES. ADJUSTED NOSE GEAR CASTER IAW MM 32-20-00-5. ADJUSTED NOSE LANDING GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH, PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK ON LANDING GEAR, OPS CHECK GOOD ON UPLOCK SWITCHES IAW MM 32-30-05-2. VERIFIED NOSE GEAR CASTER ADJUSTMENT AND UPLOCK SWITCH ADJUSTMENT. ADJUSTED NLG DOORS IAW MM CH 32-20-00-5, NEED TO COMPLY WITH SAFETIES ON TRUNNION TO BELLCRANK ROD ASSY, BELLCRANK TO DOOR ROD ASSY, AND UPLOCK SWITCH TO UPLOCK HOOK. COMPLIED WITH SAFETIES OF BELLCRANK ROD ASSY, BELLCRANK TO DOOR ROD ASSY AND UPLOCK SWITCH TO UPLOCK HOOK. COMPLIED WITH GEAR SWINGS. CLEARANCE CHECK GOOD. HYDRAULIC LIGHT ILLUMINATES DURING TRANSIT AND EXTINGUISHES WITH GEAR RETRACTED AND ALSO EXTINGUISHES WITH GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. VERIFIED LANDING GEAR INDICATION LIGHT WORKING PROPERLY WORK DONE IAW MM CHAPTER 32-20-00. VERIFIED SAFETIES. VERIFIED GEAR SWING OPERATIONAL CHECKS ARE NORMAL.
Earlier reports · 2003–2018 · 29 reports
2018
Part: CONTROL PANEL — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 13,591 hrs · 10,906 cycles
LEFT MLG LANDING GEAR EXTENSION DID NOT EXTEND - LEFT GEAR DIDN'T EXTEND, ROTARY TEST SUGGESTED A LIGHT FAILURE, CHECK LIST REQUIRED USE OF EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURES WHICH WE PREFORMED. //SIGNOFF// APPLIED POWER TO ACFT, FOUND LH LANDING GEAR GREEN ANNUNCIATOR CAPSULE NOT SEATED IN RECEPTACLE, FOUND LH LANDING GEAR GREEN ANNUNCLATOR TO ILLUMINATE WHEN RESEATED. CAPSULE WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE. RESET EMERGENCY GEAR / BRAKE PNUEMATIC BOTTLE LEVER. SERVICED EMERGENCY GEAR / BRAKE PNUEMATIC BOTTLE NITROGEN. REMOVED UNSERVICEABLE LANDING GEAR CONTROL PANEL. INSTALLED A NEW LANDING GEAR CONTROL PANEL. JACKED ACFT, CYCLED LANDING GEAR 10 TIMES. BLED AIR FROM HYD RESERVOIR. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY. ACCOMPLISHED REF: CE560XL MM 12-13-01 AND 32-30-01.
Part: SHUTTLE VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 12,995 hrs · 10,415 cycles
JUST PRIOR TO FINAL APPROACH, PUT THE GEAR DOWN. RT GEAR DOWN INDICATOR LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. MISSED APPROACH AND TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM. SELECTED THE FLAPS 35 AND GEAR HORN DID NOT GO OFF. ACCOMPLISHED A ROTARY TEST AND THE RIGHT GEAR DOWN INDICATOR LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. RAN GEAR WILL NOT EXTEND CHECKLIST. BLEW DOWN THE GEAR IAW CHECKLIST. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. RESET GEAR SHUTTLE VALVE AND PERFORMED BLEED GEAR SWINGS IAW MM 32-01-00, VERIFIED GEAR RETRACTION & EXTENTION SLOW AND INDICATION CHECKS.
2017
Part: SKIN — DELAMINATED (LT WING TE FLAP)
LEFT INBD FLAP HAS TWO AREAS OF DELAMINATION ON BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER SURFACE. FOUND DURING THE FLAP SYSTEM INSPECTION TASK 27-90-50 DURING A C INSPECTION. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FLAP.
Part: SUPPORT — CRACKED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 12,429 hrs · 9,962 cycles
DURING A 600 HR INSPECTION, FOUND THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR STRUCTURE UNDER C CHANNEL WITH SPRING AND DOOR LOCKED FLAG HAS A CRACK ON THE UPPER AFT CORNER. REMOVED AND REPLACED CRACKED MED SUPPORT.
2016
Part: CABLE — FRAYED (ELEVATOR TRIM) · airframe 11,828 hrs
ELEVATOR FORWARD TRIM CABLE ASSEMBLY LOCATED BELOW COCKPIT FLOOR, WAS REPLACED, FOUND NUMEROUS WIRES BROKEN.
2015
Part: ATTACH FITTING — CHAFED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 11,255 hrs · 9,030 cycles
HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LT PIVOT FITTING IS DAMAGED ON OTBD EDGE FROM SAFETY WIRE WORKING INTO THE FITTING. LEFT PIVOT FITTING ATTACHMENT LUG ASSLY, P/N 6631102-7 WAS FOUND TO HAVE 0.125" L & 0.025" D, DAMAGED ON THE AFT SIDE OF THE FITTING AT FS 590.27, LBL 4.65 & WL 164.10. BLENDED OUT DAMAGE AS REQUIRED IAW PRELIMINARY REPAIR DEFINITION NR -5623/06 PRD TITLED "REPAIR OF LT PIVOT FITTING ATTACHMENT LUG ASSY." DATED 11/05/15 AND NDI MANUAL. NOMINAL THICKNESS IS 0.250" AND THICKNESS AT BLEND IS 0.245". NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: INLET — DENTED (LT NACELLE) · airframe 11,255 hrs · 9,030 cycles
DENT ON THE L/E OF THE LT ENGINE NACELLE MEASURING 2.250" X .750" X .100 D AT THE 5 O'CLOCK POSITION WHEN VIEWED LOOKING AFT. COMPLETED REPAIR AS REQUIRED AND REASSEMBLED INLET IAW AQRD ERO-791084-01, REV 1R TITLED "LT ENGINE INLET L/E DENT REPAIR" AND THE SRM 51-40-03 AND NDI MANUAL. NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (RT WING) · airframe 11,255 hrs · 9,030 cycles
BIRD STRIKE DENT ON RT WING L/E AT WS 183. REPAIRED RT WING L/E PANEL IAW AQRD ENGINEERING REPAIR ORDER ERO-798861 AND SRM 51-00-03 AND NDI MANUAL. NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: DISPLAY — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 11,160 hrs · 8,952 cycles
MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY SCREEN WENT BLANK IN FLIGHT. 30 SECONDS LATER, RT SEAT PILOT FELT HEAT EMITTING FROM BELOW AVIONICS, ACCOMPANIED WITH ACRID SMELL & NO VISIBLE SMOKE. AFTER TURNING BATTERY TO EMER, SMOKE & HEAT STOPPED. R & R THE MFD IAW MM 34-25-01. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. VISUALLY INSPECTED MFD COMPARTMENT WIRING & CONNECTORS FOR HEAT DAMAGE, NONE NOTED. NO ACRID ODORS NOTED DURING MFD OPS CHECK.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (LT ELEVATOR) · airframe 10,692 hrs
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION WE FOUND THE LT ELEVATOR OTBD HINGE, INBD BRACKET ASSEMBLY PART 6634003-59 CRACKED. THE BRACKET WAS CRACKED 0.4 INCH ON THE UPPER RADIUS & 0.55 ON THE LOWER RADIUS OF THE BRACKET. WE HAVE SEEN THIS CONDITION ON OTHER ELEVATOR BRACKET ASSEMBLIES, HOWEVER THESE ARE THE LONGEST CRACKS FOUND TO DATE. REPLACED BOTH INBD & OTBD BRACKET ASSEMBLIES WITH NEW. AN SCR HAS BEEN SENT UNDER 3712039.
2014
Part: CHECK VALVE — STUCK (ZONE 200) · airframe 10,153 hrs · 8,134 cycles
ONE HALF OF EMERGENCY PRESSURIZATION CHECK VALVE INOPERATIVE DUE TO USE OF RTV SEALANT INSTEAD OF GASKET. THE APPLIED RTV SEALANT OOZED INTO CHECK VALVE, DURING THE INSTALLATION PROCESS AND SEALED FLAPPER IN THE CLOSED POSITION. R & R EMERGENCY PRESSURIZATION CHECK VALVE IAW 21-22-00.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (ZONE 200) · airframe 10,153 hrs · 8,134 cycles
RUDDER AUTOPILOT SERVO CABLE PULLEY BRACKET IS CRACKED. R & R RUDDER AUTO PILOT SERVO CABLE PULLEY BRACKET IAW SRM 51-40-03.
2012
Part: BRAKE — WORN (RT MLG) · airframe 8,618 hrs · 6,928 cycles
RIGHT WHEEL BRAKE BINDS AND DRAGS ON TAXI, WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED A VIBRATION CAN ALSO BE FELT THROUGH THE AIRFRAME. PERFORMED TAXI CHECK, VERIFIED RT BRAKE VIBRATION. PERFORMED BRAKE BLEEDING IAW THE IAW MM 32-42-00. PERFORMED TAXI CHECK, VIBRATION STILL FOUND. DURING BRAKING VIBRATION BECAME GREATER AFTER BRAKE HEATS UP. R & R RT BRAKE ASSY PERFORMED BLEED PROCEDURE DONE IAW MM 32-42-00. TAXI CHECKED NORMAL. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED NORMAL.
2011
Part: CONTROL UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (FIRE DETECTION) · airframe 7,810 hrs · 6,271 cycles
RIGHT ENGINE FIRE LIGHT. EXECUTED CHECKLIST, BOTH BOTTLES EXPENDED. FIRE LIGHT REMAINED ON FROM 41000 TO LANDING. TROUBLESHOT PROBLEM TO CONTROL UNIT. REMOVED CONTROL UNIT. INSTALLED NEW CONTROL UNIT. RAN ENGINE, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 26-11-00 AND MM 26-21-01.
2010
Part: COALESCER BAG — DIRTY (ACM) · airframe 6,987 hrs · 5,630 cycles
SMOKE DETECTED IN COCKPIT & CABIN BY PILOTS ON TAKEOFF (VISUAL & SMELL). SMOKE APPEARED MILDLY ELECTRICAL NOT OIL OR AIR CON BASED. APU RUN PRIOR TO TAKEOFF ROLL, ACM PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED MUSTY ODOR, NOT APPARENT THIS OCCASION. SMOKE DISSIPATED ON LANDING. PFI PROVIDED NO REASON FOR SMOKE. OIL IN APU INLET & SHOWS LOW OIL LEVEL. BOTH ENG FINE. RAN ENGS SEPEARTELY. STRONG OIL ODOR, RT ENG ONLY. FOUND DIRTY COALESCER SOCK & CLEANED SOCK, DRIED, & REINSTALLED. PERFORMED 1 HR CONSUMPTION RUN ON BOTH ENG. FOUND ENGS IN LIMITS. DURING EDM, RT ENG PRODUCED MUSTY ODOR. REMOVED COALSESCOR SOCK AGAIN. CLEANED & REINSTALLED. RAN BOTH ENG TO POWER. NO ODOR NOTED. DID NOT GET SMOKE FROM APU. CHKS GOOD. IAW MM 72-00-00.
Part: STRUT — UNDERSERVICED (NLG) · airframe 6,780 hrs · 5,469 cycles
WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED UP, THE RED UNLOCK LIGHT REMAINED ON AND ALL 3 GREEN LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE PLANE FLEW AS THOUGH ALL THE GEAR WERE UP IN THE WELLS. SERVICED NOSE STRUT IAW MM 12-14-00. VERIFIED RIG OF NLG UPLOCK IAW MM 32-30-05. CHECKS GOOD.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (MLG) · airframe 6,780 hrs · 5,468 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF, GEAR UNLOCKED LIGHT REMAINED ON WITH NO GREEN GEAR POSITION LIGHTS ON. HYD PRESS LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED STEADY. STAB MISCOMPARE ANNUCIATOR CAME ON FOR APPROX 30 SECONDS AND THEN WENT OFF. WHEN HYD SYS CB WAS PULLED PER CHECKLIST, NOSE GEAR EXTENDED. WHEN FLAPS EXTENDED FOR LANDING, STAB MISCOMPARE CAME ON AGAIN FOR APPROX 30 SECONDS THEN EXTINGUISHED. BLEED HYD SYS, OPERATED FLAPS, SPOILERS, LANDING GEAR AND T/R'S NUMEROUS TIMES. STAB MOVEMENT NOTED WITHOUT ANY ISSUES ON EVERY CYCLE OF FLAPS. OPERATED SYS MENTIONED TOGETHER; NO DEFECTS NOTED. REF MM 29-12-00. SERVICED HYD REF MM 12-12-01. OPS CHECK GOOD.
2009
Part: WARNING LIGHT — FALSE ACTIVATION (PAX DOOR) · airframe 6,665 hrs · 5,381 cycles
ON CLIMB OUT PASSING 16000' CABIN DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PRESSURIZATION FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. DEFERRED IAW MEL 31-50-06-1, CAT B, DUE DATE 11/22/09.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — FALSE ACTIVATION (PAX DOOR) · airframe 6,665 hrs · 5,381 cycles
UPPER LT LIGHT IN CABIN DOOR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. GREEN DOOR PIN INDICATOR SHOWED DOOR WAS LOCKED.
Part: PANEL — ODOR (COCKPIT) · airframe 6,637 hrs · 5,357 cycles
AN ACRID BURNING ODOR WAS NOTED IN THE COCKPIT ON THE FLIGHT INTO SSI. AFTER SHUTDOWN, THE SAME ODOR WAS MORE NOTICEABLE COMING FROM BEHIND THE SIDE PANEL AFT OF THE LEFT CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL. REMOVED LT C/B PANEL INSPECTED PANEL IAW MM. TASK 24-50-02-210. FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF ARCING OR SMOKE ODOR. REMOVED PFD 1, PFD 2 & MFD FAN VENTS WERE CLEAR & NO SMOKE ODOR PRESENT. REINSTALLED PFD 1, PFD 2 & MFD IAW MM 34-25-01. OPS CHECK GOOD. REMOVED WATER LOWER SEPERATOR SOCK. FOUND SOCK TO BE CLEAN AND NO ODORS PRESENT REINSTALLED SOCK IAW MM 21-51-00. LEAK CHECKED SOCK NO LEAKS FOUND. RAN APU WITH BLEED AIR ON BOOST FAN ON AND COCKPIT RECIRC FAN. NO SMOKE OR BURNING ODORS NOTED IN CABIN OR COCKPIT.
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS) · airframe 6,459 hrs · 5,183 cycles
STAB MIS-COMPARE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN FLAPS WERE SELECTED FLAPS 15. REMOVED AND REPLACED AIRSPEED SWITCH. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD IAW MM CH 27-40-00.
2007
Part: OVERHEAT SENSOR — INOPERATIVE (WING) · airframe 5,401 hrs · 4,286 cycles
IN CRUISE FLT WITH WING + ENGINE ANTI-ICE ON, MASTER CAUTION FLICKERED THEN LATER CAME ON AND RT (WING OVERHEAT) ANNUNCIATOR FLASHED. REPLACED TEMP SENSOR TT02 WITH NEW. LEAK & OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL IAW 560XL MM 36-11-01.
Part: CONTROL CABLE — FRAYED (ELEVATOR) · airframe 3,257 hrs · 2,463 cycles
ELEVATOR TRIM CABLE FRAYED IN TAIL OF AIRCRAFT AT THE DEICE BOOT PRESSURE SWITCHES. REMOVED PANELS FOR ACCESS CABLE R & R AFT LT TRIM CABLE IAW MM 27-32-02. DURING TRAVEL CHECKS FOUND RT AFT CABLE FRAYED. NEW CABLE ASSY P/N 6660003-1 ON ORDER. BEGAN REMOVING CABLE ASSEMBLIES. OK TO INSTALL NEW AFT ELEVATOR TRIM CABLE ASSY REMOVED AFT ELEVATOR TRIM CABLE ASSY. BEGAN INSTALLING NEW CABLE ASSY. INSTALLED NEW CABLE ASSY IAW MM 27-32-02. IAW MM 27-31-03 AND 27-31-00. COMPLIED WITH TENSION CHECK & TRAVEL CHECK. TENSION & TRAVEL CHECK GOOD. INSTALLED ELEVATOR TRIM ACTUATOR ACCESS PANELS & STAB PANELS AS REQUIRED. INSTALLED AFT BELLY PANEL AS REQUIRED. INSTALLED AFT BAGGAGE ACCESS PANELS AS REQUIRED.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 5,190 hrs · 4,113 cycles
IMMEDIATELY AFTER T/O ACM O'HEAT LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY LT BLEED AIR OVERHEAT. EMER PRESS LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. STARTED TO SMELL FUMES. RETURNED TO BASE. REMOVED & REPLACED LT BI-LEVEL FLOW VALVE IAW 560XL M/M CH 21-11-00 LEAK & OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 4,848 hrs · 3,832 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF GOT GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT / HYDRAULIC PRESSURE STEADY LIGHT AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. TROUBLESHOT TO THE NOSE GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH OUT OF RIG. MADE UPLOCK SWITCH ADJUSTMENT. OPS CHECK GOOD. IAW CE560 XL MM CH 32-30-05.
2006
Part: LANDING GEAR — UNKNOWN (LG SYS) · airframe 3,778 hrs · 2,988 cycles
UPON POSITIVE RATE-OF-CLIMB, BROUGHT THE GEAR UP. AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS GOT A GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT. BROUGHT THE GEAR BACK DOWN, WITH 3 GREEN LIGHTS. C/W FULL GEAR FUNCTIONAL CHECKS IAW CE560XL M/M CH 32-30-05. NO DEFECT OR MALFUNCTION NOTED. MEASURED NOSE STRUT EXTENSION WITHIN SPECS IAW CE560XL M/M CH 32-20-01.
2005
Part: CYLINDER — FAILED (RETRACT) · airframe 3,361 hrs · 2,672 cycles
LANDING GEAR RETRACTION PROBLEM DURING TAKEOFF, RT MAIN GREEN DOWN LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED (UNLOCK LIGHT NOT ILLUMINATED). PERFORMED LANDING GEAR WILL NOT EXTEND CHECKLIST AND BLEW GEAR DOWN WITH NITROGEN SYSTEM. REMOVED RT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR DUE TO HIGH RESISTANCE IN DOWNLOCK SWITCH. INSTALLED RENTAL ACTUATOR IAW CE560XL M/M CH 32-30-04, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW CE560XL M/M CH 32-01-00. DURING GEAR SWING AND BLOW DOWN ACTUATOR (RENTAL) WAS INSPECTED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (RT MLG) · airframe 3,361 hrs · 2,672 cycles
LANDING GEAR RETRACTION DURING TAKEOFF, RT MAIN GREEN DOWN LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED (UNLOCK LIGHT NOT ILLUMINATED) PERFORMED LANDING GEAR WILL NOT EXTEND CHECKLIST AND BLEW GEAR DOWN WITH NITROGEN SYSTEM. REMOVED RT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR DUE TO HIGH RESISTANCE IN DOWNLOCK SWITCH. INSTALLED RENTAL ACTUATOR IAW CE560XL M/M CH 32-30-04, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW CE560XL M/M CH 32-01-00. DURING GEAR SWING AND BLOW DOWN ACTUATOR (RENTAL) WAS INSPECTED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE BY CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO CRS CN1R918C.
2003
Part: CONTROL CABLE — BROKEN (AILERONS) · airframe 1,507 hrs · 1,218 cycles
PERFORMED AILERON WING CABLE INSPECTION PER CESSNA ASL560XL-27-12, FOUND CABLES CHAFED/BROKEN BEYOND MANUFACTURER'S LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT WING AILERON CABLES IAW CESSNA 560XL MM CHAPTER 27-10-03.