N68GS
Registered owner: FRIESEN GROUP INC, CA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jet Linx Aviation, LLC (9JLA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
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.
6 reports on file, 2016-09-22 – 2023-02-12.
Part: STARTER GEN — FAILED · airframe 6,617 hrs · 6,109 cycles
THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO START THE RIGHT ENGINE AS THERE WAS NO ROTATION OF THE ENGINE. ALL OTHER PRESTART INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE BASE MAINTENANCE TEAM DETERMINED THAT THE STARTER/GENERATOR HAD FAILED. THIS S/G HAD ONLY 393.5 HRS AND 315 CYCLES ON IT AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THE FAILED STARTER /GEN WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT. DELTA FOX AVIATION CRS 897R016D OVERHAULED THE FAILED UNIT LAST. OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE REPLACED UNIT WERE SATISFACTORY, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: OXYGEN MASK — BROKEN · airframe 6,248 hrs · 5,813 cycles
THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT DURING PREFLIGHT CHECKS IT WAS DISCOVERED THE PILOTS OXYGEN MASK GOGGLE PURGE LEVER WAS MISSING. THE BASE MAINTENANCE TEAM REMOVED AND REPLACED THE MASK WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT. OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: BLOWER — INTERMITTENT (A/C SYSTEM) · airframe 5,013 hrs · 5,619 cycles
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE COCKPIT VAPOR CYCLE AIRCON BLOWER INTERMITTENT INOP. TRIP WAS DELAYED. OPERATIONS CONTINUED PER MEL. THE MAINTENANCE VENDOR ACTIVATED AIRCON SYSTEM AND RAN BLOWER FOR .5HR TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND LOOSE TERMINAL ON BLOWER SWITCH. RETORQUED, NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: PCB — DEFECTIVE (BOOST PUMP) · airframe 5,802 hrs · 5,439 cycles
THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE LEFT BOOST PUMP LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH DURING BEFORE TAXI CHECKS. MOMENTARY FLASH OF LEFT FUEL PRESSURE LOW ANNUNCIATOR WHEN CYCLING THE BOOST PUMP SWITCH. THE MAINTENANCE TECH DETERMINED THE CIRCUIT CARD ASSY WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED WITH NEW CARD. OPS CHECKS SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: WARNING MESSAGE — FALSE ACTIVATION (BOOST PUMP) · airframe 5,689 hrs · 5,356 cycles
THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT DURING FLIGHT THE "LEFT BOOST PUMP" ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CREW RAN THE LOSS OF PUMP CHECKLIST AND COMPLETED THE FLIGHT. THE MAINTENANCE VENDOR PERFORMED AN OPERATIONS CHECK OF THE LT BOOST PUMP, PER THE AMM WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. THE MAINTENANCE VENDOR SWAPPED LOW PRESSURE SWITCHES OPERATIONS CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: FASTENER — BROKEN (LT INLET) · airframe 4,639 hrs · 4,436 cycles
IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WERE THREE RIVET HEADS MISSING FROM THE RT INLET LIP