N691QS
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
GEAR SELECTION FROM DOWN TO UP IS DIFFICULT TO MOVE GETS STUCK IN POSITION. SAME WHEN SELECTING GEAR FROM UP TO DOWN POSITION. COMMUNICATED WITH ON FIELD MAINTENANCE MANGER FOR APPROVAL TO USE GPU INSIDE HANGAR. PERFORMED ARES DOWNLOAD AND SENT TO TEAM 680A FOR REVIEW. REMOVED LANDING GEAR HANDLE MODULE (P/N: 9912750-2; S/N: 00784) AND REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED UNIT (P/N: 9912750-2; S/N: 00115) DUE TO STICKING HANDLE IAW CE680A MM 32-30-30. OPS CHECK GOOD.
EMER SIGN LIGHT, BEHIND SEAT 7, FACING FORWARD INTO CABIN- LIGHT INOP. NEITHER BATTERY OR SHIP POWER LIGHT THE SIGN CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED THE DEFECTIVE EMER EXIT SIGN LIGHT, BEHIND SEAT 7, FACING FORWARD INTO CABIN, P/N 9919054-1, S/N 21A82 AND INSTALLED ONE EACH NEW EXIT SIGN P/N 9919054-1 S/N 18D94. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. WORK PERFORMED REF. CE-680A AIPC 33-20-10, AMM 33-50-00, CE680A IMM WD 25-92-08 AND THE CESSNA SPM CHAPTER 20-30-25.
GEAR DISAGREE L AMBER CAS: AFTER SELECTING THE LANDING GEAR LEVER DOWN FOR LANDING THE AMBER GEAR DISAGREE L CAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. AFTER A GO AROUND WE COMPLIED WITH THE APPROPRIATE QRH CHECKLIST WHICH LED US TO EMERGENCY/ABNORMAL LANDING GEAR WILL NOT EXTEND CHECKLIST. WE BLEW DOWN THE GEAR AND PULLED THE UPLOCK HANDLE AS DIRECTED BY THE CHECKLIST. THE AMBER X ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TURNED RED AND THE AURAL LANDING GEAR WARNING WAS HEARD WITH THE FLAPS IN THE FULL POSITION. THE LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ABNORMALITIES. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED FAULTY LH MLG UPLOCK SWITCH P/N:6948101-3 AND INSTALLED NEW CUSTOMER SUPPLIED LH MLG UPLOCK SWITCH P/N:6948101-3 IAW CE-680A AMM 32-32-25 RIG AND MULTIPLE OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD.
CABIN ODOR: ON THE GROUND WITH APU RUNNING. ENTERING THE CABIN AFTER THE EXTERIOR WALK AROUND THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR (LIKE MOTORCYCLE EXHAUST OR OIL BURNING) IN THE CABIN. ADDITIONALLY, THE AREA BY THE GALLEY/COCKPIT WAS EXTREMELY HOT. THE SMELL DID NOT SEEM TO BE ELECTRICAL BUT DID MAKE MAKE BOTH PILOTS FEEL LIGHT HEADED. AT THE SAME TIME WE RECEIVED AN ACM O'TEMP CAS MESSAGE AND A SOUND LIKE THE APU WAS SHUTTING DOWN. HOWEVER, THE APU WAS STILL RUNNING AND WE DID NOT NOTICE THE RPMS DROP. THIS SOUND HAPPENED AROUND 5 TIMES. ALMOST AS IF IT WAS RUNNING THEN SHUTTING DOWN AUTOMATICALLY. THE SOUND WAS LIKE A "WHOOSH". CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED CABIN HEPA FILTER. OPS CHECK GOOD. IAW TC-68A-21-181006MR3 & CE-680A MM 21-60-00
DOOR GETS STUCK TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. WOULD HAVE TO YANK THE DOOR TO TRY TO GET IT TO OPEN . REMOVED TWO FWD RUB BLOCK SHIMS AND PREFORMED A CLEARANCE CHECK, CLEARANCE IS WITHIN LIMITS. INSTALLED TWO SHIMS TO THE AFT RUB BLOCK AND PREFORMED A CLEARANCE CHECK, CLEARANCE WITHIN LIMITS. PREFORMED SEVERAL OPS CHECKS, OPS CHECKS SUCCESSFUL. NO OTHER MX NEEDED. REF AMM 52-10-45
LAV EMERG LIGHT: THE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT IN THE LAV IS INOP. FOUND LIGHT CONNECTOR DISCONNECTED. CONNECTED THE CONNECTOR IAW CITATION SPM 20-30-20. OPS CHECK GOOD
AERODYNAMIC FAIRINGS (RADOME, TAILCONE, STRAKE): ON DEPARTURE AT LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, WE EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT VIBRATION IN THE AIRFRAME ABOUT 5-7 SECONDS INTO THE GEAR RETRACTION SEQUENCE. THE VIBRATION CAUSED AN AUDIBLE SHAKING SOUND IN THE AIRFRAME BUT SEEMED TO BE ORIGINATING FROM THE NOSE GEAR AREA. WE CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR ONCE. THE GEAR CAME DOWN NORMALLY AND ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. WE RETRACTED THE GEAR ONCE AGAIN AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME VIBRATION ABOUT 5-7 SECONDS INTO THE SEQUENCE. WE EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR DOWN ONCE MORE AND RECEIVED ALL NORMAL INDICATIONS THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. WE LEFT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AFTER WE BURNED OFF ENOUGH FUEL TO LAND AT OR JUST BELOW OUR MAX LANDING WEIGHT.
EMERGENCY LIGHTING: DURING POWER UP EMERGENCY LIGHT TEST, THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF WHEN BATTERIES WERE SELECTED ON. ALL LOCATIONS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. "CORRECTIVE ACTION" ALL EMERGENCY LIGHT S TURNED ON AS REQUIRED AND TURN OFF AS REQUIRED. AS PER MX CONTROL PERFORMED EMERG LIGHTS CHECK REF TC-FLY-33-1001. AS PER CHECKED ALL EMERG BATTERIES WERE CHARGED AND EMERG LIGHTS WERE CHECKED WITH EMERG BATTERIES POWER ONLY. ALL LIGHTS POWER AND POWERED DOWN AS REQUIRED. EMERG BATTERIES INERTIA SWITCHES WERE CHECKS FOR PROPER OPERATIONS, NO DEFECTS NOTED.
COCKPIT ODOR OIL SMELL - DURING LAST COUPLE OF FLIGHTS, HAD NOXIOUS FUMES AND "DIRTY SOCK" SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. VERIFIED DISCREPANCY, INSPECTED SYSTEM GAINED ACCESS TO WATER SEPARATOR AND FOUND CONDENSER BAG DIRTY. REMOVED CONDENSER BAG AND INSTALLED A NEW BAG IAW AMM 21-51-00 LEAK AND OPS CHECK GOOD. NO FURTHER ODOR DETECTED.
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION WE FOUND THIS AVIONICS BAY SHELF BRACKET CRACKED ABOUT 50% OF ITS LENGTH. R & R BRACKET. THIS IS THE TENTH ACFT WHERE WE HAD SEEN THIS SAME BRACKET CRACKED. A SERVICE CONDITION REPORT HAS BEEN SENT TO MFG UNDER SCR 758186.
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION WE FOUND THE ELEVATOR TRIM CABLE FRAYED BEYOND LIMITS. THIS CABLE IS LOCATED UNDER THE PILOTS SEAT & ROLLS OVER A SMALL DIAMETER PULLEY. THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN FOUND ON EIGHTEEN AIRPLANES IN THE FLEET. THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN REPORTED TO MFG IN SCR REPORT 758221 & ALSO TO TEAM XL.
ENVIRONMENTAL SYS ODOR, NO VISIBLE SMOKE, WHILE DESCENDING A STRONG SYNTHETIC ODOR LIKE HOT GLUE OR EPOXY WAS PRESENT IN THE COCKPIT. OZONE CONVERTERS & WATER SEPARATOR REMOVED. CLEANED & REINSTALLED IAW AMM 21-71-00 & 12-19-02. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYS OPERATIONAL TEST CARRIED OUT IAW AMM 21-51-00-710 PARAGRAPH 3 WITH NO NOTICEABLE ODORS PRESENT, SYS CHECKED SERVICEABLE.
ON TAKEOFF AFTER RELEASE OF BRAKES WE RECEIVED LO BRAKE PRESS. ALSO ANTI-SKID INOPERATIVE LIGHTS, FOLLOWED BY MASTER CAUTION LIGHT. ABORTED TAKEOFF AT APPROX 20K. LOST MAIN HYD BRAKES, USED AIR BRAKES & THRUST REVERSE TO STOP. NOTICED POWER BRAKES CB POPPED. ALSO HYD PUMP RUNS LONGER THAN NORMAL. R & R POWER BRAKES HYD PACK MOTOR WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT. LEAK, OPERATIONAL & FUNCTIONAL CHECKS COMPLETED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW MM 32-42-06. R & R POWER BRAKES HYD PACK PUMP WITH NEW PUMP. LEAK, OPERATIONAL & FUNCTIONAL CHECKS COMPLETED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW MM 32-42-06.
DURING DESCENT, A STRONG ODOR OF OIL THROUGHOUT CABIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED WATER SEPARATOR SOCK. PERFORMED OPS CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. REF AMM 21-51-00.
AILERON TRIM FROZE IN FLIGHT. UNABLE TO MOVE AIERLON TRIM ON CLIMB OUT. AFTER ON GROUND. REPORTED AILERON TRIM OK. REMOVED AILERON TRIM ACTUATOR AND INSTALLED NEW IAW MM 27-11-03. DUE RIGGED TRIM CABLES TO 20 LBS IAW MM 27-10-00. INSTALLED LT AILERON IAW MM 27-10-01. TRIM TAB TRAVEL CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 27-10-00.
COPILOT LT RUDDER PEDAL FLOATS FREE. 2 INCH SPRING FOUND ON FLOOR BELOW RUDDER PEDALS. INSPECTED CO-PILOT'S LT RUDDER PEDAL, FOUND RUDDER PEDAL ADJUSTMENT TAB SPRING MISSING. FOUND SPRING, SPRING IS IN SERVICEABLE CONDITION. INSTALLED SPRING ON LT CO-PILOT'S RUDDER PEDAL. OPS CHECKED GOOD. SPRING STAYS SECURELY IN PLACE. WORK DONE IAW EEDS DWG 6661170.
SMOKE IN CABIN DURING PREFLIGHT WHILE APU WAS RUNNING. FIRE DEPARTMENT INSPECTED WITH HEAT SEAKING EQUIPMENT AND DID NOT FIND ANY "HOT SPOTS" LESS THAN 20 MINS AFTER APU SHUT DOWN. FOUND LARGE BIRD NEST IN APU EXHAUST EXTENSION TUBE. REMOVED TUBE, CLEANED OUT TUBE, AND INSTALLED. REMOVED WATER SEPARATOR SOCK, INSPECTED AND CLEANED. INSTALLED SOCK. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED. ALL CHECKS GOOD. WORK DONE IAW MM 21-51-00.
NOSE WHEEL STEERING CABLE STIFFNER FOR PULLEY BRACKET JUST FWD OF CENTER PEDESTAL UNDER FLOORBOARD 141BTC HAS APPROX 0.25 INCH CRACK AT TOP, AFT CORNER RADIUS, FROM EDGE HEADING FWD AND DOWN TOWARDS AFT PULLEY BRACKET.
RT FLAP WELL T/E RIB AT WS 88.6 IS CRACKED.
LT FLAP WELL T/E RIB AT WS 64.0 IS CRACKED.
UPON LANDING, THE RUDDER PEDDELS WERE JAMMED AND WE HAD NO STEERING. AFTER INSPECTING NOSE WHEEL ON RAMP WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE THE NOSE WHEEL BY HAND FREELY IN EITHER DIRECTON BUT COULD NOT MOVE IT W/ THE RUDDER PEDDELS AS THEY WERE STILL JAMMED. FOUND ICE ACCUMULATION INSIDE TAIL, CONE AREA, PERFORMED FUSELAGE AFT CANTED BULKHEAD DRAIN INSTALLATION IAW ASL 560 74-53-08.
WITH THE APU RUNNING AND THE BLEED AIR OFF. THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF ELECTRICAL WIRES MELTING. ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CABIN. THE APU GEN WAS ON. CONFIRMED DISCREPANCY, FOUND SMELL COMING FROM A/C COOLING VENTS NOT FLOOR HEAT VENTS. CHECKED ALL DUCTS FOR LEAKS IN APU COMPARTMENT, NO LEAKS ON BURNED WIRES. FOUND WATER SEPARATOR SOCK DIRTY CLEANS IAW MM CH 25-51-00. PARA (4) OPS CHECK GOOD.
UPON DEPARTURE FROM MSP GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON, STAB MISCOMPARE ANN, HYD PRESS ANN REMAINED ON. AFTER APPROX 5 MIN LOUD CLUNK WAS HEARD AND LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED.
JACKED ACFT, PERFORMED A SLOW STROKE ON MLG, MLG WENT UP & LOCKED. CYCLED MLG & FLAPS AT THE SAME TIME THROUGH SEVERAL CYCLES WITH NO FAIL. LET ACFT SET FOR 10 MINS, FLAPS WERE UP & MLG DOWN. SELECTED FLAPS DOWN ONLY, STAB MISCOMPARE CAME ON FOR 10 SECS, STAB DID NOT MOVE, LIGHT WENT OUT & STAB MOVED. ATTACHED PRESSURE GAUGE TO TEST RELIEF VALVE. VALVE WOULD OPEN AT 1250 TO 1350 PSI. LUBED ALL 3 UPLOCK ROLLERS AS REQUIRED. CHECKED NLG UPLOCK SWITCH & BRACKET. NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED TEST GAUGE & CYCLED HYD SYS SEVERAL TIMES. SYS OPS & LEAK CHECKS GOOD. CHECKED LT MLG UPLOCK/DOWN LOCK SWITCHES, NO FAULT FOUND. SQ 500 WHILE PERFORMING MLG SWINGS TO TROUBLESHOOT SQ. HYD PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE TO BE "SQUEEKING" & MAKING NOISE, CYCLED MLG, FLAPS & SPEED BRAKES, NOISE WORSE, CONTACTED MX. MX AGREES TO CHANGE VALVE. VALVE PN 4614EX & O-RINGS. REMOVED RELIEF VALVE. BLED HYD & OPERATED ACFT SYS, OPS CHECK GOOD; LEAK CK GOOD. DONE IAW MM 29-11-06. REF SQ NR 300 FOR INSTALL. CONNECTORS AND PCB VISUALLY CHECK GOOD. REMOVED PCB NZ004 & INSTALLED NEW . WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 20-20-05. OPS CHECK OF MLG DUE. SWINGS PERFORMED UNDER SQ NR 500 OPS CHECKS GOOD IAW MM 20-10-00.
LT BRAKE PEDAL IN CAPT'S (LT) SEAT WILL GO VERY FAR FWD AND PROHIBIT LT BRAKE FROM FULLY ENGAGING. THIS APPEARS MOST EVIDENT IN THE "FWD" PEDAL POSITION. 09-28-07 FOUND MOUNT FOR BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, LOCK FASTENER WITH NO LOCKING COLLARS INSTALLED. INSTALLED NEW (4) LOCK FASTENER PINS & COLLARS TO THE BRAKE & REINSTALLED PILOT MASTER CYLINDER LO, ADN BLED BRAKE SYSTEM IAW MODEL 560XL MM 32-42-00. OPERATIONAL CK GOOD.