N705LX
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.
6 reports on file, 2006-05-06 – 2009-11-24.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — DIRTY (CARGO BAY) · airframe 7,013 hrs · 5,004 cycles
CREW REPORTED BAGGAGE SMOKE INDICATION AFTER TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 1000 FT AGL. A TAKEOFF ATTEMPT, JUST PRIOR TO THIS DEPARTURE, WAS ABORTED FOR THE SAME INDICATION AFTER WHICH THE CREW CONFIRMED NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE IN THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AND THE EICAS MESSAGE EXTINGUISHED. THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND LANDED SAFELY. MX FOUND THE BAGGAGE SMOKE DETECTOR EXTREMELY DIRTY. ONCE CLEANED, NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE REPORTED.
Part: MANIFOLD — LEAKING (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 6,635 hrs · 4,765 cycles
DURING TAXI CREW NOTED LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE FROM THE VENTIALLTION SYS. ACFT WAS STOPPED AND SHUTDOWN. UPON INSP, CREW NOTICED HYD FLUID COATING THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE TAIL SECTION ON THE ACFT. MAINT DISCOVERED THE STANDBY RUDDER HYD MANIFOLD LEAKING HYD FLUID INTO THE INLET OF THE APU. THE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED.
Part: ACM — ODOR · airframe 6,609 hrs · 4,749 cycles
ON DESCENT, PAX REPORTED "BAD" ODOR IN THE CABIN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE CREW REPORTED A SMOKE HAZE IN THE CABIN. ACFT LANDED SAFELY AT ITS DESTINATION. MX ISOLATED THE PROBLEM TO THE PAX CABIN PACK. MX FOUND METALLIC PARTICLES IN THE COALESCER SOCK INDICATING AN ACM FAILURE. THE ACM WAS REPLACED.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (HYD SYSTEM)
TRIP NR 1127054, CREW REPORTED (HYDRAULIC VOLUME LOW-B) EICAS MESSAGE 5 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. CREW VERIFIED (0) QTY ON HYDRAULICS PAGE IN EICAS FOR B SYSTEM. CREW PERFORMED CHECKLIST FOR FAILED B HYD SYS AND DIVERTED. NO UNUSUAL FLIGHT CONTROL PROBLEMS WERE NOTED. ON LANDING CREW REPORTED NO ABNORMAL SITUATIONS. MAINTENANCE IS EVALUATING THE DISCREPANCY. OPEN
Part: LINE — BROKEN (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 4,046 hrs · 3,187 cycles
DURING CLIMBOUT AFTER GEAR RETRACTION RED GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE LANDING GEAR WERE CYCLED BACK DOWN AND THREE GREEN LIGHTS WERE RECEIVED INDICATING THE GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED. SHORTLY AFTER EXTENDING THE GEAR AN AMBER -HYDRAULIC VOLUME LOW A- INDICATION WAS RECEIVED. THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM -A- VOLUME WAS CONFIRMED TO BE 3 PERCENT. ONE MINUTE AFTER RECEIVING THE HYDRAULIC VOLUME LOW A INDICATION, A CREW ALERT SYSTEM MESSAGE INDICATING -HYDRAULIC OVER TEMP B- WAS RECEIVED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO KBED WHERE CFR RESPONSE WAS GIVEN ON LANDING. PNEUMATIC BRAKING WAS USED TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT TO A COMPLETE STOP. HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING FROM THE NOSE WHEEL AREA DUE TO
Part: ACM — SEIZED (LEFT) · airframe 3,657 hrs · 2,937 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE LEFT AIR CONDITIONING UNIT CREATED BLUE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT WHILE RUNNING AT MAXIMUM COOLING WITH VERY LITTLE CONTROL OVER THE COCKPIT AND CABIN TEMPERATURE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT AIR CYCLE MACHINE FAN TO BE SEIZED. THE AFT ACM WAS REPLACED. DUE TO AN EXCESSIVE OIL LEAK THE FORWARD ACM WAS ALSO REPLACED. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.