N706LX
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, 2007-07-18 – 2011-09-09.
Part: ACM — BURNED (CABIN AIR) · airframe 9,653 hrs · 5,965 cycles
CREW REPORTED A BURNING ODOR FROM THE AIR DISTRIBUTION SYS IN FLIGHT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT THE ODOR WAS IN THE AFT AIR CYCLE MACHINE. MX REPLACED THE AIR CYCLE MACHINE.
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (RIGHT) · airframe 7,464 hrs · 4,651 cycles
CREW REPORTED IN FLIGHT ENG FAILURE OF THE RT ENG ON CLIMB OUT. AT FL070 CREW ADVANCED THROTTLES FOR UNRESTRICTED CLIMB TO FL190. AT THAT MOMENT, THE RT ENG PRODUCED A LOUD BANG AND LOST PWR. NO ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO RESTART ENG AND EMERGENCY HANDLING WAS REQUESTED FOR IMMEDIATE RETURN TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT. ACFT LANDED SAFELY AND NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE TO ENG WAS NOTED. MX EVALUATED THE ENG THROUGH BOTH GENERAL VISUAL AND DETAILED VISUAL INSP BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE TO ENG. PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF THE ENG COMPUTER DATA SHOWS SOME ANOMALIES CONSISTENT WITH AN ABRUPT LOSS OF FUEL SUPPLY. ENG IS BEING REPLACED (THIS ENG WAS A RENTAL).
Part: HINGE BRACKET — CRACKED (ELEVATOR) · airframe 7,157 hrs · 4,435 cycles
DURING A SCHEDULED MX INSP, TECHS FOUND A CRACK IN THE RT INBD ELEVATOR HINGE BRACKET. THE REQUIRED NDT INSP WAS PERFORMED AND THE CRACK WAS FOUND TO BE GREATER THAN 0.30". ELEVATOR HINGE BRACKET WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Part: WINDSHIELD — CRACKED (COCKPIT) · airframe 6,426 hrs · 3,972 cycles
CREW REPORTED WHILE AT FL470 IN CRUISE CONFIGURATION, THE CO-PILOTS WINDSHIELD SHATTERED.
Part: LINE — RUPTURED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 5,887 hrs · 3,639 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED THAT THEY LOST A-SYSTEM HYDRAULICS, THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED. MX INVESTIGATED AND FOUND NOSE WHEEL SYSTEM CENTERING PRESSURE HOSE TO RUPTURED. MX REPLACED HOSE AND BLED NWS SYSTEM. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO A MFG MX FACILITY WITH THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED FOR A TOTAL A-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC BLEED.
Part: COALESCER BAG — DIRTY (CABIN AIR) · airframe 5,549 hrs · 3,416 cycles
TRIP NR 1204364- DURING CRUISE, CREW NOTICED A BURNING SMELL FROM THE AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. CREW ISOLATED PROBLEM TO THE NR 1 PACK. THE PACK WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO ITS DESTINATION. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE COALESCER BAG DIRTY; IT WAS CLEANED AND REINSTALLED.