N708LX
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.
8 reports on file, 2007-05-21 – 2010-10-14.
Part: SEAL — LEAKING (RT GEARBOX) · airframe 8,016 hrs · 4,838 cycles
DURING CLIMB PHASE, CREW REPORTED "OIL LEVEL LOW - R" CAS MESSAGE. THE CREW CHECK THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL QUANTITY AND FOUND IT 8 QUARTS LOW. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, IT DROPPED TO 8.5 QUARTS LOW. CREW DECIDED TO DIVERT AND LAND AS SOON AS PRACTICAL. 5 MINUTES FROM LANDING THE OIL PRESSURE WAS AT 35 AND CREW DECIDED TO SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE RIGHT ALTERNATOR GARLOCK SEAL LEAKING. THE SEAL WAS REPLACED.
Part: CONTROLLER — SMOKE (WINDSHIELD HEAT) · airframe 7,704 hrs · 4,654 cycles
AFTER TURNING THE WINDSHIELD HEAT OFF IN FLIGHT, THE CREW REPORTED A BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE ACCOMPANIED BY A LT WINDSHIELD OVERHEAT EICAS MESSAGE. MX CONFIRMED THE LT WINDSHIELD TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER FAILED. THE CONTROLLER WAS REPLACED.
Part: ACM — SEIZED (ACM BAY)
CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT ON DESCENT. WHILE ON APPROACH THE SMOKE DISSAPATED. ACFT LANDED SAFELY. MX PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY. UPON FURTHER INSP, METALLIC PARTICLES WERE FOUND IN THE COALESCER SOCK AND THE ECU WAS FOUND SEIZED. THE PAC WAS REPLACED.
Part: WIRE — DAMAGED · airframe 5,752 hrs · 3,434 cycles
WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING INTO KLGA THE CREW NOTED A BURNING SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. AT THE SAME INSTANCE THE ODOR WAS NOTICED THE LT PANEL CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED, AND THE LT INSTRUMENT PANEL BACKLIGHTING, AS WELL AS THE STANBY INSTRUMENT BACKLIGHTING WAS LOST. SINCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH FOR THE ATTENDED DESTINATION NO DIVERSION WAS PERFORMED. ONCE ON THE GROUND, MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE CAUSE OF THE ODOR / TRIPPED CIRCUIT BREAKER TO THE LT WINDSHIELD ICE DETECT LIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SHORTED LIGHT ASSY, THERE WAS A SPLICE ASSEMBLY REPLACED FOR PRECAUTION. ALL ASSOCIATED WIRING WAS INSPECTED WITH NO OTHER DISCREPENCY'S NOTED.
Part: LIGHT — FAILED (DEICE SYS) · airframe 5,752 hrs · 3,434 cycles
WHILE AC WAS DESCENDING, THE CREW NOTED A BURNING ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. AT THE SAME INSTANCE THE SMELL WAS NOTICED THE LT PANEL CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED, AND THE LT SIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL BACKLIGHTING, AS WELL AS THE STANDBY INSTRUMENT BACKLIGHTING WAS LOST. SINCE THE AC WAS ON FINAL APPROACH FOR THE ATTENDED DESTINATION NO DIVERSION WAS PERFORMED. ONCE ON THE GROUND, MAINT TROUBLESHOT THE CAUSE OF THE SMELL/ TRIPPED CIRCUIT BREAKER TO THE LT WINDSHIELD ICE DETECT LIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SHORTED LIGHT ASSY, THERE WAS A SPLICE ASSY REPLACED FOR PRECAUTION. ALL ASSOCIATED WIRING WAS INSPECTED WITH NO OTHER DISCREPANCYâS NOTED.
Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 5,216 hrs · 3,107 cycles
DURING A PHASE 34 INSPECTION MX FOUND THE LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TE STIFFENER (P/N 6732074-11) DENTED AND CRACKED, CAUSE WAS FOUND TO BE INTERFERENCE FROM AN INSTALLED LOANER ELEVATOR. THERE ARE NO PROVISIONS IN THE SRM FOR A REPAIR SO MX WILL REPLACE THE DAMAGED PARTS. TO BE UPDATED UPON COMPLETION OF TASK. MX REPLACED THE LT HORIZONTAL STAB STIFFENER PN 6732774-11 WITH NEW STIFFENER (P/N 6732774-11).
Part: HINGE FITTING — CHAFED (RUDDER) · airframe 5,216 hrs · 3,107 cycles
MX DISCOVERED CHAFING DAMAGE ON THE FOLLOWING PARTS DURING A SCHEDULED/ REFURB MX EVENT( 6731046-7 UPPER HINGE ASSY, 6731040-25 LOWER HINGE ASSEMBLY, AND THE 6733126-2 SPAR FOR THE 6733120-1 UPPER RUDDER). DAMAGE TO THE 6733126-2 SPAR WAS APPROXIMATELY 0.005 IN. DEEP ON THE UPPER HINGE LOWER LUG, AND 0.010 IN. DEEP ON THE LOWER HINGE UPPER LUG. THE CAUSE OF THE DAMAGE WAS IDENTIFIED AS APPROXIMATELY 0.063 IN. OF MISMATCH BETWEEN SPACING OF THE VERTICAL FIN HINGES AND THE LUGS ON THE RUDDER SPAR WHICH CAUSED A PRELOAD AND CHAFING CONDITION. MX REPLACED ALL REQUIRED ATTACH HDWR 2) UPPER RUDDER (A) UPPER AND LOWER HINGES (ATTACH PTS ON UPPER RUDDER) WERE REPAIRED AND NDT WAS C/W IAW STRUCTURES. REPAIR DEFINITIO
Part: HINGE BRACKET — CRACKED (LT ELEVATOR)
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE LT ELEVATOR HINGE BRACKET CRACKED. THE CRACK WAS .23 INCHES LONG ON THE OB SIDE. CRACK WAS CONFIRMED THROUGH NDI. MAINTENANCE IS REPALCING THE ELEVATOR HINGE BRACKET. [06-17-07] MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY.