N708LX

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Accident & incident history

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Maintenance disclosures

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8 reports on file, 2007-05-21 – 2010-10-14.

FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2010-10-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7261

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.

Source: SDR DJFA2010033
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS; WARNING INDICATION · 2010-05-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3040

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.

Source: SDR DJFA2010012
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2009-12-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2150

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.

Source: SDR DJFA2009047
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2008-04-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3097

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.

Source: SDR DJFA2008041
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2008-04-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3000

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 DISCREPANCY’S NOTED.

Source: SDR DJFA040908001
OTHER · 2007-08-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5510

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).

Source: SDR DJFA2007095
OTHER · 2007-08-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5540

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

Source: SDR DJFA2007097
OTHER · 2007-05-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5552

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.

Source: SDR DJFA2007057