N709LX
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.
5 reports on file, 2008-12-24 – 2010-10-14.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (RT WING) · airframe 8,015 hrs · 4,808 cycles
RT WING DWG WT6792502-2, WT6792510 ZONE B2, LOWER SKIN WS 359.595 AT REAR SPAR CORROSION FOUND ON LOWER SKIN, REMOVED .016 OF MATERIAL MORE CORROSION STILL REMAINS. LOWER WING SKIN WAS REPLACED IAW REPAIR DEFINITION REPORT S-750-0145/08RD.
Part: HYDRAULIC SYSTEM — WARNING MESSAGE · airframe 8,010 hrs · 4,805 cycles
IN CRUISE FLIGHT, CREW NOTED HYDRAULIC QUANTITY LOW CAS MESSAGE AND CONFIRMED THE A-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FLUID QUANTITY INDICATED 15 PERCENT. CREW NOTED ALSO THAT THE HYDRALIC FLUID TEMPERATURE WAS RISING. CREW BEGAN PREPARATIONS TO DIVERT, AS HYDRAULIC TEMPERATURE BEGAN TO STABILIZE, CREW CHOSE TO CONTINUE TO ITS DESTINATION. AN EMEGERNCY WAS DELCARED AND THE ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE COMPLETE SYSTEM AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY.
Part: ACTUATOR — INTERMITTENT (PITCH FEEL) · airframe 7,223 hrs · 4,344 cycles
IN FLIGHT, CREW REPORTED "PITCH FEEL FAIL" EICAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. ON APPROACH, CREW REPORTED ABNORMAL NOISES FROM THE FLAP/WING AREA. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND ACFT LANDED SAFELY. MX INTERROGATE THE SYS COMPUTER AND FOUND NO FAULTS PRESENT. TECHS REPLACED BOTH PITCH FEEL ACTUATORS FOR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES.
Part: ACCESS PANEL — CORRODED (LOWER WING SKIN) · airframe 6,977 hrs · 4,187 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, TECHNICIANS FOUND SIGNIFICANT CORROSION ON THE INTERNAL SURFACE OF CERTAIN EXTERNAL FUEL ACCESS PANEL COVERS. IN MOST CASES, THE CORROSION WAS CORRECTABLE PER THE STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL BUT FOUR PANELS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE CORROSION ON THEM. CESSNA SERVICE BULLETIN (SB) 750-57-12 WAS INTENDED TO REDUCE THE FORMATION ON CORROSION ON THESE PANELS AND WAS COMPLIED WITH IN OCTOBER 2006. TECHNICIANS CONFIRMED THAT THE NEW FASTENERS (CALLED OUT IN THE SB) WERE INSTALLED AND NO CORROSION WAS NOTED ON THE WING SKIN SURFACES AROUND THE PANELS.
Part: ACM — SMOKE (FORWARD) · airframe 6,482 hrs · 3,901 cycles
ON GROUND CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT WHEN MAX COOL SELECTED IN COCKPIT. MX FOUND THE FWD ACM FAILED; THE ACM WAS REPLACED.