N711HQ
Registered owner: LA JOYA AVIATION LLC, CA (owner ≠ operator)
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.
3 reports on file, 2006-09-22 – 2006-10-23.
Part: LINE — CHAFED (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 4,550 hrs · 3,106 cycles
TRIP ID NR 1092724 WHILE ON DESCENT, THE HYDRAULIC FLUID QUANTITY DROPPED DOWN TO 15 PERCENT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED, WHERE A SAFE LANDING WAS MADE. DURING A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS FOUND TO BE COVERING THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. FOUND (A) SYSTEM PRESSURE LINE FOR AILERON SHIFT CHAFED. REMOVED OLD LINE AND INSTALLED A NEW LINE. OPERATED, BLED AND LEAK CHECK OF HYDRAULIC LINE CHECKS GOOD.
Part: ACM — FAILED (A/C BAY) · airframe 4,541 hrs · 3,101 cycles
WHILE ON DESCENT FOR AN APPROACH, THE CREW NOTICED A DISTINCT ODOR AND A LIGHT AMOUNT OF SMOKE BEING PRODUCED BY THE COCKPIT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL UNIT (PAC). AFTER THE CREW IDENTIFIED THAT THE COCKPIT PAC WAS THE SOURCE OF SMOKE IT WAS TURNED OFF AND CONDITIONS QUICKLY IMPROVED WITH NO FURTHER SYMPTOMS. MAINTENANCE ISSUED MEL 21-01-01 FOR THE COCKPIT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL UNIT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE COCKPIT ECU, AND AIR CYCLE MACHINE WERE REPLACED DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE ACM TURBINE. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD.
Part: WINDSHIELD — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 4,459 hrs · 3,048 cycles
TRIP ID NR 1080939, DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL410 THE FRONT LT WINDSHIELD COMPLETELY SHATTERED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED WHERE CFR RESPONSE WAS GIVEN ON LANDING.