N715QS
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.
11 reports on file, 2003-05-10 – 2007-03-13.
Part: SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (MLG CENTERING) · airframe 4,966 hrs · 3,829 cycles
LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. AFTER TAKEOFF. GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE. TROUBLESHOT TO NOSE CENTERING SWITCH OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. ADJUSTED SWITCH IAW 650 MM 32-60-00. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW SAME.
Part: STRUT — UNDERSERVICED (NLG) · airframe 4,958 hrs · 3,824 cycles
LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT (HANDLE WOULD NOT COME UP) AFTER TAKEOFF. TROUBLESHOT NOSE LANDING GEAR - FOUND NOSE STRUT NOT FULLY SERVICED - SERVICED STRUT WITH FLUID AND NITROGEN IAW CESSNA M/M 12-10-38 FUNCTIONALLY TESTED GEAR - NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME 03-05-07
Part: CONTROL MODULE — INOPERATIVE (MLG) · airframe 4,955 hrs · 3,822 cycles
LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT, AFTER T.O. OUT OF SFO. FINALLY 2-3 SECONDS LATER THE GEAR CAME UP. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL PERFORMED 10 GEAR SWINGS OSP CHECKS GOOD ALL WORK DONE IAW CE-650 M.M. 32-30-01
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN · airframe 4,940 hrs · 3,806 cycles
AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED UNCOMMANDED HARD LT YAW CAUSED BY YAW DAMPER. OPERATION CHECK OF A AND B YAW DAMPER SYSTEMS GOOD, SPZ-8000 DIAG. TEST GOOD. RUDDER SERVO OPERATION CHECK GOOD, FLIGHT GUIDANCE, FGC'S, AND AHRS SYSTEMS CHECK GOOD IAW MFG SPZ-8000 AFCD MM SECTION 4.
Part: CONTROL MODULE — INOPERATIVE (MLG) · airframe 4,908 hrs · 3,783 cycles
GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKE OFF , GEAR HANDLE STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL IAW CE 650 M/M CHP 32-30-01, OPS CHECKED AND CYCLED X 10. CHECKS GOOD
Part: CONTROL UNIT — INOPERATIVE (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 4,738 hrs · 3,629 cycles
GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE THEREFORE THAT LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. REMOVED LANDING GEAR CONTROL DUE TO FAULTY DOWN LOCK SOLENOID, INSTALLED CONTROL. CONTROL AND GEAR OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. WORK PERFORMED IAW THE MM CHAPTER 32-30-01.
Part: CONTROL ARM — DIRTY (NLG) · airframe 4,737 hrs · 3,628 cycles
LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER DEPARTURE. CLEANED NOSE GEAR CENTERING ARM AND LUBED DUE TO BINDING IAW THE 650 MM CHAPTER 32-20-00. PERFORMED GEAR RETRACTION OPS CHECK. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: LINK — DAMAGED (NLG) · airframe 4,470 hrs · 3,432 cycles
GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. REPLACED NLG CENTERING SWITCH AND UPPER TORQUE LINK ASSY P/N 6242035-7 BALL LINK P/N 6242020-13 LINK BEARING P/N AIR6-42AD AND LINK SHAFT P/N 6242035-6 GEAR SWING FT OK CESS 650 MM 32/20/00.
Part: GUARD — LOOSE (TE FLAPS) · airframe 4,313 hrs · 3,381 cycles
ON TAKEOFF FLAPS (20) WOULD NOT RETRACT TO ZERO. FLAP HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE FROM DETENT. UPON LANDING AND SHUTDOWN, FLAPS THEN RETRACTED NORMALLY. OPERATED FLAPS NUMEROUS CYCLES AND FOUND NO FAILURE, HOWEVER, FOUND THE FLAP HANDLE SIDE GUARDS LOOSE. REMOVED FLAP HANDLE AND TIGHTENEND SIDE GUARDS, REINSTALLED FLAP HANDLE ASSY FLAPS. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW THE MODEL 650 MM 27-54-01.
Part: AUTOPILOT SYS — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 4,335 hrs · 3,319 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF FROM KBAZ THE YAW DAMP AND AUTOPILOT FAILED TO ENGAGE. BOTH LEFT & RIGHT AP CHANNELS WERE ATTEMPTED WITH NO RESULTS. FLIGHT DIRECTOR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. OPS CHECK A/P SYSTEM CHECK IS GOOD, POWER UP A/C FOR SEVERAL HRS CHECKING A/P OPS CHECK GOOD, ACCESS MAINT MODE ALL SYSTEMS PASSED. C/W GROUND MAINTENANCE TEST ON SP2-8000 SYSTEM ALL TEST PASSED, COULD NOT DUPLICATE MALFUNCTION SYSTEM, OPS CHECKS GOOD IAW 650 MM CH 34-21-01.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (NLG) · airframe 2,884 hrs · 2,213 cycles
UPON GEAR EXTENSION, NOSE GEAR GREEN DOWN & LOCKED LIGHT FAILED TO COME ON, HOWEVER THE NOSE STEERING ARM LIGHT CAME ON. CONFIRMATION TESTS (THROTTLES TO IDLE & FLAPS PAST 20 DEGREES) WERE DONE & NO GEAR UNLOCKED HORN SOUNDED. GEAR WAS RECYCLED AND WE RECEIVED NO NOSE GEAR LIGHT AGAIN. ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATER THE NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT CAME ON.