N717XJ
Registered owner: MACH .92 LEASING LLC, NC (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| XOJET Aviation LLC (AWKA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
(DIVERTED) (DECLARED EMER.) CREW REPORTED DURING CLIMB AS GEAR MADE THE UPLOCKS MULTIPLE CAS MESSAGES POSTED, PITCH TRIM, YAW DAMP, MACH TRIM. MESSAGES BEGAN TO EXTINGUISH, STAB. TRIM REMAINED INOP. PERFORMING AFCS FAULTS PER TECH SUPPORT. OPS CHECKS GOOD ON GROUND AT THIS TIME. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. IAW HONEYWELL SYSTEM TEST AND FAULT ISOLATION MANUAL.
(DECLARED EMER.) (DIVERTED) CREW REPORTED DURING CLIMB AS GEAR MADE THE UPLOCKS MULTIPLE CAS MESSAGES POSTED, PITCH TRIM, YAW DAMP, MACH TRIM. MESSAGES BEGAN TO EXTINGUISH, STAB. TRIM REMAINED INOP. PERFORMED AFCS FAULTS PER TECH SUPPORT, OPS CHECKS GOOD ON GROUND AT THIS TIME, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. IAW SYSTEM TEST AND FAULT ISOLATION MANUAL.
WHILE DESCENDING, THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED AN AMBER PITCH FEEL FAIL CAS MESSAGE. THE MESSAGE WAS INTERMITTENT AT FIRST, BUT THEN STAYED ON UNTIL LANDING. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED THE CHECK LIST PROCEDURE AN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY FOR A PRIORITY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE CREWS INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT. AS A PRECAUTION, THE LEFT AND RIGHT ELEVATOR PITCH FEEL LINEAR ACTUATORS WERE REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY AND THE AIRCRAFT RELEASED BACK INTO SERVICE.
DURING LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, FLIGHT CREW NOTED 3 GREEN GEAR POSITION INDICATIONS ALONG WITH A RED UNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHILE IN A HOLDING PATTERN, THE RED UNLOCK LIGHT EVENTUALLY EXTINGUISHED. FLIGHT CREW ACCOMPLISHED THE EMERGENCY GEAR BLOW DOWN PROCEDURE PER THE CHECKLIST, AND AS A PRECAUTION, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AFTER A CONTROL TOWER FLYBY TO CONFIRM THAT 3 GEAR WERE INDEED DOWN, THE CREW LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO SMF FOR MX. CURRENTLY, THERE IS NO EXACT FAULT FOUND, BUT A RH MLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH IS A SUSPECT FAILED PART. A SUPPLEMENTAL SDR WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN MAINTENANCE IS COMPLETE WITH ALL OF THE FINDINGS. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE LANDING GEAR INDICATION SQUAWK, A FAULTY RH MLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH (P/N 6-0407-1) WAS FOUND. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ASSEMBLY. SATISFACTORY GEAR SWING OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.