N746QS
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| NetJets Aviation, Inc. (DXTA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
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, 2018-01-27 – 2026-05-21.
Part: LATCH — CONTAMINATED (ZONE 800) · airframe 8,558 hrs · 5,022 cycles
AFTER COMPLETING THE FINAL WALK AROUND AND WALKING UP THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR STAIRS, LOCKING HANDLE POPPED OUT OF THE OPEN POSITION CAUSING THE DOOR TO MOVE DOWNWARD FORCING THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR INTO FUSELAGE SKIN CAUSING 3 SCUFF MARKS. RETURNED HANDLE TO OPEN POSITION , WHICH MOVED DOOR BACK TO OPEN POSITION , WHEN STEPPING ON STAIRS, HANDLE RELEASES AGAIN. GAINED ACCESS TO MED OPS MECH & PERFORMED A VISUAL INSP OF ALL SURROUNDING AREAS. CONTAMINATION FOUND, ONE OF THE SPRINGS WERE OUT OF ALIGNMENT FOR HATCH HINGE LOCK. SPRING ADJUSTED AND LATCHING MECHANISM CLEANED & LUBED. OPS CHK PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS OR BINDING NOTED. DOOR FUNCTIONAL CHKS SATISFACTORY. WORK PERFORMED IAW AMM 52-11-31.
Part: PISTON — LEAKING (ZONE 800) · airframe 7,565 hrs · 4,423 cycles
PASSENGER / CREW DOORS: DOOR OPENS WITH EXCESSIVE SPEED AND WITHOUT COUNTERBALANCE. OIL AROUND DOOR AREA LIKELY FROM PISTON/SHOCK LEAKING. NO DAMAGE NOTED AROUND DOOR CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED FORWARD TELESCOPING ROD. OPS CHECK GOOD. IAW CL350 AMM 52-11-41
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 6,809 hrs · 3,956 cycles
WHILE CLIMBING OUT ON DEPARTURE CREW NOTICED BURNING ODOR, LOOKED BACK AND THE CABIN WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. AFTER LANDING WE INSPECTED THE AFT EQUIPMENT BAY AND NOTICED A STRONG BURNING ODOR AND POTENTIALLY BURN MARKS ON THE ACM. ATC DECLARED EMERGENCY. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ACM IAW AMM 21-52-13 OPS AND LEAK GOOD.
Part: ACM — SMOKE (ZONE 100) · airframe 6,364 hrs · 3,713 cycles
DURING TAKEOFF PERFORMED ABORT DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT COMING PRIMARILY FROM VENT ON CAPTAIN'S SIDE BIN. SMOKE WAS BLUE IN COLOR & SMELLED LIKE OIL. APU WAS OFF AND BLEEDS WERE ON THE ENGINES. AFTER TAKEOFF POWER WAS APPLIED, PRESSURIZATION & AIRFLOW FELT LIKE IT STARTED TO WORK, THEN WAS REDUCED, THEN CAME BACK STRONG, THEN FELT A SLIGHT PRESSURE SPIKE THEN SMOKE CAME OUT STRONGLY. SMOKE FLOW WAS REDUCED TO ESSENTIALLY NOTHING WHEN POWER WAS BROUGHT TO IDLE DURING ABORT. R & R ACM DUE TO FRICTION CHECK FAIL. OPS CHECKS GOOD, LEAK CHECK GOOD, ALL WORK DONE IAW CMM CH 21-52-57.
Part: PUMP — LEAKING (ENGINE) · airframe 157 hrs · 86 cycles
AT FL 450, RED MASTER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WITH LEFT OIL PRESSURE LOW MESSAGE. DIGITAL OIL PRESSURE WAS RED 24. FOLLOWED QRH AND SHUT ENGINE DOWN. NO OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NOTICED DURING THE DESCENT AND LANDING. TROUBLESHOT ENGINE FOR LOW OIL PRESSURE CONDITION. FOUND OIL PUMP TO BE DEFECTIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LT & RT OIL FILTERS. COMPLIED WITH SIL ON LH/RH ENGINES, ALL MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED IAW 72-05-22 AND AMM.