N852LX
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.
4 reports on file, 2011-04-30 – 2013-03-27.
Part: COALESCER BAG — DIRTY (CABIN AIR) · airframe 12,639 hrs · 7,980 cycles
CREW REPORTED WHILE THE APU BLEED AIR WAS ON, THERE WAS A STRONG BURNING OIL ODOR COMING FROM THE AIR VENTS. MX INSPECTED THE BLEED SYS AND FOUND THE WATER SEPARATOR COALESCER SOCK TO BE DIRTY AND REPLACED IT.
Part: DUCT — DISCONNECTED (CABIN AIR) · airframe 11,625 hrs · 7,314 cycles
DURING FLIGHT, CREW REPORTED INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF THE BAG-FIRE ANNUNCIATOR. NO SMOKE OR BURNING ODOR NOTED AND ACFT LANDED SAFELY. MX FOUND A LOOSE CABIN AIR DUCT UNDER THE AFT VANITY. THE DUCT WAS SECURED AND THE SYS OPS CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY.
Part: FUEL TANK — LEAKING (RT WING)
AFTER FLIGHT, CREW REPORTED STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE CABIN AND FUEL LEAKING FROM THE LOWER FUSELAGE AREA BEGINNING AT THE FORWARD LOWER ANTENNA AFT TO THE EMPENNAGE. MX NOTED NO VISIBLE LEAKS BUT SUBSEQUENT MX VERIFICATION FLIGHT RESULTED IN ADDITIONAL FUEL LEAKAGE. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED SEVERAL FUEL LEAKS TO THE RT WING AND VENTRAL FUEL TANKS. ALL LEAKS WERE REPAIRED
Part: FUEL SYS — LEAKING (TAIL SECTION) · airframe 11,002 hrs · 6,899 cycles
CREW REPORTED STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE AFT CABIN AREA. CREW FOUND FUEL DRIPPING FROM SEVERAL AREAS IN THE TAIL AND A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE AFT EQUIPMENT BAY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE SEALS ON THE PRESSURE REDUCING VALVE FOR THE SINGLE-POINT REFULING (SPR) SYSTEM LEAKING. THE SEAL WERE REPLACED.