N868J
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.
2 reports on file, 2011-06-09 – 2015-06-06.
Part: ADAPTER — BROKEN (STARTER GEN) · airframe 4,100 hrs · 2,947 cycles
DURING PREFLIGHT CHECKS THE CREW ATTEMPTED TO START THE APU, BUT THEY REPORTED THAT IT FAILED TO START. TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED THAT THE STARTER & GENERATOR DRIVE ADAPTER WAS BROKEN, PN 3861055-1. OPERATIONS CHECKED OK.
Part: THROTTLE SWITCH — DEFECTIVE (ENGINES)
LT AND RT ENGINE THROTTLES HAVE A BANK OF 6 SWITCHES CONNECTED TO EACH THROTTLE LEVER. CUSTOMER`S SQUAWK WAS THAT THE DETENT INDICATOR LIGHTS (MOUNTED ON THE INSTRUEMENT PANEL) FOR THE INDIVIDUAL THROTTLE WERE INOPERATIVE. TROUBLESHOT SYS AND FOUND 2 OUT OF THE 6 SWITCHES DEFECTIVE ON THE LT SIDE AND 3 OUT OF THE 6 SWITCHES DEFECTIVE ON THE RT SIDE. THESE SWITCHES ARE FOR THE "HEADS UP" INDICATOR ONLY. THE BANK OF 6 SWITCHES WERE REPLACED ON THE LT AND RT SIDE AND ADJUSTED IAW THE MM AND ALL WORKED OK