N899DX

EMBRAER-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE EMB-500 · 2010 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 6 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: QUEST DIAGNOSTICS CLINICAL LABORATORIES INC, PA (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC (Q5QA)Certificate holderMatched 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.

2 reports on file, 2019-12-09 – 2020-05-12.

WARNING INDICATION · 2020-05-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2913

Part: CONTACTOR — FAILED (HYDRAULIC PUMP) · airframe 8,974 hrs · 10,623 cycles

PILOT OBSERVED A LOW HYDRAULIC PRESSURE INDICATION WHILE TAXING AND RETURNED TO BLOCK. TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED THE HYDRAULIC PUMP ELECTRICAL CONTACTOR WAS AT FAULT. INSTALLED A REPAIRED CONTACTOR AND PERFORMED NUMEROUS HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND LANDING GEAR RETRACTION CHECKS. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY.

Source: SDR Q5QA20200519205
WARNING INDICATION · 2019-12-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2910

Part: POWERPACK — OVERHEATED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 8,602 hrs · 10,152 cycles

DURING TAXIING, PILOT EXPERIENCED A HYDRAULIC HI TEMP CAS MESSAGE ALONG WITH THE HYDRAULIC PUMP CYCLING ON/OFF VERY RAPIDLY AND HYDRAULIC PRESSURE INDICATION VARYING BETWEEN 1700-3600 PSI. PILOT RETURNED TO BLOCK AND SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT.

Source: SDR Q5QA20191210906