N905LX
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.
3 reports on file, 2006-04-12 – 2009-06-17.
Part: WIRE HARNESS — BURNED (LAV LIGHTS) · airframe 5,824 hrs · 3,187 cycles
DURING A SCHEDULED MX, MX PERSONNEL DISCOVERED THE LAVATORY UPWASH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE WIRE HARNESS FROM ONE OF THE POWER SUPPLIES WAS FOUND BURNED. THE BURNED AREA WAS LOCALIZED AND ATTRIBUTED TO ITS PROXIMITY TO THE POWER SUPPLY WHICH TENDS TO REACH VERY HIGH TEMPERATURES. THE WIRES WERE REPAIRED AND THE HARNESS WAS SECURED AND ROUTED SUCH THAT EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT FROM THE LIGHTING POWER SUPPLY WOULD BE REDUCED.
Part: DRAIN MAST — FROZEN (FWD GALLEY)
FWD GALLEY ICE DRAWER DRAIN FROZEN, INSPECTED AND FOUND FWD GALLEY HEATED DRAIN MAST OVERHEATED AND WIRES BURNED OFF. THIS UNIT WAS REPLACED DUE TO AD2007-17-10 IAW SB145LEG-38-0013, 648.8 HRS PRIOR TO FAILURE. RECOMMEND THAT MFG TEST PARTS FOR POSSIBLE SHORTING OR OVERHEAT PROBLEMS.
Part: VALVE — LEAKING (WING) · airframe 2,021 hrs · 1,105 cycles
FOLLOWING DEPARTURE, CREW WAS ADVISED BY TOWER THAT A FUEL TRAIL BEHIND ACFT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED & ACFT RETURNED. CFR RESPONSE GIVEN FOLLOWING AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MX REPLACED THE LT AND RT WING VENT VALVES. NO LEAKS WERE NOTED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED. WING VALVE NR 2 FOUND TO BE CLOSED AFTER ACFT REFUELED. DEFUEL VALVE REPLACED & SATISFACTORY OPS & LEAK CHECKS PERFORMED. AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND THE DATA WAS REVIEWED FROM THE FLT DATA RECORDER DOWNLOAD. RT OUTBOARD SUMP DRAIN VALVE REPLACED AFTER IT WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING WHEN THE OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION WAS BEING PERFORMED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.