N908LX
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, 2007-02-13 – 2007-08-24.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (COCKPIT) · airframe 5,492 hrs · 3,102 cycles
DURING CLIMB, CREW REPORTED STRONG FUEL ODOR. ODOR DISBURSED QUICKLY AND DID NOT RETURN. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED NUMEROUS OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE.
Part: O-RING — LEAKING (APU FUEL CONTROL) · airframe 5,449 hrs · 3,083 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED A VERY STRONG ODOR OF RAW FUEL DURING TAKEOFF BUT STATED THAT THE FUMES DISSIPATED QUICKLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE ODOR WAS THROUGHOUT THE CABIN AND ONLY OCCURED WHEN APU BLEED IS ON. MX REPLACED THE APU FUEL CONTROL FLANGE GASKET (O-RING) IAW CPT 49 MM, NO LEAKAGE NOTED DURING FUNCTIONAL CHECK.
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — LEAKING (APU) · airframe 4,857 hrs · 2,743 cycles
TRIP NR 1133786, CREW REPORTED SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER OR OIL IN THE CABIN WITH THE APU RUNNING. SMELL WENT AWAY 2.5 HRS INTO THE FLIGHT AND CAME BACK WHEN THE APU WAS STARTED. THE SMELL INCREASED WHEN THE PACKS WERE TRANSITIONED FROM THE ENGINES TO THE APU. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU LOW PRESSURE SWITCH LEAKING. THE PRESSURE SWITCH WAS REPLACED.