N918AX
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.
7 reports on file, 2011-06-09 – 2015-08-13.
Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED (LEFT) · airframe 56,873 hrs · 10,010 cycles
CLIMBING THROUGH FL230, LT ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED TWICE, THEN EGT GUAGE TURNED YELLOW, ACFT COCKPIT FILLED W/ SMOKE. OXYGEN MASKS DONNED. OIL QTY SHOWED "0". ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN IAW SEVERE DAMAGE CHECKLIST DUE TO ACCOMPANYING VIBRATION.
Part: COOLING FAN — DRAGGING · airframe 55,132 hrs · 9,662 cycles
DURING CRUISE FL410, NOTICED FUMES IN COCKPIT. FUMES CLEARED WITH LT PACK IN OPERATION. HIGH HEAT NOTICED FROM OVERHEAD PANEL ABOVE FLOOD LIGHT. HOT AIR EXHAUSTING FROM OVERHEAD PANEL. ONCE ON GROUND FUMES CLEARED AND HEAT FROM OVERHEAD WAS REDUCED. WINDOW HEATS WERE SELECTED OFF AS SOON FUMES WERE NOTICED. EXIT LIGHTS ALSO SELECTED OFF TO REMOVED A POTENTIAL SOURCE. FUMES WERE STRONGEST ON FLIGHT DECK. MECHANIC ALSO REPORTED FUMES SMELL AT AFT SIDE OF E & E. FOUND NR 1 EQUIPMENT COOLING FAN WITH DRAGGING BEARINGS. R & R IAW MM 21-27, FOUND LT DUCT CLAMP & BOOT LOOSE AT MIX MANIFOLD NEAR LOWER RECIRCULATING FANS, TIGHTNED IAW MM 21-20, INITIATED SEVERAL MAT TESTS FOR CHAPTER 21 SYS, RECIRCULATING EQUIPMENT COOLING, TRIM AIR VALVES, ZONE TEMPS ALL SERVICABLE, RAN BOTH ENGINES AT IDLE POWER FOR 15 MIN IAW MM 71-00, ALL ENVIRONMENTAL SYS RAN NORMAL WITH NO DUPLICATION OF HEAT OR FUMES.
Part: CONTROL VALVE — STICKING (CABIN TEMP) · airframe 47,389 hrs · 8,074 cycles
STRONG BURNING PLASTIC ODOR BETWEEN ROWS 25-35, ODOR STRONGEST ON RIGHT OF ACFT. COMPLETED NNC8.5 1-9 CONTINUED FLIGHT WITHOUT FURTHER OCCURANCE. R & R ZONE TRIM "C" VALVE IAW MAINT, MESSAGE 21-20009 IAW AMM 21-61 RAN ALL PACKS AT VARIOUS TEMPS FOR APPROX 2 HRS, NO ODOR NOTED. OPS CHECKED NORMAL IAW AMM 21-61 ALL DUCT TEMPS , CABIN TEMPS AND PACK TEMPS NORMAL.
Part: FAN — OVERHEATED (RECIRCULATION) · airframe 47,133 hrs · 8,022 cycles
BURNING PLASTIC ODOR FROM ROW 1 AREA. RECIRCULATION FAN STATUS MESSAGE. ODOR WENT AWAY WITH RECIRCULATION FANS OFF. UPPER AFT RECIRCULATION FAN OVERHEATED, C/B COLLARD.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 47,085 hrs · 8,014 cycles
BURNING PLASTIC ODOR IN E-ZONE. TRACED TO E-ZONE TRIM AIR.
Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 45,817 hrs · 7,799 cycles
L3 EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. RELAMPED. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM.
Part: LIGHT — INTERMITTENT (CABIN) · airframe 45,776 hrs · 7,795 cycles
F/A REPORTED, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ILLUIMINATED SEVERAL TIMES DURING CLIMBOUT. OPS TEST OF EMERGENCY LIGHTS. CHECKED GOOD. NO FAULTS AT THIS TIME.