N922CX
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.
5 reports on file, 1998-10-28 – 2006-03-22.
Part: SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG)
THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH, WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN. NEITHER THE TRANSIT NOR THE DOWN AND LOCKED GREEN LIGHT CAME ON. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUES. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE NOSE GEAR UP-LOCK INDICATION SWITCH HAD FAILED. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. GEAR OPERATIONAL CHECK PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (K)
Part: GEAR — FAILED (PROP GEARBOX)
GSP-RDU - APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER. THE LEFT PROPELLER SPOOLED DOWN. THE LEFT STOP AND FEATHER WAS PULLED AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GPS AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT PROPELLER WOULD TURN BUT THE IMPELLER WOULD NOT. THIS INDICATES A GEAR BOX INTERNAL FAILURE. ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE MANUFACTURE IS SPEARHEADING THE INVESTIGATION INTO OUR SECOND FAILURE, REF FJT00069211. THE REWORKED BULL GEAR P/N 3107118-1 IS SUSPECTED. A RECORD AUDIT FOR THE SUSPECTED GEAR WAS PERFORMED AND TWO AIRCRAFT WERE IDENTIFIED AS HAVING THE REWORKED GEAR IN EACH OF THE TWO ENGINES. THESE
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (LT ENGINE)
GSP/RDU - FLT 1580 - AIRCRAFT DEPARTED, APPROX 15 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, LT ENG LOST POWER. LT PROP SPOOLED DOWN. LT STOP AND FEATHER PULLED, ENG SHUT DOWN. ACFT RETURNED GPS, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSP REVEALED LT PROP WOULD TURN BUT IMPELLER WOULD NOT. THIS INDICATED A GEARBOX INTERNAL FAILURE. ENG REPLACED, ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE FAILED ENG SHIPPED FOR EVAL AND REPAIR. MFG IS SPEARHEADING INVEST INTO 2ND FAILURE REF: SDR FJTA00069221. REWORKED ''BULL GEAR'', PN 3107118-1 AND/OR 3107161-1 IS SUSPECTED. AN AUDIT FOR GEARS PERFORMED, 2 ACFT IDENTIFIED AS HAVING REWORKED GEAR IN EACH OF 2 ENG. THESE ACFT GROUNDED AND REPLACED. 7 OTHER ENG SUSPECTED, THESE ENG SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT.(
Part: SWITCH — FAILED (NLG)
MQY - FLT 7921 - THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A FUNCTIONAL TEST FLIGHT FOR RELASE TO SERVICE FROM A HEAVY CHECK. SELECTING GEAR DOWN, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES AND AN EMERGENCY EXTENSION WAS ATTEMPTED, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH HAD INTERNALLY FAILED. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND A FUNCTIONAL CHECK PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)
Part: MASK — FUSED (CABIN)
BNA - AIRCRAFT WAS IN MAINT FOR A 4,000-HR INSPECTION. JETSTREAM MAINT TASK 35-20-00 REQUIRES PASSENGER OXYGEN MASKS BE DELPOYED, INSPECTED, CLEANED, AND REPACKED EVERY 4,000 HOURS. DURING INSPECTION, NOTICED AFTER DEPLOYING OXYGEN MASKS, A MAJORITY WERE FUSED TOGETHER. THEY HAD TO BE SEPARATED CAREFULLY BY HAND. THREE OF THE 23 MASKS WERE TORN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SEPARATE THE MASKS. HISTORY: DATE CODES OF 3 TORN MASKS, 6/90, 9/90, AND 10/90. ACFT PLACED IN SERVICE 1/91. ACFT OPER BY AMR EAGLE FROM 1/91-4/96. ACFT STORED IN DESERT FROM 4/5/96 TO 5/23/97. ACFT BACK IN SERVICE 6/4/97. LAST INSP OF MASKS 5/9/95. APPROX 65 TO 75 PERCENT OF THE MASKS STICKING OR FUSED TOGETHER. PART TC: 13,093. (X)