N988NW
Registered owner: TVPX ARS INC TRUSTEE, UT (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELEVATE JET LLC (3LJA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched 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.
1 report on file, 2023-06-21.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — FAULTY (NLG STEERING) · airframe 2,976 hrs · 1,299 cycles
AIRCRAFT N988NW FALCON 7X S/N 174 DEPARTED SLC RUNWAY 35. ALL NORMAL FROM POWER UP, ACCELERATION, LIFT-OFF. AT GEAR RETRACTION, WE GOT AN CAS MESSAGE âGEAR: RETRACT FAILâ FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY âGEAR: DOOR NOT CLOSEDâ AND âBRAKE: BOTH SYSTEMS FAILâ. THEY COULD ALSO HEAR AND FEEL THAT THE GEAR DOORS WERE OPEN AND GEAR DOWN AT LEAST TO SOME EXTENT. AIRCREW FOCUSED ON FAULTS AND SOLVING THEM WITH THE AVAILABLE PROCEDURES. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SALT LAKE CITY AN AIRCRAFT LANDED NORMALLY. AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED INTO THE MAINTENANCE HANGAR FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. DURING THE TROUBLESHOOTING PROCESS THEY FOUND THAT THE LANDING GEAR AND STEERING CONTROL UNIT TO BE AT FAULT. THE UNIT HAD BEEN CHANGED ON 2/17/2023 AT ACTT: 2898.7 LANDINGS 1267. THE UNIT WAS AN INSPECTED / TESTED UNIT. THE UNIT HAD THE SAME FAULTS THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD EXPERIENCED. THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT INSTALLED A MODIFIED UNIT AND PERFORMED ALL FUNCTIONAL AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS.