N998CX
Registered owner: RYAN AIR LLC, NY (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Aviation, LLC (VQMA) | 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.
18 reports on file, 2004-02-03 – 2018-09-22.
Part: MIXER BOX — FAULTY (SPOILER) · airframe 14,857 hrs · 8,948 cycles
DURING THE APPROACH APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES FROM THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL BACK AND FORTH. WITH THE AIRCRAFT IN A RIGHT ROLL, THE PIC APPLIED A FULL LEFT CONTROL INPUT TO COUNTERACT THE RIGHT ROLL; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOW TO RESPOND. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS ABLE TO STABILIZE THE AIRCRAFT AND MAINTAIN CONTROLLABILITY THROUGH THE APPROACH AND LANDING.
Earlier reports · 2004–2017 · 17 reports
2017
Part: MOTOR — FAILED (FLAP DRIVE) · airframe 14,261 hrs · 8,563 cycles
FLAPS FAILED. FLAPS WERE SELECTED AS USUAL. SLATS EXTENDED. FLAPS DID NOT. RAN CHECKLIST, BUT FLAPS REMAINED FAILED. TROUBLESHOOTING LED TO FAULTY FLAP DRIVE MOTOR.
Part: CONTROL MANIFOLD — FAILED (MLG) · airframe 13,897 hrs · 8,314 cycles
FIFTEEN MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, THE CREW FELT ONE OR MORE GEAR UNLOCK AND RECEIVED A RED GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT INDICATION. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. LANDING GEAR CONTROL MANIFOLD WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A MODIFIED UNIT.
Part: CONTROLLER — FAULTED (WINDSHIELD TEMP) · airframe 13,896 hrs · 8,313 cycles
CLIMBING THROUGH 13000 FT, THE LT WINDSHIELD HEAT INOPERATIVE CASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FIRST OFFICER CYCLED THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON. THE CASS LIGHT WENT OUT. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. RAN THE CHECKLIST AND BEGAN TO GET A STRONG ODOR OF BURNED WIRING. THE SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. STRONG ODOR AND SMOKE HAD DISSIPATED. TROUBLESHOOTING LED TO FAULTY TEMP CONTROLLER. COMPONENT WAS CHANGED.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — ACTIVATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 13,298 hrs · 7,949 cycles
AT 43,000 FT WE RECEIVED A MASTER CAUTION LIGHT SHOWING A "CABIN SEAL" LIGHT. WE REFERRED TO THE QUICK REFERENCE MANUAL, WHICH SUGGESTED A MAX OPERATING ALTITUDE OF 41,000 FT. WE TRIED TO DESCEND, BUT DUE TO TRAFFIC, WE WERE UNABLE TO DESCEND IMMEDIATELY. WE THEN HEARD A VERY AUDIBLE SQUEAL COMING FROM THE CABIN DOOR. WE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND BEGAN AN IMMEDIATE DESCENT. WE WERE CLEARED TO 10,000 FT, AND DECIDED OUR TRAJECTORY BEST ALIGNED WITH LANDING AT KMEM. THE SQUEAL STOPPED AROUND 10,000 FT, AND WE LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING IN PROGRESS TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE.
2013
Part: ACM — SEIZED (NR 1) · airframe 10,709 hrs · 6,302 cycles
SMELLED VERY MILD FUMES FOLLOWED BY A NR 1 PAC TEMP RISING UNCONTROLLABLY. SHUT OFF PAC PER CHECKLIST. FOUND ACM SEIZED.
2012
Part: WARNING MESSAGE — ILLUMINATED (NLG DOOR) · airframe 10,010 hrs · 5,921 cycles
PASSING THROUGH 3000 FT AFTER TAKEOFF, HEARD POP AND GOT "NOSE DOOR OPEN R" CAS MESSAGE.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — ACTIVATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 9,923 hrs · 5,873 cycles
RUDDER LIMIT FAIL B AMBER CAS MESSAGE.
Part: STEERING SYS — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG) · airframe 9,698 hrs · 5,743 cycles
ON TAXI OUT, BOTH TILLER AND RUDDER PEDALS OPS CHECK GOOD. UPON REACHING RUNWAY, STEERING INOP, UNABLE TO TURN RIGHT. TOWED BACK TO FBO. RUDDER PEDALS INOP LEFT AND RIGHT. TILLER INOP TO THE RIGHT, LIMITED MOVEMENT TO THE LEFT.
2011
Part: FLAP — FAILED (WING) · airframe 9,378 hrs · 5,554 cycles
AFTER SELECTING FLAPS 5, GOT A FLAPS FAIL CAS MESSAGE. UNABLE TO RESET PER CHECKLIST. SLATS DEPLOYED, FLAPS STAYED AT ZERO.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — ACTIVATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 9,240 hrs · 5,482 cycles
CYAN MESSAGE "ACFT MAINTENANCE" ON THE GROUND.
Part: UNKNOWN — FAILED (PITCH FEEL)
AMBER EICAS MESSAGE: PITCH FEEL FAIL.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — ACTIVATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 9,214 hrs · 5,469 cycles
DURING PREP FOR TAKEOFF, ICAS MESSAGE (CYAN: YD FAIL UPPER B), NO TAKEOFF INITIATED, RETURNED TO RAMP.
Part: BUNGEE — CORRODED (SPOILER) · airframe 9,019 hrs · 5,362 cycles
RT ROLL SPOILER - INOP WITH FULL CONTROL DEFLECTION, RT - OTBD ROLL SPOILER PARTIAL DEFLECTION, INBD NO DEFLECTION, SYNOPTIC INDICATES ROLL SPOILERS WORKING CORRECTLY. R & R RT SPOILER INTERCONNECT BUNGEES. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM CHAPTERS 27-12-05, 27-10-00.
Part: WINDSHIELD — CRACKED (COCKPIT) · airframe 9,019 hrs · 1,445 cycles
WHILE DESCENDING, PASSING THROUGH APPROX 14000 FT, THE LT FRONT WINDSHIELD OUTER LAYER SHATTERED. WINDSHIELD HEAT WAS SHUTOFF AND THE PILOTS FOLLOWED THE CHECKLIST. NOTE: NO INTRUSION INTO THE ACFT, NO LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION, EMERGENCY NOT DECLARED, UNEVENTFUL LANDING. UPON LANDING, ACFT WRITTEN UP, MX AND FLIGHT CONTROL NOTIFIED FOR WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT.
Part: STRUT — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG) · airframe 8,961 hrs · 5,330 cycles
WHEN RETRACTING THE LANDING GEAR ALL THREE GREEN LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED, BUT THE RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES DURING WHICH THE LANDING GEAR REPEATEDLY MADE A BANGING NOISE AS IF IT IS MOMENTARILY EXTENDING AND RETRACTING. DURING RUNNING THE ABNORMAL CHECKLIST THE NOISE STOPPED AND THE RED LIGHT FINALLY EXTINGUISHED ALTHOUGH SOME WIND NOISE REMAINED FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS. THE CHECKLIST REQUIRED PILOTS TO SELECT GEAR DOWN, GET THREE GREEN LIGHTS AND LAND AS SOON AS PRACTICAL. LANDING AT TPA WAS COORDINATED BETWEEN FLIGHT CONTROL AND MAINTENANCE CONTROL. AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO ORLANDO CITATION SERVICE CENTER WHERE NOSE GEAR STRUT WAS REPACKED AND ORIFICE BEARING WAS REPLACED.
Part: CONTROL HANDLE — BROKEN (COCKPIT) · airframe 8,927 hrs · 5,308 cycles
LANDING GEAR LEVER WOULD NOT SELECT IN THE UP POSITION AFTER TAKEOFF. GEAR DID NOT GO UP, 3 GREENS REMAINED ON. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM, REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE IAW CESSNA 750 MM 32-30-01. OPS CK'D GOOD.
2004
Part: ROLL PIN — SHEARED (STEERING TILLER) · airframe 4,380 hrs · 2,700 cycles
STEERING TILLER DOES NOT STEER NOSE WHEEL.