N1078D
Registered owner: ERNST GARY M, NC (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
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.
30 reports on file, 1995-04-10 – 2001-10-18.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (MAIN)
WEAK. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BATTERY.
Earlier reports · 1995–1999 · 29 reports
1999
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (DUAL TACHOMETER)
BOTH TURBINE AND ROTOR NEEDLES WILL NOT FUNCTION ON DUAL TACHOMETER.
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (FUEL SYSTEM)
FUEL PRESSURE ON INDICATION.
1998
Part: ANTENNA — FAILED (FUSELAGE)
GPS ANTENNA CAUSES ANTENNA FAULT MESSAGE TO BE DISPLAYED ON RECEIVER.
Part: INDICATOR — BROKEN (DUAL FUEL)
LOADMETER NEEDLE BROKEN, GIVES FLUCTUATING INDICATIONS WITHOUT BEING PLUGGED IN.
Part: SPLINE — WORN (TACH GENERATOR)
TACHOMETER/GENERATOR HAS EXCESSIVE SPLINE WEAR.
Part: SLEEVE — CORRODED (FLT CONTROL)
CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS ON INSIDE DIAMETER OF RETAINER RING. SCRAPPED REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: PLATE ASSY — ROUGH (MIXING LEVER)
BEARING ROUGH, RATCHETY AND CANNOT BE REPLACED. SCRAPPED BEARING AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BEARING.
Part: ELBOW — CORRODED (M/R)
CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS AROUND BOLT HOLE AND AROUND SHOULDER AREA. SCRAPPED LOCALLY. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: ELEVATOR — CORRODED (LT ELEV)
LT ELEV ASSY CORRODED THROUGH SKIN.
Part: PUMP — WORN (GEAR BOX OIL)
SHAFT BUSHING WORN.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (ELEV)
ELEV CORRODED THROUGH SKIN.
Part: CYLINDER — LEAKING (CYCLIC)
SERVO LEAKING AND BOOT TORN.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (FUEL MANIFOLD)
FUEL MANIFOLD FITTING ASSY. HAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON EARS OF MANIFOLD AROUND BOLT HOLES. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: DISC SET — CORRODED (T/R DRIVE)
DISC CORRODED AROUND BOLT HOLES. SCRAPPED DISC ASSY AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: SUPPORT ASSY — CORRODED (CYCLIC)
CYCLIC SUPPORT ASSY CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS AROUND BASE AREA. SCRAPPED PART AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
1997
Part: ENCODER — FAILED (COCKPIT)
ENCODER HAS NO VALID OUTPUT.
Part: TRANSISTOR — FAILED (TRANSPONDER)
NO REPLY FROM TRANSPONDER. REPLACED BROKEN Q411 TRANSISTOR AND OPEN Q409 TRANSISTOR. COOKED UNIT AND BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: SPINE — WORN (FUEL PUMP)
FUEL PUMP INTERNAL DRIVE SPLINES WORN.
Part: LORAN — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
LORAN HAS DIM DISPLAY.
Part: LORAN — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
LORAN RIGHT HAND INNER KNOB PULLED OUT.
1996
Part: CASE ASSY — CRACKED (XMSN WEB ARMS)
THREE EACH CRACK INDICATIONS IN WEB ARMS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PARTS. SEE MMIR # HEEA0008418 THROUGH #8421 FOR ADDITIONAL PARTS REPLACED.
Part: SUN GEAR — WORN (XMSN)
SUN GEAR WORN BEYOND LIMITS (SPLINES). REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PARTS. SEE MMIR # HEEA0008418 THROUGH #8421 FOR ADDITIONAL PARTS REPLACED.
Part: FILTER HOUSING — PIN HOLE (XMSN)
PIN HOLE ON SIDE OF HOUSING. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PARTS. SEE MMIR # HEEA0008418 THROUGH #8421 FOR ADDITIONAL PARTS REPLACED.
Part: SHAFT — WORN (XMSN)
SHAFTWORN BEYOND LIMITS (SPLINES). REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PARTS. SEE MMIR # HEEA0008418 THROUGH #8421 FOR ADDITIONAL PARTS REPLACED.
Part: LINK ASSY — BEARING FAILED (XMSN MOUNT)
LINK ASSY LOWER BEARING SEPARATED.
Part: RESTRAINT — BEARING DEFECT (TRANSMISSION)
TRANS RESTRAINT BEARING UNSTAKED.
1995
Part: BEARING — CRACKED (T/R)
INBOARD AND OUTBOARD BEARINGS CRACKED. REMOVED FROM T/R HUB S/N AFS4999, T.T. 3206:50. ALSO REMOVED 4 EACH SLEEVES P/N 206-010-733-003. PARTS SCRAPPED LOCALLY.
Part: INDICATOR — STICKS (COCKPIT TOT)
TOT NEEDLE INTERMITTENTLY STICKS THROUGHOUT SCALE.
Part: FIN ASSY — CORRODED (TAIL BOOM)
FIN ASSY CORRODED, TOO HEAVY AT 19.69 LBS.