N1078G
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.
19 reports on file, 1995-07-28 – 1999-01-22.
Part: TRANSPONDER — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
TRANSPONDER TRANSMITTING WRONG CODE. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Earlier reports · 1995–1998 · 18 reports
1998
Part: GYRO — PRECESSING (COCKPIT)
DIRECTIONAL GYRO INTERMITTENTLY PRECESSES IN SLAVE MODE.
Part: INDICATOR — READS HIGH (COCKPIT)
ROTOR NEEDLE READS HIGH OUT OF TOLERANCE.
Part: DUAL TACH — FAILED (COCKPIT)
DUAL TACHNEEDLE SPLIT.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (COCKPIT)
INDICATOR ROTOR NEEDLE INOPERATIVE.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (DUAL TACH)
TURBINE NEEDLE HAS STICKY OPERATION.
1997
Part: FLEXURE — FAILED (M/R)
FLEXURE EXTRUDED RUBBER.
Part: TRANSPONDER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
KNOB BROKE OFF FACE. REPLACED KNOB. ALSO REPLACED WEAK V101 CAVITY OSCILLATOR. REPAIRED UNIT. ADJUSTED PULSE AND FREQUENCY. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (ENG OIL)
INDICATOR WAS REMOVED FROM BOWL AND CLEANED. INSTALLED INDICATOR BACK ON BOWL, TESTED AND INDICATOR STILL DID NOT WORK. SCRAPPED INDICATOR AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT HRI)
HRI INOPERATIVE.
Part: PUMP — LEAK (HYD)
PUMP LEAKING AND WORN SPLINES.
1996
Part: GEARSHAFT — CORRODED NUT (M/R GR BOX)
CORROSION IN THREADS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: BEARING — PITTED (M/R XMSN)
PITTING ON ROLLERS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: BEARING — PITTED (M/R XMSN)
PITTING ON ROLLERS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: CASE ASSY — CORRODED (M/R XMSN)
CORROSION IN ORING GROOVE. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
WOULD NOT TEST. FOUND FREQUENCY TO DRIFT WHEN VIBRATED AND COOKED UNDER HEAT LAMP. REPLACED CAVITY TUBE V101. REPAIRED. HEATED UNIT, VIBRATED AND PUT IN FREEZER. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: GEARSHAFT — STEP WEAR (SPUR ADAPTER)
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO SMOKE ON SHUTDOWN. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION OF COMPRESSOR NOTED THE FOLLOWING: STEP WEAR BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS ON SPUR ADPATER GEARSHAFT AFT SPLINES. REPLACED DISCREPANT PART.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — INOPERATIVE (CCOCKPIT ATC)
TRANSPONDER INOPERATIVE. REPLACED DETERIORATED RESISTOR R477. REPLACED PHOTOCELL V301 DUE TO WEAK REPLY LIGHT. REPAIRED. COOKED UNIT. FOUND MTL TO BE BELOW SPECS. ALIGNED RECEIVER. REPAIRED. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
1995
Part: BEARING — CRACKED (T/R)
INBOARD AND OUTBOARD BEARINGS CRACKED. REMOVED FROM T/R HUB S/N AFS6342, T.T. 1868:40. ALSO REMOVED 4 EACH SLEEVES P/N 206-010-733-003. PARTS SCRAPPED LOCALLY.