N1078Y
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.
3 reports on file, 2003-01-13 – 2005-07-23.
Part: RELAY — FAULTY (FLOAT SYSTEM)
DURING THE SECOND TOUCH DOWN OF THE DAY, FLOATS INFLATED WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM THE PILOT. THE MECHANIC REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FAULTY RELAY AND THE AC WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE UPON COMPLETION OF SYSTEM CHECKS. (K)
Part: BATTERY — WEAK (ELECTRICAL SYS)
DURING FLIGHT THE GENERATOR FAILED, COMPLETED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, 7-8 MINUTES LATER EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT THEN COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. RADIOS INOPERATIVE, 0 FUEL PRESSURE, LOW FUEL INDICATION AND FLUCTUATING TOT WITHIN YELLOW RANGE. MAINTAINED 500 FEET AND CIRCLED BEHIND SISTER SHIP AND LANDED BEHIND AIRLOG AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE GENERATOR SYSTEM FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH GENERATOR, IT CAME ON LINE AND STAYED ON LINE, VOLTAGE OUTPUT AT THE REGULAOR WAS GOOD AND THE VOLTAGE TO THE BATTERY WAS GOOD. REMOVED THE BATTERY DUE TO BEING WEAK, LOW VOLTAGE. GROUND RAN AIRCRAFT AND RECHECKED THE GENERATOR SYSTEM AND THE SYSTEM FUNCTIONED NORMAL, BATTERY CHARGED UP NORMAL. (M)
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (TAILBOOM) · airframe 19,034 hrs
FOUND TAILBOOM FITTING CRACKED COMPLETELY THROUGH WHERE LT AFT 90 DEGREES GEARBOX STUD ATTACHES.