N1377K
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.
23 reports on file, 1996-01-17 – 2003-09-30.
Part: CARBURETOR — FIRE (ENGINE) · airframe 35,840 hrs
NR 2 ENGINE INDUCTION FIRE DURING START-UP. CO2 BOTTLES DISCHARGED. INSPECTED NR 2 ENGINE AND MOUNT FOR INTEGRITY, NO DAMAGE FOUND. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE CARBURETOR.
Part: CYLINDER HEAD — CRACKED (ENGINE) · airframe 35,738 hrs
NR 3 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO OIL LOSS AND LOW COMPRESSION ON NR 3 CYLINDER. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE NR 3 CYLINDER DUE TO CRACKED HEAD.
Part: CYLINDER — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 35,643 hrs
NR 2 ENGINE BACKFIRING & RUNNING ROUGH. REPLACED NR 13 CYLINDER DUE TO EXHAUST VALVE SPRING FAILURE.
Part: REGULATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 4 ENGINE) · airframe 35,526 hrs
NR 4 ENGINE WOULD NOT ENRICH AFTER WATER WAS SHUT OFF. REPLACED ADI REGULATOR, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: CYLINDER — BROKEN (#9) · airframe 35,125 hrs
DISCREPANCY: #2 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO A #9 CYLINDER DOUBLE SHORTED SECONDARY.CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED #9 CYLINDER. BROKEN VALVE SEAT.
Part: SPARK PLUG — CRACKED (NR 11 CYLINDER) · airframe 35,087 hrs
NR 3 ENGINE SHUT DOWN FOR NR 11 CYLINDER DOUBLE SHORTED SECONDARY. REPLACED FRONT AND REAR SPARK PLUGS.
Earlier reports · 1996–2002 · 17 reports
2002
Part: CYLINDER — CRACKED (NR 6) · airframe 35,080 hrs
NR 3 ENGINE PRECAUTIONARY SHUT DOWN FOR A NR 6 CYLINDER DOUBLE SHORTED SECONDARY. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE, NR 6 CYLINDER.
Part: SPARK PLUG — CRACKED (NR 6 CYLINDER) · airframe 35,034 hrs
NR 3 ENGINE PRECATIONARY SHUT DOWN DUE TO DOUBLE SHORTED SECONDARY. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE NR 6 CYLINDER FRONT AND REAR SPARK PLUGS. (CERAMICS BROKEN)
Part: CYLINDER — CRACKED (NR 1) · airframe 34,936 hrs
NR 3 ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY SHUT DOWN. REPLACED NR 1 CYLINDER.
Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — INTERMITTENT
DISCREPANCY: LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATED AN UNSAFE CONDITION FOR 5 GEAR CYCLES. LAST CYCLE DOWN INDICATED NORMAL. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED LMG DOWN LOCK SWITCH.
Part: CAM — FAILED (NR 3 ENGINE) · airframe 34,731 hrs
NR 3 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO OIL LOSS. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE DUE TO FRONT CAM FAILURE.
Part: PUSHROD — BENT (NR 4 ENGINE) · airframe 34,725 hrs
NR 4 ENGINE SHUT DOWN AT 1802Z FOR A NR 12 CYLINDER DOUBLE SHORTED SECONDARY AND WON'T LEAN. FOUND EXHAUST AND INTAKE PUSH RODS BENT. REPLACED AND SET VALVES. INSPECTED CYLINDER FOR DAMAGE, CHECKED GOOD. OP CHECK GOOD ON RUNUP.
Part: CYLINDER — CRACKED (NR 3 ENGINE) · airframe 34,539 hrs
FEATHERED THE NR 3 ENGINE AT 1841Z DUE TO RUNNING ROUGH AND LOW COMPRESSION INDICATED, NR 6 OR NR 17. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 17 CYLINDER ON THE NR 3 ENGINE.
Part: HOUSING — LEAKING (NR 4 ENGINE) · airframe 34,253 hrs
FEATHERED THE NR 4 ENGINE DUE TO BACKFIRING AND OIL LOSS. REPLACED THE NR 3 CYLINDER PUSHROD HOUSING.
Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 3) · airframe 34,125 hrs
NR 3 ENGINE BACKFIRES, FULL RICH AT ALL POWER SETTINGS. REPLACED THE NR 3 ENGINE.
Part: CYLINDER — CRACKED (NR 3 ENGINE) · airframe 34,034 hrs
FEATHERED THE NR 3 ENGINE DUE TO RUNNING ROUGH. REPLACED THE NR 7 CYLINDER.
2001
Part: CYLINDER — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 33,311 hrs
DISCREPANCY; #1 engine #10 cylinder left side shorted secondary, and running rough. #1 engine backfiring, and BMEP erratic at all power settings.CORRECTIVE ACTION; Replaced #10 coil and #10 cylinder.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 33,136 hrs
LT FUSELAGE STA 260 STRINGER 14, SKIN SURFACE CORROSION (SKIN APPEARS TO BE LIFING). OPENED UP DAMAGED AREA, CLEANED OUT CORROSION, REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN SECTION. ACID ETCHED AND ALODINED IAW DC-6 MM SRM. FABBED FILLER AND DOUBLER USING 2024-T3 .040 ALUMINUM, PRIMED, PAINTED AND INSTALLED WITH AN470AD-4 RIVETS, RESTORED FINISH.
Part: PLUG — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 33,136 hrs
RT FUSELAGE STA 300 WINDOW PLUGS WORKING. FOUND FORWARD CORNER CRACKED. REMOVED DAMAGED MATERIAL, DIMPLED HOLES, FABBED FILLER AND DOUBLER. PRIMED, TREATED, AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS, USING 507-8 STAINLESS STEEL SCREWS PER ROD SKETCH 90-05-05-010.
2000
Part: CYLINDER — CRACKED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 32,858 hrs
DISCREPANCIES: SHUT DOWN NR 1 ENGINE (RUNNING ROUGH) (NR 6 CYLINDER CRACKED). CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED NR 6 CYLINDER, NR 1 ENGINE.
Part: CYLINDER — CRACKED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 32,834 hrs
DISCREPANCIES: MECHANICAL INTERUPTION AT 0100Z DUE TO NR 1 ENGINE BACKFIRING. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED NR 17 CYCLINDER FOR CRACKED HEAD.
Part: CYLINDER — CRACKED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 32,467 hrs
NR 1 ENGINE, NR 1 CYLINDER, REAR CASE HALF, 3 CRACKS FROM CYLINDER HOLD DOWN STUD HOLE. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE ASSY.
1996
Part: CYLINDER — CRACKED (NR 1 ENGINE)
FLT 431 - SHUT DOWN NR 1 ENGINE AT 2245Z DUE TO RAPID BACKFIRING AND LOSS OF POWER. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NR 6 CYLINDER ASSY ON NR 1 ENGINE DUE TO CRACKED HEAD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.