N1776H
Registered owner: STARS & STRIPES 1 INC, UT (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.
3 reports on file, 2005-02-11 – 2013-04-30.
Part: FILTER — MALFUNCTIONED (WINDOW HEAT) · airframe 16,450 hrs · 11,936 cycles
PILOTS SIDE WINDSHIELD HEAT ELECTROSTATIC FILTER PRODUCED SMOKE DURING OPERATION AND OPENED CIRCUIT BREAKER.
Part: OIL SYSTEM — LOW PRESSURE (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 16,001 hrs · 11,540 cycles
DURING TAXI TO RUNWAY THE CREW WAS ALERTED TO LOW OIL PRESSURE IN THE NR 1 ENGINE BY THE MWS ANNUNCIATORS. THE LOW OIL PRESSURE WAS VERIFIED BY THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN FOR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES. TECH WAS CALLED IN TO TROUBLESHOOT/REPAIR THE ISSUE. THE ENGINE LUBRICATION SYS WAS INSPECTED AND TESTED IAW THE LMM WITH NO ABNORMAL FINDINGS. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: BELLCRANK — OBSTRUCTED (MLG HANDLE)
DURING APPROACH, MLG SELECTOR HANDLE WOULD NOT GO TO DOWN POSITION & ENGAGE DETENT. MLG HANDLE BINDING APPROX 1 INCH FROM BOTTOM DETENT. CYCLED MLG BUT HANDLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE DOWN DETENT. 3 GREEN DOWN & LOCKED LIGHTS & 3 RED MLG LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. MAIN AUX MLG LIGHTS GREEN & NLG MECH IND PIN INDICATING THE NLG DOWN & LOCKED. ELECTED TO DIVERT TO PERFORM A TOWER FLYBY & VISUALLY CONFIRM MLG DOWN. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. UPON INVESTIGATION, FOUND AN OBJECT THAT RESEMBLED A INK PEN CAP LODGED BETWEEN FLOORBOARD & MLG HANDLE BELLCRANK IMPEEDING TRAVEL. OBSTRUCTION REMOVED & MLG SELECTOR CONTROL ADJUST PERFORMED IAW 800A MM. FOUND TO BE OK. RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)