N2270G
Registered owner: NORRIS EDGAR L JR, 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
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.
33 reports on file, 1995-03-29 – 2003-06-10.
Part: PUMP — MALFUNCTIONED (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 16,177 hrs
INTERMITTENT HANG STARTS ON FIRST START OF DAY. REPAIRED.
Part: ANTENNA — FAILED (WX RADAR SYS) · airframe 16,009 hrs
WEATHER RADAR ANTENNA WILL NOT RECEIVE. SCRAPPED.
Part: BEARING — WORN (DRAG PIN ASSY) · airframe 15,997 hrs
DRAG PIN ASSY BEARING WORN. REPAIRED.
Part: RELAY — FAILED (GEN RCR) · airframe 16,125 hrs
GENERATOR WILL NOT COME ON LINE.
Part: CONTROL HEAD — INOPERATIVE (WX RADAR) · airframe 16,023 hrs
VOLUME KNOB INOPERATIVE. REPLACED VOLUME POTENTIOMETER. REPAIRED. ALSO REPLACED VOLUME KNOB, SELECTOR KNOB AND FACEPLATE. REPAIRED. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: FILTER — FAILED (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 16,107 hrs
TORQUE DROPPED TO 50 PERCENT, N1 DROPPED, PILOT LOWERED COLLECTIVE AND ALL RETURNED TO NORMAL. REPLACED FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENTS: F/C, GOVERNOR, FUEL NOZZLE AND FUEL FILTER.
Part: BATTERY — WEAK (MASTER)
MASTER BATTERY WEAK. REPAIRED.
Part: CLAMP — CRACKED (ENGINE EXHAUST) · airframe 15,223 hrs
ENGINE EXAHAUST CLAMP CRACKED NEAR RIVETS. SCRAPPED.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — DAMAGED (WX RADAR SYS) · airframe 15,240 hrs
PINS BROKEN ON HEAD. FOUND SEVERAL PINS ON REAR CONNECTOR BENT. STRAIGHTENED PINS AND BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Earlier reports · 1995–2002 · 24 reports
2002
Part: SEAL — FAILED (HYDRODYNAMIC) · airframe 15,591 hrs
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO SMOKE AND OIL COMING FROM GEARBOX VENT. UPON INSPECTION OF GEARBOX PARTS NOTED SEAL FAILED WITH LARGE PIECE BROKEN AWAY FROM SPRING AREA. SCRAPPED SEAL.
2001
Part: TURBINE WHEEL — DAMAGED (ENGINE) · airframe 14,657 hrs
BOLT BROKEN OFF IN 6&7 JET MOUNT. WHEEL BLADES SULPHIDATED DUE TO OVERTEMP OF 930 DEGREES ON 2-23-00. PARTS WERE FOUND TO BE ACCEPTABLE WHEN INSPECTED FOR OVERTEMP. PART SCRAPPED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: NOZZLE — BURNED (TURBINE VANE) · airframe 14,657 hrs
BOLT BROKEN OFF IN NR 6 & 7 JET MOUNT. NR 1 NOZZLE VANES BURNED BEYOND REPAIRABLE LIMITS. OVERTEMP INSPECTION CW 2-23-00 FOR A 930 DEGREE EXCEEDANCE AND FOUND ACCEPTABLE. PART SCRAPPED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: TURBINE WHEEL — DAMAGED (TURBINE SECTION) · airframe 14,657 hrs
BOLT BROKEN OFF IN #6&7 JET MOUNT. WHEEL BLADES SULPHIDATED DUE TO OVERTEMP OF 930 DEGREES ON 2-23-00. PARTS WERE FOUND TO BE ACCEPTABLE WHEN INSPECTED FOR OVERTEMP. PART SCRAPPED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: GPS — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 14,179 hrs
MUST INPUT CODE EVERYTIME UNIT IS TURNED ON. UNIT ONLY PICKS UP ONE OR TWO SATELLITES WHEN ANOTHER UNIT WILL PICK UP SEVEN OR EIGHT IN THE SAME AIRCRAFT. UNIT ALSO INTERMITTENTLY RESTARTS, CHANGES MODES WHILE WAITING FOR IT TO PICK UP MORE SATELLITES INTERMITTENTLY. SENT TO TRIMBLE NAVIGATION FOR WARRANTY REPAIR.
Part: GPS — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 14,179 hrs
ENTER BUTTON STICKS IN. SENT TO TRIMBLE NAVIGATION FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
1999
Part: PUMP — LEAKING (FUEL BOOST)
FUEL BOOST PUMP LEAKED AT INSULATION FROM HOLE THE BOTTOM FOR POWER WIRES.
Part: ENCODER — INACCURATE (ALTITUDE)
ALTITUDE REPORTING OFF 600 FEET. TIME SINCE REPAIR 243:45 HOURS.
Part: LIGHT — SHORTED (INSTRUMENT PANEL)
ENGINE OUT SEGMENT CAUSES CAUTION LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER TO TRIP. SEVERAL BULBS OUT.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DEFECTIVE (STROBE)
POWER SUPPLY WILL NOT POWER LIGHT AT END OF TRAIL.
1998
Part: SHAFT — SPALLED (COMPRESSOR)
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO METAL. UPON INSPECTION OF COMPRESSOR PARTS NOTED: SPALLING ON SHAFT GEAR TEETH. INSTALLED A NEW SHAFT.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (COCKPIT)
TANK UNIT HAS CRACKED INSULATORS AND NOT READING CORRECTLY.
Part: ENCODER — FAILED (ALTIMETER)
ENCODER HAS NO OUTPUT.
Part: ANTENNA — INOPERATIVE (GPS)
GPS ANTENNA IS INOPERATIVE. FOUND ANTENNA TO CAUSE ANTENNA FAULT MESSAGE ON GPS UNIT.
Part: GAUGE — STICKING (TORQUE)
TORQUE INDICATOR NEEDLE STICKING.
Part: FUEL CELL — UNBONDED (FUEL SYS)
FUEL CELL PEELING, UNBONDED FLANGES, MISSING HANGERS, CORROSION, BLISTERS ON INSIDE OF CELL.
Part: SKIN — MIS MFG (NOSE)
NOSE SKIN HAS BEEN CUT TOO MUCH FROM TOP SECTION AND TABS ARE SHORT.
1997
Part: TUB — MIS MANUFACTURED (FUEL CELL)
FUEL CELL TUB TOO WIDE AT APPROXIMATELY WATER LINE 50.45 UP. FROM BUTT LINE .000 FUEL CELL MEASURES .250 ON L/H AND R/H; SIDES TOO WIDE TOTAL .500.
Part: ELT — FAILED (COCKPIT)
ELT INOPERATIVE.
Part: TRANSPONDER — MALFUNCTION (COCKPIT ATC)
TRANSPONDER IDENT LIGHT WEAK AND OFF FREQUENCY. VERIFIED WEAK REPLY LIGHT PHOTODETECTOR V301. UNIT WAS ON FREQUENCY. REPLACED V301 PHOTODETECTOR. CLEANED CODING SWITCHES. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
1995
Part: TRANSCEIVER — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
PILOT REPORTED INOPERATIVE. FOUND POWER OUT LOW AT ABOUT 125W AND FREQUENCY OUT OF SPECS. ADJUSTED CAVITY OSCILLATOR V101 TO GET CORRECT POWER OUT AND FREQUENCY. REPLACED BURNT R477 RESISTOR. INSPECTED AND BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: ELT — MALFUNCTION (COCKPIT)
ELT MALFUNCTION. DISCONNECTED BATTERY, WON'T SHUT OFF.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT ATC)
DOES NOT REPLY. REPLACED V101 (CAVITY OSCILLATOR), REPAIRED. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — MALFUNCTION (COCKPIT ATC)
WHEN SET ON 60.33, TRANSPONDER PUTS OUT FREQUENCY 1200. FOUND WEAK POWER OUT. REPLACED CAVITY OSCILLATOR V101. REPAIRED. REPLACED DAMAGED TRANSISTOR Q415 AND INSTALLED HEATSINK BEHIND Q415 AS PER KING SERVICE AID KT76A-6. REPLACED DETERIORATED RESISTOR R477. UNIT HAS WEAK RECEIVER SENSE. REPLACED MIXER DIODE CR202. REPAIRED. ADJUSTED POWER OUT AND FREQUENCY. BENCH CHECK GOOD.