N2272V
Registered owner: GRYFFIN VENTURES LLC, FL (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.
10 reports on file, 1995-04-07 – 1999-02-23.
Part: GYRO — PRECESSING (COCKPIT)
DIRECTIONAL GYRO PRECESSES 30 DEGREES IN 5-10 MINUTES.
Part: ACTUATOR — INOPERATIVE (MAIN ROTOR)
ACTUATOR WILL NOT ACTUATE.
Part: LORAN — MALFUNCTION (COCKPIT)
PRESENT POSITION ON LORAN WAS INTERMITTENT.
Part: LORAN — FAILED (COCKPIT)
LORAN LOCKED UP AND DUMPED WAYPOINTS 2 TIMES.
Part: NOZZLE — CRACKED (NR 1)
TURBINE REMOVED DUE TO OVERHAUL. UPON INSPECTION OF TURBINE PARTS NOTED; CRACKED BEYOND LIMITS ON #1 NOZZLE VANES. INSTALLED A NEW #1 NOZZLE.
Part: DRAG PIN ASSY — BEARING FAILED (M/R GR BOX)
BEARING CAME OUT OF FITTING. REPLACED FITTING WITH SERVICEABLE FITTING.
Part: CELL — PEELED (FUEL SYS)
FUEL CELL IS PEELED. (UNBONED FLANGE AND PEELING)
Part: TRANSCEIVER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT ATC)
REPLY LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON AND TEST LIGHT WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. REPLACED SWITCH BOARD AND FUSE F401. REPAIRED. REPLACED PHOTOCELL V301 DUE TO WEAK REPLY LIGHT. REPAIRED. REPLACED DETERIORATED RESISTOR R477. INSTALLED HEATSINK BEHIND TRANSISTOR Q415. FOUND WEAK POWER OUT. REPLACED CAVITY TUBE V101.REPAIRED. ADJUSTED FREQUENCY AND ALIGNED RECEIVER. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: ALT ENCODER — MALFUNCTION (COCKPIT)
ENCODER IS 160 FEET OFF, ONLY WHEN COMING DOWN. WILL NOT CALIBRATE.
Part: WASHER — DETERIORATED (M/R THRUST)
EXCESSIVE LOAD ON PLUGS CAUSING MATERIAL TO DETERIORATE. APPLIED LOWER TORQUE ON ADJUSTING SCREWS AND LOWERED PRELOAD ON THRUST PLUGS. PARTS SCRAPPED LOCALLY.