N2759U
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.
20 reports on file, 1996-01-15 – 2003-01-09.
Part: SCROLL — CRACKED (COMPRESSOR) · airframe 19,537 hrs
COMPRESSOR SCROLL CRACKED AT THE 8 O`CLOCK POSITION. REPLACED SCROLL.
Part: BLEED VALVE — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 19,569 hrs
LOUD BANG FROM COMPRESSOR ON TAKEOFF FOLLOWED BY 4 MORE BANGS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BLEED VALVE.
Earlier reports · 1996–2001 · 18 reports
2001
Part: GPS — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 15,512 hrs
NO MEMORY. SENT TO TRIMBLE NAVIGATION FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
1999
Part: FUEL PUMP — WORN (ENGINE)
FOUND EXCESSIVE STEP WEAR AND PITTING ON INNER SPLINES AND DRIVE SHAFT ON FUEL PUMP.
1998
Part: TRANSMITTER — FAULTY (FUEL PRESS)
FUEL PRESSURE READING STUCK AT 8 PSI.
Part: FILTER — FAULTY (HYD SYSTEM)
INSTALLED TSI 0:00 FILTER IN HYDRAULIC FILTER HOUSING, PRESSURED SYSTEM WITH HYDRAULIC MULE, MOVED CONTROLS AND FILTER BYPASS BUTTON POPPED UP. RESET SEVERAL TIMES AND BYPASS KEPT POPPING. REPLACED HYDRAULIC FILTER AND RECHECKED FOR BYPASS AND NO BYPASS HAS OCCURRED.
Part: INDICATOR — FAULTY (COCKPIT)
ATTITUDE INDICATOR WILL NOT HOLD LEVEL POSITION. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE TO ROTOR. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (ROTOR)
BEARINGS EXCESSIVELY NOISY.
Part: STABILIZER ASSY — CORRODED (HORIZ STAB)
STAB ASSY HAS PAINT PEELING OFF AND CORROSION DAMAGE.
Part: ANTENNA — FAILED (LORAN)
LORAN LOSES SIGNAL. UNIT HAS PREVIOUS WRITE UPS FOR THIS COMPLAINT.
1997
Part: BEZEL — LOOSE (INDICATOR)
BEZEL LOOSE FROM TOT GAUGE.
Part: TRANSMITTER — FAULTY (COCKPIT)
ELT ACTIVATION LIGHT STAYS ON.
Part: LORAN — FAILED (COCKPIT)
LORAN SCREEN FULL OF LINES AND IS UNREADABLE.
Part: INDICATOR — STICKS (GAS PRODUCER)
INDICATOR NEEDLE HAS STICKY OPERATION.
Part: EXHAUST ASSY — CRACKED (ENGINE)
EXH ASSY CRACKED NEXT TO HOLE MARKED.
Part: ELEMENT — DEFECTIVE (ENG OIL SYS)
BYPASS BUTTON ON FILTER HOUSING WAS POPPED OUT. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE FILTER.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (M/R)
ACTUATOR WILL NOT MOVE IN OR OUT.
1996
Part: LORAN — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
KNOB AND SHAFT CAME OUT. FOUND SWITCH S202 BROKEN. REPLACED SWITCH SW202 - REPAIRED. UNIT BENCH CHECKS GOOD.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — WEAK (COCKPIT ATC)
TRANSMITS WEAK. REPLACED WEAK V101 CAVITY OSCILLATOR. ALSO REPLACED WEAK V301 PHOTODETECTOR. ADJUSTED FREQUENCY AND BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (TAILBOOM)
L/H FITTING CRACKED IN THREE PIECES. REPLACED FITTING WITH NEW .