N407SJ
Registered owner: SAN JUAN AVIATION LLC, DE (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limitless Society, Mark Keaton Hoskins | Operator | on 2025-06-13 | Operator named in NTSB report |
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.
34 reports on file, 2000-10-24 – 2002-04-23.
Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
TORQUE INDICATOR UNIT INOPERATIVE. WILL NOT POWER DOWN CORRECTLY AND READS 5 PERCENT HIGHER THAN ECU. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: BLADE — OUT OF BALANCE (TAIL ROTOR)
TAIL ROTOR BLADE HAS AN OUT OF BALANCE CONDITION. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: INDICATOR — STUCK (COCKPIT)
TORQUE INDICATOR INOPERATIVE, INDICATOR STUCK AT 82 PERCENT, THEN WENT TO FULL DEFLECTION, THEN WENT DEAD. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: HOUSING — FRETTED (ENGINE MOUNT)
HOUSING TO ENGINE MOUNT IS EXCESSIVELY FRETTED. HOUSING MOUNT BOLTS WERE NOT LOOSE AS THOSE FOUND IN AC. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: GPS — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
GPS 430 UNIT INOPERATIVE. UNIT WILL NOT VDR LOCK IN VOR FREQUENCIES, ILS OR VOR STATIONS. MESSAGE INDICATES CDI INOPERATIVE WHEN SWITCHING TO VLOC MODE. ALSO, UNIT WILL NOT INDICATE GPS MODE ON THE SCREEN (LOWER LT CORNER). REPLACED WITH LOANER UNIT CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: BEARING — ROUGH (T/R HANGAR)
HANGAR TAIL ROTOR BALL BEARING, ROUGH. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: BEARING — ROUGH (T/R HANGAR)
HANGER TAIL ROTOR BALL BEARING, ROUGH. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: BEARING — ROUGH (T/R HANGER)
HANGAR TAIL ROTOR BALL BEARING, ROUGH. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: BEARING — ROUGH (T/R HANGAR)
TAIL ROTOR HANGER BALL BEARING, ROUGH. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: INDICATOR — INTERMITTENT (TORQUE)
TORQUE INDICATOR OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Earlier reports · 2000–2001 · 24 reports
2001
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
PANEL CRACKED BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: ACTUATOR — INOPERATIVE (AIR DISTRIBUTION)
ACTUATOR INOPERATIVE. WILL NOT EXTEND OR RETRACT. RETURNING UNIT FOR FULL CREDIT AS AIRCRAFT IS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT CORRECTED PROBLEM. (M)
Part: SENSOR — INOPERATIVE (T1)
UNIT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: BEARING — WORN (TAIL ROTOR)
WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: SWITCH — STUCK (COCKPIT)
STICKS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: RELAY — STUCK (ROTOR HORN)
RELAY INOPERATIVE. STUCK IN OPEN POSITION. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT CORRECTED PROBLEM. (M)
Part: GPS — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
GNS430,GLOBAL NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM, UNIT INOPERATIVE. WILL NOT TRANSMIT ON COMM SIDE, AT ANY FREQUENCY.
Part: GYRO — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
HORIZON GYRO INOPERATIVE. WILL NOT CAGE. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM. (M)
Part: GYRO — PRECESSES (COCKPIT)
UNIT INOPERATIVE. PRECESES. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: VALVE — STUCK (AIR INTAKE)
STUCK IN OPEN POSITION. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: GPS — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
WILL NOT TRANSMITT, BUT WILL RECEIVE. REPLACED WITH LOANER UNIT CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: GPS — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
UNIT INOPERATIVE. SKIPS PAGE 3. UPDATE WITH MOST RECENT SOFTWARE PATCHES. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: VALVE — DAMAGED (ENGINE)
THREADS NOT TREATED WITH LOCK-TITE PRIOR TO RE INSTALLATION INTO THE OUTER COMBUSTION CASE, WHICH RESULTED IN THREAD DAMAGE TO THE CASE ITSELF. THE REMOVED VALVE WAS LOST IN SHIPPING. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: COMBUST CHAMBER — DAMAGED (ENGINE)
BURNER DRAW VALVE WAS NOT COATED WITH ANTI-SEIZE FROM THE FACTORY. DURING REMOVAL OF THE VALVE, THREAD DAMAGE OCCURRED. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: GYRO — INTERMITTENT (HORIZON)
UNIT OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: BLEED VALVE — LEAKING (COMPRESSOR)
LEAKING AIR BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: ALTIMETER — INTERMITTENT (RADAR ALT)
UNIT OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: BEARING — WORN (TAIL ROTOR)
WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: FAN — WORN (TAIL ROTOR)
WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: INDICATOR — DEFECTIVE (DUAL TACH)
UNIT INOPERATIVE. TACH STICKS IN SELF TEST MODE. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (DUAL TACH)
UNIT INOPERATIVE UPON INSTALLATION. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: HMU — INOPERATIVE (ENGINE)
AIRCRAFT FAILED TO START. SUSPECT START VALVE NOT HOLDING PRIME. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
2000
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (BATTERY BAY) · airframe 172 hrs
WILL NOT HOLD CHARGE. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: HORN — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
LOW VOLUME(WEAK). REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.