N6798V
Registered owner: GAYLORD HANGARS LLC, MI (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Country Aviation, Inc. (N4CA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
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.
2 reports on file, 1997-11-21 – 2001-01-17.
Part: COMBUST CHAMBER — CRACKED (HEATER)
OWNER REQUESTED PRESSURE DECAY TEST IAW AD. PRESSURE COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED. REMOVED HEATER, DISCOVERED LARGE CRACK AT AFT, LOWER WALL OF COMBUSTION CHAMBER, ALONG WELD LINE. THIS HEATER WAS INSTALLED 11/1/99 WITH ONLY 531.3 TT HEATER HOURS ON PART. FACTORY REBUILT UNIT INSTALLED WITH NEW CERAMIC COATED LINER TO PREVENT CRACKING. HEATER WAS REPLACED WITH FACTORY WARRANTY UNIT, AND SENT BACK TO FACTORY FOR EXCHANGE.
Part: VALVE SEAT — FAILED (NR 2 CYL INTAKE)
NEW TCM CYLINDER ASSYS INSTALLED AT ENGINE OVERHAUL. DATE STAMPED ON ROCKER BOSS: 7-97. AFTER BREAK-IN FLIGHT AND TEST FLIGHTS, NR 2 CYL ON LT ENGINE WAS NOTED TO HAVE LOW COMPRESSION: 18/80. LEAKAGE DETERMINED TO BE PAST INTAKE VALVE. REMOVAL AND DISASSY REVEALED VALVE NO LONGER SEATED. CYLINDER WAS LEAK CHECKED BEFORE ASSY WITH NONE NOTED. SEAT HAS SHIFTED AND NO LONGER ALIGNS WITH GUIDE. SUSPECT SEAT ASSY NOT FULLY SEATED WHEN ASSEMBLED. WITH CYLINDER HEAD AT OPERATING TEMPERATURE, VALVE PUSHES SEAT FULLY IN AND NO LONGER ALIGNS WITH VALVE FACE. THIS IS THE FIFTH CYLINDER AT THIS REPAIR STATION WITH SAME FAILURE. ALL ARE INTAKE SEATS AND START TO LEAK AFTER FIRST FEW HRS OF OPERATION FROM NEW.