N705R
Registered owner: STATEWIDE CONTRACT SERVICES LLC, OR (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| STATEWIDE CONTRACT SERVICES LLC (8SCA) | 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.
1 report on file, 2018-12-30.
Part: LIFTER — FAULTY (ENGINE) · airframe 3,982 hrs
AT ANNUAL INSPECTION MECHANIC NOTED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO REACH FULL RPM FOR STATIC GROUND RUN UNTIL TURBO ENGAGED. AFTER INSPECTING THE ENGINE IT WAS FOUND THAT ALL. 12 LIFTERS WERE COLLAPSING AND ROCKER ARM CLEARANCE WAS BEYOND LIMITS. THE ENGINE WAS TORN DOWN FOR LIFER REPLACEMENT. THE ENGINE WAS OVERHAULED AND DURING NDT INSPECTION OF PARTS ALL 12 ROCKER ARMS, ALL 12 PUSH RODS AND ALL LIFTER HYDRAULIC UNITS WERE REJECTED.DUE TO EXCESSIVE SIDE LOAD WEAR. WE TALKED TO MULTIPLE ENGINE REPAIR STATIONS AND FOUND THAT LYCOMING HYDRAULIC UNITS PN 15B26066 IN THE ROLLER LIFERS HAVE BEEN SHOWING THE SAME FAILURES IN MULTIPLE ENGINES.