N7062X
Registered owner: PATRIOT AVIATION INC, DE (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.
12 reports on file, 1995-08-02 – 2011-10-09.
Part: INDICATOR — FALSE INDICATION (FUEL QTY) · airframe 6,768 hrs · 27,624 cycles
THE PORTION OF THE FUEL GAUGE THAT INDICATES FUEL LEVEL IN THE SUPPLY TANK WENT TO ZERO IN FLIGHT. PILOT HAD JUST CHECKED IT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE. THIS INDICATED A POSSIBILITY TO THE PILOT THAT THE MAIN TANK WAS NOT FEEDING TO THE SUPPLY TANK. THE SUPPLY TANK HAS ONLY 22 USEABLE GALLONS IF IT IS NOT BEING FED FROM THE MAIN TANK. PILOT CHOSE TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. ACFT LANDED AND SHUTDOWN NORMALLY. THE PILOT CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM AFTER LANDING IN THAT THE FUEL GAUGE REMAINED AT ZERO. A MECHANIC INSTALLED A SERVICEABLE FUEL GAUGE AND THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED.
Part: DUCT — MISALIGNED (ZONE 200) · airframe 6,730 hrs · 27,493 cycles
MAIN GEARBOX UPPER AND LOWER HSG (PN 4619201009 AND 4619201011) WERE BOTH FOUND TO HAVE MAJOR SCORE LINES FROM WEAR CAUSED BY NORMAL VIBRATION WHILE IN CONTACT WITH PN 105-61680 (VENTILATING UPPER PART) AND 105-61875 (HSG RT). THESE PARTS ARE PART OF THE RAM AIR VENTILATION DUCTING. THE MAIN GEARBOX HAD BEEN INSTALLED 303 HOURS EARLIER. THE FIRST SCHEDULED INSP OF THIS AREA IS AT 600 HOURS OR 4 YEARS. THIS IS ITEM 63-2 IN THE PERIODICAL INSP, "INSPECT LUBRICATION SYS FOR CONDITION". DUCTING HAD NOT BEEN FIT AND ALIGNED CORRECTLY CAUSING SEVERE RUBBING OF THE DUCT AGAINST THE SURFACE FOR THE TRANSMISSION. BOTH DUCT AND TRANSMISSION HAD RUBBER COATINGS BUT VIBRATION RUBBED THROUGH THIS RUBBER. BOTH PARTS WERE NON-REPAIRABLE AND WILL BE SCRAPPED.
Part: STARTER — FAILED (START/GEN)
WOULD NOT START AIRCRAFT. BRUSHES ARE WORN. RECEIVED INSTALLED ON N7062X ON 7-12-95.
Part: PUMP — INOPERATIVE (FUEL BOOST)
INOPERATIVE. NO PRESSURE AND POPPING CB. RECEIVED INSTALLED ON AIRCRAFT.
Part: TRANSMITTER — FAILED (FUEL PRESSURE)
FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE STICKS.
Part: PUMP — INOPERATIVE (FUEL)
PUMP COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE.
Part: BLADE — FAILED (3RD STAGE)
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO #1 BEARING OIL LEAK AND 3RD STAGE COMPRESSOR BLADE FAILURE. UPON INSPECTION OF COMPRESSOR PARTS NOTED THE FOLLOWING: ONE EACH BLADE BROKEN OFF ON 3RD STAGE WHEEL. SECONDARY DAMAGE -- 4TH STAGE WHEEL P/N 6876654, S/N ER58760SCRAPPED DUE TO F.O.D. -- 5TH STAGE WHEEL P/N 6876655, S/N KR42186 SCRAPPED DUE TO F.O.D.-- CASE HALF ASSY P/N 6877410, S/N 16779 SENT FOR REPAIR DUE TO F.O.D. NOTE: FRONT SUPPORT P/N 6890530 S/N 39066 SCRAPPED DUE TO LEAKING DURINGPRESSURE CHECK. PARTS SCRAPPED.
Part: PUMP ASSY — TRIPS BREAKER (FUEL SYS)
FUEL PUMP ASSY POPS CIRCUIT BREAKER.
Part: RECEIVER — FAILED (COCKPIT ADF)
DOES NOT RECEIVE.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — MALFUNCTION (COCKPIT)
DOES NOT TRANSMIT WHEN GENERATORS ARE ON; ON GUARD OR MAIN. REPLACED U2 REGULATOR AND L9 COIL. REPAIRED.
Part: SKYNAV 5000 — FAILED (COCKPIT GPS)
DOES NOT PICK UP SIGNALS. FOUND UNIT TO INTERMITTENTLY PICK UP SIGNALS. ALSO UNIT DROPS OFF LOCK SEVERAL TIMES. BACKLIGHTING BEHIND "OB" BUTTON IS DIMMER THAN THE REST OF ALL THE OTHER BUTTONS. SENT TO MAGELLAN SYSTEMS FOR WARRANTY EXCHANGE.
Part: RECEIVER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
BAD DISPLAY. REPLACED DISPLAY P/N 037-00060-0001, REPAIRED. APPLIED HUMISEAL TO ALL HEADERS FOR HEADER MODIFICAITON. BENCH CHECK GOOD.