N72MM
Registered owner: CIRRUS 20 LLC, FL (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.
2 reports on file, 2011-09-10 – 2011-12-15.
Part: LANDING GEAR — MALFUNCTIONED (NOSE) · airframe 6,298 hrs · 2,916 cycles
AFTER DEPARTURE, NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RETRACT WERE MADE WITH NO SUCCESS. AN UNEVENTFUL NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE. AFTER LANDING, GEAR PINNED AND A VISUAL INSPECTION MADE. MAIN GEAR DOORS WERE OPEN AND THE NOSE GEAR DOORS MOSTLY CLOSED AND MOVEABLE BY HAND. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO OPERATE THE DOORS WITH THE GROUND SERVICE VALVE WITHOUT SUCCESS. MANUFACTURER RESET LANDING GEAR DUMP VALVES, PERFORMED LANDING GEAR EMERGENCY EXTENSION IAW CMP 323004, SERVICED RESERVOIR & LANDING GEAR BOTTLE. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON TO DESTINATION AFTER REPAIRS AT MANUFACTURER, WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES.
Part: FITTING — LOOSE (RT MLG WW) · airframe 8,526 hrs · 9,766 cycles
UPON LANDING ROLLOUT AT KEPM AT APPROXIMATELY 40 KNOTS, THE PILOT CAME OUT OF BETA AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. IMMEDIATELY UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE RIGHT BRAKE WENT TO ITS LIMIT AND WAS NOT FUNCTIONING AT ALL. AN SMC AVIATION MECHANIC WAS DISPATCHED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THE BRAKE LINE FITTING IN THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL WAS FOUND LOOSE. THE FITTING WAS TIGHTENED AND THE RIGHT BRAKE SYSTEM WAS RE-BLED AND THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW BACK TO KFRG WITHOUT INCIDENT.