N737GR
Registered owner: RICK AVIATION INC, VA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Aviation, Inc. (IVIA) | 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, 2022-01-12.
Part: TUBE — FAILED (NLG TIRE)
NLG TIRE DEFLATED ON LANDING ROLLOUT OF TRAINING FLIGHT. CFI IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN ENGINE ANO STOPPED A/C. RAI MAINT REMOVED A/C FROM RWY USING IRON DOLLY. NLG WHEEL REMOVED ANO DISASSEMBLED. INSPECTION REVEALED A CHAFFED HOLE ON THE MIDDLE SEAM CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TUBE. RICK AVIATION HAS HAO FAILURES OF NOSE TIRE TUBES THAT WENT FLAT ON A PA-28R-201 ANO A C-172 WHILE TIED DOWN OVERNIGHT. BOTHA/C HAO CHAFFING AT THE SAME LOCATION. AS A CONSEQUENCE. !AW AC 43-13-LB. RAI HAS INSTITUTED A POLICY OF CHANGING TUBES AT EVERY NLG OR MLG TIRE CHANGE TO AVOID A POTENTIALLY MORE SERIOUS RESULT FROM A BLOWN NLG TIRE OR MLG TIRE