N7748J
Registered owner: BAS PART SALES LLC, CO (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
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.
3 reports on file, 1997-10-15 – 2011-11-03.
Part: CRANKSHAFT — BROKEN (ENGINE)
CRANKSHAFT BROKE IN FLIGHT. CONTINUED TO RUN BUT PILOT REPORTED KNOCKING NOISE IN ENGINE AND LANDED. ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT AND SHIPPED TO SHOP FOR PARTIAL TEAR DOWN. FOUND METAL IN OIL SUMP AND A CRACK IN COUNTERBALANCE SECTION OF CRANKSHAFT.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (BRAKE RESERVOIR)
BRAKE RESERVOIR (PN 6846400) HAD A CRACKED HOSE ATTACH FITTING LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID ON TO DEFROSTER HOSE, CAUSING SMOKE IN COCKPIT. REPLACED BRAKE RESERVOIR WITH A SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: IMPULSE COUPLING — BROKEN (LT MAG)
ACFT IN CRUISE AT 4,000 FEET ON IFR FLIGHT PLAN WHEN ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. ALL ATTEMPTS MADE BY PILOT TO RESTART THE ENGINE UNSUCCESSFUL. PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING IN A COW POSTURE. INVESTIGATION AND ENG TEAR DOWN REVEALED LT MAG HAD SEIZED. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE RIVETS WHICH RETAIN PAWLS INSIDE IMPULSE COUPLING ASSY, PN M3635, HAD FAILED CAUSING PAWLS TO JAM BETWEEN MAG HOUSING AND THE IMPULSE COUPLING ASSY. THIS PREVENTED MAG FROM TURNING WHICH DAMAGED BOTH THE CRANKSHAFT AND IDLER GEARS IN ENG ACCY HOUSING. INSP OF THE IMPULSE COUPLING ASSY AND RETAINING RIVETS ARE DETAILED IN SLICK L-1363 MAIN AND O/H MANUAL, WHICH, ACCORDING TO SLICK, IS REFERENCED IN THEIR 500 HOUR INSP.