N777GS
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.
11 reports on file, 2002-12-06 – 2012-10-05.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (GYRO) · airframe 14,638 hrs · 16,922 cycles
PILOTS GYROSCOPIC PITCH BANK INDICATING SYS FAILED INFLIGHT DURING DEPARTURE.
Part: MOTOR — INOPERATIVE (BLOWER)
NEXT DAY AFTER SMOKE AND FUMES REPORTED, PILOT NOTICED BLOWER VENT MOTOR WAS INOPERATIVE. ON 3RD LEG OF FLIGHT, CLIMBED TO FL17 AND DUE TO TEMPERATURE, TURNED HEAT ON. AGAIN NOTICED BURNING SMELL WHEN ENVIRONMENTAL WAS SELECTED TO HOT. MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AND CALLED MX. DETERMINED THAT THE INOP VENT MOTOR WAS IN THE ENGINE HOT BLEED AIR AIRSTREAM AND WAS HEATING UP. SO HEATER WAS NOT USED. WHEN NEW VENT MOTOR CAME AND GOT REPLACED, ALL BURNING ODOR STOPPED DURING ALL SETTINGS.
Part: WHEEL — DAMAGED (MLG)
WHEEL HAD 64.9 HOURS, 106 LANDINGS SINCE OVERHAULED.
Part: COMPUTER — INTERMITTENT (AUTOFLIGHT SYS) · airframe 10,120 hrs
COMPUTER INTERMITTENT. ERRATIC ROLL OPERATION. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
Part: PHOTO CELL — INOPERATIVE (HSI) · airframe 10,108 hrs
PHOTO CELL NOT WORKING ON HSI. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
Part: LIGHT — MISMANUFACTURED (CABIN)
POST LIGHTS HAVE FACTORY DEFECT. WILL SHORT OUT IF CHANGING LIGHT BULB. WE HAD TALKED TO NICK FISCHER.
Part: GPS — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 10,104 hrs
FAILED RIGHT OUT OF BOX. ORDERED REPLACEMENT ON 8/25/2003. REPLACEMENT UNIT HAD NOT BEEN RECEIVED AT TIME OF CORE RETURN.
Part: INDICATOR — INACCURATE (HSI) · airframe 10,102 hrs
COURSE POINTER IS 5 DEGREES OFF. UNIT WAS JUST INSTALLED IN MAY AS AN EXCHANGE. PART ONLY LASTED 32.6 HOURS SPEX FILE: 00125687 REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
Part: RADAR — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 10,053 hrs
RADAR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
Part: PEDESTAL — DAMAGED (ANTENNA) · airframe 10,053 hrs
NEGATOR SPRING. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
Part: AMPLIFIER — MALFUNCTIONED (SLAVING UNIT) · airframe 9,926 hrs
LOOSES SLAVE. SLOW TO ROTATE. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.