N778P
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, 2006-05-02 – 2006-06-21.
Part: MODULE — LEAKING (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 21,100 hrs
BEGINNING DESCENT FROM 5500 FT, PASSENGERS AND CREW BEGAN TO SMELL ACRID ODOR FROM CABIN ROOF VENTS. SECURED CABIN VENT BLOWER AND LOOKED FOR ANY SECONDARY INDICATIONS - NONE FOUND. AFTER NORMAL LANDING AND SHUTDOWN, FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED SIGNIGICANT HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATION UNDER NR 2 HYDRAULIC MANIFOLD. NOTIFIED MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CABIN VENT BLOWER MOTOR PART NUMBER 76500-7901-103, SERIAL NUMBER 23-657 DUE TO BURNT WINDINGS AND THE NR 2 HYDRAULIC MODULE DUE TO FILTER BOWL LEAKING - O-RING HAS BEEN REPLACED PREVIOUSLY. THE TWO PROBLEMS WERE NOT RELATED.
Part: BOLT — WORN (NLG TARGET) · airframe 20,976 hrs
DURING AFTER TAKEOFF CHECK, WHEN GEAR WAS RAISED, CENTERING LIGHT CAME ON AND UNSAFE UP INDICATION - 3 GREEN AND 1 RED - DISPLAYED. GEAR LOWERED TO 3 GREEN BUT CENTERING LIGHT REMAINED ON. AT DESTINATION - ICY - MAINTENANCE VERIFIED VISUALLY THAT GEAR WAS SAFE PRIOR TO LANDING FROM HOVER. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. WORN BOLT ALLOWED TARGET TO MOVE AWAY FROM NOSE LANDING GEAR PROXIMITY SENSOR.