N77RG
Registered owner: N77RG LLC, TX (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.
2 reports on file, 2008-12-01 – 2018-06-20.
Part: GASKET — COLLAPSED (NR 3 VALVE COVER) · airframe 16,385 hrs
AFTER TAKE OFF AND IN CLIMB OUT, THE TOWER REPORTED SMOKE TRAILING THE LEFT ENGINE. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED COWL AND FOUND OIL DRIPPING FROM THE NR 3 CYLINDER. FOUND THE GASKET ON THE NR 3 CYLINDER HAD COLLAPSED IN UPPER RIGHT CORNER. REPLACED THE VALVE COVER GASKET AND CLEANED OIL RESIDUE. RAN ENGINE FOR LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS, NO LEAKS AND PERFORMANCE NORMAL.
Part: ROD END — CRACKED (LT MLG)
PILOT REPORTED NO LT GEAR DOWN LIGHT AND ALSO HEARD A LOUD BANG WHEN GEAR WAS RETRACTED. PILOT DID SEVERAL FLYBYS FOR MECHANICS ON GROUND, GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. PILOT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND STOPPED ON RUNWAY. GEAR WAS NOT COMPLETELY LOCKED. GEAR WAS SECURED AND ACFT WAS TAXIED TO MAINT. WHEN PLACED ON JACKS, THE ROD END (HEIM END) ON THE IB LT MAIN GEAR PUSH PULL TUBE WAS FOUND TO HAVE THE BALL PULLED OUT OF THE ROD END. ROD END APPEARED TO HAVE A SMALL CRACKED WHERE IT FAILED. NOTE: ACFT HAD BEEN LANDED GEAR UP JAN O2. (K)