N8257H
Registered owner: S AND G VENTURES LLC, DE (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, 2007-03-04 – 2014-05-23.
Part: PISTON RING — FLAKING (LT ENGINE) · airframe 5,910 hrs
DURING AN OIL CHANGE FLAKES OF METAL WERE FOUND IN THE OIL FILTER. THE TOP SPARK PLUGS WERE REMOVED & CYLINDER NR 3 HAD OIL ON THE TOP SPARK PLUG. THE CYLINDER WAS REMOVED & PLATING WAS FOUND TO BE FLAKING OFF THE TOP PISTON RING. ALL 6 CYLINDERS WERE REMOVED & ALL TOP RINGS HAD PLATING STARTING TO FLAKE OFF TO SOME DEGREE. ALL CYLINDERS, PISTONS & RINGS HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE MANUFACTURE FOR INSPECTION & REPAIR.
Part: COOLING FAN — MALFUNCTIONED (RADIO)
APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT PILOT SUSPECTED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. HE NOTICED SOME SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER INSTRUMENT PANEL. AT THAT TIME HE COMPLETED THE MEMORY ITEMS FOR (ELECTRICAL SMOKE OR FIRE). AFTER 1 TO 2 MINUTES SMOKE AND SMELL DISSIPATED. AFTER REGAINING RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WITH MINNEAPOLIS CENTER PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ASKED FOR VECTORS TO NEAREST AIRPORT. PILOT ACCEPTED VECTORS. FLIGHT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. NO EMERGENCY EVAC, RADIO COOLING FAN FOUND RUBBING BETWEEN FAN AND HOUSING, REPOSITIONED FAN. INSPECTED SIMILAR COOLING FANS ACROSS FLEET. (K)
Part: COOLING FAN — OUT OF POSITION (RADIO SYSTEM)
APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT PILOT SUSPECTED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. HE NOTICED SOME SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER INSTRUMENT PANEL. AT THAT TIME HE COMPLETED THE MEMORY ITEMS FOR (ELECTRICAL SMOKE OR FIRE). AFTER 1 TO 2 MINUTES SMOKE AND ODOR DISSIPATED. AFTER REGAINING RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WITH CENTER, PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ASKED FOR VECTORS TO NEAREST AIRPORT. PILOT ACCEPTED VECTORS TO K3BS. FLIGHT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. RADIO COOLING FAN FOUND RUBBING BETWEEN FAN AND HOUSING. REPOSITIONED FAN INSPECTED SIMILAR COOLING FANS ACROSS FLEET. (K)