N94EW
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, 1997-01-15 – 2007-01-16.
Part: PUMP — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE)
PILOT STATED THAT THE LT FUEL PRESSURE WOULD GO TO ZERO IF THE ELECTRIC PUMPS WERE TURNED OFF. FOUND AIRFRAME MFG INSTALLED ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP INOPERATIVE.. THE PUMP DRIVE WAS FOUND TO BE SLIPPING. INSPECTED THE PUMP AND NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED AND NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. (K)
Part: SNAP RINGS — MISSING (BETA TUBE BUSH)
LEFT HAND ENGINE WILL NOT MAINTAIN FULL RPM ON TAKEOFF. WILL NOT GO ABOVE 1850 RPM AND THEN DROPS OFF TO 1600 RPM. RPM RECOVERS TO 2000 RPM AFTER 2-3 MINUTES IN FLIGHT. FOUND LEFT PROP HAD TWO BETA FOLLOW-UP TUBE BUSHINGS, MISSING SNAP RINGS. REMOVED PROP FOR REPAIR BY PALM BEACH PROP. REINSTALLED PROP AFTER REPAIR. FOUND BETA COLLAR WOULD NOT ALIGN WITH THE WAY THE ENGINE WAS RIGGED. CHECKED BETA COLLAR DIMENSION AND FOUND IT TO BE SET CORRECTLY. DETERMINED THE POWER LEVER NEEDED TO BE RIGGED CORRECTLY. RIGGED AIRCRAFT POWER LEVER ACCORDING TO PIPER MM. SET BETA LIGHT IAW MM. ALSO, RIGGED RIGHT LEVER TO MATCH LEFT. AIRCRAFT WAS TEST FLOWN AND FOUND SATISFACTORY TO THE PILOT.