N97CR
Registered owner: ESMAILKA HAROLD E DBA, AK (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
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
INSPECTION FOUND RIGHT NOSE GEAR DOOR BRACE BROKEN AT REAR ATTACH POINT. ALSO CRACKED OUT FROM RIVETS AT AFT END OF BRACE.
RIGHT NOSE GEAR DOOR HINGE WAS FOUND BROKEN AT AFT ATTACH POINT. THE HINGE (PIANO HINGE) ATTACHES TO THE ENGINE MOUNT WITH 2 NR 3 BOLTS AND .50 INCH APART. THIS BREAK ALLOWED THE RT DOOR TO HANG DOWN WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR JAMMING UP THE RETRACTION OF THE NOSE GEAR. SUBMITTER STATES THIS SAME BREAK HAS BEEN SEEN ON OTHER OCCASIONS BY THE OPERATOR. SPECULATE THAT VIBRATION CAUSED THE STRESSING WHICH ALLOWED THE BREAK. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE WEAK SPOT IN THE NOSE GEAR DOOR SYSTEM. (X)
PILOT REPORTED DIFFICULTY STARTING AIRCRAFT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE FUEL SERVO, THE MIXTURE CONTROL STOP SCREW WAS FOUND MISSING. THE SAME STOP SCREW ON THIS SERVO SERVES FOR BOTH FULL RICH AND IDLE CUT-OFF. THE SCREW AND BUSHING WERE COMPLETELY GONE ALLOWING UNCONTROLLED MIXTURE TRAVEL. THIS SCREW IS NORMALLY SAFETIED. RECOMMENDATION IS CLOSE INSPECTION BE GIVEN TO ALL SAFETIED ITEMS DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. (X)