# N7RP: 2004 Aronow Walter VANS RV-7A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aronow Walter VANS RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aronow-walter-vans-rv-7a) (registry code 05617KA, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 70214
- Year built: 2004
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV7A
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 28, 2004
- Certificate issued: June 9, 2004
- Expires: August 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A95161
- Owner type: Individual
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7RP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7RP

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Aronow Walter VANS RV-7A)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N7RP.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N7RP.

## Service difficulty reports (1)

As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2013FA0000517](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2013FA0000517), Sep 18, 2013: OIL SYSTEM. CONTAMINATED. DURING ENGINE OIL CHANGE, OIL FILTER WAS CUT OPEN FOR INSPECTION. FOUND A PIECE OF CIRCULAR STAMPED METAL .5" DIAMETER STUCK IN THE OIL FILTER RELIEF VALVE. THE

## Service difficulty reports on N7RP not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N7RP, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 96ZZZX3054](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX3054), May 7, 1996: FITTING. BUSHING GROOVED. WHILE C/W THE VERTICAL STABILIZER ATTACH FITTING INSPECTION IAW GULFSTREAM IV MM, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 55, THE BUSHINGS WERE FOUND TO HAVE DEEP GROOVES ON THE OUT

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N7RP

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N7RP before.

- [Cancelled 1993-09-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7RP-1993-09-14): Beech V35B, S/N D9659. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Morton Paul R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORTON%20PAUL%20R), [Wheelersburg, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Wheelersburg)

## Related

- Other Aronow Walter VANS RV-7A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aronow-walter-vans-rv-7a/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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