# Rathje Norm RV-7A

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05617TP
- Manufacturer (registry): RATHJE NORM
- Model: RV-7A
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/rathje-norm-rv-7a

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N555YF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555YF): [Rathje Norm](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RATHJE%20NORM), [Wills Point, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Wills%20Point), built 2004, S/N 70049

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW06CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA009), Oct 22, 2005: Vans RV7A (N555YF), Reklaw, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the nose landing gear assembly for undetermined reasons, resulting in a nose over.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20051022032889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051022032889A), Oct 22, 2005: Amtr RV7A (N555YF), Reklaw, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) After a 30-minute flight, the pilot landed his single-engine tricycle gear homebuilt airplane at a private 3,500-foot long, by 50-foot wide grass…

## Service difficulty reports (3)

As reported by operators and repair stations, by the model named in the report.

- [SDR 2019FA0000174](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2019FA0000174), Jun 3, 2019: TUBE FRAME. BROKEN. WHEN FABRIC WAS REMOVED FROM THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUSELAGE STEEL TUBULAR FRAME WAS BROKEN COMPLETELY THROUGH AT THE TAIL POST, JU
- [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
- [SDR 2010FA0000386](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000386), Apr 16, 2010: CARBURETOR. DEFECTIVE. PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER ON DEPARTURE AT 1,000` AGL. AFTER RETURNING TO LAND, ENGINE ROUGHNESS INCREASED. DURING TAXI IN, MAX ATTAINABLE RPM WAS 900. MECHANIC TROU

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Vans RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-7a): 3 registered aircraft, registry code 056255A
- [Radtke Jeffrey A RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/radtke-jeffrey-a-rv-7a): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 05619A8
- [De Dominicis Alex RV7-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/de-dominicis-alex-rv7-a): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 056298V
- [Blake Bogar RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/blake-bogar-rv-7a): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 056396R
- [May Charles R SR RV7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/may-charles-r-sr-rv7a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0561410
- [Lomheim Louis G RV7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/lomheim-louis-g-rv7a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0561453
- [Van Duyn Robert D RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/van-duyn-robert-d-rv-7a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056148U
- [Patterson Ernest L RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/patterson-ernest-l-rv-7a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05614EG
- [Evans Robert L JR RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/evans-robert-l-jr-rv-7a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05614F5
- [Steffen Robert RV7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/steffen-robert-rv7a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05614I9
- [Hasch Robert M JR RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hasch-robert-m-jr-rv-7a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05614KK
- [Rosenberger R Scott RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/rosenberger-r-scott-rv-7a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05614Y3

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