N114BH
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.
7 reports on file, 1999-04-20 – 2017-03-20.
Part: PROPELLER — DETACHED · airframe 10,512 hrs
LEFT PROPELLER DEPARTED AIRCRAFT DURING CLIMBOUT. NO PRIOR INDICATION OF PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED BY PILOT
Part: STUD — LOOSE (CRANKCASE) · airframe 7,805 hrs
DURING CLIMB OUT, THE PILOT NOTICED THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAGE INDICATING A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN PRESSURE. WHEN THE RIGHT ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH THE ENGINE WAS SECURED AND THE PROPELLER WAS FEATHERED AS A PRECAUTION. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. AFTER THE RIGHT COWLING WAS REMOVED TO INVESTIGATE THE ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER OFF OF THE CRANKCASE, ALLOWING THE PISTON TO COCK IN THE CYLINDER BARREL AND THROWING THE NUMBER 4 ROD, DAMAGING THE CRANKCASE. THE ENGINE CANNOT BE ROTATED BY HAND.
Part: ENGINE — DAMAGED (RIGHT) · airframe 7,805 hrs
DURING FLIGHT, RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAGE INDICATED A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN PRESSURE. RT ENGINE DAMAGE OCCURRED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
Part: CLAMP — CRACKED (EXHAUST SYS)
NEW AEROQUIP EXHAUST CLAMPS ARE CRACKING AROUND OUTER PERIPHERY. APPEAR TO BE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS.
Part: CLAMP — CRACKED (ENGINE)
NEW AEROQUIP EXHAUST CLAMPS ARE CRACKING AROUND OUTER PERIPHERY. TWO CLAMPS IN LAST 200 HOURS. BOTH APPEAR TO BE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. NON LIFE LIMITED CLAMPS.
Part: CLAMP — CRACKED (EXHAUST SYS)
NEW AEROQUIP EXHAUST CLAMPS ARE CRACKING AROUND OUTER PERIPHERY. APPEAR TO BE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS.
Part: BELLCRANK — BROKEN (MLG)
AFTER LANDING, PILOT NOTICED RIGHT INBOARD GEAR DOOR HANGING OPEN. INVESTIGATION FOUND BELLCRANK, PN 0841106-6, HAD BROKEN. NEW PART WAS INSTALLED AND GEAR RIGGING WAS CHECKED. OPERATION WAS NORMAL.