N117UC
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.
7 reports on file, 1995-09-06 – 2012-06-06.
Part: ROTOR SHAFT — CRACKED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 8,963 hrs · 46,082 cycles
UPON INSTALLATION OF MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION - EXCESSIVE VERTICAL PLAY WAS NOTED. UPON WITHDRAWL OF ROTOR MAST FROM GEARBOX FOR SPACER TUBE INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS NOTED ON ROTOR SHAFT. VERIFIED BY VISUAL 10 POWER MAGNIFICATION.
Part: LIGHT — MALFUNCTIONED (MASTER CAUTION) · airframe 8,931 hrs · 45,808 cycles
CO-PILOTS MASTER CAUTION LIGHT BARELY VISIBLE WHEN LIT. MAST MOMENTS WARNING LIGHT IS BARELY VISIBLE WHEN LIT AND THE COLOR OF THE LIGHT HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM "RED" TO "GREEN". MASTER CAUTION PANEL FAILED DAYTIME VISIBILITY/READABILITY EVALUATION, "RED" LIGHTS ARE BARELY VISIBLE, ADDITIONALLY, THE LETTERING IS UNREADABLE, SOME YELLOW LIGHTS ARE UNREADABLE. DME READABILITY IS MARGINAL. ELECTRONIC H.S.I. IN UN-VIEWABLE DURING DAYLIGHT OPERATIONS. READABILITY OF GPS KLN 89B CONTROL HEAD IS VERY DIFFICULT.
Part: SPLICE — CRACKED (TAILBOOM) · airframe 8,306 hrs · 41,655 cycles
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, THE RT TAILCONE SPLICE PN 117-22132-02 ATTACHED TO THE UPPER FUSELAGE STRUCTURE WAS DISCOVERED CRACKED.THE TAILCONE SPLICE WAS REMOVED AND A NEW REPLACEMENT WAS RIVETED IN.
Part: PANEL — SEGMENTS BROKEN (ANNUNCIATOR)
SEVERAL SEGMENTS BROKEN ON ANNUNCIATOR PANEL. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Part: ACTUATOR — LEAKING (T/R)
LEAKING TAIL ROTOR ACTUATOR.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (MAST MOMENT)
MAST MOMENT INOPERATIVE. INDICATOR DOES NOT INDICATE. INSTALLED 10 DAYS AGO AND 16.9 HRS.
Part: TRANSMITTER — FAILED (MAST MOMEMT)
INOPERATIVE MAST MOMENT TRANSMITTER, (INDICATOR WILL NOT INDICATE). INSTALLED 10 DAYS AGO AND 16.9 HRS.