N131AE
Registered owner: BEEF AVIATION LLC, FL (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
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.
23 reports on file, 1996-02-12 – 2002-12-20.
Part: TRANSMISSION — MAKING METAL (ENGINE)
METAL IN OIL RESULTING IN CHIP WARNING INDICATIONS. OIL FILTER CONTAINED BARASS AND IRON FINE FLAKES AND SLIVERS. SENT TO FACTORY REPAIR STATION FOR ANALYSIS AND REPAIR.
Part: BRUSHES — WORN (STARTER GEN)
STARTER GEN, AT 100 HOUR INSPECTION FOUND COMMUTATOR WORN DOWN TO UNDERCUT, BRUSHES STILL SERVICEABLE. MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY UNDERCUT AT LAST OVERHAUL.
Earlier reports · 1996–1999 · 21 reports
1999
Part: PUMP — NOISY (FUEL BOOST)
FUEL BOOST PUMP RUNS LOUD, LOW PRESSURE.
1998
Part: STARTER — FAILED (START/GEN)
STARTER/GENERATOR DOES NOT START.
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (TRIPLE TACH)
NR 1 ENGINE'S N2 NEEDLE STICKING.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (TRIPLE TACH)
NR 1 AND NR 2 NEEDLE STICKING, ROTOR NEEDLE INOPERATIVE.
Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (ENGINE OIL)
INDICATOR WAS REMOVED FROM BOWL AND CLEANED. INSTALLED INDICATOR BACK ON BOWL, TESTED AND INDICATOR STILL DIDN'T WORK.
Part: INERTIA REEL — FAILED (HARNESS)
INTERTIA REEL WILL NOT RETRACT AND RELEASE. CABLE FRAYED.
Part: INDICATOR — FLUCTUATES (COCKPIT)
MAIN AND SUPPLY NEEDLES FLUCTUATES.
Part: COMPASS — LEAKING (COCKPIT)
MAG COMPASS UNIT LEAKS AND BULB COVER IS MISSING.
Part: TUBE ASSY — WORN (ENG GR BOX)
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO METAL. INSPECTION OF GEARBOX PARTS REVEALED: TUBE ASSY. FAILED DIMENSIONAL CHECK PER CEB1307. INSTALLED A NEW TUBE.
Part: NOZZLE SHIELD — CRACKED (NR 1)
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO TURBINE CYCLES. UPON INSPECTION OF TURBINE PARTS NOTED: CRACKED BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS ON NR1 NOZZLE SHIELD INNER BAND AS MARKED AND CRACK AT POSITIONING LUGS AS MARKED.
Part: HYD PUMP — FAILED (HYD SYS)
HYD PUMP NOT MAKING MINIMUM PRESSURE.
Part: INDICATOR — ERRATIC (ENG TOT)
TOT INDICATOR READING IS ERRATIC.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (ENG TOT)
TOT INDICATOR LOW OR NO INDICATION.
Part: NOZZLE — CRACKED (NR 1)
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO OIL STARVATION. UPON INSPECTION OF TURBINE PARTS NOTED: CRACKED BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS ON NR1 NOZZLE INNER BAND THROUGH DIAPHRAGM BRONZE FILLET AS MARKED.
Part: INTERNAL SUMP — MAKING METAL (ENGINE)
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO METAL IN OIL. UPON INSPECTION OF TURBINE PARTS NOTED: ERODED BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS ON INTERNAL SUMP SEALS AND CRACKED.
1997
Part: GPS 150 — FAILED (COCKPIT GPS)
GPS INTERNAL BATTERY DEAD.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (COCKPIT)
UNABLE TO TRANSMIT, RECEIVES GARBLED.
1996
Part: ANTENNA — DEFECTIVE (RADAR ALT)
TROUBLESHOOTING ;ANTENNA INTERMITTENTLY INOPERATIVE.
Part: ANTENNA — DEFECTIVE (RADAR ALT)
RADAR ALT ANTENNA HAS ERRATIC SIGNAL AND IS INTERMITTENT.
Part: OUTPUT SHAFT — PAINT PEEL (T/R GR BOX)
OUTPUT SHAFT PAINT IS PEELING.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (COCKPIT VHF)
GUARD LIGHT STAYS ON, CAN'T TRANSMIT OR RECEIVE ON GUARD FREQUENCY WHEN CONTROL UNIT SWITCHED ON CHANNEL 2-15. VERIFIED GUARD RECEIVER VERY INTERMITTENT. TROUBLESHOT AND REPAIRED COLD SOLDIER JOINT ON J11 OF GUARD RECEIVER BOARD. ADJUSTED FREQUENCY AND MIC GAIN. UNIT BENCH CHECK GOOD.