N132AE

Part: HOSE — UNKNOWN (OUTLET HOSE) · airframe 36,878 hrs · 18,042 cycles

FUEL SMELL FROM AFT CREW COMPARTMENT. FOUND FUEL SEEPING AT DUAL EJECTOR PUMP OUTLET HOSE. TIGHTENED B-NUT ON HOSE. LEAK CHECK COMPLETED.

Part: HEATER — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 36,746 hrs · 3,316 cycles

WITH HEATER TURNED ON THERE IS FUEL SMELL IN CABIN. INSPECTED WITH NO ISSUES FOUND. GROUND RAN AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE.

Part: FUEL CONTROL — LEAKING (ENGINE) · airframe 36,738 hrs · 17,784 cycles

FUEL SMELL IN CABIN UPON TAKE OFF. FOUND FUEL SEEP AT FUEL CONTROL UNIT.

Part: WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 33,356 hrs · 72,209 cycles

DURING A 300 HR PERIODIC INSPECTION, FOUND A CRACK IN THE RT WEB OF THE VERTICAL TUNNEL LOCATED NEAR THE TOP OF THE PANEL ALONG THE AFT EDGE NEAR THE INTERFACE WITH THE BOX BEAM.

Part: TRANSDUCER — ERRATIC (ENGINE TORQUE)

PRESSURE TRANDUCER - ERRATIC INDICATIONS.

Part: GYRO — ERRATIC (COCKPIT)

DIRECTIONAL GYRO'S HEADING SYNCHRO OUTPUTS ERRATIC. TIME SINCE REPAIR 227:35 HOURS.

Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (COCKPIT VHF)

BOTH DISPLAYS ON TRANSCEIVER INOPERATIVE. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION. SWAPPED DISPLAYS AND DISPLAYS WORKED FOR 1-2 MINUTES AND THEN WENT OUT.

Part: GYRO — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)

DIRECTIONAL GYRO IS INOPERATIVE.

Part: TRANSMITTER — FAILED (MAST MOMENT)

TEST FUNCTION WORKS INTERMITTENTLY ON MAST MOMENT INDICATOR.

Part: COMPUTER — FAILED (YAW CSAS)

POWER TEST 3A GYRO BAD.

Part: INDICATOR — INTERMITTENT (MAST MOMENT)

TEST FUNCTION WORKS INTERMITTENTLY ON MAST MOMENT INDICATOR.

Part: DISPLAY — FAILED (COCKPIT)

DIGITAL DISPLAY IS INOPERATIVE.

Part: FUEL FILTER — WARNING LIGHT (NR 2 ENG FILTER)

ON APRIL 2, 1998 AT 1236 IN CRUISE FLIGHT, NR 2 ENGINE FUEL FILTER LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RETURNED TO GLENDALE AIRPORT. TROUBLESHOOTING IN PROGRESS.

Part: FUEL FILTER — CONTAMINATED (FUEL 1-2)

ON MARCH 30, 1998 DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, NR 2 FUEL FILTER LIGHT CAME ON. PILOT TURNED A/C TO RETURN TO BASE. APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES LATER, THE NR 1 FUEL FILTER LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LANDED IN THE DESERT ONE MILE SOUTH OF WITTMAN, AZ. MAINTENANCE SAMPLED FUEL, REPLACED FILTER ELEMENTS. NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE FUEL FILTER ASSY AND FUEL PUMP. SUSPECT ROOT CAUSE WAS MOISTURE IN BOTH ENGINE FUEL FILTER SWITCHES. (THERE HAD BEEN RECORD RAINFALL IN THE PRECEDING DAYS).

Part: FUEL NOZZLE — LEAKING (FLOW DIVIDER)

FUEL LEAK DEVELOPED AT BRAZE FOR SOLID TUBING AT FLOW DIVIDER.

Part: INNER SLEEVE — WORN (T/R HEAD)

T/R HEAD BEARING BUSHING SEATS AND SEAL RIDE WORN.

Part: BLADE — WORN (T/R)

BLADE LEADING EDGE WORN THROUGH AT TIP CAP.

Part: BLADE — WORN (T/R)

BLADE LEADING EDGE WORN THROUGH AT TIP CAP.

Part: MANIFOLD — LEAKING (FUEL SYSTEM)

INSPECTION REVEALED FUEL LEAK IN BEND OF FORWARD LINE BETWEEN FUEL NOZZLES AT 9 O'CLOCK POSITION. REPLACED FUEL MANIFOLD. INSTALLED S/N 1NL06437.

Part: ACTUATOR ASSY — FAILED (M/R)

ACTUATOR DOES NOT ACTUATE.

Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (COCKPIT VHF)

TRANSCEIVER WILL NOT TRANSMIT.

Part: ARTIFICIAL HORIZ — INTERMITTENT (COCKPIT)

HORIZ GYRO NTERMITTENT PITCH AND ROLL SIGNALS.

Part: VALVE — FAILED (BLEED SOV)

VALVE NOT OPENING. INOPERATIVE.

Part: ACTUATOR — LEAKING (T/R)

T/R ACTUATOR LEAKING.

Part: FUEL NOZZLE — LEAKING (MANIFOLD)

FUEL LEAKING FROM ENGINE, INSPECTION REVEALED: FUEL LEAKING FROM FUEL MANIFOLD TUBE AS MARKED (7 0'CLOCK POSITION) REPLACED DISCREPANT PART. REQUESTING 100% WARRANTY REPAIR. PART OVERHAULED ON DELAVAN, INC. W/O # 4945.

Part: FUEL NOZZLE — LEAKING (MANIFOLD)

ENGINE LEAK CHECK REVEALED FUEL LEAKING FROM FUEL MANIFOLD TUBING BRAZED JOINTS. REPLACED DISCREPANT PART.

Part: INNER SLEEVE — WORN EXCESSIVELY (T/R HEAD)

INNER SLEEVE IS WORN EXCESSIVELY. (SEAL RIDE AREA WORN)

Part: CONTROL UNIT — KICKS (YAW CSAS)

KICKS INTERMITTENTLY..

Part: TRANSDUCER — DEFECTIVE (YAW SYS)

CAUSED REPEATED YAW KICKING.

Part: TRANSCEIVER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT VHF)

TRANSMITTER CUTS OUT AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS.

Part: TRANSCEIVER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT VHF)

WEAK TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE. ADJUSTED GUARD RECEIVER CRYSTAL AND ADJUSTED MIC GAIN DEVIATION. REPAIRED PROBLEM. UNIT BENCH CHECK GOOD.

Part: BEARING — FAILED (M/R XMSN)

BEARING INNER RACE AND ROLLERS BREAKING DOWN AND CAUSING METAL IN OIL. SCRAPPED PART.

Part: ACTUATOR ASSY — DEFECTIVE (PITCH & ROLL)

TORN BOOT AND TROUBLESHOOTING, RATCHETY MOVEMENT.

Part: RECEIVER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT ADF)

DISPLAY IS BAD. FOUND SEGMENTS TO BE MISSING IN DISPLAY. REPLACED DISPLAY. REPAIRED PROBLEM. LOWER DOT ON COLON IS BRIGHT AND IS CONSTANTLY LIT. REPLACED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT I507. REPAIRED PROBLEM. BENCH CHECK GOOD.

Part: PITCH LINK ASSY — BEARINGS WORN (T/R)

T/R P/C LINKS BEARINGS WORN. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE T/R P/C LINKS AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.

Part: LIGHT — WIRE BROKEN (ANTI COLL LIGHT)

WIRE BROKEN AT FLASH TUBE. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE LIGHT ASSY.

Part: SUPPLY UNIT — FAILED (ANTI COLL LIGHT)

ANTI COLLISION LIGHT POWER SUPPLY QUIT WORKING BECAUSE CANNON PLUG RECEPTICAL AT FLASH TUBE SHORTED OUT.

Part: TAIL PIPE ASSY — LOOSE (ENG EXH)

TAILPIPE CAME LOOSE. FOUND CRACK AROUND ONE SUPPORT ROD.

Part: SLIDER — DEFECTIVE (LT-RT DOORS)

REPLACED SLIDES ON L/H AND R/H AFT SLIDING DOORS.

Part: FITTING — CRACKED (T/R GR BOX)

HAIRLINE CRACK ON INSIDE CASTING NEAR L/H UPPER MOUNT HOLE.

Part: WINDOW — DEPARTED (PILOT DOOR)

IN CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOT'S SLIDING WINDOW CAME OFF AND DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. CONTACTED FUSELAGE AFT OF PILOT'S DOOR. DID NOT CONTACT ROTORS. LANDED SKY HARBOR WITHOUT INCIDENT. BK-117 IPC, FIGURE 211A, ITEM 230.

Part: GYRO UNIT — MALFUNCTION (AUTO FLIGHT)

INTERMITTENT KICKING OF YAW/SAS SYSTEM.

Part: RECEPTACLE — SHORTED (ANTI COLL LIGHT)

CANNON PLUG RECEPTACLE SHORTED CAUSING ANTI COLLISON LIGHT TO QUIT WORKING. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE RECEPTACLE.

Part: RUBBER SLEEVE — SLIPPING (T/R DRIVE)

T/R DRIVESHAFT BEARING BUSHINGS SLIPPING ON DRIVESHAFT.

Part: INDICATOR — DEFECTIVE (OXY SYS)

INDICATOR DEFECTIVE. CANNOT CALIBRATE, ZERO GOES FROM -.2 TO + .2.

Part: VALVE — PIN BROKEN (BLEED SOV)

PIN BROKEN IN CONNECTOR.

Part: CATCHER — WORN (LT SLIDER)

L/H SLIDING DOOR FWD CATCHER WORN.