N135CR
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.
30 reports on file, 2002-12-06 – 2007-02-14.
Part: ACTUATOR — UNSERVICEABLE · airframe 3,128 hrs
CAUSING AN ACTUATOR. P DAMP LIGHT AND AN AMBER P ON PFD. CHANGED PART, CK OK
Earlier reports · 2002–2006 · 29 reports
2006
Part: GAUGE — FLUCTUATES (TRIPLE TACH) · airframe 3,047 hrs
ROTOR SPEED FLUCTUATED AND THEN FAILED.
Part: ACTUATOR — WORN (SERVO SYS) · airframe 2,643 hrs
INPUT LEVER WORN BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (T/R CONTROL) · airframe 2,573 hrs
CAUSING UNCOMMANDED INPUTS AND LEAKING
2005
Part: PUMP — UNSERVICEABLE (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 2,257 hrs
PART FAILED IN FLIGHT, REPLACED PART.
Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (TRIPLE TACH) · airframe 2,167 hrs
BOTH ENGINE N2 INDICATIONS FAILED IN FLIGHT.
2004
Part: COMPUTER — UNRELIABLE (ALTIMETER) · airframe 1,527 hrs
COMPUTER CAUSING THE TRANSPONDER TO REPORT INACCURATE INFORMATION TO FLIGHT SERVICES.
Part: ALTIMETER — OUT OF TOLERANCE (COCKPIT) · airframe 1,610 hrs
BOUNCES ALL OVER THE PLACE, NOT GOOD FOR IFR FLIGHT.
Part: PUMP — FAILED (FUEL BOOST) · airframe 1,500 hrs
FAILED IN FLIGHT/ FUEL BOOST PUMP REPLACED.
Part: MOUNT — UNSERVICEABLE (M/R GEARBOX) · airframe 1,458 hrs
MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX MOUNT WORN BEYOND LIMITS
Part: MOUNT — WORN (M/R GEARBOX) · airframe 1,458 hrs
MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX MOUNT WORN BEYOND LIMITS
Part: ACTUATOR — UNRELIABLE (YAW) · airframe 1,458 hrs
CAUSING A YAW ACTUATOR LIGHT, AND AUTOPILOT TO FLY OUT OF TRIM
Part: COMPUTER — UNSERVICEABLE (NR 2) · airframe 1,439 hrs
TRANSPONDER WOULD NOT WORK ABOVE 4000 FT AND NR 2 DME WOULD NOT WORK. AFTER HAVING THE TRANSPONDER REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES AND FINALLY REPLACED PROBLEM STILL NOT CORRECTED. REPLACED NR 2 FCDM AND ALL PROBLEMS CORRECTED.
Part: BUTTON — BROKEN (ATTITUDE CONTROL) · airframe 1,400 hrs
WHEN ACTIVATING ALT HOLD, THE LIGHT WOULD NOT IGNITE CONFIRMING ALT HOLD WAS ENGAGED.
Part: AUTOPILOT SYS — INTERMITTENT (COCKPIT) · airframe 1,364 hrs
AUTO PILOT FAILED INFLIGHT. AFTER RESETTING AUTOPILOT, IT WOULD FAIL AGAIN.
2003
Part: CONTROL BOX — DEFECTIVE (NR 2 SYSTEM) · airframe 1,044 hrs
NR 2 MASTER ELECTRICAL BOX FAILED DURING LANDING, REPLACED
Part: SEAL — LEAKING (GEARBOX) · airframe 940 hrs
LEAKING HYDRAULIC DRIVE SEAL NOT ALLOWED TO CHANGE SEAL, MUST CHANGE ENTIRE GEARBOX.
Part: MOUNT — FAILED (GEARBOX) · airframe 773 hrs
AIRCRAFT BECAME ROUGH IN FLIGHT INSPECTED MOUNTS AND NOTICED THEY FAILED
Part: MOUNT — DEFECTIVE (GEARBOX) · airframe 773 hrs
AIRCRAFT BECAME ROUGH IN FLIGHT INSPECTED MOUNTS AND NOTICED THEY FAILED
Part: MOUNT — LEAKING (GEARBOX) · airframe 763 hrs
GEARBOX MOUNT LEAKING, REPLACED.
Part: MOUNT — DEFECTIVE (GEARBOX) · airframe 763 hrs
GEARBOX MOUNT LEAKING REPLACED
Part: ACTUATOR — DEFECTIVE (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 763 hrs
MAIN ROTOR ACTUATOR EXCESSIVE LEAKING AROUND PISTONS REPLACED
Part: MODULE — DEFECTIVE (TRIM ACTUATOR) · airframe 763 hrs
AFTER INSTALLING THIS MODULE WE WERE HAVING TRIM ACTUATOR FAILURES AND AUTO PILOT WOULD NOT PASS BIT. REINSTALLED OLD MODULE.
Part: MOUNT — FAILED (M/R GEARBOX) · airframe 763 hrs
MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX MOUNT COMPLETELY FAILED. REPLACED.
Part: MOUNT — LEAKING (GEARBOX) · airframe 763 hrs
GEARBOX MOUNT LEAKING. REPLACED.
Part: MOUNT — DEFECTIVE (M/R GEARBOX) · airframe 741 hrs
MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX ARIS MOUNT FAILED. REPLACED.
Part: AUTOPILOT SYS — MALFUNCTIONED
WHILE ON A IFR TRAINING FLIGHT AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED UN-COMMANDED ROLL AND PITCH MOVEMENTS WITH NO CAUTION LIGHTS OR MESSAGES. AUTOPILOTS DISENGAGED (REVISION TO FLIGHT MANUAL). NOTE: MAINTENANCE DID NOT FIND A CAUSE FOR THE UNCOMMANDED MOVEMENTS.
2002
Part: BLADE — DEFECTIVE (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 647 hrs
AIRCRAFT HAD A LATERAL VIBRATION. AFTER TRACKING WEIGHT NEEDED TO OFF SET LATERAL VIBRATION WAS BEYOND LIMITS. BLADES MUST BE ABSORBING WATER. RETURN AND INSTALLED A TEMPORARY ROTOR BLADE.
Part: COMMUTATOR — WORN (STARTER GEN) · airframe 647 hrs
STARTER GEN INSPECTED FOR WEAR. WEAR WAS EXCESSIVE, COMMUTATOR WAS EXTREMELY WORN AND GOUGED. REPLACED
Part: STARTER GEN — WORN (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 647 hrs
NR 2 ENGINE FAILED TO START. REPLACED STARTER GENERATOR