N136AE

Part: MANIFOLD — MALFUNCTIONED (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 5,897 hrs

ENGINE HARD TO LIGHT OFF. REMOVED FUEL MANIFOLD FROM ENGINE. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. 12/10/03

Part: GYRO — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 4,691 hrs

OFF FLAG WILL NOT GO OFF. DG INOPERATIVE. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.

Part: COMPUTER — INOPERATIVE (CSAS) · airframe 4,610 hrs

CSAS COMPUTER UNIT IS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED WITH REPAIRED, SERVICEABLE UNIT.

Part: LANDING LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (EXTERIOR) · airframe 4,313 hrs

LANDING LIGHT RETRACT INOP. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.

Part: ANTENNA — CORRODED · airframe 4,205 hrs

ANTENNA HAS CORROSION. HOUSING IS SPLIT.

Part: MODULE — BINDING (M/R HYDRAULICS)

AIRCRAFT HAD COLLECTIVE BINDING DURING PITCH MOVEMENT.

Part: BLADE — ERRODED (TAIL ROTOR)

TAIL ROTOR BLADE HAD PAINT EROSION.

Part: BLADE — DAMAGED (TAIL ROTOR)

FOD DAMAGE ON LEADING EDGE TAIL ROTOR BLADE.

Part: BEARING — LOOSE (T/R BELLCRANK)

BEARING CAME UNSTAKED AFTER ONE TEST FLIGHT. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BELLCRANK.

Part: INDICATOR — DAMAGED (COCKPIT)

TWO YEAR INSPECTION DUE. FOUND LOOSE SCREW IN UNIT. TIGHTENED SCREW. FOUND INTERMITTENT DH LIGHT SWITCH. REPLACED DH LIGHT SWITCH. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND FLAG MECHANISM BROKEN.

Part: TRANSCEIVER — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT VHF)

UNSERVICEABLE. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTIONS AND CLEANED CORROSION FROM UNIT. FOUND GUARD RECEIVER WEAK. ALIGNED GUARD RECEIVER. FOUND MAIN RECEIVER AND TRANSMITTER NOT TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING OVER 150 MHZ.

Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)

NR 1 AND NR 2 NEEDLES WOULD NOT CORRECT FOR THE ZERO SCALE. SLOPE ADJUST WAS WORKING NORMALLY. LOW READINGS STAYED AT OR ABOVE 26 PERCENT.

Part: GYRO — FAILED (ARTIFICIAL HORIZ)

GYRO TUMBLED ONE TIME AND RECOVERED ON SPOOL DOWN-CSAS PITCH AND ROLL KICKING AND GOING OFF LINE INTERMITTENTLY.

Part: INDICATOR — READS HIGH (ENGINE N1)

N1 INDICATOR INSTRUMENT READS HIGH AFTER WARM-UP.

Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (ENGINE N1)

N1 INDICATOR INOPERATIVE.

Part: FILTER ASSY — MALFUNCTIONED (M/R GEARBOX)

MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX FILTER'S BYPASS BUTTON STAYS PARTIALLY EXTENDED.

Part: TRANSDUCER — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE TORQUE)

TORQUE DROPPED OFF 20 PERCENT, THEN WENT HIGH BY 20 PERCENT. UNIT WOULD NOT REMAIN CALIBRATED.

Part: OIL FILTER — FAULTY (ENGINE OIL)

OIL FILTER BUTTONS DO NOT STAY IN.

Part: STATOR — DEFECTIVE (START/GEN)

STATOR DEFECTIVE CAUSING VERY HIGH FIELD CURRENT AND BRUSH LEADS ARE TOO LONG.

Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (COCKPIT)

TURN AND SLIP NEEDLE WOULD NOT OPERATE.

Part: FILTER ASSY — FAILED (ENG OIL)

OIL FILTER ASSY INOPERATIVE.

Part: STATIC INVERTER — FAILED (AC SYS)

STATIC INVERTER INTERMITTENT.

Part: INDICATOR — FAULTY (HORIZON)

ARTIFICIAL HORIZ FLAG SLOW TO PULL AND GLASS DIRTY.

Part: GYRO — FAILED (ARTIFICIAL HORIZ)

HORIZON GYRO TUMBLES.

Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (FUEL QTY)

FUEL QTY INDICATOR HAS EXCESSIVE FRICTION PAST 50 GALLONS.

Part: RECEIVER — FAILED (COCKPIT)

LOC RECEIVER NOT PULLING FLAG.

Part: PRE COOLER — CRACKED (FUEL/OIL)

PRE COOLER HAS CRACKS IN STEEL TUBE. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.

Part: TRANSDUCER — FAILED (TORQUE)

TRANSDUCER OUTPUT IS 1 VOLT CONTINUOUSLY.

Part: NOZZLE — LEAKING (ENG FUEL)

FUEL LEAK DEVELOPED IN SOLID TUBING BETWEEN FUEL NOZZLES. TUBE APPEARS TO HAVE SMALL PIN HOLE OR CRACK IN ONE OF THE SOLID TUBES.

Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (STROBE)

NO 24 VOLT OUTPUT.

Part: BLADE — DAMAGED (T/R)

S/N 0005 HAS LEADING EDGE DAMAGED. S/N 017 HAS NO DISCREPANCY

Part: CONTROL — FAILED (PA SYS)

P.A. INOPERATIVE, SIREN WORKS BUT VOICE INPUT DOES NOT.

Part: INDICATOR — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT AIR SPD)

AIR SPEED INDICATES 25 KNOTS WITH NO PRESSURE APPLIED.

Part: VALVE — LEAKS (BLEED SOV)

VALVE LEAKS.

Part: FUEL NOZZLE — LEAKING (MANIFOLD)

DAILY INSPECTION REVEALED: FUEL LEAKING FROM FUEL MANIFOLD TUBE.

Part: STATIC INVERTER — FAN MISSING (AC SYS)

INVERTER BLOWER FAN IS MISSING AT END OPPOSITE FROM CANNON PLUG.

Part: FRAME — CRACKED (TAILBOOM)

CRACKS DEVELOPED IN THE FRAME ALONG THE BOTTOM WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE TAIL CONE SKIN. THE CRACKS TYPICALLY ORIGINATE FROM THE RIVETS AND RUN ALONG THE RIVET LINE. SOME CRACKS RUN BETWEEN RIVETS BUT DID NOT INTERSECT. OTHER CRACKS WENT TO THE EDGE. ONE CLIP ON THE RIGHT HAND LOWER POSITION WAS CRACKED IN THE SAME MANNER. THE RIGHT HAND REINFORCING ANGLE P/N 117-22122-001.02 ALSO HAD A CRACK IN THE BEND RADIUS. CRACKED ALSO DEVELOPED UNDER THE UPPER AFT ECU MOUNT. THE CRACKS WEREBETWEEN AND AROUND RIVETS THAT HOLD THE MOUNT TO THE TAIL CONE SKIN. THE CRACKS ARE IN THE SKIN. INSTALLED REINFORCING ANGLE ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME ACCORDING TO SB BK117-20-101 AND ALSO REPLACED THE CLIP.

Part: TRANSCEIVER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT VOR)

VOR WILL NOT TRACK RADIAL OR DISPLAY.

Part: SPRING — CRACKED (N2 CONTROL)

N2 CONTROL SPRING CRACKED. SCRAPPED IN FIELD.

Part: GOVERNOR — FAILED (NR 1 ENGINE)

WHEN ECU WAS TURNED ON AFTER TAKEOFF, NR 1 ENGINE DROPPED OFF LINE. LANDED AT AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. IPC REF: 73-20-00, FIGURE 2, ITEM NR 45.

Part: FLOW MODULATOR — MALFUNCTION (NR 2 ENGINE)

NR 2 ENGINE TORQUE SPLIT LOW WHEN THE AIRYCRAFT WAS PICKED UP TO A HOVER. CYCLED FLOW FENCE WITH SHOP AIR, LUBED ACTUATOR, CHECKED OPERATING RANGE. RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (NR 1 FUEL)

#1 SUPPLY NEEDLE WOULD NOT GO ABOVE ONE GALLON.

Part: BLADE BOLTS — WORN (M/R)

SECONDARY BLADE BOLTS FOUND WORN BEYOND LIMITS ON INSPECTION. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BLADE BOLTS AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. S/N PHI513 & PHI 514

Part: BELLOWS — DRY ROT (ACTUATOR)

DRY ROTTED AND CRACKING.

Part: ROD END ASSY — WORN BEARINGS (M/R)

WORN BEARINGS.

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

WORN BEARINGS.

Part: ROD END — WORN BEARING (M/R)

WORN BEARINGS.

Part: STARTER — INOPERATIVE (START/GEN)

STARTER GENERATOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE STARTER GENERATOR.

Part: LAMP — DEFECTIVE (LANDING LIGHT)

FIXED LANDING LIGHT HOUSING ASSEMBLY CRACKED AND BROKEN AT MOUNTING BRACKET.

Part: BRACKET UPPER — CRACKED (RT EJECTOR)

BRACKET CRACKED AT R/H EJECTOR CUSHION MOUNTS.

Part: INDICATOR — STICKS (COCKPIT TOT)

NEEDLE STICKS ON START WHEN IDLED FOR OVER 8 HOURS APPROXIMATELY.

Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (RT EJECTOR)

BRACKET CRACKED AT RH EJECTOR CUSHION MOUNTS.

Part: EJECTOR DUCT — WORN (RT EXH)

R/H EXHAUST EJECTOR WORN AT CUSHION MOUNT AREAS.

Part: CHECK VALVE ASSY — DEFECTIVE (INTAKE)

#2 SAND FILTER BLOWER CHECK VALVE DOOR MISSING. #1 SAND FILTER BLOWER DOOR AND HINGE WEARING MOUNT AREA.