N141CF
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.
3 reports on file, 1996-02-17 – 2000-08-01.
Part: HUB — CORRODED (MAIN ROTOR)
ON DAILY INSPECTION, FRETTING SUSPECTED BETWEEN M/R GRIPS AND PITCH HORNS. THE TORQUE WAS CHECKED ON ALL FOUR MAIN ROTOR GRIP RETAINING BOLTS. ALL FOUR FAILED THE TORQUE CHECK. DISASSEMBLED M/R GRIPS AND FOUND BUFFER PADS TO BE LOOSE, DISTORTED, AND EVIDENCE OF MOVEMENT BETWEEN GRIPS AND PITCH HORNS IN THE FORM OF MUD. THIS WAS POSSIBLY CAUSED BY IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF BUFFER PADS AND/OR PAINT NOT SET UP ON GRIPS BEFORE ASSEMBLY. ALSO FOUND PITCH HORN DIMENSIONS TO BE BELOW MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS PER MANUFACTURER''S BLUEPRINTS RETURNED TO SERVICE CENTER FOR DISPOSITION. (X)
Part: SPRING CARRIER — SPALLED (POWER TURBINE)
ENGINE HAD HISTORY OF CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATION. ALWAYS BURNED OFF. VISUAL INSPECTION FOUND CHIPS EXCEEDING LIMITS IAW SB LT101-77-30-0104. REMOVED ENGINE FOR REPAIR.
Part: BLADE — CRACKED (T/R)
DURING C/W TAIL ROTOR BLADE VISUAL INSPECTION IN AD 96-01-08, A 5.3 INCH LONG CORD-WISE CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE CONVEX SURFACE OF THE BLADE .25 INCH BELOW THE END OF THE DOUBLER. CRACK SIZE AND LOCATION IS THE SAME AS SHOWN IN THE ILLUSTRATION CONTAINED IN THE AD.