N1547K
Registered owner: EASTERN STEARMAN INC TRUSTEE, VA (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.
6 reports on file, 1995-01-23 – 2000-01-11.
Part: CONNECTOR — CONTAMINATED (NR 1 ENGINE)
ON CLIMB-OUT, NR 1 ENGINE FIRE T-HANDLE ILLUMINATED AND FIRE TONE SOUNDED. ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS REMAINED NORMAL AND NO UNUSUAL SMELLS WERE EVIDENT. CLEANED CORROSION FROM PINS ON CONNECTORS OF NR 1 ENGINE FIRE DETECTOR CONTROL AMPLIFIER FIRE DETECTION. SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD.
Part: BLADE — PEELING (MAIN ROTOR)
DISCOVERED DURING 500-HOUR INSPECTION, UPPER SURFACE PAINT PEELING EXCESSIVELY.
Part: BLADE — DEBONDED (MAIN ROTOR)
DISCOVERED DURING DAILY INSPECTION, TRIM TAB DEBONDED AND WASHED OUT.
Part: CONTROL CABLE — MISMANUFACTURED (T/R CONTROL)
DURING FLIGHT CONTROL RIGGING, TECHNICIAN COULD NOT RIG THE TAIL ROTOR IAW CHAPTER 67-20-00, PARAGRAPH 1, PAGE 501 OF THE SA4077-76-2 MM. UPON REMOVING CONTROL CABLE 76400-03191-043, FOUND THE CABLE WAS .375 INCH SHORTER THAN THAT OF A KNOWN SERVICEABLE CABLE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND NO OTHER CABLES BAD (SHORT) AT THIS TIME. MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO TIGHTEN QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES CONCERNING THE PRODUCTION OF THIS COMPONENT.
Part: CONTROL CABLE — MISMANUFACTURED (FLIGHT CONTROL)
DURING FLIGHT CONTROL RIGGING, TECHNICIAN COULD NOT RIG THE TAIL ROTOR IAW CHAPTER 67-20-00, PARAGRAPH 1, PAGE 501 OF THE SA4077-76-2 MM. UPON REMOVAL OF CONTROL CABLE 76400-03191-051, FOUND THE CABLE WAS .25 INCH SHORTER THAN A KNOWN SERVICEABLE CABLE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION 2 MORE CABLES OF THE SAME PART NUMBER WERE FOUND IN STOCK TO BE .25 INCH SHORT. THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO TIGHTEN QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES CONCERNING THE PRODUCTION OF THIS COMPONENT.
Part: RELAY — MALFUNCTION (NR 2 CHIP LIGHT)
NR 2 ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE CHIP RELAY (K8). SYSTEM CHECKED AND FOUND TO OPERATE NORMALLY.