N16938
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.
18 reports on file, 1995-12-07 – 1999-02-23.
Part: ALTIMETER — LEAKING (COCKPIT)
ALTIMETER HAS EXCESSIVE CASE LEAKAGE AND NEEDLE IS STUCK.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (STROBE)
POWER SUPPLY HAS NO POWER OUT.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (DROOP BAY)
ACTUATOR WILL NOT ACTUATE IN EITHER DIRECTION.
Earlier reports · 1995–1998 · 15 reports
1998
Part: SPUR GEAR — WORN (ENGINE)
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO LOW POWER. INSPECTION OF COMPRESSOR REVEALED: WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS ON SHAFT SPLINES.
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (HOT SECTION)
DURING TAKEOFF, TOT LIGHT CAME ON. PILOT RETURNED TO OFFSHORE PLATFORM AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. DURING HOT-END INSPECTION, ENGINE COMPONENTS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED ENGINE ASSEMBLY.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — WEAK (STROBE)
POWER SUPPLY VERY WEAK.
1997
Part: RESTRAINT — WORN (TRANSMISSION)
TRANSMISSION RESTRAINT WORN AND UNSTAKED BEARINGS.
Part: OIL COOLER — LEAKING (ENG OIL)
OIL COOLER CORE LEAKING.
Part: GYRO — FAILED (COCKPIT)
GYRO ROTOR WILL NOT SPIN.
Part: LINK ASSY — SEPARATED (XMSN MOUNT)
ELASTOMERIC SEPARATED AND FALLING OUT.
Part: NOZZLE — CRACKED (NR 1)
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO METAL IN OIL. TURBINE DISASSEMBLED DUE TO HIGH GEARBOX PRESSURE ON TEST CELL. UPON INSPECTION OF TURBINE PARTS NOTED: CRACKED BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS ON #1 NOZZLE VANES AND OUTER BAND. INSTALLED A NEW #1 NOZZLE.
Part: ALT ENCODER — FAILED (COCKPIT)
ENCODER UNIT HAS NO VALID OUTPUT. .
1996
Part: TRANSCEIVER — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT ATC)
REPORTED BY TOWER, INOPERATIVE. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION. FOUND SWITCH ASSY. INTERMITTENT. ALSO FOUND POWER OUT LOW AND PHOTOCELL (V301) PHOTOCELL. REPAIRED. ADJUSTED PULSE WIDTH AND FREQUENCY. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: PUMP — LEAKAGE (FUEL)
PUMP EXCESSIVE DRAIN LEAKAGE.
Part: EXHAUST ASSY — CRACKED (ENG)
EXHAUST ASSY IS CRACKED. (CRACK 1 1/8" LONG AT WELDED SEAM ON BACK SIDE OF STACK WELD LOOKS TO BE UNDERCUT.)
Part: COMBUSTION LINER — CRACKED (TURBINE)
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO LOW POWER. UPON INSPECTION OF TURBINE PARTS NOTED THE FOLLOWING: CRACKED BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS ON COMBUSTION LINER I.D. IN DOUBLE LIP AREA. REPLACED DISCREPANT PART.
Part: CYLINDER — LEAKS (M/R)
LEAKS AT PILOT VALVE AND WEEP HOLE. HIGH PILOT BREAKOUT FORCE.
1995
Part: CYLINDER — DEFECTIVE (M/R SERVO)
SERVO BEARINGS LOOSE AND PILOT VALVE LEAKING.