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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.
4 reports on file, 2003-09-19 – 2008-07-17.
Part: HOUSING — CRACKED (SEARCH LIGHT)
ON STARTUP AND PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, PILOT NOTICED SX-5 SEARCHLIGHT SEEMED TO BE VIBRATING EXCESSIVELY. SHUTDOWN AIRCRAFT TO INVESTIGATE AND FOUND BRACKET HOLDING RT SIDE OF LIGHT, BROKEN COMPLETELY THROUGH. THE RT SIDE WELDED MOUNT FITTING OF THE SEARCHLIGHT HOUSING WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AROUND THE ENTIRE WELD AND SEPARATED FROM THE HOUSING ALONG WITH THE ELEVATION DRIVE/STOP. (K)
Part: BLADE — SEPARATED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 4,109 hrs · 18,720 cycles
DURING NORMAL FLIGHT PILOT EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL VIBRATIONS. THE PILOT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND LANDED WITH THE GEARS UP IN A FIELD. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE TIP CAP UPPER SKIN ON MAIN ROTOR BLADE P/N 709-0103-01-109 S/N A5-1641 SEPARATED FROM THE LEADING EDGE TO THE TRAILING EDGE. THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO MFG FIELD ON A FLAT BED TRUCK.
Part: SELECTOR VALVE — BROKEN (LANDING GEAR)
DURING APPROACH FOR LANDING PILOT TRIED TO SELECT GEAR DOWN DURING LANDING PILOT PULLED ON HANDLE TO SELECT GEAR DOWN BUT COULD NOT GET HANDLE TO MOVE. PILOT TRIED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE HANDLE COULD BE MOVED TO THE DOWN POSITION. DURING THE INSPECTION AFTER THE INCIDENT THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND AND THE SELECTOR VALVE REPLACED. THE SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED AND A FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE CAUSE FOR THE INTERMITTENT LOCKING OF THE LANDING SELECTOR VALVE DURING GEAR DOWN SELECTION WAS THE ROD PN 534237 BEING BROKEN AT RETAINER PN 53425. RECOMMEND THAT AT ANYTIME WHEN THE SELECTOR VALVE HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT THE SELECTOR VALVE ASSY BE REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. (K)
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (RADAR ALTIMETER) · airframe 2,045 hrs
OFF FLAG DOES NOT PULL. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.