N214AE
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.
19 reports on file, 1995-02-22 – 2001-01-03.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3868 - OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 14A IS INOPERATIVE. PUT ON MEL AT THIS TIME. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BULB AT SEAT 14A. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3868 - FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHT AT SEAT 3BC IS INOPERATIVE. PUT ON MEL AT THIS TIME. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BULB AT SEAT 3BC. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Earlier reports · 1995–2000 · 17 reports
2000
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 1925 - EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT AT ROW 8 IS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT BULB. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: GOVERNOR — ERRATIC (ENGINE)
GOVERNOR CAUSED ERRATIC POWER OUTPUT RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER AND SHUT DOWN. REPLACED GOVERNOR. (X)
1999
Part: SPLICE — CRACKED (BS 5060)
A CRACK WAS FOUND ON LT FORWARD TAILCONE SPLICE P/N 117-22132-01 DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION AT STA 5060MM, LBL 70MM, AND WL 2900. THE CRACK STARTED AT A RELIEF HOLE IN AN INTERSECTION OF THE BEND RADIUS AND TRAVELED UPWARDS TO THE NEXT BOND RADIUS AND TERMINATED IN FREE AIR.
1998
Part: COMPUTER — FAILED (CSAS)
CSAS COMPUTER PITCH AND ROLL LIGHT STAYS ON. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Part: ARTIFICAL HORIZ — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
ARTIFICAL HORIZON PITCH AND ROLL CSAS WILL NOT ENGAGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
1997
Part: TRIPLE TACH — FAILED (ENGINE N2)
TRIPLE TACHOMETER N2 NEEDLE HANGS UP AT 98 PERCENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Part: TRIPLE TACH — FAILED (ROTOR RPM)
TRIPLE TACHOMETER ROTOR RPM NEEDLE LAGS N2'S IN-FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Part: RECEIVER — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
TRANSCEIVER WILL NOT TRANSMIT. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Part: GYRO — FAILED (COCKPIT RATE)
RATE GYRO WILL NOT STABILIZE AND OUTPUT CONSTANTLY FLUCTUATES.
Part: ACTUATOR — DEFECTIVE (SPAS)
PART RECEIVED DEFECTIVE. ACTUATOR WILL NOT SELF-TEST, AND MOVES TOO SLOWLY.
1996
Part: ACTUATOR — DEFECTIVE (T/R)
ON TEST FLIGHT AFTER INSTALLATION OF ACTUATOR, THE T/R PEDAL WAS STIFF IN LEFT FORWARD QUADRANT.
Part: ANNUNCIATOR — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
ONE SEGMENT DOES NOT LIGHT UP. SOME SEGMENT ROWS WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE. ONLY INSTALLED FOR 47.9 HOURS BEFORE FAILED.
Part: GYRO — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT ATTITUDE)
GYRO BACKLIGHTING INOPERATIVE. SLOW TO SPIN UP. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
1995
Part: BELLCRANK — WORN (T/R)
TEFLON COATING WORN BEYOND LIMITS IN T/R BELLCRANK. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2)
FLT NR 4917 - LGA - NR 2 TAIL PIPE HOT LIGHT CAME ON AT ABOUT 200 AGL THE CREW FOLLOWED QRH AND SHUT AFFECTED ENGINE DOWN AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE AND NONE WAS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RAN AND PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: BLADE — BULGED (M/R)
MAIN ROTOR BLADE BALANCE WEIGHT IS COMPRESSING DUE TO CENTIFUGAL FORCE WHICH CAUSES A BULGE IN THE BLADE OUTER SKIN BEYOND MFG'S LIMITS, RENDERING THE BLADE UNSERVICEABLE.
Part: BLADE — DEFECTIVE (BALANCE WEIGHT)
MAIN ROTOR BLADE BALANCE WEIGHT IS SHIFTING DUE CENTRIFUGAL FORCE WHICH CAUSES LEAD WEIGHT TO BULGE THE BLADE OUTER SKIN BEYOND MFG'S LIMITS RENDERING THE BLADE UNSERVICEABLE.