N217MC
Registered owner: CNJ AVIATION LLC, FL (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.
10 reports on file, 1996-06-06 – 2013-03-07.
Part: ENGINE — MAKING METAL (NR 2) · airframe 13,138 hrs
CHIP LIGHT NR 2 ENGINE. REMOVED CHIP DETECTOR, DETERMINED TO BE A MINOR EVENT IAW MM. PERFORMED GROUND RUN FOR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES, NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (AFT TAILBOOM)
FOUND CRACK ON LT SIDE OF TAILBOOM AT FUSELAGE STA 9976 MM. DURING FURTHER INVESTIGATION, OTHER CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE RT SIDE AT THE SAME FUSELAGE STATION AND INSIDE THE TAILBOOM ON THE 10L FRAME. REPAIR SCHEMES FOR THESE CRACKS WERE PROVIDED BY AEC FOR PATCHING THE SIDES AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO COMPLETLY REPLACE THE 10L FRAME, INSIDE OF THE TAILBOOM. (K)
Part: DOUBLER — CRACKED (TAILBOOM) · airframe 11,762 hrs · 32,292 cycles
DURING A DAILY INSP A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN A DOUBLER LOCATED ON THE LT SIDE OF THE TAILBOOM.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (TAILBOOM) · airframe 11,112 hrs
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION , A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE RT SIDE OF TAILBOOM FRAME 10L. THE CRACK EXTENDS FROM THE CENTER OPENING OF FRAME 10L TO THE OMEGA CUTOUT AT THE RT OUTER EDGE OF FRAME 10L.
Part: GYRO — DEFECTIVE (TAIL ROTOR)
SEVERE TAIL ROTOR OSCILLATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED
Part: GYRO — MISREPAIRED (COCKPIT)
GYRO HORIZON WAS RETURNED FROM REPAIR STATION WITH 8130-3 TAG INDICATING ''REPAIRED''. AFTER INSTALLATION AND FUNCTIONAL TEST, THE UNIT WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE SAME SYMPTOMS AS ORIGINAL. THE UNIT SHOWED NO EVIDENCE THAT IT WAS EVER REPAIRED. NO ''DO NOT BREAK SEAL'' STICKER, ETC. (X)
Part: TRANSCEIVER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
TRANSCEIVER PL TONE MODULATION IS INDICATING 1.8 HKZ TO 2.1 KHZ. CHECKED SPECS - SHOULD BE AROUND .75 TO .8 KHZ. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Part: FUEL CONTROL — LEAK (ENGINE)
FUEL CONTROL LEAK UNDER PX PY CAP.
Part: BLADE — PAINT PEEL (TAIL ROTOR)
TAIL ROTOR BLADE PAINT PEELING OFF LESS THAN 90 DAYS INSTALLED. 107.8 ACFT HRS.
Part: BLADE — PAINT PEEL (TAIL ROTOR)
TAIL ROTOR BLADE PAINT PEELING OFF LESS THAN 90 DAYS INSTALLED. 107.8 ACFT HRS.