N2251A
Registered owner: HUNTLEY MARK L, CA (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.
25 reports on file, 1995-01-16 – 1999-11-17.
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (TORQUE)
TORQUEMETER INDICATOR GAUGE BOUNCES IN-FLIGHT.
Part: ALTIMETER — INCORRECT (COCKPIT)
ALTIMETER READS INCORRECT.
Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (DROOP BAY)
UNABLE TO ADJUST STROKE ON ACTUATOR.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (DROOP BAY)
ACTUATOR INOPERATIVE.
Earlier reports · 1995–1998 · 21 reports
1998
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (M/R)
ACTUATOR DOES NOT MOVE.
Part: INDICATOR — DEFECTIVE (ENG OIL)
INDICATES 5 PSI HIGH AT 100 PSI.
1997
Part: TRANSPONDER — FAILED (COCKPIT)
TRANSPONDER NO TEST LIGHT AND NO POWER. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION AND FOUND REPLY LIGHT DIM, REPLACED V301 PHOTOCELL. REPAIRED. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: GYRO — NOISY (COCKPIT DG)
DIR GYRO ROTOR NOISY PRECESSES AND WILL NOT SLAVE + OR -5 VOLTS.
Part: AIRSPEED IND — READS HIGH (COCKPIT)
AIR SPEED INDICATOR READS 15 KNOTS TOO HIGH.
Part: FLEXURE — WORN (M/R)
FLEXURE BEARINGS WORN AND UNSTAKED.
Part: WASHER — WORN (T/R BUMPER)
TAIL ROTOR RUBBER BUMPER HAS WORN THROUGH AT ACCELERATED RATE. THESE ARE THE BLACK RUBBER BUMPERS. THIS PARTICULAR ONE HAD BEEN INSTALLED FOR ONLY ONE WEEK. THE PREVIOUS RUBBER BUMPER HAD BEEN INSTALLED FOR ONLY THREE WEEKS AND HAD JUST 81 FLIGHTHOURS. IT WAS ALSO BLACK IN COLOR. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE RUBBER BUMPER. (SUGGEST USE OF ORANGE BUMPERS)
Part: BUMPER — WORN (T/R)
RUBBER BUMPER HAS WORN OUT PREMATURELY. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: ML4000 — FAILED (COCKPIT)
INSTALLED UNIT IN AIRCRAFT AND TURNED ON POWER. THREE OF THE FUNCTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED THEN WENT OUT AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THE DISPLAY WINDOW NEVER DID LIGHT UP. IT WAS VERIFIED THAT UNIT WAS GETTING POWER. REPLACED 2 EACH REAR TRANSISTORS. REPAIRED PROBLEM. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
1996
Part: WASHER — WORN (T/R BUMPER)
RUBBER BUMPER HAS WORN OUT PREMATURELY.
Part: WASHER — WORN (T/R BUMPER)
TAIL ROTOR RUBBER BUMPER HAS WORN THROUGH AT ACCELERATED RATE. THESE ARE THE BLACK RUBBER BUMPERS.
Part: INDICATOR — STICKS (COCKPIT TOT)
INDICATOR STICKS AT ABOUT 530 DEGREES.----MODIFY TO P/N 206-075-680-103.
Part: BLADE — PAINT PEEL (T/R)
T/R BLADE PAINT PEELING.
1995
Part: FLEXURE — WORN (TRANSMISSION)
FLEXURE WORN.
Part: REGULATOR — MALFUNCTION (DC SYS)
GENERATOR DELAYED IN COMING ON LINE.
Part: ALTIMETER — CASE LEAK (COCKPIT)
ALTIMETER EXCESSIVE CASE LEAK.
Part: PANEL — DEFECTIVE (ROOF)
FORWARD R/H SIDE OF ROOF PANEL HITTING R/H AIRFRAME PANEL TRANSITION AREA. PANEL NEEDS TO BE MOVED TO THE RIGHT APPROXIMATELY 1/8" FOR INSERT ALIGNMENT. TRANSITION AREAS ON L/H AND R/H SIDES, FORWARD OF THE FORWARD ROLL OVER BEAM BULKHEADS, HITS THE BULKHEAD FROM TO BOX BEAM OUTBOARD APPROXIMATELY 2".
Part: SUPPORT — REQ REPLACEMENT (SWASHPLATE)
ASB 206L-93-89 REV. B (REPLACEMENT OF -109 SUPPORT WITH -113 SUPPORT)
Part: PANEL — MIS MFG (ROOF)
SEVERAL AREAS OF PANEL ALONG AFT EDGE HAVE INSUFFICIENT EDGE DISTANCE TO LOCATE RIVETS. PANEL HAS 4 EACH 1/4" INSERTS ON L/H AND 4 EACH 1/4" INSERTS ON R/H WING WALK AREA THAT ARE NOT REQUIRED. INSERTS IN CENTER AREA OF PANEL APPEAR TO BE 3/16" TOO FAR TO THE R/H SIDE OF THE PANEL. IF PANEL IS MOVED LEFT TO COMPENSATE FOR 3/16" DIFFERENCE THE CONTOUR OF THE PANEL AND TRANSIITON AREAS DO NOT FIT AIRFRAME.
Part: CHANNEL — MIS MFG (FUSELAGE)
CHANNEL HAS PILOT HOLES DRILLED ON AFT END. THEY DO NOT LINE UP WITH THE HOLES ON THE CHANNEL THAT WAS REMOVED. (NO EDGE DISTANCE)
Part: BEARING — CRACKED (T/R)
CRACKED INBOARD AND OUTBOARD BEARING. ALSO REPLACED TWO EACH SLEEVES P/N 206-010-733-003. REMOVED FROM T/R HUB S/N AFS-5896, T.T. 2232:00. SCRAPPED BEARINGS AND SLEEVES LOCALLY.