N2253E
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.
8 reports on file, 1995-04-18 – 1999-08-13.
Part: RECEIVER — FAILED (COCKPIT)
LORAN LOCKED UP ON WAY POINT MODE.
Part: STARTER — FAILED (STARTER/GEN)
STARTER/GENERATOR WILL NOT ROTATE.
Part: HUB — LEAKING (MAIN ROTOR MAST)
OUTBOARD GRIP SEAL LEAKING ON MAIN ROTOR HUB ASSEMBLY.
Part: VALVE — DEFECTIVE (FUEL SYS)
6 TO 10 SEC DELAY INTERMITTENTLY WHEN SWITCH IS ACTIVATED. SENT TO BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT ATC)
TOWER CANNOT PICK UP SIGNAL, WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION, VERIFIED VERY WEAK TRANSMIT POWER. TROUBLESHOT AND REPLACED V101 CAVITY OSCILLATOR, ADJUSTED, REPAIRED TRANSMIT POWER. LET UNIT HEAT AND BENCH GOOD.
Part: HANGER ASSY — OUT OF LIMITS (T/R DRIVE)
REMOVED PER ASB 206L-95-101 REV. A. (SPRING I.D. OUT OF LIMITS)
Part: BEARING — CRACKED (T/R)
INBOARD AND OUTBOARD BEARINGS CRACKED. REMOVED FROM T/R HUB S/N AFS5787, T.T. 1116:05. ALSO REMOVED 4 EACH SLEEVES 206-010-733-003. PARTS SCRAPPED LOCALLY.
Part: HOSE ASSY — LEAKING (HYD SYS)
PILOT LANDED, REDUCED THROTTLE TO GROUND IDLE, HEARD A LOUD GRINDING SQUEALING NOISE AND FELT VIBRATION IN COLLECTIVE STICK. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. CHECKED HYD FILTERS, FOUND NO METAL. PUMP WAS REPLACED DUE TO RESERVOIR RUNNING DRY CAUSING LOUD NOISE. REPLACED O-RING ON ELBOW DUE TO FINDING ELBOW LOOSE. REMOVED AND REPLACED HOSE ASSY DUE TO LEAK SPRAYING FROM HYD. HOSE. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TOSERVICE.