N22751
Registered owner: ADVANTAGE AEROSPORTS, AZ (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.
27 reports on file, 1995-02-06 – 2003-06-11.
Part: DISPLAY — MALFUNCTIONED (WX RADAR SYS) · airframe 14,019 hrs
WEATHER RADAR NOT PICKING UP OUTSIDE 1/4 MILE. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR FOR REPAIR.
Part: BEARING — WORN (FITTING ASSY)
WORN BEARING. REPLACED BEARING 206031594003 DUE TO WORN. REPAIRED.
Part: BEARING — WORN (LINK ASSY)
WORN CENTER BEARING. REPLACED BEARING 206031590003 DUE TO WORN; BUSHING 206-031-564-003 DUE TO WORN. REPAIRED.
Part: BEARING — WORN (LINK MOUNT)
MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION MOUNT LINK HAS WORN BEARINGS. REPLACED 4, 206031564003 BUSHINGS DUE TO CORROSION AND BEARING 206031590003 DUE TO WORN. REPAIRED.
Part: VALVE — CORRODED (FLOAT BOTTLE)
EMERGENCY FLOAT BOTTLE HAS CORROSION ON VALVE. REPLACED FLOAT BOTTLE VALVE BODY.
Part: CROSSTUBE — CORRODED (MLG) · airframe 13,514 hrs
FOUND AFT CROSSTUBE CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS NEAR AND UNDER SADDLES. SCRAPPED.
Part: CROSSTUBE — CORRODED (MLG) · airframe 13,514 hrs
FOUND CROSSTUBE CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS NEAR AND UNDER SADDLES. SCRAPPED.
Earlier reports · 1995–2002 · 20 reports
2002
Part: GPS — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 13,062 hrs
GPS RECEIVER GOES INTO SAFEGUARD MODE WHEN TURNED ON. DISABLED SAFEGUARD CODE. FOUND UNIT TO LOCK UP WHEN SCROLLING THROUGH WAYPOINTS. RESET MEMORY AND REPROGRAMMED WAYPOINTS. REPAIRED. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
2001
Part: SWITCH — FAILED (FUEL PRESSURE) · airframe 13,080 hrs
FUEL PRESSURE SWITCH OPERATED CORRECTLY ON INSTALLATION - NEXT MORNING FUEL PUMP LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OUT. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE SWITCH.
Part: SUPPORT — LEAKING (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 12,864 hrs
LEAKING. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: GPS — DISCHARGED (COCKPIT) · airframe 12,466 hrs
BATTERY WEAK. SENT TO TRIMBLE NAVIGATION FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
1999
Part: GPS RECEIVER — INTERMITTENT (COCKPIT)
GPS RECEIVER INTERMITTENT. LOSES ITSELF. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION AND UNIT WOULD NOT PASS GPS TEST AND ALSO NEEDS NEW KEYCAPS.
1998
Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (ENGINE OIL)
INDICATOR WAS REMOVED FROM BOWL AND CLEANED. INSTALLED INDICATOR BACK ON BOWL, TESTED AND INDICATOR STILL DIDN'T WORK.
Part: TRANSMITTER — INTERMITTENT (ELT)
ELT TRANSMITTER COMES ON AT TIMES.
Part: ACTUATOR — DAMAGED (DROOP COMP)
SCREW AT SPLIT BROKEN.
Part: TUBE — CRACKED (MIRROR)
TUBE CRACKED WHERE MIRROR MOUNTS TO TUBE ASSY.
Part: PANEL — CORRODED (FUEL CELL TUB)
FUEL CELL CORRODED BEYOND REPAIR.
Part: SHELL ASSEMBLY — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
FUSELAGE SHELL CORRODED BEYOND REPAIR.
Part: FITTING ASSY — WORN (CROSSTUBE)
FITTING ASSY WORN AND GOUGED. SCRAPPED FITTINGS AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE FITTINGS.
Part: GAGE — DEFECTIVE (GAS PROD)
GP GAGE NEEDLE STICKS AND PARTICLES INSIDE GLASS.
Part: INDICATOR — ERROR (FUEL QTY)
EXCESSIVE FRICTION ERROR.
Part: TORQUEMETER — MALFUNCTION (ENGINE)
SLUGGISH OPERATION AND FLUID IN GLASS.
Part: FUEL CELL — CRACKED (FUEL SYS)
EXCESSIVE CRACKS ON SEAMS AND SEEPAGE THROUGH FABRIC.
1997
Part: INDICATOR — READS HIGH (OIL PRESS)
OIL PRESSURE INDICATING HIGH.
Part: GYRO — PRECESSES (COCKPIT DG)
DIR GYRO PRECESSES EXCESSIVELY.
1995
Part: LORAN — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
ENTER BUTTON INTERMITTENT NUMERAL BACKLIGHT INOP ON 4 DIGITS. DOESN'T LOCK ON. SENT TO ARNAV SYSTEMS FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
Part: GEARSHAFT — STEPWEAR (SPUR ADAPTER)
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO COMPRESSOR OVERHAUL AND TURBINE 1750 HOUR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION OF COMPRESSOR PARTS NOTED THE FOLLOWING: STEP WEAR BEYOND LIMITS ON SPUR ADAPTER GEARSHAFT FORWARD AND AFT SPLINES. INSTALLED NEW SPUR ADAPTER GEARSHAFT. AFA# 17920A.