N2618
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.
15 reports on file, 1995-04-19 – 2005-11-24.
Part: BLEED VALVE — FAILED (ENGINE)
ON TAKEOFF, ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED AT 80 PERCNET. LANDED AIRCRAFT AND NOTIFIED MAINTENANCE. PERFORMED MM 179-04. NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED BLEEDVALVE. (K)
Part: BLEED VALVE — FAILED (ENGINE)
ON TAKEOFF, ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED AT 80 PERCENT. LANDED AIRCRAFT AND NOTIFIED MAINTENANCE. PERFORMED MM, NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED BLEEDVALVE. (K)
Earlier reports · 1995–2004 · 13 reports
2004
Part: GEAR — SPALLED (GEARBOX) · airframe 24,550 hrs
FOUND HEAVY SPALLING ON GEAR TEETH.
Part: GEAR — SPALLED (GEARBOX) · airframe 24,550 hrs
FOUND HEAVY SPALLING ON GEAR TEETH.
2002
Part: STARTER GEN — FAILED (ENGINE)
DURING FLIGHT, IN FLIGHT STARTER GENERATOR FAILED AND WOULD NOT RESET, THE PILOT FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, UPON LANDING THE MECHANIC REMOVED AND REPLACED THE STARTER GENERATOR AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
1997
Part: DUPLEX BEARING — PITTED (SWASHPLATE)
SWASHPLATE REMOVED DUE TO BEARING ROUGHNESS. FOUND DUPLEX BEARING RACE PITTED DURING DISASSEMBLY AND INSPECTION.
Part: DUPLEX BARING — ROUGH (SWASHPLATE)
SWASHPLATE REMOVED DUE TO ROUGHNESS OF OUTER RING ROTATION. AT DISASSEMBLY, FOUND DUPLEX BEARING INNER RACE PITTED. THIS IS THE FOURTH BEARING FOUND DEFECTIVE WITH LESS THAN 1,000 HOURS. THIS IS THE THIRD BEARING USED IN THIS SWASHPLATE IN LAST 12 MONTHS.
1996
Part: RELAY — CORRODED (DC SYS)
RELAY COMING APART. CORROSION ON INSIDE.
Part: RELAY — INOPERATIVE (DC SYS)
REMOVED RELAY FOR INOPERATIVE DC SYS.
Part: RELAY — RELAY (BATTERY)
BATTERY POWER STAYS ON AFTER SWITCH IS TURNED OFF.
Part: RESTRAINT — BEARING WORN (M/R XMSN)
RESTRAINT SPRING BEARINGS 2 EACH WORN BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED BEARINGS, PN 206-033-509-003.
Part: BLADE — BEARING CRACKED (T/R)
TAIL ROTOR BLADES, 2 EACH, HAVE BEARINGS CRACKED. TSI, 739.1 HOURS.
Part: BLADE — BEARING CRACKED (T/R)
TAIL ROTOR BLADES, 2 EACH, HAVE BEARINGS CRACKED. TSI, 739.1 HOURS.
1995
Part: DUPLEX BEARING — PITTED (SWASHPLATE)
SWASHPLATE REMOVED DUE TO BEARING ROUGHNESS. FOUND DUPLEX BEARING RACE PITTED DURING DISASSEMBLY AND INSPECTION.
Part: SEAL — LEAKING (FREEWHEEL)
FRONT SEAL LEAKING. FOUND SEAL WAS FLAT AND HAD LOST ELASTICITY. REPLACED FRONT SEAL.