N278X
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.
23 reports on file, 1995-12-01 – 2004-01-29.
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (ROTOR SERVO) · airframe 7,600 hrs
IB TO GRAND ISLE THE NR 1 SERVO CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Earlier reports · 1995–2003 · 22 reports
2003
Part: FIRE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (LEFT) · airframe 7,170 hrs
IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE NR 1 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FIRE HORN SOUNDED. NO OTHER INDICATIONS NOTED. REPLACED LT FLAME DETECTOR.
2002
Part: BEARING — WORN (BELLCRANK) · airframe 6,108 hrs
PIVOT BEARINGS WORN. REPLACED UNIT.
Part: BELLCRANK — CORRODED (LINK ASSY) · airframe 6,108 hrs
BEARINGS WORN AND CORRODED. REPLACED UNIT.
Part: BEARING — WORN (BELLCRANK) · airframe 6,105 hrs
PIVOT BEARINGS WORN. REPLACED UNIT.
2001
Part: PRIORITY VALVE — FAULTY (MLG) · airframe 5,007 hrs
IRREGULAR PRESSURE CAUSES RANGING GEAR TO RETRACT UNEVENLY. REPLACED UNIT.
Part: ACTUATOR — CHATTERING (AFCS) · airframe 5,066 hrs
CHATTERING, ROUGH IN TRAVEL, STICKING. REPLACED UNIT.
Part: ACTUATOR — CHATTERING (AFCS) · airframe 5,048 hrs
JUMPING, CHATTERING. REPLACED UNIT.
Part: BRAKE — WORN (NLG) · airframe 5,066 hrs
WORN BRAKES. S/NOS: DEC-82-217, AND NOV-3-467. REPLACED UNIT. S/NOS: JAN 80-286, AND MAR 84-677.
Part: MIXER BOX — INTERMITTENT (COCKPIT) · airframe 4,654 hrs
ICS BOX INTERMITTENT OPERATION IN ALL CHANNELS. REPLACED UNIT.
Part: ACTUATOR — ERRATIC (AFCS) · airframe 4,290 hrs
ERRATIC OPERATION WHEN CYCLIC ISMOVED TO THE RIGHT OF CENTER. REPLACED UNIT.
Part: MIXER BOX — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 4,734 hrs
THIDS ICS BOX WAS JUST RETURNED FROM REPAIR FOR THE SAME THING-BLEED OVER ON VHF''''S AND NAV''''S. REPLACED UNIT.
2000
Part: MIXER BOX — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT RADIO)
PILOT HEARS GENERATOR NOISE IN HIS HEAD SET. ONLY COPILOT SIDE. REPLACED UNIT.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — MALFUNCTIONED (VHF COMM)
AUTO SQUELCH COMES IN INTERMITTENTLY. REPLACED UNIT.
1999
Part: FAN — FAILED (TAIL ROTOR)
FAN WILL NOT RUN . REMOVED FROM STOCK WILL NOT TURN. REPLACED UNIT.
Part: FCU — FAILED (ENGINE)
UNABLE TO CONTROL START LIGHT OFF TEMPERATURES. REPLACED FCU.
Part: MOTOR — WEAK (BOOST PUMP)
MOTOR IS VERY WEAK AND STICKS. UNIT OVERHAULED ON 11-5-98.
1996
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTION (RADAR)
WHEN UNIT IS WX MODE AND VARIABLE GAIN IS TURNED OUT OF PRESET UNIT INTERMITTENTLY SHOWS CYCLE MODE WHEN IT SHOULD STILL SHOW WX AND UNIT ALSO INTERMITTENTLY GLITCHES PICTURE ON DISPLAY. TIME SINCE REPAIR 0:00.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (COCKPIT)
RADAR INTERMITTENTLY IN CYCLE MODE ALL THE TIME, REGARDLESS OF MODE SELECTED.
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTION (COCKPIT)
RADAR DISPLAY BLURRY AND GLITCHES AFTER WARM UP.
1995
Part: CHIP DETECTOR — DEFECTIVE (XMSN)
TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT CAME ON TWICE FOUND DETECTOR BAD HAD ONE OF TEFLON RINGS CRACKED (NOTE) ALSO USED ONE NEW O'RING P/N M83248/1-131. REPLACED CHIP DETECTOR AND INSTALLED NEW O'RING
Part: FILTER — CHIP LIGHT (XMSN)
TRANSMISSION HAD TWO CHIP LIGHTS ON FLIGHT FROM SIKORSKY, FILTER REMOVED AND INSPECTED FOR METAL ALSO USED O'RING P/N M83248/1-238 AND 12 QTS OF DEXTRON II OIL. REPLACED FILTER O'RING AND OIL AS INSTRUCTED BY SIKORSKY
Part: SCREEN — CRACKED (INTAKE)
FOUND ON NEW AIRCRASFT AT ARRIVAL A 7 1/2" CRACK INSCREEN WITH 2 SMALL PIECES OF WIRE ABOUT 1/2" MISSING FROM SCREEN IN 2 PLACES (NOTE) SCREEN MFG FEBURARY 3, 1995. REPLACED UNIT