N3071K
Registered owner: AURORA COOPERATIVE ELEVATOR CO, NE (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.
49 reports on file, 1995-04-10 – 2003-08-04.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — MALFUNCTIONED (VHF) · airframe 6,151 hrs
PILOT REPORTED STATIC IN ALL PHASES FROM RADIO. IN SHOP REPAIR.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (COMMS) · airframe 6,151 hrs
CHANGED WITH KTR908 TRANSCEIVER DUE TO PILOT REPORTED STATIC IN COMM 2 SYSTEM. IN SHOP REPAIR.
Part: INDICATOR — HUNG UP (ENG TACH) · airframe 6,138 hrs
HANGS AT 50 PERCENT DURING STARTS. PLUG CONNECTION FELL OFF DURING REMOVAL. SHOP REPAIR.
Part: PUMP — MALFUNCTIONED (FUEL SYS) · airframe 6,114 hrs
FUEL PUMP PRODUCES ZERO PRESSURE AND POPS CIRCUIT BREAKER. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR.
Part: RELAY — FAILED (STARTER) · airframe 6,102 hrs
NR 2 ENGINE WOULD NOT SPOOL. FOUND THAT 109J STARTER RELAY WOULD NOT ENERGIZE 209J NR 2 STARTER RELAY. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: DUCT — TORN (EXHAUST SYS) · airframe 6,066 hrs
DUCT HALF ASSY ABESTOS TORN. SHOP REPAIR.
Part: POTENTIOMETER — FAILED (AUDIO PANEL)
AUDIO PANEL CONTROL UNIT VOLUME IS SENSITIVE. FOUND FACEPLATE INSERT, VOLUME POTENTIOMETER S101, AND TRANSFER SWITCH S102 BAD. REPLACED. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: BEARING — WORN (T/R PITCH LINK)
BEARINGS WORN. REPLACED 4 BEARINGS DUE TO WEAR.
Earlier reports · 1995–1999 · 41 reports
1999
Part: WARNING BOX — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE RPM)
LIGHT ILLUMINATES IN-FLIGHT WITHOUT HORN AT 100 PERCENT.
Part: INDICATOR — STICKING (DUAL FUEL PRESS)
LEFT SIDE STICKS.
Part: TRANSDUCER — FAILED (FUEL PRESSURE)
PRESSURE TRANSDUCER NOT SENDING ANY SIGNAL.
Part: WARNING BOX — MALFUNCTIONED (ROTOR RPM)
RPM HORN AND LIGHT ACTIVATES IN NORMAL FLIGHT.
Part: BOOST PUMP — LEAKING (FUEL SYSTEM)
FUEL POOST PUMP LEAKING FROM SEAL DRAIN.
Part: AUDIO PANEL — DAMAGED (COCKPIT)
RETAINING RING HAS SNAP RING AND WASHER MISSING FROM BACK OF UNIT. SCREW PULLS OUT OF THE BACK OF UNIT.
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (DUAL FUEL PRESS)
FUEL PRESSURE INDICATION HAD ONLY 3 VOLTS OUTPUT ON PIN E.
Part: AUDIO PANEL — FAILED (COCKPIT)
COMM 3 POSITION HAS HOT MIKE.
Part: INDICATOR — READS LOW (DUAL TORQUE)
TORQUE INDICATOR'S NR 2 NEEDLE READING 4 PERCENT LOW.
Part: BOOST PUMP — LEAKING (FUEL SYSTEM)
FUEL PUMP HAD INTERNAL LEAKAGE.
1998
Part: REGULATOR — FAILED (AC SYSTEM)
GENERATOR DROPS OFF-LINE.
Part: WARNING BOX — MALFUNCTIONED (ROTOR RPM)
RPM WARNING, INTERMITTENT LIGHT.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (STROBE)
STROBE POWER SUPPLY INOPERATIVE.
Part: INVERTER — MALFUNCTION (AC SYS)
450VA INVERTER INTERMITTENT WARNING IN FLIGHT.
Part: INPUT PINION — WORN (FREEWHEEL)
INPUT PINION BEARING JOURNAL WORN BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW PINION.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (ENG OIL)
INDICATOR WILL NOT INDICATE. INDICATOR WAS REMOVED FROM BOWL AND CLEANED. INSTALLED INDICATOR BACK ON BOWL, TESTED AND INDICATOR STILL DIDN'T WORK.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (STROBE)
STROBE POWER SUPPLY INOPERATIVE.
Part: CENTER CASE — WORN (M/R XMSN)
CENTER CASE WORN. TAIL ROTOR BORE 91.90MM.
Part: UPPER HOUSING — CRACKED (M/R GR BOX)
CRACK FOUND ON INBOARD RADIUS AND ACROSS RIB IN UPPER AREA OF HOUSING. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: REGULATOR — FAILED (NR 2 GEN SYS)
NR 2 GENERATOR INOPERATIVE. PUTS OUT VOLTAGE BUT NO AMPERAGE.
Part: GENERATOR — FAILED (NR 2)
NR 2 GENERATOR INOPERATIVE. PUTS OUT VOLTAGE BUT NO AMPERAGE.
1997
Part: REGULATOR — FAILED (DC SYS)
WILL NOT COME ON LINE WITH ANOTHER GENERATOR ON.
Part: VALVE — INOPERATIVE (OIL SYSTEM)
OIL SYSTEM VALVE INOPERATIVE.
Part: VALVE — DAMAGED (OIL SOV)
UPON REMOVING VALVE FROM BOX IT WAS SHIPPED IN AND PULLING CAPS OFF FOR INSTALLATION ON AIRCRAFT, FOUND THAT THE CANNON PLUG CONNECTOR ON SOLENOID BADLY DAMAGED.
Part: INDICATOR — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT ATT)
EXCESSIVE BAR RISE ON ROLL ERECTION.
Part: SHAFT — CORRODED (T/R)
T/R SHAFT CORROSION AND WEAR AT BEARING JOURNAL.
Part: VALVE — INOPERATIVE (BLEED SYS)
VALVE WILL NOT OPEN.
Part: ELT — MALFUNCTION (COCKPIT)
ELT INTERMITTENT, COMES ON IN FLIGHT.
Part: ELT — MALFUNCTION (COCKPIT)
ELT GOES OFF BY ITSELF.
Part: ELT — FAILED (COCKPIT)
ELT WILL NOT TURN OFF.
Part: ELT — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
ELT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN VHF IS KEYED.
Part: WARNING BOX — MALFUNCTION (ROTOR RPM)
RPM WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND AT FLIGHT IDLE WILL NOT RESET.
Part: COMM CONTROL — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
UNABLE TO READ LED. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION. REPLACED LENS AND PHOTOCELL V101. REPAIRED PROBLEM. REPLACED INTERMITTENT TRANSFER SWITCH S103. TOUCHED UP FACEPLATE. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: ELT — MALFUNCTION (COCKPIT)
ELT COMES ON IN FLIGHT.
Part: ELT — FAILED (COCKPIT)
ELT STUCK ON.
1996
Part: EPIRB — FAILED (COCKPIT)
EPIRB (RESCUE BEACON) INOPERATIVE. NO LIGHT OR SIGNAL. SENT TO ACR ELECTRONICS, INC. FOR REPAIR.
1995
Part: WHEEL — SULFIDATION (1ST STAGE)
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO 1ST STAGE WHEEL RETIREMENT DUE. UPON INSPECTION OF TURBINE PARTS NOTED THE FOLLOWING: MINOR SULFIDATION ON ALL BLADES. SCRAPPED 1ST STAGE WHEEL.
Part: TANK COVER — CRACKED (FUEL SYS)
TANK COVER CRACKED. SCRAPPED IN FIELD.
Part: SERVOMOTOR — TRIPS BREAKER (ENG CONTROL)
POPS CIRCUIT BREAKER. INSPECTED BY ACCESSORY OVERHAUL SHOP AND FOUND MOTOR HAS INTERMITTENT OPERATION.
Part: CIRCUIT BOARD — DEFECTIVE (DC SYS)
FOUND SEVERAL OPEN OR SHORTED DIODES.
Part: ELT — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
ELT WON'T SHUT OFF. DISONNECTED BATTERY. SENT TO NARCO AVIONICS FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. TIME SINCE REPAIR 215:15.