N31073
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.
29 reports on file, 1995-05-19 – 2003-01-13.
Part: SWASHPLATE — DAMAGED (MAIN ROTOR)
OUTER RING (206010453009, S/N BFS45) CORRODED; INNER CAP (206010455103) WORN; SLEEVE SLIDER BEARING (206010459001) WORN. REPLACED PARTS AND REPAIRED.
Earlier reports · 1995–2002 · 28 reports
2002
Part: COMPUTER — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
INTELLISTART LIGHT FLASHING.
Part: CARBON SEAL — WORN (COMPRESSOR) · airframe 14,815 hrs
COMPRESSOR CARBON SEAL HAS WORN TANGS AND SLOTS.
2001
Part: FUEL CONTROL — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE) · airframe 14,188 hrs
ENGINE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ON START, ADJUSTING START DERICHMENT AND START ACCELERATION TO MAXIMUM HAD NO EFFECT. FOUND PRESSURIZING VALVE TO BE STICKING. REMOVED VALVE AND POLISHED. VALVE WOULD STILL HANG UP. REPLACED VALVE AND UNIT TESTED SATISFACTORY.
Part: FUEL CONTROL — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE) · airframe 14,188 hrs
ENGINE WOULD HIT 850 DEGREE ON START. ADJUSTING START/DERICH AND START/ACCELERATION TO MINIMUM WOULD NOT BRING THE ENGINE TO AN ACCEPTABLE START TEMPERATURE. IN SHOP FOR REPAIR.
1999
Part: FCU — FLUCTUATING (ENGINE)
TORQUE AND TOT FLUCTUATIONS IN-FLIGHT AFTER POWER CHANGES.
Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (TOT)
BACK LIGHT INOPERATIVE.
Part: HUB — OVERSERVICED (MAIN ROTOR)
MAIN ROTOR HUB SLINGING GREASE.
Part: STARTER — FAILED (START/GENERATOR)
STARTER/GENERATOR DOES NOT ENGAGE.
Part: BEARING — DAMAGED (PITCH LINK)
MECHANICAL DAMAGE AROUND BEARING MORE THAN .010 INCH AND IN TWO PLACES. REPLACED T/R P/C LINKS WITH SERVICEABLE PARTS.
Part: ANGLE — MISMARKED (FIREWALL)
MISIDENTIFIED. AFT FIREWALL ANGLES: FORWARD AND AFT ANGLE PART NUMBERS ARE SWITCHED. IF THE FORWARD ANGLES ARE ORDERED, WILL RECEIVE THE AFT ANGLES.
Part: ANGLE — MISMARKED (FIREWALL)
MISIDENTIFIED. AFT FIREWALL ANGLES: FORWARD AND AFT ANGLE PART NUMBERS ARE SWITCHED. IF FORWARD ANGLES ARE ORDERED, WILL RECEIVE THE AFT ANGLES.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (STROBE)
POWER SUPPLY INOPERATIVE. LOOSE PARTS INSIDE. UNIT WAS REPAIRED ON 2-11-98.
Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (MAIN ROTOR)
ACTUATOR UNABLE TO ADJUST SPREAD.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (DROOP BAY)
ACTUATOR INOPERATIVE.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (DROOP BAY)
ACTUATOR WILL NOT ACTUATE.
Part: COVER — TORN (FLOAT)
FLOAT COVER WORN AND TORN.
1998
Part: INDICATOR — ERRATIC (GAS PRODUCER)
GAS PRODUCER NEEDLE HAS ERRATIC OPERATION.
1997
Part: TRANSMITTER — FAILED (FUEL SYS)
TRANSMITTER DEFECTIVE. CANNOT ADJUST NULL FOR FORWARD TANK.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (ENG OIL)
INDICATOR WAS REMOVED FROM BOWL AND CLEANED. INSTALLED INDICATOR BACK ON BOWL, TESTED AND INDICATOR STILL DID NOT WORK. SCRAPPED INDICATOR AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: TRANSDUCER — DEFECTIVE (FUEL SYS)
UNABLE TO CALIBRATE FUEL TRANSDUCER.
Part: TORQUEMETER — STICKS (ENGINE)
TORQUEMETER STICKS BETWEEN 92-97% AND SHOWS 5% WITH ENGINE SHUT DOWN.
Part: ALTIMETER — ERROR (COCKPIT)
ALTIMETER STICKS AT 300 DURING ACCENT AND DECENT. HAS EXCESSIVE FRICTION ERROR.
Part: ELEVATOR ASSY — CORRODED (LT ELEV)
ELEV PARTS ARE CORRODED BEYOND REPAIR.
Part: PROBE — FAULTY (FUEL QTY)
FUEL QTY REPORTED FLUCTUATES ABOUT 200 POUNDS AROUND 350-400 RANGE.
1996
Part: LINK ASSY — CORRODED (XMSN MOUNT)
CORROSION IN UPPER BEARING.
1995
Part: REGULATOR — MALFUNCTION (DC SYS)
GENERATOR COMING ON AND OFF LINE.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
CRACKED FACEPLATE. REPLACED FACEPLATE. REPLACED PHOTOCELL V301 DUE TO WEAK REPLY LIGHT. INSTALLED HEATSINK BEHIND TRANSISTOR Q415 AS PER KING SERVICE BULLETIN KT76A-6. REPLACED DETERIORATED RESISTOR R477. FOUND UNIT TO HAVE WEAK POWER OUT. REPLACED CAVITYOSCILLATOR V101. REPAIRED. ADJUSTED FREQUENCY. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: TRANSMISSION — LEAKING (MAST BEARING)
MAST BEARING HOUSING LEAKING. (LOWER) REPLACED TRANSMISSION AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.