N3116P
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
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.
86 reports on file, 1995-01-26 – 2003-06-28.
Part: GEARSHAFT — SHEARED (GEARBOX) · airframe 17,729 hrs
ENGINE WAS REMOVED DUE TO GEAR PROBLEM. STARTER TURNS BUT COMPRESSOR NOT ENGAGED TO STARTER. TEARDOWN INSPECTION REVEALED A SHEARED SHAFT BETWEEN THE FORWARD AND AFT GEARS OF CENTRIFUGAL BREATHER GEAR. PART IS BEING HELD FOR FAILURE ANALYSIS.
Part: HANGER ASSY — CORRODED (TAIL ROTOR DRIVE)
FWD BEARING DUST COVER OFF. BEARING ROUGH. REPLACED FWD HANGER 206040346021 DUE TO CORROSION IN BORES AND AFT HANGER 206040355003 DUE TO CORROSION IN BORES. REPAIRED.
Part: FILTER — WEAK (ENGINE OIL) · airframe 17,306 hrs
ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS INDICATOR WEAK.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ACTIVATED (FUEL FILTER) · airframe 15,829 hrs
FUEL FILTER LIGHT FLICKERED.
Part: GPS — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 17,227 hrs
GPS MALFUNCTIONED, TROUBLESHOOTING. IN SHOP REPAIR.
Part: EXCITER — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 16,553 hrs
EXCITER NOT FIRING. REPAIRED.
Part: BLEED VALVE — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 16,905 hrs
BLEED VALVE PRODUCING HIGHER THAN NORMAL TOT. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BLEED VALVE.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (HORIZON GYRO) · airframe 16,627 hrs
HORIZON GYRO WILL NOT CAGE. REPAIRED.
Part: GPS — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 17,239 hrs
GPS DATA CARD FAILED ONCE. IN SHOP REPAIR.
Part: OIL COOLER — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 16,914 hrs
ENGINE OIL COOLER PRODUCING HIGH ENGINE OIL PRESSURE.
Part: INDICATOR — PRECESSES (HORIZON GYRO) · airframe 16,614 hrs
HORIZON GYRO PRECESSING. REPAIRED.
Part: COVER — WORN (EMERGENCY FLOAT) · airframe 17,033 hrs
EMERGENCY FLOAT COVER WORN. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR.
Part: HEADSET — FAILED (COMMS SYSTEM)
NO COMMUNICATION. REPLACED HEADSET.
Part: TURBINE WHEEL — DAMAGED (ENGINE) · airframe 15,905 hrs
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO TURBINE OVERHAUL. UPON INSPECTION OF TURBINE PARTS NOTED SULFIDATION ON ALL 1ST STAGE TURBINE WHEEL BLADES. SCRAPPED WHEEL.
Part: SKID — CORRODED (MLG) · airframe 16,359 hrs
SKID TUBE HAS CORROSION. SCRAPPED.
Part: FITTING — WORN (MLG CROSSTUBE) · airframe 17,211 hrs
CROSSTUBE FITTING ASSY WORN AND CORRODED. SCRAPPED.
Part: RESTRAINT — WORN (TRANSMISSION) · airframe 16,998 hrs
TRANSMISSION RESTRAINT WORN. REPAIRED.
Part: VALVE — LEAKING (FUEL FILTER) · airframe 16,905 hrs
FUEL FILTER VALVE LEAKING. SCRAPPED.
Part: SUPPORT — LEAKING (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 16,390 hrs
MAIN ROTOR AFT SUPPORT LEAKING. REPAIRED.
Part: CROSSTUBE — CORRODED (MLG) · airframe 17,262 hrs
CROSSTUBE HAS CORROSION. SCRAPPED.
Part: SCREEN — CORRODED (ENGINE INTAKE) · airframe 15,726 hrs
ENGINE INTAKE SCREEN ASSY HAS CORROSION. REPAIRED.
Part: BLOWER — INOPERATIVE (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 16,905 hrs
TAIL ROTR BLOWER INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED.
Part: DRIVE SHAFT — ROUGH (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 16,930 hrs
TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT FWD BEARING DUST COVER OFF, GREASE GONE, BEARING ROUGH. REPAIRED.
Part: POWER LEVER — WORN (COCKPIT) · airframe 15,628 hrs
POWER LEVER WORN. SCRAPPED.
Part: SCREEN — CORRODED (ENGINE INTAKE) · airframe 17,125 hrs
ENGINE INTAKE SCREEN ASSY HAS CORROSION. REPAIRED.
Part: ACTUATOR — INOPERATIVE (DROOP COMPT) · airframe 16,118 hrs
ACTUATOR DOES NOT MOVE.
Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (HSI)
HSI INDICATOR COURSE NEEDLE WILL NOT MOVE.
Part: BUSHING — WORN (MOUNT ASSY) · airframe 16,998 hrs
MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION MOUNT BUSHINGS WORN. REPAIRED.
Part: RESTRAINT — STICKING (MAIN ROTOR FLAP) · airframe 17,033 hrs
MAIN ROTOR FLAP RESTRAINT STICKING. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: SKID — CORRODED (MLG) · airframe 16,359 hrs
SKID TUBE HAS CORROSION. SCRAPPED.
Part: CARTRIDGE — INOPERATIVE (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 16,649 hrs
FUEL PUMP CARTRIDGE INOPERATIVE.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — INTERMITTENT (VHF SYSTEM) · airframe 16,065 hrs
VHF TRANCEIVER DIGITS ARE INTERMITTENT. DISPLAY WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO DIM AND STAY DIM FOR A WHILE THEN COME BACK UP. REPLACED V901 PHOTOCELL AND DISPLAY LENS. REPAIRED. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — MALFUNCTIONED (VHF SYSTEM)
VHF TRANSCEIVER SCREEN WENT BLANK AND WOULD NOT TRANSMIT. IN SHOP REPAIR.
Part: BUSHING — WORN (ELEVATOR) · airframe 14,769 hrs
PLASTIC BUSHING WORN IN RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: MAGNETIC SEAL — LEAKING (M/R GEARBOX) · airframe 15,905 hrs
MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX MAGNETIC SEAL LEAKING. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE SEAL.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — DAMAGED (COCKPIT) · airframe 15,100 hrs
PRESET WOULD NOT CHANGE. CLEANED FREQUENCY SELECTOR WAFERS AND SW102 SWITCH. REPLACED BROKEN KHZ SWITCH HOUSING. REPAIRED PROBLEM. REPLACED BROKEN HINGE ON RECEIVER BOARD. REGLUED DISPLAY LENS AND APPLIED DOW CORNING NR 4 COMPOUND TO DS501 DISPLAY. REPAIRED STRIPPED SCREW HOLE IN CHASSIS FOR FACEPLATE. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Earlier reports · 1995–2002 · 50 reports
2002
Part: SEAL — LEAKING (OIL SEPARATOR) · airframe 16,544 hrs
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO FLUCTUATING OIL PRESSURE, SMOKE ON SHUTDOWN AND OIL BLOWING FROM GEARBOX. UPON INSPECTION OF GEARBOX PARTS NOTED AIR OIL SEPERATOR HYDRODYNAMIC SEAL LEAKING. SCRAPPED SEAL.
Part: COMPUTER — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE)
INTELLASTART PROCESSOR MALFUNCTION, CANNOT DOWNLOAD DATA LOG.
Part: TACH GENERATOR — INOPERATIVE (N2) · airframe 16,198 hrs
N2 INDICATOR INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED.
Part: SHAFT — WORN (TACH GEN) · airframe 15,726 hrs
SPLINES FOR TRANS OIL PUMP SIDE WORN. SENT TO VENDOR FOR REPAIR.
Part: SUPPORT — CORRODED (MLG) · airframe 16,252 hrs
MLG SUPPORT HAS CORROSION. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (DUAL TACH) · airframe 16,247 hrs
DUAL TACH INDICATOR N2 NEEDLE AT ZERO WHEN ROTOR IS AT 100 PERCENT. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
Part: CYLINDER — LEAKING (ROTOR BRAKE) · airframe 15,726 hrs
ROTOR BRAKE CYLINDER HAS AN INTERNAL LEAK. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: BUSHING — WORN (SUPPORT) · airframe 16,224 hrs
MAIN ROTOR CONTROL SUPPORT BUSHING WORN.
Part: BEARING — WORN (PITCH LINK) · airframe 15,939 hrs
PITCH LINK ASSY HAS A WORN BEARING.
2001
Part: BATTERY — FAILED (MAIN) · airframe 15,117 hrs
WILL NOT HOLD CHARGE. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BATTERY.
Part: INDICATOR — WILL NOT TEST (OVERTEMP) · airframe 15,051 hrs
OVERTEMP LIGHT WILL NOT TEST. PENDING VENDOR REPAIR.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — MALFUNCTIONED (RADIO SYSTEM) · airframe 15,104 hrs
DOES NOT RECEIVE. IN SHOP REPAIR.
Part: SENSOR — FAILED (ROTOR RPM) · airframe 14,149 hrs
NO SIGNAL SENT TO INDICATOR. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: INDICATOR — FLUCTUATES (DUAL TACH) · airframe 14,149 hrs
FLUCTUATE IN FLIGHT OR GOES TO ZERO.
Part: MIXER BOX — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 14,458 hrs
WILL NOT RECEIVE ON PILOT'S SIDE. IN SHOP FOR REPAIR.
Part: FUEL CELL — LEAKING (FUSELAGE) · airframe 12,908 hrs
FILLED CELL WITH FUEL AND LT FWD FUEL CELL STARTING LEAKING AT WEEP HOLE.
Part: ACTUATOR — STUCK (ENGINE CONTROLS) · airframe 13,850 hrs
STICKING.
Part: FILTER — LEAKING (ENGINE OIL) · airframe 13,973 hrs
LEAKING.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 14,100 hrs
KNOB DEFECTIVE. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION. REPLACED KNOB SHAFT. TRANSMIT POWER WEAK. INSTALLED V101 REPAIRED. FOUND UNIT MISSING IDENT BUTTON. INSTALLED BUTTON. ADJUSTED PULSE WIDTH. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: CARTRIDGE — INOPERATIVE (BOOST PUMP) · airframe 13,309 hrs
BOOST PUMP CARTRIDGE INOPERATIVE.
1999
Part: INDICATOR — READS HIGH (TOT)
TOT INDICATOR READS HIGH BETWEEN 600 AND 800 AFTER WARM-UP.
Part: COVER — WORN (FLOAT)
FLOAT COVER WORN.
1998
Part: TRANSPONDER — DAMAGED (COCKPIT)
TRANSPONDER HAS BROKEN KNOB.
Part: SPLINE ADAPTER — MISMANUFACTURED (COMPRESSOR)
RECEIVING INSPECTION REVEALED: MEASURED .0005 INCH BELOW SPECS (.9855 INCH - .9860 INCH) ON SPLINE ADAPTER OUTSIDE DIAMETER.
Part: REGULATOR — FAILED (DC SYSTEM)
GENERATOR FAILED. LIGHT BATTERY WILL NOT CHARGE.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (STROBE)
STROBE POWER SUPPLY INOPERATIVE.
1997
Part: BLADE — DEFECTIVE (M/R)
M/R BLADE HAS VOID ON UPPER AND LOWER SURFACE AT STA. 216.5" AND 1.25". FROM TRAILING EDGE THE VOID IS APPROXIMATELY 2" IN DIAMETER. SCRAPPED BLADE.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (STROBE)
STROBE LIGHT INOPERATIVE.
Part: SEAL — LEAK (FREEWHEEL)
FREEWHEEL LEAKING. NOTE: ANOTHER SEAL WAS REMOVED FOR LEAKING WITH A TOTAL TIME OF 64:20 ON 7-16-97.
Part: GEARBOX — LEAKING (T/R)
TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX IS LEAKING EXCESSIVELY FROM INPUT SEAL AND PITCH CHANGE SHAFT AT KNURL NUT AREA. REPLACED GEARBOX AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
Part: SEAL — LEAKING (T/R GR BOX)
T/R GR BOX SEAL LEAKING. UNIT WAS RECEIVED 10-19-92 AS AN EVALUATION UNIT.
Part: INDICATOR — READS LOW (FUEL QTY)
FUEL QTY READS LOW OUT OF TOLERANCE 400 LBS. ABOVE, ALSO GLASS FOGGY.
Part: FLEXURE — DETERIORATED (M/R XMSN)
FLEXURE OIL SOAKED AND DETERIORATED. SERIAL NUMBERS REMOVED ARE LK2504 AND LK0369.
Part: RESTRAINT — WORN (M/R XMSN)
TRANSMISSION RESTRAINT BEARING WORN AND SCORED.
Part: FIN ASSY — CRACKED (TAILBOOM)
SEVERAL CRACKS NOTED IN FIN ASSY.
Part: CASE ASSY — DEFECTIVE (M/R GR BOX)
SERIAL NUMBER ON ACCESSORY HOUSING DOES NOT MATCH MAIN CASE SERIAL NUMBER. MAIN CASE S/N A-000180 AND ACCESSORY HOUSING S/N A-100.
Part: MIXER BOX — FAILED (COCKPIT)
RIGHT SIDE OF MIXER BOX INOPERATIVE. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE MIXER BOX.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT VHF)
TRANSCEIVER DISPLAY WILL NOT LIGHT. TIME SINCE REPAIR 0:00.
1996
Part: CASE ASSY — FAULTY (M/R)
S/N ON MAIN CASE DOES NOT MATCH WITH S/N ON ACC. DRIVE HOUSING. MAIN CASE S/N A000180 AND ACC. DRIVE HOUSING S/N A100.
Part: CYLINDER — LEAKING (M/R)
AFT BEARING COMING UNSTAKED-LEAKING.
Part: BEARING — CRACKED (T/R BLADE)
BEARINGS CRACKED. ALSO REPLACED 4 EACH SLEEVES, P/N 206-010-733-003 AND 8 EACH SPACERS, P/N 206-011-742-101. NOTE: SEE MMIR'S # 6826 THROUGH #6835 FOR ADDITIONAL BEARING REPLACEMENTS.
1995
Part: RESTRAINT — BEARING UNSTAKED (TRANSMISSION)
ROLL STAKE BEARING UNSTAKED.
Part: TRANSPONDER — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
TRANSPONDER INOPERATIVE. TRIED ADJUSTING POWER UP TO SPECS. REPLACED CAVITY OSCILLATOR (V101). REPAIRED. ADJUSTED FREQUENCY. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
INOPERATIVE. WILL NOT GIVE OR RECEIVE. FOUND UNIT DID NOT TRANSMIT. REPLACED CAVITY OSCILLATOR V101. REPAIRED. REPLACED DETERIORATED RESISTOR R477. REPLACED PHOTOCELL V301 DUE TO WEAK REPLY LIGHT. REPAIRED. INSTALLED HEATSINK BEHIND TRANSISTOR Q415 AND ALIGNED RECEIVER AND ADJUSTEDFREQUENCY TO SPECS. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: CASE ASSY — MIS MFG (TRANSMISSION)
UPON DISASSEMBLY OF TRANSMISSION FOR OVERHAUL, CENTER CASE WAS IDENTIFIED AS BEING INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED. (STUD HOLE PATTERN NOT IN PROPER LOCATION TO FACILITATE OIL PASSAGES) (APPROX 72 DEGREES)
Part: FITTING — BROKEN (TAILBOOM)
UPPER L/H CASTING BROKEN INTO THREE SEPARATE PIECES. SCRAPPED PART.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (TAILBOOM)
TAILBOOM RING CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES ON UPPER L/H ATTACHMENT POINT. SCRAPPED PART. SENT TO BELL HELICOPTER-CANADA, ATTENTION: CLAUDE PAQUETTE PER HIS REQUEST FOR EVALUATION.
Part: LINEAR ACTUATOR — INOPERATIVE (ENGINE)
BEEP MOTOR INOPERATIVE.
Part: BEARING — CRACKED (T/R)
CRACKED OUTBOARD BEARINGS (2 EA) ALSO REPLACED TWO EACH SLEEVES P/N 206-010-733-003. REMOVED FROM T/R HUB S/N HB213, T.T. 3565:50. SCRAPPED BEARINGS AND SLEEVES LOCALLY.
Part: BEARING — CRACKED (T/R)
CRACK INBOARD BEARINGS (2 EA). ALSO REPLACED TWO EACH SLEEVES P/N 206-010-733-003. REMOVED FROM T/R HUB S/N HB213, T.T. 3565:50. SCRAPPED BEARINGS AND SLEEVES LOCALLY.