N31217
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.
72 reports on file, 1995-02-06 – 1999-10-13.
Part: MOTOR — FAILED (WINDSHIELD WIPER)
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR SMOKES AND WILL NOT OPERATE ON SLOW SPEED SETTING.
Part: GPS — FAILED (COCKPIT)
GPS FAILED FREEZE UP AFTER TWO MINUTES OF BEING TURNED ON. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: DRIVESHAFT — CORRODED (TAIL ROTOR)
DRIVESHAFT HAS CORROSION PITS.
Part: DRIVESHAFT — CORRODED (TAIL ROTOR)
DRIVESHAFT HAS CORROSION PITS.
Earlier reports · 1995–1998 · 68 reports
1998
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (AIR SPEED)
AIRSPEED NEEDLE DOES NOT RETURN TO ZERO.
Part: RADOME — MISMANUFACTURED (FUSELAGE)
RADOME MOUNT HOLES MISALIGNED.
Part: INDICATOR — STICKING (HSI)
HSI NAVIGATOR FLAG STICKS.
Part: VALVE — FAILED (AIR SHUTOFF)
SHUT-OFF VALVE WILL NOT CLOSE.
Part: VALVE — FAILED (AIR SHUTOFF)
CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED ON SHUT-OFF VALVE.
Part: GYRO — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
WHEN BANKING LEFT OR RIGHT, POINTER BAR CLIMBS OR DIVES 20 DEGREES.
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (RADAR)
RADAR COMES ON MOMENTARILY, THEN SHUTS DOWN. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION AND VERIFIED CAUSES ANTENNA NOT TO SCAN. TROUBLESHOT AND REPLACED U66, P/N 3718361-604 (INTEGRATED CIRCUIT), REPAIRED. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: SIGNAL COND — INOPERATIVE (FUEL FLOW)
FUEL FLOW SIGNAL CONDITIONER INOPERATIVE.
Part: ALTIMETER — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
ALTIMETER GIVES INVALID READOUT AT 5500 FEET.
Part: BRAKE — CRACKED (LT WHEEL)
L/H WHEEL BRAKE ASSY LEAKED FLUID FROM LOWER PUCK AREA. INSPECTED WHEEL BRAKE. FOUND HOUSING CRACKED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE HOUSING.
Part: BRAKE — CRACKED (HOUSING)
CALIPER LEAKING OUT OF THE PISTONS. INSPECTED WHEEL BRAKE. FOUND HOUSING CRACKED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE HOUSING.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (COCKPIT)
AIRSPEED INDICATOR INDICATES HIGH OUT OF TOLERANCE.
Part: BLADE — SPLIT (T/R)
T/R BLADE TRAILING EDGE ON PADDLE "A" SPLIT OPEN.
Part: COMPASS — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
COMPASS FLUID LEVEL IS LOW.
Part: VALVE — FAILED (BLEED SOV)
BLEED SOV INOPERATIVE.
Part: AMPLIFIER — FAILED (SMOKE DET)
SMOKE DETECTOR WOULD NOT TEST.
Part: ALTIMETER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
ALTIMETER HAS EXCESSIVE FRICTION ERROR.
Part: TRANSPONDER — FAILED (COCKPIT)
TRANSPONDER INOPERATIVE. RECEIVE INTERMITTENT. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION, VERIFIED PROBLEM. FOUND NO 192 VOLT LINE. TROUBLESHOT AND REPLACED Q105, REPAIRED. BEGAN BENCH CHECK AND FOUND RECEIVER SENSE WEAK AND INTERMITTENTLY RECEIVES.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (FUEL TOTALIZER)
UPPER R/H DIGIT BUTTON WILL NOT SET.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (COCKPIT)
NO. 2 VOR - GREEN NEEDLE DOESN'T POINT TO STATION BOTH SIDES.
Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (DUAL TORQUE)
DUAL TORQUE NR1 NEEDLE INOPERATIVE.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (COCKPIT)
TRANSCEIVER INOPERATIVE.
Part: DAMPER — WEAK (M/R)
DAMPERS WEAK AND LEAKING. SERIAL NUMBERS REMOVED ARE A061-01476 AND A061-01165.
Part: TRANSMITTER — LEAKING (FUEL PRESS)
PRESSURE TRANSMITTER LEAKING OIL INTO ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR.
Part: GENERATOR — FAILED (AC SYS)
AC GENERATOR BEARING LIGHT STAYS ON.
Part: CAUTION PANEL — FAILED (COCKPIT)
CAUTION PANEL NO OUTPUT ON PIN "S" ON TEST (LANDING GEAR PANEL LIGHTS WILL NOT PUSH TO TEST)
1997
Part: DC CONTROL UNIT — FAILED (DC SYS)
DC CONTROL UNIT INOP. GENERATOR INOPERATIVE.
Part: VALVE — DEFECTIVE (FUEL SYS)
NR1 ENGINE STALLING.
Part: INDICATOR — STICKS (FUEL QTY)
FUEL QTY NR2 NEEDLE STICKS IN MOVEMENT.
Part: BLADE — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR)
TAIL ROTOR BLADE HAS A CRACKED LEADING EDGE ABRASION STRIP ON PADDLE B.
Part: TIP CAP — DAMAGED (M/R BLADE)
DAMAGED AT THE TIP END NEAR THE METAL CAP.
Part: BEARING — FAILED (M/R SPINDLE ASSY)
RUBBER EXTRUSION.
Part: BEARING — FAILED (M/R SPINDLE ASSY)
RUBBER EXTRUSION.
Part: EJECTOR — CRACKED (EXHAUST)
EJECTOR HAS EXCESSIVE CRACKS.
Part: P500 INDICATOR — FAILED (RADAR)
INDICATOR CAUSING RADAR SYSTEM TO KICK OFF.
Part: TRANSPONDER — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT ATC)
PILOT REPORTED TRANSPONDER NOT WORKING PROPERLY.
Part: TRANSMITTER — DEFECTIVE (ENG OIL PRESS)
ENG OIL PRESS LOW OUT OF TOLERANCE.
Part: CVR — WONT TEST (COCKPIT)
CVR WILL NOT TEST.
Part: CVR — FAULTY (COCKPIT)
CVR TEST LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT.
Part: BLADE — SEPARATION (T/R)
TIP WEIGHT COVER SEPARATED ON PADDLE "A". SENT TO COMPOSITE TECHNICS FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
Part: TRANSPONDER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT ATC)
IDENT FUNCTION INOPERATIVE.
Part: TIP CAP — TORN (M/R BLADE)
TIP CAP HAS THE SKIN TORN ON THE LOWER SIDE BEYOND MAX LIMITS.
Part: BLADE — RUBBER TORN (T/R)
T/R BLADE HAS THE PITCH HORNS DUE 12,000 HOUR RETIREMENT. PRIMARY RUBBER TORN.
Part: TIP CAP — TORN (M/R BLADE)
TIP CAP HAS LOWER AND UPPER SKIN TORN OUT OF LIMITS. ALSO THE SKIN BETWEEN OUTER DOUBLER AND INNER DOUBLER BROKEN AT THE LEADING EDGE STRIP. SENT TO COMPOSITE TECHNICS FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — INTERMITTENT (COCKPIT VHF)
RECEIVER INTERMITTENT OPERATION. SENT TO ALLIED SIGNAL AVIONICS FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
1996
Part: BLADE — SEPARATION (T/R)
PADDLE "B" OF THIS ASSEMBLY HAS SEPARATION ON THE EXTREME TRAILING EDGE PRIMARY RUBBER ERRODED THROUGH ON PADDLE "B".
Part: BLADE — CRACKED (TIP RIB)
TIP RIB CRACKED. THE NICKEL STRIP HAS SEVERAL AREAS OF SEPARATION.
Part: RECEIVER — FAILED (COCKPIT ADF)
ADF NEEDLES STUCK ON PILOT & COPILOT SIDES AND "ANT" MODE VERY WEAK.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (COCKPIT)
NO PICTURE.
Part: BLADE — CRACKED (M/R)
DUE AN ULTRASOUND INSPECTION FOR TIME EXTENSION. BLADE ALSO HAS A COMPLETE CHORDWISE CRACK AT STATION 47". SENT TO COMPOSITE TECHNIC FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
Part: TRANSPONDER — FAILED (COCKPIT)
TRANSPONDER INOPERATIVE; ARCHING NOISE WHEN TURNED ON.
Part: EJECTOR — CRACKED (EXH SYS)
EJECTOR IS CRACKED.
Part: ACTUATOR — CHATTERS (AFCS)
ACTUATOR CHATTERS WHEN SWITCHED ON.
Part: PEDESTAL — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT RADAR)
P40 PEDESTAL CAUSES RADAR SYSTEM TO SHUTDOWN AFTER 10-15 SECONDS OF OPERATION.
Part: PEDESTAL — FAULTY (RADAR ANTENNA)
UNIT HAS A JERKING MOTION WHEN SCANNING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT IN DOWN POSITION.
Part: CONTROL — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
LIGHT INOPERATIVE AND BROKEN COUNTER WHEELS. SENT TO ALLIED SIGNAL AVIONICS FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
Part: BLADE — STRAP SEPARATED (M/R)
M/R BLADE TIP ATTACHMENT STRAP SEPARATED ON THE LOWER SIDE.
1995
Part: VERTICAL GYRO — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT VG)
ADI TUMBLES INTERMITTENTLY.
Part: CVR — WONT TEST (COCKPIT)
CVR WILL NOT TEST.
Part: BLADE — DEFECTIVE (T/R)
PADDLE B OF THIS ASSEMBLY HAS SLUNG THE INNER BLOCK AND WEIGHTS FROM THE TIP CAUSING EXCESSIVE VIBRATION.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
WILL NOT TRANSMIT OR RECEIVE; HEAVY CORROSION.
Part: ALTIMETER — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT RAD ALT)
RADAR ALT. INOPERATIVE. REPLACED OPEN FUSE (F101) AND SHORTED C115 CAPACITOR BOTH ON POWER SUPPLY BOARD. REPAIRED OPEN FOIL FROM PIN L OF FRONT CONNECTOR TO PIN 3 OF J101. UNIT IS REPAIRED AND BENCH CHECKS GOOD.
Part: BLADE — TIP WT LOST (T/R)
WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOT EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION AND EXECUTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED ONE OF THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES LOST A BLADE TIP WEIGHT. THE WEIGHT AND COMPOSITE MATERIAL WEIGHED APPROXIMATELY 92 GRAMS.
Part: DIFFUSER COVER — AIR LEAK (COMPRESSOR)
ENGNE REMOVED DUE TO LOW POWER AND TURBINE OVERHAUL. UPON INSPECTION OF COMPRESSOR PARTS NOTED THE FOLLOWING: AIR LEAK AT SPLIT LINE OF DIFFUSER COVER PLATE DUE TO EXCESSIVE DOUBLER WELDS. NOTE: REPLACED PART AND CURED PROBLEM. INSTALLED NEW DIFFUSER COVER PLATE.
Part: CVR — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
CVR INOPERATIVE. TIME SINCE REPAIR 974:30.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — INTERMITTENT (COCKPIT)
INTERMITTENT OPERATION.
Part: RECEIVER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT VOR)
RECEIVER UNRELIABLE.
Part: SPLINE ADAPTER — WORN (COMPRESSOR)
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO N1 SHAFTING INSPECTION AND 4 EACH COMPRESSOR MOUNT STUDS PULLED. UPON INSPECTION OF COMPRESSOR PARTS NOTED THE FOLLOWING: WEAR ON THE SPLINE ADAPTER RETAINING RING GROOVE AFT FACE. INTERFERENCE FIT BETWEEN I.D. OF SPLINEADAPTER GROOVE AND RETAINING RING O.D. WAS .016" AT TIME OF NEW PART INSTALLATION. INSTALLED NEW SPLINE ADAPTER.