N31801
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.
66 reports on file, 1995-01-24 – 2003-07-03.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (MASTER) · airframe 17,949 hrs
MASTER BATTERY DEAD.
Part: BEARING — WORN (PITCH CONTROL)
WORN BEARING ON TOP LEVER. REPAIRED.
Part: GOVERNOR — STIFF (ENGINE) · airframe 17,752 hrs
GOVERNOR HAS A STIFF ARM AND UNABLE TO FREE IT. SHOP REPAIR.
Part: BEARING — WORN (ROD ASSY) · airframe 17,736 hrs
TAIL ROTOR HEAD CONTROL ROD HAS A WORN BEARING. SCRAPPED.
Part: HEADSET — DAMAGED (COCKPIT) · airframe 17,736 hrs
HEADSET MIC BROKEN. REPLACED HEADSET.
Part: BUSHING — WORN (IDLER LINK) · airframe 17,723 hrs
IDLER LINK HAS WORN BUSHINGS. REPAIRED.
Part: CAP — DAMAGED (FUEL STORAGE) · airframe 17,625 hrs
FUEL CAP AND ADAPTER ASSY HANDLE WILL NOT STAY LOCKED, WORN. SENT TO SHOP FOR REPAIR.
Part: GPS — DAMAGED (COCKPIT) · airframe 17,625 hrs
GPS RECEIVER BUTTONS NOT ENGAGING WHEN PUSHED IN. SENT TO SHOP FOR REPAIR.
Part: ACTUATOR — INTERMITTENT (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 17,622 hrs
ACTUATOR INTERMITTENTLY WON'T WORK UNLESS YOU TAP ON IT. ALSO HAS BAD CORROSION AT WIRE CONNECTIONS. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR FOR REPAIR.
Part: HEADSET — BROKEN (COMMS SYSTEM) · airframe 17,501 hrs
HEADSET HAS MIKE BOOM BROKEN. REPLACED HEADSET.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (STROBE) · airframe 16,989 hrs
ANTI COLLISION LIGHT POWER SUPPLY INOPERATIVE. SCRAPPED.
Part: MIXER BOX — DAMAGED (COMMS SYSTEM) · airframe 17,407 hrs
MIXER BOX HAS LOW VOLUME ON ICS AND STATIC. SHOP REPAIR.
Part: MIXER BOX — DAMAGED (COMMS SYSTEM) · airframe 17,447 hrs
SELECTOR KNOB HARD TO TURN. SHOP REPAIR.
Part: MIXER BOX — INTERMITTENT (COMMS SYSTEM) · airframe 17,395 hrs
MIXER BOX IS INTERMITTENT AND SCRATCHY. SHOP REPAIR.
Part: MIXER BOX — DAMAGED (COMMS SYSTEM) · airframe 17,315 hrs
MIXING BOX HAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE ON TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE. SHOP REPAIR.
Part: HEADSET — DAMAGED (COMMS SYSTEM) · airframe 17,066 hrs
SCREW STRIPPED THAT HOLDS MIC BOOM SECURE. REPLACED HEADSET.
Part: CONTROL BOX — MALFUNCTIONED (WX RADAR SYS) · airframe 17,080 hrs
WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM CONTROL BOX PRODUCING CONSTANT FLICKER ON INDICATOR ANYTIME POWER IS ON. REPAIRED.
Part: EXCITER — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 17,227 hrs
EXCITER FAILED, NO IGNITION ON START. REPAIRED.
Part: CONTROL BOX — INTERMITTENT (WX RADAR SYS) · airframe 17,065 hrs
WEATHER RADAR CONTROL BOX IS INTERMITTENTLY INOPERATIVE WITH ERROR CODE 30. REPAIRED.
Part: INDICATOR — PRECESSES (ADI) · airframe 16,797 hrs
PRECESSES EXCESSIVELY. REPAIRED.
Part: BEARING — WORN (T/R HEAD)
TAIL ROTOR HEAD BEARING WORN.
Part: COVER — TORN (EMERGENCY FLOAT) · airframe 17,597 hrs
EMERGENCY FLOAT COVER TORN. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR.
Part: RELAY — MALFUNCTIONED (STARTING SYS) · airframe 17,384 hrs
START RELAY WILL NOT DISENGAGE.
Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (ADI) · airframe 16,399 hrs
ADI INOPERATIVE, FLAG WILL PULL BUT GYRO WILL NOT WIND UP. REPAIRED.
Part: BATTERY — WEAK (MAIN) · airframe 17,278 hrs
MAIN BATTERY WEAK.
Part: BEARING — WORN (BELLCRANK) · airframe 16,827 hrs
ROTORCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROL BELLCRANK HAS WORN BEARINGS. REPAIRED.
Part: SCREEN — CORRODED (ENGINE INTAKE) · airframe 16,874 hrs
ENGINE INTAKE SCREEN ASSY HAS CORROSION. REPAIRED.
Part: BEARING — WORN (T/R DRIVESHAFT) · airframe 17,370 hrs
TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT HAS A WORN BEARING. REPAIRED.
Part: RESTRAINT — WORN (TRANSMISSION) · airframe 17,569 hrs
TRANSMISSION RESTRAINT WORN. REPAIRED.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 17,569 hrs
FUSELAGE FLOOR SUPPORT HAS CORROSION. REPAIRED.
Part: CLIP — BROKEN (SEAT BACK) · airframe 16,600 hrs
SEAT BACK HAS A BROKEN CLIP. REPAIRED.
Part: STABILIZER — CORRODED (TAIL BOOM) · airframe 17,422 hrs
TAIL BOOM FIN ASSY HAS CORROSION.
Part: BEARING — WORN (P/C TRUNNION) · airframe 11,911 hrs
RED MAIN ROTOR PITCH CONTROL LINK UPPER TRUNNION BEARING WORN. SCRAPPED.
Earlier reports · 1995–2002 · 33 reports
2002
Part: CONTROL HEAD — WILL NOT TEST (WX RADAR SYS) · airframe 16,853 hrs
WX RADAR CONTROL HEAD WILL NOT TEST OR PAINT TARGETS.
Part: CLOCK — INTERMITTENT (COCKPIT) · airframe 16,587 hrs
CLOCK INTERMITTENTLY INOPERATIVE. SCRAPPED.
Part: RADIO — DAMAGED (COCKPIT) · airframe 15,476 hrs
WEAK RX AUDIO. LOOSE PARTS INSIDE.
Part: CHIP DETECTOR — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 15,979 hrs
CHIP DETECTOR DID NOT PASS INSPECTION REQUIREMENT. SCRAPPED.
Part: CONTROL BOX — FAILED (WX RADAR SYS) · airframe 16,137 hrs
WEATHER RADAR CONTROL BOX SKYWATCH FAIL WITH CODE OF 144.
Part: FILTER — DAMAGED (ENGINE OIL) · airframe 16,599 hrs
ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS INDICATOR WILL NOT EXTEND.
2001
Part: SKID — CRACKED (MLG) · airframe 15,948 hrs
BOTTOM OF SKID TUBE HAS A 20 INCH CRACK EXTENDING FROM BELOW WHEEL LUG AFT. THERE ARE TWO ADDITIONAL CRACKS IN THE SAME AREA. PENDING VENDOR REPAIR.
1999
Part: INDICATOR — STICKING (TORQUEMETER)
TORQUEMETER INDICATOR STICKING AT 80 PERCENT TO 90 PERCENT RANGE AND GLASS IS FOGGY.
Part: INDICATOR — READS HIGH (ENGINE OIL)
INDICATOR READS AT RED LINE 130 PSI. ALL ENGINE TEMPERATURES DIRECT READING GAUGE SHOWS 120-150.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
STORE BUTTON IS DEPRESSED IN CONTROL.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — MALFUNCITONED (COCKPIT)
HF RADIO TRANSMITS AS SOON AS THE SYSTEM IS TURNED ON.
Part: OIL COOLER — MISMANUFACTURED (ENGINE OIL)
TRANSITION DUCT WILL NOT ALIGN WITH HOLES ON COOLER MOUNTING FLANGE. DUCT FITS TIGHT ON COOLER. MOUNTING FLANGE ON COOLER MISLOCATED.
Part: GYRO — FAILED (COCKPIT DG)
DIRECTIONAL GYRO WILL NOT SLAVE PLUS OR MINUS 5 VOLTS.
Part: INDICATOR — DEFECTIVE (DUAL TACHOMETER)
ROTOR AND TURBINE NEEDLES REMAIN SPLIT ABOUT 2 PERCENT ON DUAL TACHOMETER.
Part: PUMP — NOISY (HYDRAULIC SYS)
PUMP HAS LOUD HOWLING NOISE.
Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (DROOP BAY)
UNABLE TO ADJUST STROKE ON ACTUATOR.
Part: BEARING — DAMAGED (TAIL ROTOR)
TAIL ROTOR BEARING RUNS HOT. REPLACED BEARING AND RETURNED T/R DRIVESHAFT TO SERVICE.
1998
Part: OIL COOLER — FAILED (ENGINE)
OIL COOLER HAS HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE, CORES CLOGGED.
Part: TACH GENERATOR — MALFUNCTION (N2 ROTOR)
N2 ROTOR NEEDLE BOUNCES.
Part: TORQUEMETER — STICKS (ENGINE)
TORQUEMETER NEEDLE STICKS AT 6%.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (M/R)
BEEP RANGE WILL NOT STAY AT MAX. OR MIN. POSITION.
Part: RELAY — BURNT (STARTER)
STARTER STAYS ENGAGED. INSPECTED BY ACCESSORY OVERHAUL SHOP AND FOUND CONTACTS WERE BURNT.
Part: SHAFT — CRACKED (PITCH CHANGE)
CRACKS ON PITCH CHANGE SHAFT. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PITCH CHANGE MECHANISM.
Part: INDICATOR — STICKS (DUAL TACH)
DUAL TACH INDICATOR N2 NEEDLE STICKS.
1997
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: STOP ASSY — UNBONDED (M/R XMSN)
RUBBER UNBONDED (WORN AND DETERIORATED)
Part: GYRO — PRECESSES (COCKPIT DG)
DIR GYRO EXCESSIVE PRECESSING.
Part: ACTUATOR — INOPERATIVE (M/R)
ACTUATOR INOPERATIVE..WILL NOT EXTEND OR RETRACT.
1996
Part: BEARING — CRACKED (T/R BLADE)
BEARINGS CRACKED. ALSO REPLACED 2 EACH SLEEVES, P/N 206-010-733-003 AND 4 EACH SPACERS, P/N 206-011-742-101. NOTE: SEE MMIR'S # 6826 THROUGH #6835 FOR ADDITIONAL BEARING REPLACEMENTS.
1995
Part: REGULATOR — DEFECTIVE (DC SYS)
REGULATOR DEFECTIVE. GENERATOR WOULD NOT COME ON LINE.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT ATC)
NO OUTPUT; WILL NOT REPLY TO INTERROGATIONS FROM ATC600 OR GROUND CONTROL. VERIFIED UNIT TO HAVE WEAK POWER AND OFF FREQUENCY. REPLACED CAVITY OSCILLATOR V101. REPAIRED. UNIT HAS WEAK RECEIVER SENSE. REPLACED MIXER DIODE CR202. REPAIRED. ALIGNED RECEIVER. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: LORAN — MALFUNCTION (COCKPIT)
LORAN FLASHES OSCILLATOR WARNING.
Part: RECEIVER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
WILL NOT HOLD ANTENNA SIGNAL.