N3181J
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
Operated by ON FILE (per NTSB report)
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.
20 reports on file, 1995-01-12 – 1999-11-19.
Part: WHEEL — DAMAGED (TURBINE SECTION)
TURBINE WAS REMOVED DUE TO 1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD STAGE WHEELS CYCLED. RECEIVING ASSEMBLY INSPECTION REVEALED EXCESSIVE RUNOUT OF OUTER BAND AND WAS UNABLE TO BALANCE 4TH STAGE WHEEL. INSTALLED NEW PART.
Part: GENERATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (START/GENERATOR)
STARTER/GENERATOR HAD HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION.
Part: ENCODER — INOPERATIVE (ALTIMETER)
TRANSPONDER MODE C INOPERATIVE.
Part: STARTER — FAILED (START/GENERATOR)
STARTER WILL NOT TURN OVER.
Part: BEARING — LOOSE (PYLON SUPPORT)
LINK ASSEMBLY HAS BEARING BORE WORN.
Earlier reports · 1995–1998 · 15 reports
1998
Part: CARTRIDGE — FAILED (FUEL SYSTEM)
BOOST PUMP INTERNAL FAILURE.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (STROBE)
STROBE HAS NO OUTPUT.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (ENG ANTI ICE)
ACTUATOR INOPERATIVE.
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: BLADE — CORRODED (NR 1 WHEEL)
TURBINE REMOVED DUE TO 1750 HOUR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION OF TURBINE PARTS NOTED: MINOR SULFIDATION ON NR 1 WHEEL BLADES. SCRAPPED WHEEL.
Part: SLEEVE — COATING FLAKE (SWASHPLATE)
TUNGSTEN COATING FLAKING OFF BALL AREA.
Part: INDICATOR — READS LOW (FUEL QTY)
FUEL QTY INDICATOR READS LOW OUT OF TOLERANCE.
Part: ACTUATOR — INOPERATIVE (DE ICE)
DE ICE MOTOR INOPERATIVE.
Part: INDICATOR — DEFECTIVE (FUEL QTY)
FUEL QTY INDICATOR READS HIGH OUT OF TOLERANCE AND NEEDLE HAS EXCESSIVE FRICTION ERROR.
1996
Part: CONNECTING LINK — CRACKED (T/R)
TAIL ROTOR P/C LINK IS CRACKED ON BOTH ENDS WHERE BEARINGS PRESSED INTO LINK. REPLACED P/C LINK WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
1995
Part: TRANSCEIVER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
WEAK, OFF FREQUENCY. ALIGNED RECEIVER AND ADJUSTED FREQUENCY TO SPECS. REPAIRED. REPLACED CRACKED FACEPLATE. REPLACED PHOTOCELL V301 DUE TO WEAK REPLY LIGHT. REPAIRED. ADJUSTED PULSE WIDTH. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: MOTOR ASSY — INOP (ENGINE)
LINEAR ACTUATOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE ACTUATOR.
Part: FREEWHEEL — MAKING METAL (ENG/XMSN)
FREEWHEEL MAKING METAL. REPLACED FREEWHEELING UNIT.
Part: DRAG PIN ASSY — DEFECTIVE (TRANSMISSION)
BEARING BECAME UNSTAKED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE DRAG PIN.
Part: TEMPLATES — OVERTEMP (DRIVE SHAFT)
OVERTEMP INDICATIONS. OPPOSITE SIDE OF DISC - 2 EACH TEMP PLATES OVERTEMP.