N3194P
Registered owner: GALINDO DON R JR, CA (owner ≠ operator)
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.
4 reports on file, 1997-08-31 – 2003-01-07.
Part: BEARING — SPALLED (M/R GEARBOX) · airframe 11,940 hrs
DISASSEMBLED MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX FOR OVERHAUL AND FOUND TRIPLEX BEARING BREAKING DOWN.
Part: COUPLING — MISMANUFACTURED (N2 TURBINE)
SUBMITTER SUSPECTED MIS-MANUFACTURED PART. SPLINES ARE MACHINED THROUGH SEAL RING GROOVES.
Part: SCROLL — CRACKED (COMPRESSOR)
COMPRESSOR SCROLL P/N 23056109 DEVELOPED AN APPROXIMATELY 4 INCH CRACK ON THE RT SIDE JUST BELOW THE ANTI-ICE VALVE PAD. ENGINE POWER CHECKS INDICATED POWER LOSS. REPLACED COMPRESSOR.
Part: OIL SUMP — COKED (NR 6-7 BEARINGS)
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, TORQUE BEGAN FLUCTUATING FROM ZERO TO 70 PERCENT. NO YAW OR OTHER ADVERSE CONDITIONS. WITHIN 30 SECONDS, ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED FROM 115 PSI TO 30 PSI. WHILE LANDING, BOTH READINGS DROPPED TO ZERO. DURING THIS TIME PERIOD, OIL TEMP AND TOT SHOWED NORMAL. ON LANDING, NOTED LARGE VOLUME OF WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE EXHAUST. RECORDS INSPECTION SHOWED LAST BEARINGS FLOW CHECK WAS 170 CC'S, WELL ABOVE MINIMUM OF 90 CC IN MM.