N33008
Operators of this aircraft
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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.
121 reports on file, 1995-03-01 – 2003-09-16.
Part: SERVO — BINDING (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 13,771 hrs
FIVE MILES SOUTH OF MORGAN CITY STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRIM. LANDED AT MORGAN CITY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE TAIL ROTOR SERVO BINDING. REPLACED SERVO.
Part: CHECK VALVE — FAILED (FUEL SYSTEM)
FUEL SYSTEM CHECK VALVE FAILURE.
Part: BLADE — DAMAGED (TAIL ROTOR)
HOLE IN BLADE OUT OF LIMITS. REPLACED BLADE 212-010-750-113, S/N A-12427, T.T. 1415:50 DUE TO HOLE. REPAIRED.
Part: BEARING — WORN (LINK ASSY)
MAIN ROTOR LINK ASSY HAS WORN BEARINGS. REPLACED 4 EACH BEARINGS 412-310-400-107 DUE TO WORN. REPAIRED.
Part: BEARING — WORN (TAIL ROTOR HEAD)
WORN FEATHERING BEARINGS. REPLACED 4 EACH BEARINGS 205-012-710-001 DUE TO WORN. REPAIRED.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (MAIN)
BATTERY WON'T HOLD CHARGE. REPAIRED.
Part: INDICATOR — DAMAGED (WX RADAR SYS)
WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM RANGE MARKING NOT READABLE.
Part: BLADE — DAMAGED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 12,896 hrs
MAIN ROTOR BLADE OUTBOARD ABRASION STRIP HAS SEVERAL EROSION HOLES.
Part: BLADE — DAMAGED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 12,896 hrs
MAIN ROTOR BLADE OUTBOARD ABRASION STRIP HAS EROSION HOLES. SENT TO INTERNATIONAL AVIATION COMPOSITES FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
Earlier reports · 1995–2002 · 112 reports
2002
Part: GOVERNOR — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE) · airframe 12,731 hrs
ON TAKEOFF, EXPERIENCED A TORQUE SPLIT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE #1 ENGINE GOVERNOR DUE TO LOW SIDE FAILURE.
Part: GPS — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
GPS TAKES TOO LONG TO GO INTO TRK.
Part: GEARBOX — MAKING METAL (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 12,151 hrs
MAIN ROTOR COMBINING GEARBOX MAKING METAL.
2001
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (NR 1 GENERATOR) · airframe 12,210 hrs
NR 1 GENERATOR FAILED. MAINTENANCE FOUND WIRE BROKEN AT TERMINAL "A" ON NR 1 GENERATOR.
Part: INDICATOR — READS HIGH (OIL PRESSURE)
AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT NOTED NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS INDICATING HIGH. REPLACED OIL TEMP/PRESS INDICATOR.
Part: GPS — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 12,054 hrs
WHEN UNIT IS TURNED ON, POWERS UP FOR APPROX. 15 SECONDS TO ONE MINUTE THEN GOES BLANK. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: OIL COOLER — CONTAMINATED (MAIN ROTOR)
METAL CONTAMINATION.
Part: GPS — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 11,845 hrs
RAIM UNAVAILABLE.
Part: AMPLIFIER — INOPERATIVE (PA SYSTEM) · airframe 11,624 hrs
PA INOPERATIVE. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION. FOUND FUSE F1 AND TRANSISTOR Q8 BAD. REPLACED. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (RADAR ALTIMETER) · airframe 1,109 hrs
READS LOW AND DH LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON AT SET ALTITUDE.
Part: TRANSPONDER — INOPERATIVE (ATC)
REPORTED INOPERATIVE. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION. CLEANED EXCESSIVE CORROSION FROM UNIT. FOUND WEAK RECEIVER SENSE AND WEAK TRANSMIT POWER. REPLACED TRANSMITTER BOARD AND ALIGNED TO SPECS. ALIGNED THE RECEIVER. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
1999
Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (TRIPLE TACH)
TRIPLE TACHOMETER INDICATOR'S NR 1 NEEDLE INOPERATIVE.
Part: INDICATOR — INACCURATE (TRIPLE TACH)
TRIPLE TACHOMETER INDICATOR HAD INACCURATE READINGS.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — FLUCTUATES (COCKPIT)
RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER FLUCTUATES IN-FLIGHT.
Part: INDICATOR — READS HIGH (TRIPLE TACH)
TRIPLE TACHOMETER'S ROTOR NEEDLE READS HIGH.
Part: INDICATOR — RATCHETS (COCKPIT HSI)
RATCHETS IN A TURN IS NOT SMOOTH.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — FLUCTUATES (COCKPIT)
RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER INDICATOR NEEDLE FLUCTUATES.
Part: RECEIVER — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT NAV)
VBR INOPERATIVE.
Part: BLADE — DAMAGED (TAIL ROTOR)
F.O.D. HOLE IN LEADING EDGE OF BLADE.
Part: BLADE — DAMAGED (TAIL ROTOR)
F.O.D. HOLE IN LEADING EDGE OF BLADE.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
POWER AND SENSITIVITY BAD ON HIGH END OF BAND.
Part: ABRASION STRIP — SEPARATED (M/R BLADE)
BOTH LEADING EDGE STRIPS ON BLADE SEPARATED AT THE SPLICE JOINT BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: ABRASION STRIP — CRACKED (M/R BLADE)
OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE ABRASION STRIP ON BLADE CRACKED AT THE SPLICE JOINT.
Part: ACTUATOR — INOPERATIVE (STEP)
STEP ACTUATOR WILL NOT ACTUATE.
Part: INDICATOR — READS HIGH (AIRSPEED)
INDICATION HIGH ON AIRSPEED INDICATOR.
Part: BEARING — WORN (MAIN ROTOR)
LINK ASSEMBLY HAS WORN BEARING. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BEARING.
Part: BEARING — WORN (MAIN ROTOR)
LINK ASSEMBLY HAS WORN BEARING. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BEARING.
1998
Part: TARSYN333 — MALFUNCTIONED (E/E BAY)
RECO LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE AFTER FAST ERECTS RELEASED.
Part: INVERTER — INOPERATIVE (AC SYSTEM)
INVERTER WILL NOT COME ON LINE, INOPERATIVE.
Part: INDICATOR — INACCURATE (FUEL QUANTITY)
RIGHT READING 100 PERCENT LOWER THAN LEFT ON FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (STEP)
STEP ACTUATOR WILL NOT ACTUTATE. SERIAL NUMBERS REMOVED ARE BP9920 AND T28916.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (STEP)
STEP ACTUATOR UNIT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 STROKE AND STOPPED WITH SPARKS COMING FROM UNIT.
Part: ACTUATOR — INOPERATIVE (STEP)
STEP ACTUATOR INOPERATIVE.
Part: DIGITAL CLOCK — WEAK (COCKPIT)
DIGITAL CLOCK UPPER LEFT SEGMENT ILLUMINATES VERY WEAK.
Part: GYRO — FAILED (COCKPIT)
GYRO FAILED. DOES NOT MOVE TURN NEEDLE MAX TO RIGHT.
Part: DIGITAL CLOCK — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
DIGITAL CLOCK UPPER RIGHT SEGMENTS HAVE BROKEN FILAMENT.
Part: SEAL — LEAKING (M/R DRIVE)
MAIN ROTOR DRIVE SEAL LEAKING.
Part: RECEIVER — FAILED (COCKPIT NAV)
WITH NR 2 NAVIGATION SWITCH ON, GREEN HSI POINTERS SHOW 10 DIFFERENCE.
Part: INDICATOR — DAMAGED (COCKPIT ALTIM)
ALTIMETER INDICATOR READS 10,000 FEET OFF AND LOOSE PARTS INSIDE.
Part: INDICATOR — STICKING (ATTITUDE)
ATTITUDE INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY STICKS IN ROLL.
Part: INDICATOR — OUT OF ADJUST (ATTITUDE)
ADI CHATTERS AND IS VERY LOOSE IN ADJUSTMENT.
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (ATTITUDE)
INDICATOR'S TURN NEEDLE STAYS DEFLECTED.
Part: BLADE — DAMAGED (TAIL ROTOR)
TIP CAP IS SEPARATION ON END SECTION.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
VHF'S TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE GARBLED.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (STEP)
STEP ACTUATOR OPERATED ONCE THEN FAILED TO OPERATE AFTER THAT.
Part: INDICATOR — FLUCTUATES (TRANSMISSION OIL)
TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE NEEDLE FLUCTUATES WHEN VIBRATED.
Part: INDICATOR — FLUCTUATES (XMSN)
TEMPERATURE NEEDLE FLUCTUATES WHEN VIBRATED.
Part: TRANSMITTER — MALFUNCTIONED (FUEL SYSTEM)
FUEL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER CAUSES INDICATOR TO PEG OUT.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT VHF)
TRANSCEIVER TRANSMITS CONSTANTLY.
Part: INVERTER — FAILED (AC SYS)
INVERTER-450VA INOPERATIVE.
Part: ALTIMETER — ERRATIC (COCKPIT)
WHEN ADJUSTING KNOB, ENCODER GIVES ERRATIC READING. TIME SINCE REPAIR 240:10.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (STEP)
STEP ACTUATOR INOPERATIVE.
Part: RATE GYRO — FAILED (COCKPIT)
TURN RATE GYRO INDICATES 6 DEGREES LEFT.
Part: INDICATOR — FLUCTUATES (COCKPIT ITT)
ITT INDICATOR FLUCTUATES IN CRUISE FLIGHT.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (TRIPLE TACH)
TRIPLE TACH ALL NEEDLES READ APPROXIMATELY 3% HIGH, ALSO HAVE STICKY OPERATION BELOW 20%.
Part: SEAL — LEAKING (M/R GR BOX)
SEAL LEAKING. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE SEAL.
Part: RING GEAR — CORRODED (M/R XMSN)
RING GEAR CORROSION ON UPPER AND LOWER FLANGES.
Part: INDICATOR — STICKS (TRIPLE TACH)
TRIPLE TACH INDICATOR NEEDLE STICKS.
Part: TRIM COMPENSATOR — ERRATIC (ENG ITT)
ITT ERRATIC AND FLICKERS.
Part: AUTOPILOT CONTRO — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
AUTOPILOT CONTROL HP1 AND HP2 LIGHTS ARE TOO DIM WHEN INSTRUMENT LIGHTS ARE DIMMED.
Part: PANEL — FAILED (MASTER CAUTION)
DOESN'T TURN ON MASTER CAUTION LIGHT.
1997
Part: AUTOPILOT — FAILED (COCKPIT CONTROL)
AUTO PILOT CONTROL ANNUNCIATORS DIM.
Part: AUTOPILOT — FAILED (COCKPIT)
AUTOPILOT CONTROL FWD. ALT. HOLD CIRCUIT INOPERATIVE.
Part: ALTIMETER — FAILED (COCKPIT)
ALTIMETER 50 FEET LOW.
Part: INDICATOR — STICKS (NR 2 TORQUE)
NR2 NEEDLE STICKS AT 30% INTERMITTENTLY.
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (POWER SECT)
ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLS. SENT TO PRATT AND WHITNEY FOR EXCHANGE.
Part: ACTUATOR — INOPERATIVE (AIR INTAKE)
CONPENSATOR INOPERATIVE.
Part: ACTUATOR ROTARY — FAILED (M/R CONTROL)
ROTARY ACTUATOR WILL NOT RELEASE.
Part: ENGINE — STALLED (POWER SECT)
COMPRESSOR STALLS.
Part: BEARING — FAILED (T/R)
BEARING SHIELD ROTATING.
Part: EJECTOR — CRACKED (RT EXH ASSY)
RT EJECTOR ASSY CRACKED IN LOWER SERVICE.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
TRANSCEIVER UNRELIABLE IN FLIGHT.
Part: ENGINEON — MALFUNCTION (POWER SECT)
#1 ENGINE HIGH ITT.
Part: VALVE — FAILED (OIL SOV)
SPRING VALVE WILL NOT SHUT.
Part: ACTUATOR ROTARY — BINDING (CYCLIC)
ROTARY ACTUATOR CAUSING BINDING IN CYCLIC.
Part: CONTROL — MALFUNCTION (COCKPIT ADF)
ADF CONTROL TOO DIM. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION AND FOUND V301 PHOTOCELL NOT DIMMING AND S301 SWITCH INTERMITTENT. REPLACED V301 AND S301. REPAIRED. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: ACTUATOR ROTARY — DEFECTIVE (CYCLIC)
CYCLIC BINDING LATERALLY.
Part: DUCT ASSY — CRACKED (LT EXH)
LT DUCT ASSY IS CRACKED.
1996
Part: ACTUATOR ROTARY — INOPERATIVE (FLT CONTROL)
ACTUATOR ROTARY INOPERATIVE. CYCLIC LATERAL FORCE TRIM DOESN'T HOLD WHEN FORCE TRIM IS ON.
Part: ACTUATOR ROTARY — FAILED (CYCLIC)
CYCLIC STICK DOES NOT MOVE ATT MODE.
Part: INDICATOR — BALL STICKS (COCKPIT ATTITUDE)
ATTITUDE INDICATOR BALL STICKS IN PITCH.
Part: INDICATOR — BALL STICKS (COCKPIT)
INDICATOR BALL STICKS IN PITCH AND ROLL.
Part: INDICATOR — STICKS (COCKPIT ITT)
ITT INDICATOR NEEDLE STICKS ON ZERO DURING START.
Part: BLADE — CRACKED (M/R)
BLADE IS CRACKED. (SPANWISE CRACK ON THE TRAILING EDGE STRIP CENTER AT STATION 242" APPROXIMATELY 1 1/4" IN LENGTH. SENT TO COMPOSITE TECHNICS FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
Part: CASE ASSY — CORRODED (M/R GR BOX)
PART IS CORRODED. (CORROSION IN LARGE BOLT HOLES AND PITTING ON MOUNTING SURFACE.
Part: CVR — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT CVR)
TRANSCRIPTION OF CVR TAPES UNSATISFACTORY.
Part: ACTUATOR — DEFECTIVE (STEP)
VERY WEAK AND STICKS. INSPECTED BY ACCESSORY OVERHAUL SHOP AND FOUND SWITCH NOT SET CORRECTLY FROM VENDOR. OUTPUT SHAFT MOVEMENT WAS VERY STIFF, SOME MOISTURE IN UNIT AND SOME INTERNAL CORROSION. REPAIRED ACTUATOR AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: INDICATOR — NEEDLE SPLIT (TRIPLE TACH)
TRIPLE TACH #1 AND #2 NEEDLE HAVE NEEDLE SPLIT. TIME SINCE REPAIR 6:35.
Part: ALTIMETER — READS HIGH (COCKPIT)
RADAR ALTIMETER DH LIGHT COMES ON TOO SOON AND READS HIGH.
Part: INDICATOR — STICKS (TRIPLE TACH)
#1 NEEDLE INTERMITTENTLY STICKS THROUGHOUT SCALE; #2 NEEDLE INOPERATIVE.
Part: INDICATOR — DEFECTIVE (TRIPLE TACH)
#2 ENG. N2 NEEDLE STAYS BELOW #1 ENG AND ROTOR NEEDLES. SENT TO B.F. GOODRICH AEROSPACE FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
Part: INDICATOR — DEFECTIVE (TRIPLE TACH)
TRIPLE TACH NEEDLE SPLIT. TIME SINCE REPAIR 6:35.
1995
Part: GEARBOX — MAKING METAL (COMB GR BOX)
COMBINING GR BOX MAKING METAL.
Part: COMM CONTROL — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
DISPLAY DIM IN BRIGHT LIGHT. REPLACED PHOTOCELL V101. REPAIRED. APPLIED HUMISEAL TO HEADER FOR CORROSION CONTROL. REPLACED LENS FOR PHOTOCELL. TOUCHED UP FACEPLATE. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: CVR — WONT TEST (COCKPIT)
CVR DOESN'T TEST
Part: DISPLAY — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
READOUT LIGHTS DIFFICULT TO READ. REPLACED DS901 DISPLAY THAT WAS WEAK. APPLIED HUMISEAL TO PREVIOUSLY DONE HEADER MODIFICATION AND APPLIED DOW CORNING COMPOUND TO DISPLAY CONTACTS. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: COOLER — METAL CONTAM (ENG OIL)
OIL COOLER UNIT HAS METAL CONTAMINATION.
Part: CVR — WONT TEST (COCKPIT)
CVR DID NOT TEST ON EITHER SIDE.
Part: VALVE — INOPERATIVE (FUEL SYS)
VALVE INOPERATIVE.
Part: INDICATOR — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT HSI)
#1 NEEDLE WILL NOT MOVE.
Part: CVR — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
CVR INOPERATIVE.
Part: ALTIMETER — ERROR (COCKPIT ENCODE)
ENCODER IS 100 FEET OFF AT 10,000 FEET. SENT TO ALLIED SIGNAL AVIONICS FOR WARRANTY REPAIR. TIME SINCE REPAIR 213:15.
Part: MOTOR ASSY — INOPERATIVE (STEP)
ACTUATOR IS INOPERATIVE. INSPECTED BY ACCESSORY OVERHAUL SHOP AND FOUND MOTOR HAS INTERMITTENT OPERATION. ARMATURE SEEMS TO HAVE A DEAD SPOT ON COMMUTATOR.
Part: INDICATOR — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT TORQUE)
INDICATOR LIGHTS TOO DIM.
Part: TRANSCIEVER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT VHF)
#1 VHF HAS SQUEAL IN BOTH TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE.
Part: CONTROL — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT NAV)
SECOND NUMBER DIGITAL READOUT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BROKEN SPOOL ON TOP OF SWITCH S103. REPAIRED. ALSO REPLACED INTERMITTENT TRANSFER SWITCH S102. REPLACED HEADER P201 AND APPLIED HUMISEAL TO HEADER FOR CORROSION CONTROL. FOUND BRIGHT SPOT ON DISPLAY. REPLACED DISPLAY DS101. REPAIRED.BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: ALTIMETER — ERROR (COCKPIT ENCODER)
ENCODER IS 140 FEET OFF AT 18,000 FEET.
Part: EJECTOR — CRACKED (RT EXH)
EJECTOR UNIT CRACKED.
Part: EJECTOR — CRACKED (LT EXH)
EJECTOR UNIT CRACKED.
Part: TRANSMISSION — CHIP WARN (M/R)
TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT OUTBOUND. RETURNED TO BASE. CHIP LIGHT CAME FROM PLANETARY GEAR RING. CLEANED, PENALTY RUN OK AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: BEARING — WORN (SWASHPLATE)
BEARING WORN BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: DECK — SEPARATION (LT SERVICE DECK)
SEPARATION ON TOP SKIN APPROXIMATELY 4" X 7". CENTER OF SEPARATED AREA 7" FROM FWD EDGE AND 11' FROM INBOARD EDGE.