N3533T
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.
22 reports on file, 1996-11-21 – 1998-03-26.
Part: TRANSMITTER — FAILED (MAST MOMENT)
MAST MOMENT TRANSMITTER WILL NOT CHECK CORRECTLY.
Part: INDICATIOR — FAILED (TURN & BANK)
TURN & BANK INDICATOR HAS NO INDICATION.
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTION (MAST MOMENT)
LIGHT FLICKERS WHEN POWER TURNED ON.
Part: REGULATOR — FAILED (DC SYS)
VOLTAGE WILL NOT ADJUST.
Earlier reports · 1996–1997 · 18 reports
1997
Part: HYD PUMP — WORN (DRIVE SPLINE)
HYD PUMP WORN DRIVE SHAFT SPLINES.
Part: OIL COOLER — LEAKING (ENG OIL)
OIL COOLER LEAKING.
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: TRANSMITTER — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE)
TRANSMITS HIGH FROM 50 TO 12.5 PSI.
Part: PIPE — LEAKING (ENGINE)
ENGINE FUEL LEAKING FROM SWEDGED RING AT B-NUT.
Part: WARNING BOX — MALFUNCTION (ROTOR DRIVE)
RPM WARN BOX CAUSES RPM LIGHT TO INTERMITTENTLY FLASH.
Part: SERVOMOTOR — FAILED (ENG ANTI-ICE)
SERVO WILL NOT ACTUATE OPEN OR CLOSE.
Part: NOZZLE — CRACKED (NR 1)
ENGINE REMOVED FOR COMPRESSOR OVERHAUL. TURBINE DISASSEMBLED DUE TO LOW POWER ON TEST CELL. UPON INSPECTION OF TURBINE PARTS NOTED: CRACKED BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS ON #1 NOZZLE VANES. INSTALLED A NEW #1 NOZZLE.
Part: INDICATOR — ERROR (TRIPLE OIL TEMP)
TRIPLE OIL TEMP INDICATOR #1 AND #2 HAVE EXCESSIVE FRICTION ERROR ON LOW END.
Part: NOZZLE — CRACKED (NR 2)
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO COMPRESSOR OVERHAUL. TURBINE DISASSEMBLED DUE TO LOW POWER ON TEST CELL. UPON INSPECTION OF TURBINE PARTS NOTED: CRACKED BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS ON #2 NOZZLE DIAPHRAGM AND LIFTING #1 TIP PATH.
Part: TRANSDUCER — FAILED (FUEL BOOST)
TRANSDUCER HIGH OUT OF TOLERATION.
Part: BLADE — DAMAGED (T/R)
DAMAGE TO TRAILING EDGE ON BLADE S/N 067.
Part: LINER — DEFECTIVE (COMBUSTION)
RECEIVING INSPECTION REVEALED: SUSPECTED MISALIGNMENT OF COMB. LINER, FUEL NOZZLE AND IGNITOR HOLES. NOTE: LINER TRIED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT TURBINES.
1996
Part: ALTIMETER — FAILED (COCKPIT ENCODER)
ENCODE ALTIMETER WILL NOT REPORT ALTITUDE ABOVE 2500 FEET. SENT TO THE RADIO SHOP FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
Part: TUBE ASSY. — FAILED CHECK (GR BOX)
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO COMPRESSOR OVERHAUL. GEARBOX REPAIRED DUE TO WORN COMPRESSOR BORE. UPON INSPECTION OF GEARBOX PARTS NOTED THE FOLLOWING: TUBE ASSEMBLY FAILED DIMENSIONAL CHECK PER CEB1307. INSTALLED A NEW TUBE.
Part: CLUTCH — WORN (FREEWHEEL)
FREEWHEEL CLUTCH INNER CAGE WORN BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE CLUTCH.
Part: BLADE — CRACKED (M/R)
BLADE IS CRACKED. (NOSE AND NECK SHELLS CRACKED AND SEPARATED)
Part: BLADE — CRACKED (M/R)
BLADE IS CRACKED. (NOSE AND NECK SHELLS CRACKED AND SEPARATED) SENT TO COMPOSITE TECHNICS FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.