N376E
Registered owner: SHEPARD ROCKWOOD S, MI (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
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.
6 reports on file, 1995-05-10 – 1998-07-28.
Part: DRIVE BODY — CRACKED (FUEL CONTROL)
DURING DISASSEMBLY OF FUEL CONTROL FOR REPAIR, FOUND DRIVE BODY CRACKED.
Part: STAR — BROKEN (SWASHPLATE)
REPAIR IN OVERHAUL SHOP FOUND SWASHPLATE NON-ROTATING STAR BRIDGES (PN 350A37-1 515-20) WORN THROUGH AND BROKEN.
Part: BOLT — BROKEN (M/R STARFLEX)
FOUR BOLTS THAT SECURE THE MAIN ROTOR STARFLEX TO THE MAIN ROTOR MAST WERE FOUND BROKEN DURING TROUBLESHOOTING OF AN OUT-OF-BALANCE CONDITION WITH THE MAIN ROTOR SYSTEM. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 12 BOLTS IN THE SYSTEM. AN ADDITIONAL 3 BOLTS FAILED WHEN THE SYSTEM WAS BEING DISASEMBLED. ALL OF THE BOLTS IN THE MAST WERE FOUND SEVERELY CORRODED.
Part: BOLT — BROKEN (M/R STARFLEX)
FOUR BOLTS THAT SECURE THE MAIN ROTOR STARFLEX TO THE MAIN ROTOR MAST WERE FOUND BROKEN DURING TROUBLESHOOTING OF AN OUT-OF-BALANCE CONDITION WITH THE MAIN ROTOR SYSTEM. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 12 BOLTS IN THE SYSTEM. AN ADDITIONAL 3 BOLTS FAILED WHEN THE SYSTEM WAS BEING DISASEMBLED. ALL OF THE BOLTS IN THE MAST WERE FOUND SEVERELY CORRODED.
Part: DETECTOR — BROKEN (NR 1 ENG FWD)
DURING APPROACH TO LAND, NR 1 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, THE WIRE AT NR 1 ENGINE FORWARD INBOARD FIRE DETECTOR WAS FOUND BROKEN. REPAIRED WIRE.
Part: DRIVE SHAFT — WORN (FUEL PUMP)
DURING DISASSEMBLY OF UNIT FOR OVERHAUL, FOUND EXCESSIVE PITTING AND WEAR OF EXTERNAL SPLINES ON PUMP END OF SHAFT (INSIDE OF PUMP). POSSIBLY CAUSED BY LACK OF MOLYDEM DISULFIDE GREASE ON SPLINES.