N4000L
Registered owner: URQUHART KEN, AL (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.
91 reports on file, 1996-02-05 – 2003-02-13.
Part: SKID — CRACKED (MLG) · airframe 4,127 hrs
RT SKID TUBE CRACKED.
Part: SKID — CRACKED (MLG) · airframe 4,127 hrs
RT SKID TUBE CRACKED.
Part: BEARING — WORN (P/CONTROL ROD) · airframe 4,127 hrs
TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL ROD SPHERICAL BEARING IS OUT OF LIMITS.
Part: COWLING — DAMAGED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 4,127 hrs
COWLING HAS A 12 INCH AREA OF SEPARATION IN THE CURVED AREA OF THE COWL AND 2 EACH 6 INCH AREAS OF SEPARATION NEAR THE COWL LATCHES. TO
Earlier reports · 1996–2001 · 87 reports
2001
Part: BLADE — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 4,018 hrs
TAIL ROTOR BLADE HAS A CRACKED SPAR.
Part: INERTIA REEL — BROKEN (SEAT BELT) · airframe 3,965 hrs
RECEIVED NEW INERTIAL REEL AND FOUND RELEASE CABLE AT ATTACHMENT BROKEN AT REEL. SENDING TO VENDOR FOR REPAIR.
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — INACCURATE (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 3,947 hrs
INACCURATE READINGS.
2000
Part: TRANSMISSION — WORN (MAIN ROTOR)
COATING ON MAST WORN. P/N 704A33-651-158, S/N NR-1176; P/N 350A37-1290-03, S/N M4661 INCLUDED. (BUILT-UP UPPER TRANS. S/PLATE).
1999
Part: SERVO — MALFUNCTIONED (MAIN ROTOR)
FEEDBACK FELT DURING LEFT CYCLIC INPUT.
Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (GLIDESCOPE)
GLIDESCOPE FLAG INOPERATIVE.
Part: BLADE BEARING — WORN (TAIL ROTOR)
LAMINATED BEARINGS WORN, ABRASIVE STRIP PEELING, AND SPAR CRACKED. DAMAGE TO CHINESE WEIGHT NEXT TO SPAR.
Part: BEARING — WORN (TAIL ROTOR)
SLIDER AND BEARINGS WORN.
Part: GEARBOX — MAKING METAL (TAIL ROTOR)
TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX HAD WEAR ON OUTPUT SHAFT AND CHROME PEELING.
Part: SERVO — MALFUNCTIONED (MAIN ROTOR)
FEEDBACK IN THE CONTROLS.
Part: ACCUMULATOR — LEAKING (HYD SYSTEM)
LEAKING ACCUMULATOR.
Part: ROTOR — WORN (BRAKE ASSY)
DISK PAD WORN.
Part: INDICATOR — STICKIING (COCKPIT)
INDICATOR NEEDLE STICKING ON SHUTDOWN.
Part: PUMP — MALFUNCTIONED (FUEL BOOST)
BLOW FUSES. SENT TO AMERICAN EUROCOPTER CORP. FOR CREDIT AGAINST REPLACEMENT PART PURCHASED. REFERENCE: RMA# R021689.
Part: BEARING — WORN (PITCH CONTROL)
PLAY IN BEARINGS. REFERENCE: RMA NR R020609.
Part: GENERATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (STARTER/GEN)
GENERATOR ARCING AND SLOW TURN. REFERENCE: RMA NR R021037.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — INTERMITTENT (COMMUNICATIONS)
VOR INTERMITTENTLY INOPERATIVE. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION. FOUND VOR BEARING ERRORS AND WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LOSE VOR SIGNAL.
Part: INDICATOR — READS LOW (ENGINE TORQUE)
TORQUE INDICATOR READS LOW AND STICKS HIGH, INTERMITTENTLLY.
Part: BEARING — WORN (TAIL ROTOR)
BALL END BEARINGS WORN.
Part: PUMP — INOPERATIVE (FUEL BOOST)
FUEL PUMP INOPERATIVE.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
TRANSMIT LIGHT FLASHES AND RADIO TRANSMIT IS BROKEN WHEN AIRCRAFT GENERATOR IS TURNED ON.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
CONTROL UNIT INOPERATIVE. WILL NOT TRANSMIT OR RECEIVE.
Part: INDICATOR — READS HIGH (TORQUE)
TORQUE INDICATOR GAUGE READS HIGH THEN STUCK AT 90 PERCENT. REFERENCE: RMA NR R019905.
Part: RADIO — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
UNABLE TO TRANSMIT TR138 WHEN GENERATOR IS IN THE ON POSITION. REFERENCE: RMA NR R019532.
Part: BEARING — ROUGH (T/R SPIDER)
BEARING ROUGH WHEN ROTATING. REFERENCE: MA NR R019985.
Part: INDICATOR — READS HIGH (TORQUE)
TORQUE INDICATOR READS HIGH AND IS STICKING. REFERENCE: MA NR R019826.
Part: TRANSMITTER — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE)
INTERFERENCE IN FLEX COMM FM RADIO.
Part: GENERATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (START/GENERATOR)
INTERFERENCE IN FLEX COMM FM RADIO.
Part: GENERATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (START/GENERATOR)
INTERFERENCE IN FLEX COM FM RADIO.
Part: BLADE — DAMAGED (TAIL ROTOR)
BONDING STRAP SEPARATED ON LEADING EDGE, LAMINATED BEARING HALF SEPARATED.
Part: INDICATOR — FLUCTUATES (ENGINE TORQUE)
TORQUE INDICATOR HAS NEEDLE FLUCTUATION.
Part: THRUST BEARING — DAMAGED (MAIN ROTOR)
BEARINGS BULGING AND BLISTERING. SERIAL NUMBERS REMOVED ARE 9735, 9736, AND 9746. REPLACEMENT PART SERIAL NUMBERS ARE 12161, 12173, AND 12113.
1998
Part: BRAKE ASSY — WORN (ROTOR)
BRAKE ASSEMBLY WORN.
Part: MOTOR — FAULTY (BLOWER)
BLOWER MOTOR HAS BEARING NOISE.
Part: INDICATOR — WORN (COCKPIT)
COCKPIT INDICATOR HAS BEARING WEAR.
Part: CLOCK — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
CLOCK INOPERATIVE.
Part: FILTER — DAMAGED (FUEL SYSTEM)
TREADS ON BOWL STRIPPED.
Part: ROD — WORN (T/R PITCH CONT)
PITCH CONTROL ROD BEARINGS WORN.
Part: SPIDER — WORN (T/ROTOR)
TAIL ROTOR BEARING, SEAL AND GUIDE WORN.
Part: TRANSMITTER — FLUCTUATES (ENGINE TORQUE)
TORQUE GAUGE FLUCTUATION.
Part: SCREW — LOOSE (ATTITUDE IND)
ATTITUDE INDICATOR HAS SCREW LOOSE INSIDE OF UNIT.
Part: COUPLING — CRACKED (ENG/XMSN)
COUPLING BUSHES DISC CRACKED.
Part: INDICATOR — ERRATIC (ENG TORQUE)
TORQUE INDICATOR READING VERY ERRATIC.
Part: LINK — WORN (M/R)
SISSORS LINK BUSHING WORN.
Part: BEARING — WORN (T/R)
T/R HEAD BEARINGS WORN.
Part: INDICATOR — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
ATTITUDE INDICATOR HAS LOOSE SCREW INSIDE OF UNIT.
Part: BALL JOINT — WORN (STARFLEX)
STARFLEX BALL JOINT EFLON WORN.
Part: INTAKE — CRACKED (ENG AIR)
ENG AIR INTAKE CRACKED.
Part: MOUNT — DEFECTIVE (M/R)
REMOVED AS SCISSOR ASSEMBLY.
Part: SERVO — LEAKING (M/R)
FRONT SERVO CONTROL LEAKING.
Part: MEMBER — WORN (TRANSMISSION)
RUBBER WORN. REPLACEMENT TAKEN FROM CONSIGNMENT KIT. S
Part: LINK SCISSORS — DEFECTIVE (M/R)
REMOVED AS SCISSOR ASSEMBLY.
Part: ANEROID — DEFECTIVE (ALTIMETER)
READS 160 FEET OFF. BAROMETRIC ANEROID DEFECTIVE
Part: ENGINE — MAKING METAL (POWER SECT)
RECURRING METAL ON UPPER ELECTRICAL PLUG AND ON ELECTRICAL PLUG AT ENGINE OIL TANK. CHROME FLAKES IN OIL FILTER.
Part: HARNESS — FAILED (ENG T4)
T4 NEEDLE STICKS AND RELEASE ON MOST START UPS, AFTERWARDS APPEARS NORMAL.
1997
Part: GPS 150 — FAILED (COCKPIT GPS)
INTERNAL BATTERY DEAD.
Part: BEARING — SEPARATION (T/R DRIVE)
BEARING SEPARATION.
Part: GEAR BOX ASSY — DEFECTIVE (T/R GR BOX SHAFT)
T/R GR BOX CHROME COMING OFF OUTPUT SHAFT.
Part: INDICATOR — INTERMITTENT (ENG T4)
ON START UP, T4 GAUGE INTERMITTENT, STICKS ON RELEASE.
Part: BEARING — WORN (T/R)
T/R GRBOX BEARING WORN.
Part: INDICATOR — STICKS (ENGINE)
TACH INDICATOR STICKS AT 250 RPM INTERMITTENTLY.
Part: ELEMENT — CONTAMINATION (HYD SYS)
POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. PART SCRAPPED LOCALLY.
Part: FUEL FILTER — CONTAMINATED (ELEMENT)
FUEL FILTER POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. PART SCRAPPED LOCALLY.
Part: BEARING — SEPARATION (T/R GR BOX)
BEARING SEPARATION.
Part: BRAKE ASSY — WORN (ROTOR)
ROTOR BRAKE ASSY WORN OUT.
Part: GENERATOR — BRUSHES WORN (START/GEN)
STARTER/ GENERATOR BRUSHES SHORTED OUT.
Part: BEARING — WORN (T/R)
BEARING WEAR AND UNABLE TO BALANCE T/R BELOW .2 IPS.
Part: BEARING — SEPARATION (T/R)
BEARING SEPARATION.
Part: ROD — WORN (PITCH CONTROL)
PITCH CONTROL ROD WEAR AND VIBRATION ABOVE 2IPS.
Part: ENGINE — MAKING METAL (OIL SYS)
IRON IN OIL - SAMPLE INCREASED.
Part: BLADE TAPE — CRACKED (T/R)
BLADE TAPE CRACKED AND COMING OFF.
Part: BEARING — WORN (T/R)
BEARINGS WORN.
Part: IGNITER PLUG — DEFECTIVE (ENG IGN)
INTERMITTENT SPARKLE.
Part: HE GENERATOR — DEFECTIVE (ENG IGN)
INTERMITTENT SPARKLE. NOTE: CABLE AND IGNITER PLUG ASSY REMOVED AS PART OF WARRANTY PACKAGE.
Part: IGNITER PLUG — DEFECTIVE (ENG IGN)
INTERMITTENT SPARKLE.
Part: BRUSHES — WORN (START/GEN)
START/ GEN BRUSHES WORN.
Part: BALLJOINT — WORN (STARFLEX)
STARFLEX BALL JOINT WEAR AND VIBRATION IN M/R HEAD. REPLACED DURING ZONE 1 INSPECTION. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WITH AIRCRAFT.
1996
Part: SPIDER — SEALS FAILED (T/R)
SEALS BAD ON BOTH ENDS OF SPIDER.
Part: TAIL GEAR BOX — PLATING FLAKE (OUTPUT SHAFT)
CHROME PLATING COMING OFF OUTPUT SHAFT.
Part: INDICATOR — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT ATTITUDE)
INDICATOR WON'T PULL FLAG.
Part: TRANSMITTER — DEFECTIVE (ENG TORQUE)
GAUGE FLUCTUATES AND PEGS OUT.
Part: INDICATOR — FLUCTUATION (ENG TORQUE)
TORQUE FLUCTUATION, INTERMITTENT HIGH SIDE.
Part: INDICATOR — STICKS (COCKPIT T4)
STICKS INTERMITTENTLY ON ZERO.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
INTERMITTENT INOP ON SELECTED CHANNELS. HAS A PROBLEM PROGRAMMING MHZ THUMBWHEEL. REPLACED THUMBWHEEL AND REPAIRED. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: BEARING — SEPARATED (T/R GR BOX)
RUBBER SEPARATED.
Part: BODY — BEARING WORN (T/R)
LAMINATE BEARING FAILED (FORK BEARINGS WORN)
Part: CROSSTUBE — CRACKED (LT AFT SKID)
BOLT HOLE CRACKED AT L/H AFT MOUNTING HOLE TO SKIDTUBE AT AFT CROSSTUBE.