N4031L
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.
10 reports on file, 1996-10-03 – 2003-01-10.
Part: STOP — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 2,194 hrs
MAIN ROTOR SPHERICAL STOP WORN AND HAS BULGING RUBBER. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR.
Part: PITCH CONTROL — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 1,761 hrs
CRACKED BUSHINGS AT ELASTOMERIC END.
Part: DRAIN VALVE — LEAKING (ENGINE) · airframe 3,078 hrs
ENGINE DRAIN VALVE LEAKING FUEL AT PLUG.
Part: SHAFT — SHEARED (STARTER/GEN)
STARTER/GENERATOR SHAFT SHEARED.
Part: VALVE — STUCK (FUEL SYSTEM)
VALVE STUCK.
Part: BLADES — DAMAGED (T/R)
DAMAGE ON T/R BLADES LEADING EDGE NEAR ROOT IN AREA (F).
Part: ROD — WORN (PITCH CONTROL)
PITCH CONTROL ROD BEARING WORN.
Part: SCREW — BROKEN (M/R DRIVE)
STUD AT END OF BOLT BROKEN OFF.
Part: ANEROID — DEFECTIVE (ALTIMETER)
BARO ANEROID UNIT HAS AN OUTPUT OF 13,400 FEET WITH NO PRESSURE APPLIED.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (COCKPIT ATC)
SIGNAL IS INTERMITTENT. INSTALLED Q415 HEATSINK. REPLACED HEAT SHRINK ON 9V LINE FOR LOCAL OSCILLATOR. PLACED IN FREEZER, UNIT STILL INTERMITTENT. FOUND IC I405 BAD. REPLACED IC I405. REPAIRED. BENCH CHECK GOOD.