N4294R
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.
27 reports on file, 1995-02-14 – 1999-09-23.
Part: TIE BOLT — MISMANUFACTURED (TURBINE SECTION)
TIE BOLT INSPECTION REVEALED FREE LENGTH OVER MAX LIMITS AT 6.888 INCHES.
Part: TRANSCEIVER NAV — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
NAV TRANSCEIVER SQUELCH CONSTANTLY BREAKS.
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
NAVIGATOR FLAG WOULD NOT STOW.
Part: GPS 150 — FAILED (COCKPIT)
GPS 150 INOPERATIVE.
Earlier reports · 1995–1998 · 23 reports
1998
Part: TRANSCEIVER — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
TRANSCEIVER HAS NO TRANSMIT AND NO SIDETONE. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION, TROUBLESHOT UNIT AND FOUND WRONG AUDIO BOARD IN UNIT.
Part: INDICATOR — STICKING (TRIPLE TACH)
TRIPLE TACHOMETER'S NR 1 NEEDLE STICKS AT 98 PERCENT AND ALL OTHER NEEDLES EXHIBIT OPERATION THROUGHOUT SCALE.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (COCKPIT)
TRANSCEIVER WILL NOT STORE FREQUENCIES.
Part: INDICATOR — READS LOW (COCKPIT EGT/TIT)
EGT/TIT INDICATOR READS LOW AT 800 DEGREES.
Part: RELAY — MALFUNCTIONED (STARTER)
LOCKOUT CONTACTOR STUCK, CAUSING THE OPPOSITE ENGINE STARTER NOT TO ENGAGE.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — WEAK (COCKPIT)
TRANSCEIVER UNIT HAS WEAK OUTPUT WHEN WARMED UP. FOUND UNIT TO HAVE WEAK RECEIVER SENSITIVITY AND UNIT IS NOT TRANSMITTING CORRECT FREQUENCY FROM 118.00-128.00 MHZ.
Part: BEVEL GEAR — SPALLED (T/R GEARBOX)
METAL IN OIL. FOUND BEVEL GEAR SET SPALDING AND ROLLOVER ON ALL BEARINGS. REPLACED WITH NEW GEAR SET.
Part: TRANSMITTER — DEFECTIVE (FUEL PRESS)
TRANSMITS HIGH OUT OF TOLERANCE.
Part: ALTIMETER — FAILED (RADAR ALT)
LOW POWER OUT, BELOW SPECS. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION. FOUND UNIT OUT OF SPECS. ALIGNED UNIT TO SPECS, WHILE TESTING UNIT, FOUND POWER OUT WEAK (23MW). TROUBLESHOT UNIT AND CHECKED VOLTAGE ON OSCILLATOR CURRENT REGULATOR BOARD. VOLTAGE CHECKS GOOD. CONTINUEDTROUBLESHOOTING AND FOUND STRIPLINE CAUSING PROBLEM.
Part: INDICATOR — DEFECTIVE (EXH TEMP)
EXH TEMP INDICATOR STATIC READING 50 DEGREES HIGH.
1997
Part: STARTER GEN — SHAFT SHEARED (ENGINE)
STARTER GENERATOR SHEARED SHAFT.
Part: TRANSDUCER — DEFECTIVE (BOOST PUMP)
L.H. BOOST PUMP LIGHT COMES ON DURING BATTERY SHOOT AND DOES NOT GO OUT UNTIL GENERATOR IS TURNED ON.
Part: CONTROL — MALFUNCTION (COCKPIT AUDIO)
WHEN POWER ON SWITCH TO ON POSITION, IT TURNS ON PA RIGHT AWAY.
Part: SWITCH — FAILED (OIL PRESS WARN)
OIL PRESSURE WARN SWITCH INOPERATIVE.
Part: ALTIMETER — ERROR (COCKPIT ENCODER)
ENCODER IS 110 FEET OFF AT 20,000.
1996
Part: TUBE ASSY. — OUT OF LIMIT (ENGINE GR BOX)
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO PTO GEARSHAFT SHEARED FROM ENGINE TO TRANSMISSION. UPON INSPECTION OF GEARBOX PARTS NOTED: TUBE ASSEMBLY FAILED DIMENSIONAL CHECK PER CEB1307. INSTALLED A NEW TUBE ASSEMBLY.
Part: GPS 150 — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT GPS)
RIGHT HAND OF DISPLAY SCREEN DISPLAYS ILLEGAL CHARACTERS.
Part: GPS 150 — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
GPS INOPERATIVE.
Part: SPLINE ADAPTER — FRETTED (COMPRESSOR)
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO COMPRESSOR OVERHAUL. UPON INSPECTION OF COMPRESSOR PARTS NOTED THE FOLLOWING: FRETTING BEYOND OVERHAUL LIMITS ON SPLINED ADAPTER O.D. REPLACED DISCREPANT PART.
Part: BLADE — CRACKED (M/R)
BLADE NOSE AND NECK SHELL CRACKED AND DISCOLORED BELOW ROOT/WRAP AND PENDULUM WRAP.
Part: CLUTCH — DEFECTIVE (FREEWHEEL)
CLUTCH SLIPPAGE AND SUDDEN ENGAGEMENT. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE CLUTCH.
1995
Part: TRANSCEIVER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT ATC)
BENCH CHECK REQUIRED. INSPECTED AND TESTED. REPLACED CAVITY TUBE V101 DUE TO LOW POWER OUT. REPAIRED. ADJUSTED FREQUENCY AND ALIGNED RECEIVER TO SPECS. CLEANED CONTACTS ON ALL WAFER SWITCHES. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: SHAFT — CORRODED (T/R)
CORROSION ON BEARING SEAL AND SCORING AT SLIDING SLEEVE AREA.