N4302G
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
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.
47 reports on file, 1995-02-14 – 2001-08-27.
Part: CONTROL PANEL — FAILED (VHF COMMS) · airframe 4,442 hrs
DISPLAY UNREADABLE. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION. FOUND DISPLAY SEGMENTS UNREADABLE. FOUND CORROSION UNDER J203 HEADER CAUSING PROBLEM. REMOVED HEADER AND REMOVED CORROSION. REPLACED J203 HEADER AND APPLIED HUMISEAL AROUND HEADER FOR CORROSION CONTROL. REPAIRED DISPLAY PROBLEM. FOUND TRANSFER SWITCH INTERMITTENT. CLEANED S102 TRANSFER SWITCH. REPAIRED AND BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Earlier reports · 1995–1999 · 46 reports
1999
Part: PUMP — FAILED (FUEL BOOST)
FUEL PUMP ASSY HAD LOW PRESSURE AND WAS NOISY.
Part: BEARING CAGE — DAMAGED (TURBINE SECTION)
NEW PART ASSEMBLY INSPECTION REVEALED EXCESSIVE BEARING BORE RUN-OUT ON NR 8 BEARING CAGE INSTALLED IN SUPPORT AND UNINSTALLED. INSTALLED NEW BEARING CAGE.
Part: INDICATOR — FLUCTUATES (TRIPLE TACH)
INDICATOR'S NR 2 OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATES AND DROPS TO ZERO.
Part: BEARING — DAMAGED (MAIN ROTOR)
BEARING UNSTAKED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: VOLT REGULATOR — OUT OF ADJUST (DC SYSTEM)
UNABLE TO ADJUST VOLTAGE.
Part: STARTER — FAILED (STARTER/GEN)
STARTER/GENERATOR WILL NOT START ENGINE.
Part: INDICATOR — READS HIGH (TRIPLE TACH)
NR 1 NEEDLE READS APPROXIMATELY 3 PERCENT HIGHER THAN NR 2 AND DOESN'T RETURN TO ZERO. TIME SINCE REPAIR 0:00 HOURS.
Part: STARTER — FAILED (START/GENERATOR)
STARTER/GENERATOR WILL NOT CRANK ENGINE.
Part: INDICATOR — INTERMITTENT (COCKPIT)
NEEDLE INTERMITTENTLY STAYS ON ZERO, CANNON PLUG BROKEN.
1998
Part: WARNING BOX — MALFUNCTIONED (ROTOR RPM)
RPM WARNING LIGHT AND AUDIO COMES ON AT 100 PERCENT N2.
Part: TRANSMITTER — MALFUNCTIONED (ELT)
ELT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. TIME SINCE REPAIR 0:00.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (COCKPIT TOT)
EXHAUST TEMPERATURE INDICATOR READS LOW AND WILL NOT CALIBRATE.
Part: SERVO MOTOR — INOPERATIVE (FUEL CONTROL)
SERVOMOTOR INTERMITTENTLY INOPERATIVE.
Part: SPLINE — WORN (HYD PUMP)
SPLINE WORN ON HYDRAULIC PUMP.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
INTERMITTENT THUMBWHEEL ON CONTROL UNIT.
Part: GYRO — PRECESSES (COCKPIT)
DIRECTIONAL GYRO PRECESSES EXCESSIVELY.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — INOPERATIVE (AUDIO PANEL)
VHF IS INOPERATIVE.
Part: INDICATOR — INACCURATE (MAIN ROTOR)
NR 1 NEEDLE READS 3 PERCENT HIGHER THAN NR 2 NEEDLE, AND ROTOR NEEDLES. INDICATOR HAS NOISY OPERATION INTERNALLY. TIME SINCE REPAIR 362:20 HOURS.
Part: ELT — FAILED (COCKPIT)
NARCO ELT TRANSMITTER COMES ON DURING FLIGHT.
Part: ELT — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
NARCO ELT INTERMITTENT IN ARM POSITION.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (TRIPLE TACH)
TRIPLE TACH WENT TO ZERO THEN TO 104 AND STAYED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (ENG OIL)
INOPERATIVE-DOES NOT WORK. INDICATOR WAS REMOVED FROM BOWL AND CLEANED. INSTALLED INDICATOR BACK ON BOWL, TESTED AND INDICATOR STILL DIDN'T WORK.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (STROBE)
POWER SUPPLY INOPERATIVE.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (TRIPLE TACH N2)
N2 NR2 NEEDLE INDICATES 30% LOW AT 100% RPM. TIME SINCE REPAIR 23:50.
1997
Part: TOT INDICATOR — ERROR (COCKPIT)
TOT INDICATOR NEEDLE HAS EXCESSIVE FRICITON ERROR.
Part: TRANSPONDER — FAILED (COCKPIT ATC)
TRANSPONDER INTERROGATION LIGHT INOPERATIVE. PERFORMED PRELINARY INSPECTION. FOUND DS301 LAMP VERY DIM. REPLACED V301 PHOTOCELL. REPAIRED. ADJUSTED UNIT TO SPECS. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: VALVE — LEAK (BLEED SYS)
BLEED VALVE LEAKS, 20 DEGREE DROP IN TOT.
Part: GEARBOX COVER — LEAKS (ENGINE)
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO AFT T/M LEAK. GEARBOX PARTS INSPECTION REVEALED: LEAKING GEARBOX COVER AFT T/M SLEEVE.
Part: ECU TURBINE — DEFECTIVE (IMPELLER)
ECU TURBINE IMPELLER ROUGH AND STICKING.
Part: N1 COUPLING — DEFECTIVE (ENGINE)
N1 COUPLING DEFECTIVE
Part: BLADE — UNBONDED (M/R TIP CAP)
BLADE HAS THE TIP CAP UNBONDED. SENT
Part: NOZZLE — CRACKED (1ST STAGE)
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO TURBINE OVERHAUL. UPON TURBINE DISASSEMBLY NOTED: CRACKED BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS ON #1 NOZZLE VANES AND OUTER BAND. INSTALLED NEW #1 NOZZLE.
1996
Part: CONTROL — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT COMM 2)
FREQUENCY LIGHT STAYS ON DIM. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION, TROUBLESHOT AND REPLACED V101 PHOTOCELL, REPAIRED. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: SWITCH — DEFECTIVE (OIL COOLER)
PRESSURE SWITCH DEFECTIVE. OIL COOLER LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON WHEN SHUT DOWN.
Part: SHAFT SEAL — LEAKING (M/R)
INBOARD AND OUTBOARD SEALS LEAKING, BEARINGS BREAKING DOWN, 3 EACH RETAINERS CORRODED, 8 EACH SECONDARY BUSHING SCARRED, 4 EACH PRIMARY BUSHING SCARRED AND CORRODED. SEE MMIR# 6542 FOR ADDITIONAL PART INFORMATION.
Part: SHAFT SEAL — LEAKING (M/R)
INBOARD AND OUTBOARD SEALS LEAKING, BEARINGS BREAKING DOWN, 3 EACH RETAINERS CORRODED, 8 EACH SECONDARY BUSHING SCARRED, 4 EACH PRIMARY BUSHING SCARRED AND CORRODED. SEE MMIR# 6543 FOR ADDITIONAL PART INFORMATION.
Part: CALIPER — MALFUNCTION (CALIPER)
PISTON WILL NOT RETRACT. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE CALIPER.
1995
Part: HINGE — WORN (DOOR)
HINGE BEARING WORN.
Part: LORAN — FAILED (COCKPIT)
LORAN WOULDN'T POWER UP.
Part: BRAKE HEAD ASSY — DEFECTIVE (PUCKS)
BRAKE PUCKS ARE WORN. ALSO POSSIBLE INTERNAL RESTRICTION. UNABLE TO GET PROPER FLUID FLOW FROM BLEED PORT IN ORDER TO BLEED SYSTEM. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE CALIPER ASSY.
Part: MASTER CYLINDER — DEFECTIVE (BRAKES)
MASTER CYLINDER WILL NOT DEVELOP ANY PRESSURE. POSSIBLE INTERNAL LEAKAGE. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE MASTER CYLINDER.
Part: TRIM ASSY — CRACKED (DOOR PANEL)
CRACKED AT MOUNTING POSITION.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (COCKPIT RT)
CRACKED AT MOUNTING POSITION.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (COCKPIT RT)
CRACKED AT MOUNTING POSITION.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (COCKPIT LT)
CRACKED AT MOUNTING POSITION.
Part: BRACE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
BRACES CORRODED.