N5000K

COWLEY CURT J MORRISEY NEATO · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 2 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: COWLEY CURT J, OR (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.

28 reports on file, 1995-04-07 – 2005-06-12.

VIBRATION/BUFFET · 2005-06-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6210

Part: BLADE — PEELING (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 22,021 hrs

AT CRUISE SPEED AT 105 KTS, PILOT FELT SOMETHING IN CONTROLS AND AIRCRAFT STARTED SHAKING UP AND DOWN SEVERLY. PILOT IMMEDIATELY LOWERED COLLECTIVE AND REDUCED AIRSPEED. THE AMOUNT OF SHAKING SUBSIDED WITH THE CHANGE IN AIRSPEED. AIRCRAFT WAS FLYABLE WITH VERTICAL VIBRATION. PILOT RETURNED AND LANDED AND PERFORMED EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN. UPON POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT AN OUTSIDE TRIM TAB LOWER BONDING HAD PEELED AWAY FROM BLADE. NO DAMAGE ELSEWHERE. REPLACED MAIN ROTOR BLADE.

Source: SDR HEEA107334
Earlier reports · 1995–2003 · 27 reports

2003

OTHER · 2003-01-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3457

Part: FACEPLATE — MISSING (GPS SYSTEM) · airframe 17,611 hrs

GPS FACEPLATE MISSING.

Source: SDR HEEA083391

1999

OTHER · 1999-01-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6230

Part: SWASHPLATE — WORN (MAIN ROTOR)

SWASHPLATE EXPERIENCED GENERAL PREMATURE WEAR, DUE TO OPERATIONS IN HIGH DUST ENVIRONMENT. ONE SPHERICAL BEARING ON OUTER RING EXCEEDED LIMITS IN ADDITION TO COLLECTIVE PIVOT BUSHINGS AT LIMITS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE SWASHPLATE ASSY.

Source: SDR HEEA060189

1998

OTHER · 1998-07-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2312

Part: TRANSCEIVER — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)

CHANNEL MEMORY ON TRANSCEIVER WILL NOT HOLD FREQUENCY.

Source: SDR HEEA0015295
OTHER · 1998-04-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6320

Part: PUMP — FAILED (M/R GR BOX)

SHAFT BUSHING WORN.

Source: SDR HEEA0013797
OTHER · 1998-03-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2820

Part: CARTRIDGE — FAILED (FUEL SYS)

FUEL CARTRIDGE INOPERATIVE.

Source: SDR HEEA0013648
OTHER · 1998-01-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3457

Part: GPS 150 — FAILED (COCKPIT)

GPS WILL NOT RECEIVE SIGNAL FROM SATELLITES, ALSO INTERNAL BATTERY DEAD.

Source: SDR HEEA0012720

1997

OTHER · 1997-12-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6710

Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (DROOP COMP)

ACTUATOR ELECTRICALLY INTERMITTENT.

Source: SDR HEEA0012226
OTHER · 1997-10-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6710

Part: ACTUATOR — INTERMITTENT (DROOP COMP)

ACTUATOR INTERMITTENT.

Source: SDR HEEA0011353
OTHER · 1997-08-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3420

Part: GYRO — CORRODED (COCKPIT)

GYRO EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND LOOSE MALE GUIDE PIN.

Source: SDR HEEA0010583
FLUID LOSS · 1997-07-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2820

Part: CARTRIDGE — LEAKING (FUEL SYS)

CARTRIDGE LEAKING AROUND INNER RINGS.

Source: SDR HEEA0010438
OTHER · 1997-07-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6320

Part: INDICATOR FTNG — LOOSE (XMSN PRESS)

PRESSURE FITTING LOOSE ON REAR OF INDICATOR. RANGE MARKING FADED.

Source: SDR HEEA0010458
OTHER · 1997-07-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6710

Part: ACTUATOR — FROZEN (M/R CONTROL)

ACTUATOR SHAFT FROZEN. ROD END HAS PLAY.

Source: SDR HEEA0010426
OTHER · 1997-06-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6710

Part: ACTUATOR — SHAFT FROZEN (M/R CONTROL)

ACTUATOR SHAFT FROZEN, NO TRAVEL, ROD END HAS PLAY.

Source: SDR HEEA0010342
FLUID LOSS · 1997-04-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2841

Part: INDICATOR — DEFECTIVE (FUEL QTY)

FLUID LEAKING OUT AND INDICATOR READS LOW OUT OF TOLERANCE.

Source: SDR HAIHEEA9551

1996

OTHER · 1996-10-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3457

Part: GPS 150 — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)

GPS NOT ACCEPTING DATA CARD. TIME SINCE REPAIR 0:00.

Source: SDR HEEA968075
OTHER · 1996-08-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3457

Part: GPS 150 — FAILED (COCKPIT GPS)

DATA CARD FAILURE ON DISPLAY.

Source: SDR HEEA967710
OTHER · 1996-05-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6330

Part: LINK ASSY — WORN (M/R XMSN)

LINK ASSY WORN ELASTOMER.

Source: SDR HEEA967156
OTHER · 1996-04-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3212

Part: FLOAT BOTTLE ASS — DEFECTIVE (EMERG FLOAT)

SUSPECT WRAPPING FAILURE. WHEN THE FLOAT BOTTLE ASSEMBLY IS DEPRESSURIZED, HEAR A LOUD CRACKING NOISE. FURTHER MORE UPON INSPECTION OF THE CYLINDER NOTICED BULGES AND DEFORMATION OF THE LINER.

Source: SDR HEEA967058
OTHER · 1996-01-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3457

Part: ANTENNA — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT GPS)

GPS ANTENNA WILL NOT PICK UP SATELLITE.

Source: SDR HEEA966369

1995

OTHER · 1995-07-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6410

Part: BEARING — CRACKED (T/R)

INBOARD BEARINGS CRACKED. REMOVED FROM T/R HUB S/N AFS5139, T.T. 3119:20. ALSO REMOVED 2 EACH SLEEVES P/N 206-010-733-003. PARTS SCRAPPED LOCALLY. 87.

Source: SDR HEEA955473
OTHER · 1995-07-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6410

Part: BEARING — CRACKED (T/R)

OUTBOARD BEARINGS CRACKED. REMOVED FROM T/R HUB S/N AFS5139, T.T. 3119:20. ALSO REMOVED 2 EACH SLEEVES P/N 206-010-733-003. PARTS SCRAPPED LOCALLY.

Source: SDR HEEA955474
OTHER · 1995-06-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2436

Part: VOLT REGULATOR — MALFUNCTION (DC SYS)

GENERATOR WOULD NOT COME ON LINE. REPLACED CR8 DIODE P/N 3056 ON CIRCUIT BOARD A1. BENCH CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR HEEA955147
OTHER · 1995-05-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6710

Part: STICK ASSY — MIS MFG (CO-PILOT CYCLIC)

CO-PILOT'S QUICK DISONNECT CYCLIC STICK NOT FULLY SEATED IN MOUNT. FOUND LOWER KNURL NUT BINDING ON LEVER ASSEMBLY BEFORE STICK FULLY SEATED. APPEARS THREADS IN NUT NOT MFG PROPERLY. STICK ASSEMBLY RECEIVED IN KIT P/N 206-706-127-117.

Source: SDR HEEA955073
OTHER · 1995-05-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5343

Part: FITTING ASSY — CORRODED (CROSSTUBE)

CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS ON TOP SIDE AND WHERE CROSS TUBE RIDES. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE FITTING ASSEMBLY.

Source: SDR HEEA955040
OTHER · 1995-05-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3414

Part: INDICATOR — NEEDLE LOOSE (COCKPIT A/S)

NEEDLE APPEARS TO BE LOOSE ON HANDSTAFF.

Source: SDR HEEA954990
OTHER · 1995-05-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6230

Part: SUPPORT — REQ REPLACEMENT (SWASHPLATE)

PER ASB 206L-93-89 REV. B (REPLACEMENT OF -109 SUPPORT WITH -113 SUPPORT) HELD FOR CSR SIGNATURE. PHI REQUESTS FOR PRO-RATED WARRANTY CREDIT AS OUTLINED IN BULLETIN.

Source: SDR HEEA954940
INADEQUATE Q C · 1995-04-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5610

Part: WINDSHIELD — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)

WINDHSIELD IS SHORT ON EDGE DISTANCE ON THE UPPER OUTBOARD CORNER.

Source: SDR HEEA954708