N500FS
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.
2 reports on file, 2003-01-24 – 2003-02-10.
Part: MAGNETO — FAILED (LEFT) · airframe 7,665 hrs
RECEIVED A FACTORY REBUILT ENGINE FROM TCM AND INSTALLED. DURING THE GROUND RUNS IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LT MAGNETO WAS DEAD. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE PROBLEM TO BE IN THE MAGNETO ITSELF. A REPLACEMENT MAGNETO WAS ORDERED AND INSTALLED WHICH CHECKED OK.
Part: ALTERNATOR — DISLODGED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 7,665 hrs
THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE RIGHT HAND ALTERNATOR HAD FALLEN OFF LINE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. UPON LANDING, MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS INOPERATIVE. UPON REMOVAL OF THE ALTERNATOR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ALTERNATOR DRIVE GEAR AND THE ALTERNATOR CLUTCH HAD SEVERE DAMAGE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FORWARD ALTERNATOR DRIVE BEARING HAD FAILED CAUSING THE CLUTCH AND DRIVE GEAR TO MISS ALLIGN. THIS CAUSED SEVERE METAL CONTAMINATION AND THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED.