N5014Y
Registered owner: SPIRIT ENGINEERING INC, CO (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.
30 reports on file, 1995-04-21 – 2003-02-11.
Part: BEARING — WORN (BELLCRANK)
MAIN ROTOR FLT CONTROL BELLCRANK HAS WORN BEARINGS. REPLACED 2 BEARINGS. REPAIRED.
Part: RECEIVER — MALFUNCTIONED (GPS) · airframe 20,116 hrs
GPS HAS DIM DISPLAY. FOUND FILTER BAD AND REPLACED. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAULTY (COCKPIT) · airframe 18,446 hrs
TRANSCEIVER DISPLAY FAULTY. REPLACED BAD DS506 DISPLAY. ALSO REPLACED BAD DISPLAY LENS. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Earlier reports · 1995–2001 · 27 reports
2001
Part: ACTUATOR — INOPERATIVE (M/R CONTROL) · airframe 18,771 hrs
INOPERATIVE NO EXTENSION OR RETRACTION OF CONTROL SHAFT. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE ACTUATOR.
Part: GPS — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 16,520 hrs
CANNOT SET TIME. SENT TO TRIMBLE NAVIGATION FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (DC SYSTEM) · airframe 17,633 hrs
BATTERY TOO WEAK TO START AIRCRAFT. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
1999
Part: TUBE — CORRODED (M/R PITCH LINK)
MAIN ROTOR PITCH CHANGE LINK TUBE IS CORRODED AT LOWER END NEXT TO THREADED INSERT. SCRAPPED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE TUBE ASSY.
Part: REGULATOR — FLUCTUATES (DC SYSTEM)
LOAD METER FUEL PRESSURE FLUCTUATION.
1998
Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (COCKPIT)
TRANSCEIVER WILL NOT TRANSMIT.
Part: IGNITER — INOPERATIVE (ENGINE)
VSI RELEASE RELAY DOES NOT WORK, AND DIODE IS BURNED.
Part: RECEIVER — FAILED (COCKPIT)
COCKPIT GPS RECEIVER NO POWER. FOUND UNIT DOES NOT HAVE A DISPLAY.
1997
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (ENG OIL)
INDICATOR WAS REMOVED FROM BOWL AND CLEANED. INSTALLED INDICATOR BACK ON BOWL, TESTED AND INDICATOR STILL DID NOT WORK. SCRAPPED INDICATOR AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: OIL COOLER — CORRODED (ENG OIL)
OIL COOLER FINS CORRODED.
Part: FIN ASSY — CORRODED (INSERTS)
FIN ASSY INSERTS CORRODED AND DRILLED CHIP ON FORWARD EDGE.
Part: ANEROID — LEAKS (ENCODER BARO)
ENCODER HAS EXCESSIVE CASE LEAKAGE. INDICATES HIGH OUT OF TOLERANCE.
Part: ALTIMETER — LEAKAGE (CASE)
ALTIMETER HAS EXCESSIVE CASE LEAKAGE.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT VHF)
SCREW STRIPPED ON POWER SUPPLY BOARD AND AFTER WARM UP DIGITS WENT OUT.
Part: INDICATOR — STICKS (XMSN OIL TEMP)
TEMP. NEEDLE INTERMITTENTLY STICKS AT ZERO. READS LOW OUT OF TOLERANCE AND HAS EXCESSIVE FRICTION.
Part: STABILIZER ASSY — CORRODED (V STAB)
STAB ASSY CORRODED THROUGH SKIN.
Part: ALTIMETER — LEAKS (BARO KNOB)
ALTIMETER LEAKS EXCESSIVELY AT BARO KNOB.
Part: TORQUEMETER — FAULTY (COCKPIT)
TORQUE INDICATOR READS LOW OUT OF TOLERANCE AND GLASS OILY.
Part: ELEVATOR — CRACKED (LT ELEV ASSY)
LT ELEV ASSY HAS CRACKED SKIN.
Part: FIN ASSY — CORRODED (TAIL BOOM)
FIN ASSY SEPARATED AND CORRODED. SCREW BROKEN IN INSERT.
Part: FUEL PUMP — DEFECTIVE (SPLINE)
FUEL PUMP FAILED INTERNAL SPLINE INSPECTION.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT ATC)
REPORTED INOPERATIVE BY ATC, FOUND WEAK OUTPUT BY ATC600. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION, FOUND C403 CAPACITOR BLOWN. REPLACED C403. REPAIRED. TESTED AND FOUND UNIT RECEIVING BUT NOT TRANSMITTING. REPLACED V101 CAVITY OSCILLATOR. REPAIRED. ALSO REPLACED INOPERATIVE PHOTOCELL V301. REPAIRED. BENCHCHECK GOOD.
1996
Part: LORAN — FAILED (COCKPIT)
LORAN "DIRECT TO" BUTTON DOES NOT WORK.
Part: LORAN — FAILED (COCKPIT)
LORAN WILL NOT NAVIGATE.
1995
Part: RECEIVER — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT ADF)
INOPERATIVE. FOUND UNIT POWERS UP; BUT DISPLAY IS TOTALLY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED INTEGRATED CIRCUITS I401, I402 AND TRANSISTOR Q401. SOME SEGMENTS ARE NOW LIT, BUT MOST ARE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED INTEGRATED CIRCUITS I507 AND I508. NO HELP. REPLACED DIODECR404. REPAIRED PROBLEM. REPLACED DISPLAY DUE TO SOME SEGMENTS BEING WEAK. REPAIRED. APPLIED DOW CORNING #4 COMPOUND TO DISPLAY. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: BLADE — DEFECTIVE (M/R)
BOLT BUSHING PITTED BEYOND THE MAX. LIMIT OF 1.524".
Part: BEARING — CRACKED (T/R)
BEARINGS CRACKED. ALSO REPLACED 4 EACH SLEEVES P/N 206-010-733-003. BEARINGS SCRAPPED LOCALLY. SEE MMIR'S # 4831 THROUGH # 4844 FOR ADDITIONAL BEARINGS.