N50AP
Registered owner: BANK OF UTAH TRUSTEE, UT (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
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, 1998-02-10 – 2010-08-08.
Part: SKID — CRACKED (MLG)
DURING A 100 HR INSP, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE RT FWD LANDING GEAR FOOT. THE CRACK LOOKS TO HAVE ORIGINATED AT THE LOWER END, OTBD SIDE AT THE TOP OF THE BOSS AREA JUST ABOVE THE SKID TUBE MOUNT HOLES. THE CRACK EXTENDS UP ABUT 1" AND SPIDERS FWD AND AFT. THE AFT CRACK EXTENDS FOR 1 " AFT AND UPWARDS. THE FWD CRACK EXTENDS UP, CIRCLING THE TUBE FOR APPROX 12". THE ACFT IS ON EXTENDED LANDING GEAR.
Part: FLYWEIGHT BUSH — WORN (N2 GOVERNOR)
PILOT EXPERIENCED DROOP OF N2 RPM (ROTOR) TO 100 PERCENT. BEEFED UP TO 102 PERCENT, THEN N2 RPM WENT UP TO 104 PERCENT. ERRATIC OPERATION NOTICED. RETURNED GOVERNOR TO REPAIR STATION FOR REPAIR AND REINSTALLED. PROBLEM CORRECTED.