N5401G
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.
11 reports on file, 1996-09-25 – 2003-04-11.
Part: BRUSHES — DETACHED (STARTER GEN) · airframe 19,598 hrs
PART IS DISBONDED. THE ATTACHING LEAD AND SPRING WEAR PLATE AND RIVET CAME APART. REPLACED ALL FOUR BRUSHES AND RAN IN BRUSHES.
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 19,509 hrs
COROSION FOUND ON ANGLE DURING INSPECTION. PART WAS REPLACED.
Part: THERMOSTAT — INACCURATE (OIL COOLER) · airframe 18,256 hrs
HIGH ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE IN FLIGHT. REPLACED THERMOSTAT. CURED PROBLEM.
Part: THERMOSTAT — INOPERATIVE (ENGINE OIL)
THERMOSTAT, HIGH ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE IN FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED THERMOSTAT. CURED PROBLEM.
Part: BEARING — DETERIORATED (DRIVE END)
PART IS DETERIORATED. BEARING CAGE FAILED ALLOWING ALL BALLS TO GROUP TOGETHER. NO BALLS WERE LOST OR DETERIORATED OVERHAULED STARTER - GENERATOR AND REPLACED BEARINGS.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (FLIGHT CONTROLS) · airframe 16,882 hrs
PART IS CRACKED. REPLACED CRACKED COLLECTIVE SOCKET.
Part: BLADE — CORRODED (MAIN ROTOR)
DURING ZONE 1 INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND THROUGHOUT THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE YELLOW MAIN ROTOR BLADE. THE ALUMINUM WIRE MESH WAS FOUND WITH NUMEROUS SMALL PITS OF CORROSION THROUGHOUT THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE BLADE. REMOVED CORROSION AND SPOT PAINTED PER COMPOSITE REPAIR MANUAL. (X)
Part: BLADE — CORRODED (MAIN ROTOR)
DURING ZONE 1 INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND THROUGHOUT LOWER SURFACE OF MAIN ROTOR BLADE. THE ALUMINUM WIRE MESH WAS FOUND WITH NUMEROUS CORROSION PITS THROUGHOUT THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE BLADE. REMOVED CORROSION AND SPOT PAINTED PER COMPOSITE REPAIR MANUAL. (X)
Part: POTENTIOMETER — FAILED (AFCS)
FEEDBACK POTENTIOMETER PREMATURE FAILURE, SHOULD LAST UNTIL OVERHAUL TIME OF 3,000 HOURS. SUBMITTER STATED CAUSED ACTUATOR TO KICK IN-FLIGHT. COMPONENT P/N 7690001802106.
Part: HINGE — CORRODED (DOOR)
CORROSION WHERE BUSHINGS GO THROUGH HINGE. REPLACED DOOR HINGE.
Part: MODULE — LEAKING (HYD)
HYDRAULIC MODULE ASSEMBLY PN 76650-09801-104 WAS REPORTED LEAKING AT CYLINDER OF MODULE. REMOVED CYLINDER PN 0711311-202 O-RING PN 0711311-237 AND INSTALLED ANOTHER SERVICEABLE CYLINDER AND O-RING. C/W LEAK CHECK OF MODULE ASSY. FOUND TO BE SERVICEABLE.