N5403C

No registry detail on file · not in current registry

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, 1997-07-09 – 2001-07-12.

OTHER · 2001-07-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7230

Part: GEARSHAFT — WORN (ENGINE) · airframe 17,554 hrs

EXCESSIVE SPLINE WEAR ON AFT END. REPLACED WITH NEW.

Source: SDR AC2A075817
NO TEST · 2001-04-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3416

Part: ALTIMETER — OUT OF TOLERANCE (COCKPIT)

VIBRATOR INOP,AUTOPILOT CORRECTION POTENTIOMETER OUT OF TOLERANCE AND OFF FLAG STICKS. REPLACED INST.

Source: SDR AC2A072789
FLUID LOSS · 2001-01-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6320

Part: CHIP DETECTOR — LEAKING (ENGINE) · airframe 17,248 hrs

PART LEAKS AT CONNECTOR. REPLACED CHIP DETECTOR

Source: SDR AC2A072777
OTHER · 2000-08-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6711

Part: FITTING — CRACKED (COLLECTIVE STICK)

FOUND SMALL CRACK IN UNDERSIDE OF FITTING. VERIFIED CRACK WITH NDT. REPLACED FITTING. (X)

Source: SDR AC2A0000087
OTHER · 2000-05-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)

T-ANGLE FOUND CRACKED SIX INCHES FORWARD ON PILOTS AFT DOOR POST. REPAIRED PER SRM. (X)

Source: SDR AC2A0000047
OTHER · 2000-04-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6700

Part: BEARING — BINDING (FLIGHT CONTROLS)

INTERMITTENT BINDING IN FLIGHT CONTROL WHEN ROLL INPUT IS APPLIED. REPLACED WORN BEARING. (X)

Source: SDR AC2A0000043
OTHER · 2000-02-24 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7230

Part: SCROLL — CRACKED (COMPRESSOR)

SCROLL CRACKED AT NORMAL LOCATION. REPLACED SCROLL. (X)

Source: SDR AC2A0000016
OTHER · 1999-09-21 Unresolved
ATA 2400

Part: POTENTIOMETER — FAILED (ELECTRICAL)

FEEDBACK POTENTIOMETER PREMATURE FAILURE, SHOULD LAST UNTIL OVERHAUL TIME OF 3,000 HOURS. SUBMITTER STATED CAUSED ACTUATOR TO KICK IN-FLIGHT. COMP P/N 7690001802106.

Source: SDR 99ZZZX4116
OTHER · 1999-08-24 Unresolved
ATA 2200

Part: POTENTIOMETER — FAILED (AFCS)

FEEDBACK POTENTIOMETER PREMATURE FAILURE, SUBMITTER STATED SHOULD LAST UNTIL OVERHAUL TIME OF 3,000 HOURS. CAUSES ACTUATOR TO KICK IN-FLIGHT. COMPONENT P/N 769000180210L.

Source: SDR 99ZZZX4202
OTHER · 1998-06-13 Unresolved
ATA 2561

Part: RESCUE LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (LIFE VEST)

UPON COMPLETION OF LIFE VEST INSPECTION (12 EACH), EVERY RESCUE LIGHT WITH A MNAUFACTURE DATE OF JUNE, 1997, HAD FAILED DUE TO CASE SWELLING (9 EACH) AFTER ONLY 3 MONTHS IN SERVICE. OTHER LIGHTS WITH DIFFERENT MANUFACTURE DATES DID NOT FAIL DURING THE SAME 3 MONTH PERIOD.

Source: SDR 98ZZZX2538
OTHER · 1997-07-09 Unresolved
ATA 6210

Part: BLADE — CRACKED (MAIN ROTOR)

BLADE HAS A COMPLETE CHORD-WISE CRACK IN THE NICKEL LEADING EDGE ABRASION STRIP LOCATED 170 INCHES FROM THE ROOT END OF BLADE. THE NICKEL STRIP IS SEPARATED OUTBOARD OF THE CRACK ON LOWER SIDE, 12 INCHES ALONG TRAILING EDGE OF STRIP AND INBOARD OF THE CRACK 2.50 INCHES. THE DEPTH OF SEPARATION IS APPROXIMATELY OUT TO THE LEADING EDGE. BLADE WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND SENT TO SIKORSKY FOR REPAIR.

Source: SDR 97ZZZX3454