N54191
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.
35 reports on file, 1995-02-14 – 2002-12-11.
Part: CASE — CORRODED (BATTERY)
BATTERY HAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON OUTER CASE.
Earlier reports · 1995–1999 · 34 reports
1999
Part: FILTER ASSEMBLY — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE OIL)
FILTER ASSEMBLY WILL NOT BYPASS.
1998
Part: SWITCH — FAILED (OIL SYSTEM)
OIL LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN BATTERY SWITCHED TO ON POSITION.
Part: ENCODER — INOPERATIVE (ALTIMETER)
ALTIMETER HAS NO ENCODER OUTPUT.
Part: VALVE — STICKING (OIL SYSTEM)
VALVE STICKS IN OPEN POSITION.
Part: BELLCRANK — WORN (TAIL ROTOR)
BELLCRANK ASSY HAS WORN BEARING BORE HOLE.
Part: ENCODER — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
ENCODER DOES NOT HOLD CALIBRATION SLOW TO RESPOND.
Part: ENCODER — FAILED (COCKPIT ALT)
ENCODER GIVES NO VALID OUTPUT.
Part: AC REGULATOR — FAILED (AC VOLTAGE SYS)
UNABLE TO ADJUST VOLTAGE. REGULATOR FAILED.
Part: ELT — FAILED (BATTERY)
BATTERY INOPERATIVE. TIME SINCE REPAIR 0:00.
Part: ELT — FAILED (COCKPIT)
ELT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY.
Part: SWITCH — DEFECTIVE (ELT)
SWITCH CAUSES ELT TO GO OFF ALL THE TIME.
Part: ELT — FAILED (COCKPIT)
INADVERTENT ACTIVATION FOR UNKNOWN PERIODS OF TIME.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (STROBE)
ANTI COLLISION LIGHT INOPERATIVE.
Part: ELT — FAILED (COCKPIT)
NARCO ELT TRANSMITS SIGNAL INADVERTANTLY.
Part: ELT — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
NARCO ELT TRANSMITS SIGNAL INADVERTANTLY.
Part: LORAN — FAILED (COCKPIT)
KLN88 NO DISPLAY.
1997
Part: ELT — FAILED (COCKPIT)
ELT ACTIVATES WITH SWITCH IN ARMED POSITION.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (MAST MOMENT)
LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON.
Part: TRANSMITTER — FAILED (MAST MOMENT)
MAST MOMENT LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON.
Part: LORAN — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
LORAN BACK LIGHTING INOPERATIVE ON THREE BUTTONS AND UNIT DROPPING OFF LINE WHEN VIBRATED.
Part: OIL PUMP — SCARRED (M/R)
OIL PUMP SCARRED INTERNAL BUSHING.
1996
Part: CENTER CASE — BORE WORN (M/R XMSN)
CENTER CASE OUTPUT BORE WORN, CORROSION ON BASE FLANGE AND WEAR STEP ON SUPPORT PINS AND NOZZLE RING SURFACE.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — SHAFT FAILED (COCKPIT)
SELECTOR CONTROL KNOB AND SHAFT PULLED OUT OF CONTROL. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION, FOUND RETAINING RING MISSING. INSTALLED NEW RETAINING RING P/N 090-0036-04. REPAIRED. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: TRANSMITTER — FLUCTUATES (FUEL PRESS)
FLUCTUATING OUTPUT WHEN UNIT IS VIBRATED.
Part: BLADE — SEPARATION (M/R)
M/R BLADE SEPARATION ON THE LEADING EDGE ABRASION STRIPS BEYOND LIMITS. THE SEPARATION ARE ON THE INBOARD STRIP AND THE TWO CENTER STRIPS.
Part: INDICATOR — ERRATIC (COCKPIT)
NEEDLE HAS AN ERRATIC INDICATION. TIME SINCE REPAIR 0:00.
Part: RECEIVER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT VOR)
VOR BEARING OUT OF TOLERANCE. 24 MONTH INSPECTION DUE.
Part: TURBINE — SEIZED (ECU EQUIP)
TURBINE WILL NOT ROTATE AND TO COMPLY WITH SB.2200850-21-92019 AND SB.204755-21-92046.
Part: INDICATOR — ERROR (COCKPIT TOT)
NEEDLE HAS EXCESSIVE FRICTION ERROR AND INDICATES 45 DEGREES AT ZERO.
Part: BLADE — CRACKED (M/R)
BLADE NOSE AND NECK SHELLS CRACKED AT THE CUFF AREA)
1995
Part: LORAN — MALFUNCTION (COCKPIT)
LORAN NO SCREEN INDICATION.
Part: WHEEL — BLADES FAILED (2ND STAGE)
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE ON RUN-UP. UPON INSPECTION OF TURBINE PARTS NOTED THE FOLLOWING: 100% OF 1ST STAGE WHEEL BLADE TIPS FAILED .450" OUTBOARD FROM HUB TO BLADE TIP LEADING EDGE DUE TO THERMAL FATIGUE CAUSED BY ENGINE OPERATING IN AN OVERTEMPERATURE CONDITION AND 94% OF 2ND STAGE WHEEL BLADE TIPS FAILED .781" OUTBOARD FROM HUB TO BLADE TIP LEADING EDGE. SCRAPPED 1ST AND 2ND STAGE WHEELS. SEE MMIR #5120 FOR 2ND STAGE WHEEL INFORMATION.
Part: WHEEL — BLADES FAILED (1ST STAGE)
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE ON RUN-UP. UPON INSPECTION OF TURBINE PARTS NOTED THE FOLLOWING: 100% OF 1ST STAGE WHEEL BLADE TIPS FAILED .450" OUTBOARD FROM HUB TO BLADE TIP LEADING EDGE DUE TO THERMAL FATIGUE CAUSED BY ENGINE OPERATING IN AN OVERTEMPERATURE CONDITION AND 94% OF 2ND STAGE WHEEL BLADE TIPS FAILED .781" OUTBOARD FROM HUB TO BLADE TIP LEADING EDGE. SCRAPPED 1ST AND 2ND STAGE WHEELS. SEE MMIR #5121 FOR 2ND STAGE WHEEL INFORMATION.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (STROBE)
INOPERATIVE. TIME SINCE REPAIR 21:15.