N54641
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.
24 reports on file, 1997-08-06 – 2011-10-28.
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 14,722 hrs
THE RT INNER/OUTER FRAMES ON THE AFT LOWER SHELL WERE FOUND TO BE CORRODED. THE AFT LOWER SHELL WILL THEN BE REPAIRED IAW THE FAA-APPROVED REPAIR DATA.
Earlier reports · 1997–2006 · 23 reports
2006
Part: GOVERNOR — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 12,560 hrs
IN FLIGHT DROOP. HELICOPTER LANDED ON BEACH. MAINTENANCE REPLACED GOVERNOR.
2003
Part: SHAFT — LEAKING (OIL PUMP)
MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX OIL PUMP IS LEAKING. REPLACED SHAFT 357950110932 DUE TO WEAR ON SEAL RIDE. REPAIRED.
Part: COMPUTER — FAILED (COCKPIT)
INTELLISTART COMPUTER LIGHT WON'T STAY OUT.
Part: COMPUTER — FAILED (COCKPIT)
UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE TO COMPUTER.
2002
Part: CONTROL BOX — INOPERATIVE (WX RADAR SYS)
WEATHER RADAR CONTROL BOX INOPERATIVE. SKYWATCH ERROR NR 19.
Part: GPS — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 7,266 hrs
GPS REQUIRED CODE EVERY TIME TURNED ON. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION. DISABLED SAFEGUARD CODE. FOUND NAV SWITCH, RF CONNECTOR AND BUTTONS BAD. REPLACED. REPAIRED. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
2001
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 7,369 hrs
FITTING IS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (MAIN)
WEAK BATTERY. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BATTERY.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (MAIN)
WEAK. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BATTERY.
1999
Part: INDICATOR — READS HIGH (OIL PRESSURE)
ENGINE OIL PRESSURE READS HIGH.
Part: COVER — WORN (FLOAT)
FLOAT COVER WORN.
Part: EXCLUDER — LEAKING (M/R HUB)
EXCLUDER LEAKING. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PARTS.
Part: TRUNNION — ROUGH (MAIN ROTOR)
TRUNNION BEARING ROUGH. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE TRUNNION.
1998
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (ENGINE OIL)
OIL GAUGE READING HIGH 3-5 PSI.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (ENG OIL)
PSI HIGH ON UPPER SCALE.
Part: REGULATOR — FAILED (DC SYS)
GENERATOR WILL NOT COME ON LINE. REG FAILED
1997
Part: PUMP — LEAKING (TRANSMISSION)
PUMP SEAL LEAKING.
Part: REGULATOR — FAILED (DC GEN SYS)
GENERATOR DROPS OFF LINE.
Part: TACH GEN — FLUCTUATING (ENGINE)
TACH GENERATOR FLUCTUATING INDICATION.
Part: REGULATOR — FAILED (DC SYS)
GENERATOR WOULD NOT COME ON LINE.
Part: INDICATOR — FLUCTUATES (GAS PRODUCER)
GAS PRODUCER INDICATOR NEEDLE FLUCTUATES.
Part: GPS RECEIVER — COAX DAMAGED (COCKPIT)
COAX CONNECTOR DAMAGE. SENT TO TRIMBLE NAVIGATION FOR WARRANTY REPAIR.
Part: CYLINDER — LEAKING (M/R)
SERVO LEAKING.