N5736D
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.
49 reports on file, 1995-03-23 – 2003-08-22.
Part: STARTER GEN — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 17,889 hrs
GENERATOR LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AFTER LANDING. AFTER SHUTDOWN STARTER WOULD NOT MOTOR. REPLACED STARTER GENERATOR. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR FOR REPAIR.
Part: BEARING — WORN (BELLCRANK ASSY)
BELLCRANK HAS WORN BEARINGS. REPLACED BEARING DW-4 DUE TO WORN AND SLEEVE 120-015-4KA DUE TO WORN. REPAIRED.
Part: SLEEVE — CORRODED (T/R GEARBOX)
TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX SLEEVE IS CORRODED.
Part: GEAR — WORN (M/R GEARBOX)
MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX GEAR HAS WORN WHERE SEAL RIDES.
Earlier reports · 1995–2002 · 45 reports
2002
Part: TRANSISTOR — FAILED (TRANSCIEVER VHF) · airframe 17,084 hrs
VHF TRANSCIEVER HAS GARBLED TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE. REMOVED CORROSION FROM CHASSIS. REPLACED BAD Q110 TRANSISTOR SOCKET. FOUND REALIGNED RECEIVER AND TRANSMITTER. UNIT BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 16,692 hrs
WHEN ENGINES ARE REDUCED TO IDLE TRANSMISSION OIL PRESSURE DROPS BELOW LOW RED AND TRANSMISSION OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATES. ADVANCING EITHER ENGINE TO 70 PERCENT N1 RESTORES PRESSURE TO NORMAL RANGE. WHEN OIL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE WAS REMOVED IT WAS FOUND TO BE STUCK PARTIALLY OPEN. REPLACED DEFECTIVE OIL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — INOPERATIVE (VHF SYSTEM) · airframe 15,659 hrs
VHF TRANSCEIVER WILL NOT TRANSMIT. FOUND TRANSMITTER VERY INTERMITTENT WHEN VIBRATED. FOUND COLD SOLDER ON PIN 1 OF P301 CONNECTOR. RESOLDERED PINS ON P301 CONNECTOR. REPAIRED. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: LINE — LEAKING (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 16,233 hrs
HOLE IN HYDRAULIC LINE. SCRAPPED.
Part: LINE — CRACKED (M/R GEARBOX) · airframe 16,441 hrs
MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX HAS A CRACKED LINE. REPAIRED LINE.
Part: INDICATOR — STUCK (HYD PRESS TEMP) · airframe 16,165 hrs
HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR NEEDLE STICKING ON HIGH SIDE. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: LINE — CRACKED (TRANSMISSION) · airframe 16,441 hrs
CRACKED LINE. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: GEARBOX — MAKING METAL (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 15,758 hrs
NR 1 MAIN ROTOR COMBINING GEARBOX IS MAKING METAL.
Part: GEARBOX — MAKING METAL (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 12,438 hrs
MAIN ROTOR COMBINING GEARBOX MAKING METAL.
2001
Part: ENGINE — HOT START (NACELLE) · airframe 13,233 hrs
HOT STARTS. SENT TO PRATT AND WHITNEY FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
Part: ENGINE — STALLED (NACELLE) · airframe 15,614 hrs
COMPRESSOR STALLS AND HIGH ITT. SENT TO PRATT AND WHITNEY FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
Part: OIL COOLER — CONTAMINATED (MAIN ROTOR)
OIL COOLER HAS METAL CONTAMINATION.
Part: TRANSMISSION — MAKING METAL (MAIN ROTOR)
TRANSMISSION MAKING METAL.
Part: TARSYN — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 15,686 hrs
PILOTS ADI BEGAN TUMBLING IN LEVEL FLIGHT. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
1999
Part: INVERTER — INTERMITTENT (AC SYSTEM)
INVERTER INTERMITTENTLY GOES OFF-LINE.
Part: PUMP — FAILED (FUEL BOOST)
PUMP INTERMITTENLY TRIPPING THE CIRCUIT BREAKER.
Part: RATE GYRO — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
GYRO WILL NOT DEFLECT NEEDLE.
Part: INDICATOR — STICKING (RATE OF CLIMB)
INDICATOR STICKING.
Part: CVR — FAILED (COCKPIT)
CVR WILL NOT TEST.
Part: VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (FLOAT)
UNCOMMANDED FLOAT INFLATION. AT TIME OF INFLATION, AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN SHUT DOWN FOR TWO HOURS, THE BATTERIES WERE OFF, THE MANUAL INFLATION HANDLE WAS IN THE DOWN AND SAFTIED POSITION. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT INFLATION RIGGING, FOUND OK. ELECTRICAL SQUIB HAD NOT BEEN ACTIVATED. REPLACED FLOAT INFLATION VALVE ASSY AND RESERVICED FLOAT BOTTLE.
1998
Part: ALTIMETER — FAILED (COCKPIT)
INDICATOR - INTERNAL FAILURE, LOOSE PARTS.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (COCKPIT)
AFTER WARM-UP, TRANSCEIVER UNIT TRANSMITS INTERMITTENTLY.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (COCKPIT)
TRANSCEIVER UNIT TRANSMITS INTERMITTENTLY AFTER WARM-UP.
Part: RADAR UNIT — DAMAGED (COCKPIT)
RADAR UNIT BUTTON STICKING ON FACEPLATE, DISPLAY SPIKES AFTER WARM-UP.
Part: GRIP — WORN (M/R)
DRAG BRACE BUSHINGS AND PITCH HORN BORES WORN BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: CONTROL — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT HF)
DISPLAY HARD TO READ AND CHANNELS INTERMITTENTLY.
Part: INDICATOR — STICKING (ITT TEMP)
ITT TEMP INDICATOR NEEDLE IS STICKING.
Part: CONTROLLER — FAILED (SERVO)
SERVO CONTROLLER INOPERATIVE.
Part: CVR — FAILED (COCKPIT)
CVR FAILED TEST.
1997
Part: INDICATOR — STICKS (ENG ITT)
ITT INDICATOR NEEDLE STICKS.
Part: FUEL CELL — LEAKING (FLANGE)
FUEL CELL SEEPAGE AND CORROSION UNDER FLANGE.
Part: INDICATOR — STICK (DUAL TORQUE)
DUAL TORQUE INDICATOR BOTH NEEDLES STICK INERMITTENTLY.
Part: DOOR ASSY — SEPARATED (NLG)
NLG DOOR ASSY SEPARATED BEYOND REPAIR.
Part: TRIM COMPENSATOR — FAILED (ENGINE)
TRIM COMPENSATOR HAVE INCORRECT READINGS. SENT TO MASCO FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
Part: SEAL — LEAKING (FUEL SYS)
SEAL LEAKING.
Part: INDICATOR — STICKS (ENG ITT)
ENG ITT INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY STICKS.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (ENG OIL PRESS)
INSTALLED INDICATOR. PRESSURE REMAIN AT ZERO.
1996
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
FITTING IS CRACKED. (VERTICAL ANGLE CRACKED AT 3RD RIVET HOLES FROM THE TOP IN THE JOGGLE AREA. ANGLE WAS INSTALLED UNDER PRELOAD. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE ANGLE.
Part: CONTROL — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT XPONDER)
CONTROL UNIT HAS BAD DISPLAY AND NEEDS MOD #2.
1995
Part: WINDOW — MIS MFG (COCKPIT)
THICKNESS OF WINDOW MUST BE A MINIMUM OF .119". THIS WINDOW IS ONLY .105" TO .107".
Part: CVR — WONT TEST (COCKPIT)
DOESN'T TEST.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (COCKPIT ITT)
INDICATOR DEFECTIVE, DOESN'T INDICATE.
Part: BLADE — WT MISSING (M/R)
M/R BLADE INSTALLED AND DURING THE BALANCE CHECK IT WAS DISCOVERED THE BLADE WAS EXTREMELY LIGHT AT THE TIP DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF THE TIP WEIGHTS. BLADE WAS SENT TO COMPOSITE TECHNICS 4-29-94 FOR TIP WEIGHT STUD STRIPPED OUT. CTI WAS UNABLE TO REPLACE THE STUD, SO THE BLADE WAS SHIPPED TO BELL FOR STUD REPAIR. THEN RETURNED TO CTI FOR COMPLETION OF THE REPAIR TO THE BLADE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF REFINISHING. AT SOME POINT DURING THE REPAIR, THE TIP WEIGHTS WERE REMOVED AND NEVER REINSTALLED BEFORE THE BLADE WAS RETURNED TO PHI. THIS BLADE WAS THEN PAINTED FORSERVICE. PHI OBTAINED THE ORIGINAL WEIGHT HISTORY FROM BELL
Part: GPS 150 — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
GPS DOES NOT TURN ON.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (COCKPIT ITT)
NEEDLE HAS NO INDICATION. TIME SINCE REPAIR 0:00.