N5796S
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.
16 reports on file, 1995-04-07 – 1997-04-23.
Part: BLADE — PINS WORN (M/R)
CORROSION PITS BEYOND .002" LIMITS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BLADE PINS.
Earlier reports · 1995–1996 · 15 reports
1996
Part: TRANSMITTER — MALFUNCTION (FUEL QTY)
LOW FUEL LIGHT INOPERATIVE. TIME SINCE REPAIR 102:45.
Part: LORAN — BATTERY WARN (COCKPIT)
INTERMITTENT LOW BATTERY WARNING.
Part: BEARING — SEAL DEFECTIVE (SWASHPLATE)
WHEN DISASSEMBLED SWASHPLATE ASSEMBLY; FOUND WITH BOTH GREASE SEALS POPPED OUT OF THEIR SEATS OF THE SWASHPLATE BEARING. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BEARING.
Part: STARFLEX — CRACKED (M/R)
CRACKED STARFLEX ARM BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
TRANSCEIVER INOPERATIVE DISPLAY. DOESN'T TRANSMIT OR RECEIVE. SMELLS BURNT.
Part: SENSOR ASSY — MALFUNCTION (AUTO RELIGHT)
AUTO RELIGHT COMES ON IN FLIGHT. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE TRANSDUCER.
1995
Part: STRUCTURE — MISINSTALLED (LT CARGO DOOR)
FORWARD UPPER CORNER DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY. MODIFIED LT CARGO DOOR TO FIT AIRCRAFT.
Part: FRONT BAR — BEARING FAULTY (M/R XMSN)
FRONT BAR UPPER BEARING IS UNBONDED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE STRUT.
Part: CROSS TUBE — MIS MFG (SKID FRONT)
CROSSTUBE BEND RADIUS NOT BENT CORRECTLY WHEN COMPARED TO ANOTHER SERVICEABLE CROSSTUBE. WHEN CROSSTUBE IS ATTACHED TO SKIDS, AFT AND FWD CORNERS OF LANDING GEAR DO NOT TOUCH THE GROUND (2 1/2" TO 3 1/2")
Part: CROSS TUBE — MIS MFG (SKID REAR)
CROSSTUBE BEND RADIUS NOT BENT CORRECTLY WHEN COMPARED TO ANOTHER SERVICEABLE CROSSTUBE. WHEN CROSSTUBE IS ATTACHED TO SKIDS, AFT AND FWD CORNERS OF LANDING GEAR DO NOT TOUCH THE GROUND (2 1/2" TO 3 1/2")
Part: VALVE — DISCONNECTED (PNEUMATIC SYS)
FLAPPER VALVE DISCONNECTED.
Part: WINDSHIELD — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
MISTY LOOK IN GLASS (VERY DISTORTED)
Part: SUPPORT — MIS MFG (FUSELAGE)
SUPPORT P/N IS FOR THE FORWARD LEFT HAND ANGLE; BUT THE ANGLE IS BENT UP TO FIT ON R/H SIDE OF AIRCRAFT.
Part: INDICATOR — GLASS CRACKED (COCKPIT VSI)
UNIT HAS VERTICAL CRACKS IN GLASS. SENT TO AVIATION AVIONICS & INSTR. CORP FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
Part: INDICATOR — GLASS CRACKED (COCKPIT AIR SPD)
UNIT HAS VERTICAL CRACKS IN GLASS.