N5797X
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.
9 reports on file, 1996-01-11 – 2007-03-23.
Part: OIL SYSTEM — DEFECTIVE (MAIN GEAR BOX) · airframe 6,085 hrs · 23,808 cycles
MAIN GEAR BOX OIL PUMP FAILED AD03-21-09-R1, DARK PURPLE COLORED OIL IN SIGHT GLASS. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN GEAR BOX CONTAINING OIL PUMP, COMBINER GEAR BOX, EPICYCLIC, AND ROTOR SHAFT ASSEMBLY IAW EMERGENCY ALERT SB 05.00.40 REV 2 DATED DECEMBER 20,2006
Part: TERMINAL — BROKEN (FIRE DETECTION) · airframe 6,066 hrs · 23,755 cycles
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT PILOT OBSERVED THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATE . PILOT DID A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT AIRPORT. MECHANIC DISPATCHED AND FOUND WIRE ON TERMINAL LUG ON FIRE DETECTOR BROKEN. REPLACED TERMINAL LUG AND COMPLIED WITH AN OPERATION CHECK OF THE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM AND FOUND NO DEFECTS AT THIS TIME. AIRCRAFT WAS FROM OUR BASE SITE.
Part: GOVERNOR — INOPERATIVE (TURBINE) · airframe 5,079 hrs
GOVERNOR HAS SLUGGISH RESPONSE IN FLIGHT. 8130 ENCLOSED PART REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE UNIT 01/09/2004.
Part: STARTER GEN — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE) · airframe 5,003 hrs
STARTER GEN HAS INTERMITTENT ROTATION. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
Part: INDICATOR — FLUCTUATES (RT FUEL QTY) · airframe 4,978 hrs
RIGHT FUEL GUAGE FLUCTUATES IN FLIGHT. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
Part: TRANSMITTER — FAILED (FUEL LEVEL) · airframe 4,953 hrs
INSTALLED UNIT AND FAILED ON FIRST FLIGHT OF .2 HOURS. GAGE FELL TO BELOW ZERO. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
Part: TRANSMITTER — READS LOW (FUEL QTY) · airframe 4,952 hrs
FUEL QUANTITY FLUCTUATES BETWEEN FULL AND LESS THAN 20 PERCENT. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
Part: GOVERNOR — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 4,869 hrs
NR 2 ENGINE SN 841010 WOULD NOT TRIM. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
Part: SERVO — LEAKING (T/R)
LEAKING AT PILOT VALVE AND BOTH ENDS OF CYLINDER ALSO OUT OF TIMING. SENT TO AMERICAN EUROCOPTER CORP. ..THEIR PROPERTY BEING RETURNED. (PHI REQUESTS FOR CREDIT)