N6251Y
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.
40 reports on file, 1997-06-20 – 2003-07-28.
Part: TORQUEMETER — FLUCTUATES (COCKPIT) · airframe 8,636 hrs
ENGINE TORQUEMETER FLUCTUATES. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR FOR REPAIR.
Part: BATTERY — WEAK (MAIN) · airframe 8,411 hrs
MAIN BATTERY WEAK.
Part: BATTERY — WEAK (MAIN) · airframe 8,344 hrs
MAIN BATTERY WEAK. SHOP FOR REPAIR.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (COMPUTER) · airframe 8,305 hrs
PROCESSOR HAS LOW INTERNAL BATTERY VOLTAGE.
Part: COMPUTER — MALFUNCTIONED (E/E BAY) · airframe 8,305 hrs
PROCESSOR WILL NOT COMMUNICATE WITH LAPTOP.
Part: ANEROID — FAILED (ALTIMETER) · airframe 8,305 hrs
BAROMETRIC ANEROID SENDS AN ALTITUDE READING OF 27,600 FEET TO THE SKYWATCH AND THE TRANSPONDER WHILE ON THE GROUND. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR FOR REPAIR.
Part: STOP — WORN (M/R GEARBOX) · airframe 8,135 hrs
MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX STOP HAS A RUBBER BUMPER WORN OUT.
Part: TACH GENERATOR — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 8,151 hrs
N1 INDICATOR WENT TO ZERO IN FLIGHT.
Part: FLOAT — FAILED (EMERGENCY FLOAT) · airframe 8,237 hrs
FLOAT BAG ASSY FAILED 6 MONTH INSPECTION.
Part: RESTRAINT — STICKING (MAIN ROTOR FLAP) · airframe 7,881 hrs
MAIN ROTOR FLAP REATRAINT STICKING IN DOWN POSITION. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: BEARING — WORN (BELLCRANK) · airframe 11,199 hrs
ROTORCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROLS BELLCRANK HAS WORN BEARINGS. SCRAPPED.
Part: AMPLIFIER — MALFUNCTIONED (ENTERTAIN SYS) · airframe 8,090 hrs
ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM AMPLIFIER IS BLOWING FUSES. FOUND Q7, Q8 TRANSISTORS BAD. REPLACED AND REPAIRED. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: ANEROID — FAILED (TCAS SYSTEM) · airframe 7,971 hrs
TCAS FAILED ERROR CODE 020 BAROMETRIC ALTITUDE INPUT.
Part: CONTROL CABLE — BROKEN (DEFROST HEATER) · airframe 7,862 hrs
FLEX CABLE FOR DEFROST HEATER VALVE BROKEN. SCRAPPED.
Part: AMPLIFIER — MALFUNCTIONED (COMM SYS) · airframe 7,870 hrs
WHELAN AMPLIFIER BLOWING THE FUSE. REPLACED FUSE Q7, Q8 TRANSISTORS DUE TO SHORTED. REPAIRED. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Earlier reports · 1997–2002 · 25 reports
2002
Part: STOP — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 7,997 hrs
MAIN ROTOR STOP HAS WORN RUBBER. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR.
Part: STOP — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 7,997 hrs
MAIN ROTOR STOP HAS WORN RUBBER. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR.
Part: FILTER — CLOGGED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 7,650 hrs
HYD FILTER CLOGGED. FILTER BYPASSED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
2001
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (MAIN)
WEAK. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BATTERY.
Part: FLAPPER VALVE — BROKEN (AIR DISTRIBUTION) · airframe 7,319 hrs
LEVER ON FLAPPER BROKEN. SCRAPPED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: LINK — WORN (M/R DRIVE) · airframe 6,855 hrs
ELASTOMERIC BEARING SEPARATED.
Part: GPS — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
CONSTANTLY CYCLES. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION. FOUND WPT BUTTON CYCLES THROUGH SEVERAL PAGES WHEN PRESSED. ALSO FOUND MSG, APT/VOR AND NAV BUTTONS INTERMITTENT. SELECTOR SWITCH ALSO INTERMITTENT. REPLACED 4 EACH SWITCHES FOR BUTTONS AND SELECTOR SWITCH. REPAIRED PROBLEM. REPLACED WORN KEY CAPS. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: BLADE — CORRODED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 6,822 hrs
TRAILING SKIN AND SPAR HAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION NEAR THE TIP ON THE LOWER SIDE.
1999
Part: TORQUEMETER — FRICTION ERROR (ENGINE)
TORQUEMETER HAS EXCESSIVE FRICTION ERROR, GLASS FOGGY AND NEEDLE STICKS.
Part: VOLT REGULATOR — FAILED (DC SYSTEM)
GENERATOR FALLS OFF-LINE, WILL NOT RESET.
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE OIL)
ENGINE OIL AND TEMPERATURE INDICATIONS HAD NO LIGHT.
Part: INDICATOR — STUCK (TOT)
TOT INDICATOR STUCK AT 300 DEGREES.
Part: TRANSPONDER — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
TRANSCEIVER INOPERATIVE. DOES NOT TURN ON.
Part: SERVO — LEAKING (CYCLIC)
CYLINDER LEAKING EXCESSIVELY AT AFT END OF PISTON, AND SERVO VALVE HAS HIGH INPUT FORCE AT LEVERS.
Part: REGULATOR — INOPERATIVE (DC SYSTEM)
VOLTAGE REGULATOR INOPERATIVE.
Part: REGULATOR — FLUCTUATING (DC SYSTEM)
VOLTAGE REGULATOR FLUCTUATING.
Part: SKID — CORRODED (MLG)
SKID TUBE HAD EXCESSIVE INTERGRANULAR CORROSION. SCRAPPED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE SKID TUBE.
Part: SKID — CORRODED (MLG)
SKID TUBE HAD EXCESSIVE INTERGRANULAR CORROSION. SCRAPPED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE SKID TUBE.
1998
Part: SHAFT — WORN (HYD PUMP)
HYDRAULIC PUMP SHAFT WORN.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (COCKPIT VHF)
TRANSCEIVER INTERMITTENT, ON/OFF KNOB. WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (ENGINE)
GAS PRODUCER INDICATOR NEEDLE STICKS AND DOES NOT INDICATE 10%.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (COCKPIT)
TURN & BANK INDICATOR NEEDLE DOES NOT DEFLECT IN EITHER DIRECTION.
1997
Part: ELT — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
ELT INOPERATIVE, BATTERY DEAD.
Part: RECEIVER — TRIPS BREAKER (COCKPIT GPS)
GPS POPS CIRCUIT BREAKER.
Part: BOLT — MISSING (M/R)
DURING A GENERAL INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT, FOUND ONE OF THE PILLOW BLOCK BOLTS MISSING FROM THE PILLOW BLOCK ASSEMBLY. INSTALLED 4 EACH NEW BOLTS AND NUTS AND A NEW BUSHING AND 3 NEW WASHERS WHERE BOLT WAS MISSING. SCRAPPED 3 EACH BOLTS.