N7159J
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.
18 reports on file, 1996-09-18 – 2013-11-24.
Part: MAST — CORRODED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 20,416 hrs
MAIN GEARBOX CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING INBD FLIGHT. DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION ON GROUND, FOUND METAL PARTICALS ON CHIP PLUG.
Earlier reports · 1996–2006 · 17 reports
2006
Part: CALIPER — LEAKING (ROTOR BRAKE) · airframe 14,643 hrs
FOUND CALIPER LEAKING / REPLACED CALIPER
Part: STOP — BULGED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 14,643 hrs
FOUND RUBBER EXTRUDED (BULGED) / REPLACED DOWN STOP
2002
Part: CLAMP — BROKEN (MLG)
DURING RETORQUE OF LANDING GEAR SADDLE CLAMP, THE "T" BOLT BROKE IN TWO. UPON EXAMINATION IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THE CLAMP WAS CRACKED PRIOR TO BREAKING. REPLACED CLAMP WITH NEW PART.
2001
Part: EXHAUST STACK — CRACKED (ENGINE) · airframe 10,463 hrs
EXHAUST STACK CRACKED. REPLACED WITH NEW .
Part: EXHAUST STACK — CRACKED (ENGINE)
EXHAUST ASSEMBLY, CRACKED. REPLACED WITH NEW EXHAUST STACK.
Part: CLIP — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 10,161 hrs
CLIP IS CRACKED. REPLACED WITH NEW PART.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 10,161 hrs
FRAME IS CRACKED. REPLACED WITH NEW PART
Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 10,161 hrs
STIFFENER IS CRACKED. REPLACED WITH NEW PART.
Part: BATTERY — WEAK (MAIN) · airframe 9,860 hrs
PART IS WEAK. REPLACED BATTERY WITH A NEW PART
Part: SEAL — LEAKING (GEARBOX) · airframe 9,752 hrs
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RUN AND LEAK CHECKED FOLLOWING ENGINE CHANGE. NO LEAKS FOUND. AIRCRAFT RETURNED AFTER 20 MINUTE TEST FLIGHT. OIL WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE PAN. OIL LEAKING FROM STARTER-GENERATOR SEAL ON ENGINE GEARBOX. REPLACED SEAL. UPON INSPECTION OF SEAL, IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A TEAR OR CUT HALF WAY AROUND THE INSIDE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE SEAL.
2000
Part: EXHAUST STACK — CRACKED (ENGINE) · airframe 9,553 hrs
CRACKED.
Part: BLADE — PEELING (TAIL ROTOR)
TAIL ROTOR BLADE PAINT PEELING AND BEARINGS WORN BEYOND LIMITS. INSPECTED, REPLACED 2 EACH BEARINGS, SANDED THE PAINT AND REPAINTED. INSTALLED 2 EACH SLEEVES PN 206-010-733-003 PNAV 300549, 2 EACH BEARINGS PN 206-310-105-101 TRACKING NR 39858. (X)
Part: BLADE — PEELING (TAIL ROTOR)
TAIL ROTOR BLADE PAINT PEELING AT 370.2 HOURS SINCE NEW. VISUAL INSPECTED, SANDED PAINT AND REPAINTED. (X)
Part: HINGE — MISMARKED (CREW DOOR)
HINGE IS STAMPED WITH LEFT PART NUMBER, BUT IS A RIGHT PART. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH PROPER PART. (X)
Part: EXHAUST PIPE — CRACKED (ENGINE)
EXHAUST ASSY CRACKED. REPLACED WITH NEW PART. (X)
1999
Part: EXHAUST PIPE — CRACKED (ENGINE)
EXHAUST ASSY CRACKED. REPLACED PART. (X)
1996
Part: STROBE — LENS CRACKED (LIGHT)
LENS CRACKED IN HALF. THE REFLECTOR FELL OUT.