N761PH
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.
36 reports on file, 2001-04-05 – 2009-11-12.
Part: CONNECTOR — DIRTY (MLG) · airframe 18,625 hrs
ON LANDING, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. USED CHECKLIST AND NOTIFIED MX. LANDING GEAR CAME DOWN AND LOCKED AFTER RAISING AND LOWERING THE HANDLE A FEW TIMES. MX CLEANED CONTROL PANEL AND PANEL CONNECTOR P5 AND RT WHEEL CONNECTOR P224 AND CONNECTOR AT CONTROL VALVE J222. JACKED ACFT AND CYCLED GEAR UP AND DOWN 12 TIMES WITH NO PROBLEMS.
Earlier reports · 2001–2006 · 35 reports
2006
Part: SQUAT SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (MLG) · airframe 16,701 hrs
AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE RIGHT HAND WEIGHT ON WHEELS SWITCH.
2005
Part: DOWNLOCK — FALSE INDICATION (MLG) · airframe 16,107 hrs
TEN MINUTES OUT, AN AIRCRAFT REPORTED THAT ONE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN OR PARTIALLY DOWN. SLOWED TO 130 KTS AND FLEW BY TOWER AND THEY CONFIRMED THE LT MAIN GEAR WAS DOWN. COCKPIT INDICATIONS SHOWED GEAR UP AND LOCKED. LOWERED LANDING GEAR AND GOT INDICATION OF ALL GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LT MAIN GEAR DOWN LOCK SENSOR AND INSPECTED AIRCRAFT IAW LETTER DATED 11-16-05 FROM MFG.
2004
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (NR 1) · airframe 14,476 hrs
WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT HEARD A BUMP, THE AIRCRAFT YAWED, NR 1 ENGINE OUT LIGHT CAME ON, MAST CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE CHIP LIGHT CAME ON, AND ALL GAUGES WENT TO ZERO ON THE NR 1 ENGINE. CONTINUED FLIGHT AND LANDED AT AIRPORT.
2003
Part: BLADE — ERODED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 13,971 hrs
PRIMARY RUBBER ON THE LEADING EDGE HAS ERODED TO THE FIBERGLASS SKIN AND WIRE MESH OR TAIL ROTOR BLADE.
Part: BLADE — WORN (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 13,971 hrs
PRIMARY RUBBER ON THE LEADING EDGE HAS ERODED TO THE FIBERGLASS SKIN AND WIRE MESH OF TAIL ROTOR BLADE.
Part: ACTUATOR — CORRODED (AFCS)
AFCS ACTUATOR WORN AND CORRODED. REPLACED CLUTCH WASHER A768336-1 DUE TO WORN; ROD END BEARING MS21151-8C DUE TO ROUGH; POTENTIOMETER (2 EA) A768343-3 DUE TO NULL IN CENTER. REPAIRED.
Part: ACTUATOR — ROUGH (AFCS)
WORN AND CORRODED. REPLACED CLUTCH WASHER A7683361 DUE TO WORN; ROD END BEARING MS21151-8C DUE TO ROUGH; POTENTIOMETER (2 EA) A768343-3 DUE TO WORN. REPAIRED.
Part: TIP CAP — DEBONDED (M/R BLADE) · airframe 13,906 hrs
THE "C" CHANNEL HAS SOME DEBONDING AND THE TOP OUTSIDE DOUBLER SEPERATED.
Part: TIP CAP — SEPARATED (M/R BLADE)
THE CRESENT SHAPE DOUBLER UPPER AND LOWER SIDE IS SEPARATED.
Part: BRAKE — STICKING (AUTOFLIGHT) · airframe 13,757 hrs
ROLL MAG BRAKE STICKS IN LATERAL MODE. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR.
Part: SCISSORS — WORN (MAIN ROTOR)
WORN BEARINGS. REPLACED WASHER MS200002C12 DUE TO WORN; BEARING (4 EA) SB5200-103 DUE TO WORN. REPAIRED.
Part: BLADE — SEPARATED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 13,633 hrs
SEPERATED ON THE LOWER SIDE NEAR STATION 44. SENT TO INTERNATIONAL AVIATION COMPOSITES FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
Part: COMPUTER — FAILED (WX RADAR SYS)
WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM COMPUTER INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS DOWN AFTER TEN MINUTES. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR FOR REPAIR.
Part: COMPUTER — INOPERATIVE (WX RADAR SYS) · airframe 13,483 hrs
WEATHER RADAR COMPUTER WILL NOT PAINT.
Part: INDICATOR — INTERMITTENT (WX RADAR SYS)
WEATHER RADAR INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS DOWN AFTER TEN MINUTES.
Part: RECEIVER — INOPERATIVE (VHF NAVIGATION) · airframe 13,470 hrs
VOR INOPERATIVE. IN SHOP REPAIR.
Part: BLADE — DAMAGED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 13,439 hrs
MAIN ROTOR BLADE NICKEL STRIP HAS A CRACK AT THE VERY TIP AND IS STARTING TO PEEL.
Part: GENERATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (AC SYSTEM) · airframe 13,431 hrs
AC GENERATOR FALLS OFF LINE IN FLIGHT.
Part: BLADE — CRACKED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 13,439 hrs
MAIN ROTOR BLADE TITANIUM LEADING EDGE HAS A COMPLETE CHORDWISE CRACK WITH SEPARATION BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: POWERPACK — MALFUNCTIONED (ROTOR BRAKE)
ROTOR BRAKE WILL NOT STOP MOTORING.
Part: POWERPACK — MALFUNCTIONED (ROTOR BRAKE)
ROTOR BRAKE WILL NOT STOP CYCLING.
Part: MODULE — MALFUNCTIONED (ROTOR BRAKE)
ROTOR BRAKE KEEPS MOTORING.
Part: POWERPACK — MALFUNCTIONED (ROTOR BRAKE) · airframe 13,338 hrs
POWER CYCLES ON APPROX. EVERY 5 SECONDS, POWER PACK WILL NOT HOLD PRESSURE.
Part: MODULE — MALFUNCTIONED (ROTOR BRAKE)
ROTOR BRAKE CYCLING ON AND OFF WHEN IN THE ON POSITION.
Part: POWERPACK — MALFUNCTIONED (ROTOR BRAKE) · airframe 13,368 hrs
ROTOR BRAKE POWER PACK CYCLES ON AND OFF EVERY 3 SECONDS WHEN HARD BRAKE PRESSURE ON.
Part: MODULE — MALFUNCTIONED (ROTOR BRAKE)
ROTOR BRAKE CYCLES CONTINUOUSLY.
Part: POWERPACK — MALFUNCTIONED (ROTOR BRAKE)
ROTOR BRAKE POWERPACK KEEPS CYCLING.
2002
Part: POWERPACK — MALFUNCTIONED (ROTOR BRAKE) · airframe 13,187 hrs
WILL NOT MAINTAIN PRESSURE. KEEPS CYCLING ON.
Part: THERMOCOUPLE — DAMAGED (ENGINE) · airframe 13,094 hrs
THERMOCOUPLE LEAD HAS OPEN IN THERMOCOUPLE END.
Part: GPS — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 13,240 hrs
ANTENNA FAULT, RAIM UNRELIABLE. SENT TO ASM FREEFLIGHT FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
Part: BLADE — DAMAGED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 13,169 hrs
TAIL ROTOR BLADE PADDLE "A" HAS HOLE THROUGH THE END CAP. SENT TO INTERNATIONAL AVIATION COMPOSITES FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
Part: DISPLAY — MALFUNCTIONED (WX RADAR SYS)
WEATHER RADAR UNIT UNRELIABLE.
Part: BEARING — WORN (SWASHPLATE)
SWASHPLATE BEARING HAS WORN TEFLON. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BEARINGS.
2001
Part: TRANSCEIVER — WEAK (DME) · airframe 11,704 hrs
WEAK RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT.
Part: CONTROL PANEL — MALFUNCTIONED (INTERPHONE)
NEEDS EVALUATION. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION AND TESTED. FOUND SWITCHES S1, S4, S5, S8, LIGHT PANEL, VOLUME KNOB AND TRANSMIT KNOB BAD. ALSO LIGHT PANEL LIGHTS BAD FROM STOCK. REPLACED ALL AND RESOLDERED BAD SOLDER CONNECTION ON LIGHT PANEL. REPAIRED. BENCH CHECK GOOD.