N796RV
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.
7 reports on file, 2005-07-20 – 2015-07-15.
Part: BEARING — FAILED (ENGINE)
ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONTINUED TO BASE & LANDED. UPON TEARDOWN INSPECTION OF ENG FOUND MAJOR FAILURE OF NR 5 BEARING, THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE.
Part: BLADE — CRACKED (MAIN ROTOR)
3 EA MAIN ROTOR BLADES HAVE CRACKED ABRASION STRIPS. SNS A-179, A-629, A-1960.
Part: CAP — CORRODED (SWASHPLATE) · airframe 8,348 hrs
SWASHPLATE CAP HAS PITTING CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: CAP — CORRODED (SWASHPLATE) · airframe 8,348 hrs
SWASHPLATE CAP HAS PITTING CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: DIFFUSER — DAMAGED (ZONE 400) · airframe 8,339 hrs
LOW POWER ON TEST CELL. PROBABLE LOW POWER DUE TO O/H VANE DIFFUSER, FWD PLATE SEPARATING FROM VANES.
Part: HMU — FAILED (ENGINE)
DURING HOVER, RESTART LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY THE DEGRADE LIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED HMU WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. IAW MM. (K)
Part: TRANSMISSION — MAKING METAL (MAIN ROTOR)
IN FLIGHT TRANSMISSION, CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED, UPON LANDING THE MECHANIC CLEANED THE TRANSMISSION CHIP PLUGS IAW MM AND DURING THE GROUND RUN AND LEAK CHECK TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED ONCE AGAIN. THE MECHANIC REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. (K)