N821AX

YAMAHA RMAX TYPE II · Rotorcraft · 1 engine · 0 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: YAMAHA MOTOR CORP USA, CA (owner ≠ operator)

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.

21 reports on file, 1995-02-27 – 2001-07-26.

OTHER · 2001-07-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 67,508 hrs · 22,518 cycles

DURING SERVICE CHECK, FOUND CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY CHARGER TRIPPED. WOULD NOT RESET. REPLACED DEFECTIVE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK ASSEMBLY. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-8 MM 33-50-01-2.

Source: SDR ABXA010418
FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2001-03-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2710

Part: TORQUE TUBE — BROKEN (RT AILERON) · airframe 67,327 hrs · 22,373 cycles

THE RIGHT AILERON TORQUE TUBE WAS REPORTED TO BE BROKEN AT EWR. *S/D* THE AIRCRAFT ON DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL HAD RIGHT ROLL TENDENCY THAT REQUIRED APPROX 30 DEGREES WINGS LEFT YOKE INPUT TO MAINTAIN LEVAL WINGS. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE RIGHT OUTBOARD AILERON TORSION BAR TO BE BROKEN AND REPLACED THE OUTBOARD AILERON ASSEMBLY IAW DC-8 MM 27-11-02.

Source: SDR ABXA010107
OTHER · 2001-02-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2130

Part: DUCT — FAILED (NR 1 DISCHARGE) · airframe 67,256 hrs · 22,326 cycles

A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD PASSING THROUGH FL22 FOLLOWED BY RAPID CABIN DECOMPRESSION. THE FLIGHT CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASKS AND RETURNED TO EWR WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 CABIN DISCHARGE DUCT ASSEMBLY, COUPLING AND O-RINGS. PRESSURIZATION CHECKS WERE COMPLETED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR ABXA010051
Earlier reports · 1995–2000 · 18 reports

2000

FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2000-05-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2910

Part: LINE — LEAKING (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 66,537 hrs · 21,962 cycles

ON DEPARTURE, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF HYDRAULICS. RESERVOIR LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND HYDRAULIC QUANTITY WAS DECREASING. IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEMS WERE ACCOMPLISHED, RESULTING IN HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DECREASE STOPPING IN NORMAL RANGE. REPLACED LEAKING LINE ON RIGHT AILERON POWER PACK. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC8 MM 29-01.

Source: SDR ABXA000225

1998

OTHER · 1998-10-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5610

Part: WINDOW — LACK OF LUBE (RT COCKPIT)

FIRST OFFICER'S CLEARVIEW WINDOW (EMERG EXIT) WOULD NOT OPEN FULLY. LUBRICATED WINDOW TRACKS. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR ABXA9800926
OTHER · 1998-10-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5610

Part: WINDOW — LACK OF LUBE (LT COCKPIT)

CAPTAIN'S CLEARVIEW WINDOW (EMERG EXIT) WOULD NOT OPEN FULLY. LUBRICATED WINDOW TRACK. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR ABXA9800925
OTHER · 1998-10-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5610

Part: WINDOW TRIM — LOOSE (COCKPIT)

CAPTAIN'S SLIDING WINDOW (EMERG EXIT) WOULD NOT OPEN. INSTALLED AND SECURED WINDOW TRIM ON AFT SECTION OF WINDOW, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR ABXA9800868
WARNING INDICATION · 1998-07-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7931

Part: RELIEF VALVE — MALFUNCTION (NR 4 ENGINE)

NR 4 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DESCENT. OIL PRESSURE READ 30 PSI. THROTTLE WAS IN IDLE. SHUT DOWN NR 4 ENGINE. WINDMILLING OIL PRESSURE WAS 3 PSI. REPLACED OIL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE IAW PRATT AND WHITNEY MM 72-00 AND ADJUSTED OIL PRESSURE. GROUND RAN ENGINE, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR ABXA9800638
WARNING INDICATION · 1998-07-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2750

Part: LINK — BROKEN (RT TE FLAP)

WITH FLAPS SET AT 35 DEGREES THE INDICATOR SHOWED 5 DEGREES OF SPLIT, REQUIRING 2 DEGREES OF LEFT AILERON TRIM. REPLACED BROKEN RIGHT FLAP DRIVER LINK IAW DC8 MM 27-51-04. RIGGED FLAP SYSTEM IAW DC8 MM 27-50-00.

Source: SDR ABXA9800615

1997

NO TEST · 1997-12-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)

EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BULB WAS BURNED OUT. RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHT. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR ABXA9702001
WARNING INDICATION · 1997-06-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7520

Part: CONTROL VALVE — DEFECTIVE (NR 1 GEN BUSS)

ON TAKEOFF ROLL FROM LAX, HAD ZNS FAULT ON NR 1 GENERATOR BUS. ABNORMAL PROCEDURES ACCOMPLISHED. BUS POWER RESTORED FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES THEN ZNS FAULT OCCURRED AGAIN. BUS SECURING PROCEDURES ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED JET BLOW AWAY CONTROL VALVE IAW DC8 MM 75-20-4. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR ABXA9701153
OTHER · 1997-04-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5210

Part: HINGES — LACK OF LUBE (PAX DOOR)

AFTER TEST FLIGHT, THE CABIN DOOR WAS HARD TO OPEN. LUBED DOWN HINGES AND OPERATED DOOR SEVERAL TIMES FROM BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF AIRCRAFT. NO BINDING NOTED, OPS CHECKED GOOD AT THIS TIME.

Source: SDR ABXA9700940
OTHER · 1997-04-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5210

Part: MECHANISM — OUT OF ADJUST (CABIN DOOR)

AFTER FERRY FLIGHT FROM GSO TO ILN THE CABIN ENTRY DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED. ADJUSTED CABIN ENTRY DOOR IA DC-8 MM 52-11-1, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR ABXA9700939
OTHER · 1997-04-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5752

Part: TAB — DELAMINATED (RT AILERON)

RIGHT AILERON TRIM TAB WAS FOUND DELAMINATED. REPLACED SKIN, HONEYCOMB CORE AND INTERNAL DOUBLERS.

Source: SDR ABXA9701176

1996

NO TEST · 1996-10-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

ON SERVICE CHECK, FOUND COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHTING DIM. REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK IAW DC-8 MM 33-50-1, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR ABXA9600633
FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 1996-07-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2410

Part: O-RING — LEAKING (NR 3 CSD)

NR 3 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY SLOWLY DECREASED AFTER TAKEOFF. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN WHEN THE OIL QUANTITY REACHED ONE GALLON. OIL PRESSURE AND OIL TEMPERATURE WAS NORMAL. ENGINE WINDMILLED AT 29 PERCENT N2 AND 16 PERCENT N1 AFTER SHUTDOWN AT 0445Z. ENGINE MAINTAINED AN OIL PRESSURE OF 5 PSI AFTER SHUTDOWN. RESEALED NR 3 ENGINE CSD GARLOCK SEAL AND INSTALLED AN O-RING SEAL ON THE NR 3 ENGINE CSD. LEAK CHECK AND OPS CHECK GOOD IAW DC8 MM, CHAPTER 24-10-1 AND PRATT AND WHITNEY MM, CHAPTER 72-00.

Source: SDR ABXA9600598

1995

OTHER · 1995-08-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5313

Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (BS 1440)

DURING 821AX C-CHECK INSPECTION, STATION 1440 LONGERON 29R TO 31R AT C-4 DOOR CUTOUT AFT SECTION HAS SEVERAL CRACKS. REPAIRED STATION 1440 LONGERON 29R TO 31R C-4 DOOR CUTOUT SECTION THAT HAD SEVERAL CRACKS IAW ABX REA D853-12288MR.

Source: SDR ABXA9600012
OTHER · 1995-08-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5720

Part: FITTING — OVERSIZED HOLES (LT WING)

DURING 821AX C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND THE LEFT WING LOWER SURFACE BELOW NR 1 PYLON, FORWARD T-FITTING AND FORWARD DOUBLER HAS 6 HOLES OVERSIZED FOR BUSHINGS AND SPAR CAP CRACK INDICATIONS. REPAIRED CRACKS ON LEFT WING LOWER SKIN AND FORWARD SPAR CAP, AFT TANG AT NR 1 PYLON IAW ABX REA D857-12344MR.

Source: SDR ABXA9600011
OTHER · 1995-08-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5321

Part: FLOOR — CORRODED (FS 67-52)

DURING 821AX C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION IN THE LEFT COCKPIT FLOOR AREA BELOW COCKPIT SEAT AND BETWEEN FINGER DOUBLER. REPAIRED THE CORRODED COCKPIT FLOOR PRESSURE PANEL AT FUSELAGE STATION -67 TO -52 IAW ABX REA D853-12317MR.

Source: SDR ABXA9600010
OTHER · 1995-08-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5730

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (WS 69.5)

DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CRACK INDICATIONS AT LEFT LOWER WING STATION XCW 69.5, HOLES 1, 2.A AND C. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D857-12279-MR.

Source: SDR ABXA9500839
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 1995-02-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3040

Part: SENSOR — DIRTY (CAPT WINDOW)

AT TOP OF DESCENT, AFTER ANTI-FOG C/B WAS CLOSED, A STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL WAS NOTICED IN THE COCKPIT. NO SMOKE WAS DETECTED. C/B WAS OPENED AND SMELL DISAPPEARED. DEFERRED IAW DC-8 MEL 30-5B.DI NR 821184. DEN: CLEARED. FOUND CAPTAIN'S CLEARVIEW WINDOW WARMER THAN OTHERS. CLEANED SENSOR AND INSTALLED HEAT SINK COMPOUND. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-8 MM CH 30.

Source: SDR ABXA9500120