N83MT
Registered owner: APPLEBAUM STEVEN, IL (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
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, 1996-05-14 – 2003-06-09.
Part: BEARING — WORN (BELLCRANK ASSY)
BELLCRANK ASSY HAS WORN BEARINGS. REPLACED BEARING (2 EACH) 206001053005 DUE TO WORN. REPAIRED.
Part: SEAL — LEAKING (OIL PUMP)
GEARBOX OIL PUMP SEAL LEAKING. REPLACED SHAFT 357950110932 DUE TO WORN SPLINES. REPAIRED.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (MAIN) · airframe 8,549 hrs
MAIN BATTERY VOLTAGE DROPPED.
Part: CYLINDER — LEAKING (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 8,497 hrs
MAIN ROTOR CYLINDER LEAKING. REPAIRED.
Earlier reports · 1996–2002 · 14 reports
2002
Part: GPS — DAMAGED (COCKPIT) · airframe 7,722 hrs
FACEPLATE COMING APART. FOUND DISPLAY LENS COMING APART. REPLACED DISPLAY LENS. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
1999
Part: CROSSTUBE — CORRODED (SKID)
CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS IN ZONE 1.
Part: TUBE — CORRODED (SKID)
CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS AT SKID SHOES UNDER CROSSTUBE ATTACH POINTS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE SKID TUBE.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
VERY WEAK POWER OUTPUT.
Part: SWASHPLATE — WORN (MAIN ROTOR)
SLIDERS ARE WORN ON SWASHPLATE.
1998
Part: REGULATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (DC SYSTEM)
WHEN VHF KEYED, LOADMETER GOES TO ZERO.
Part: BASE — CRACKED (ENGINE EXHAUST)
EXHAUST CRACKED AROUND BASE.
1997
Part: GPS 150 — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT GPS)
GPS INOPERATIVE. FACE PLATE CRACKED.
Part: P.T. SUPPORT — MISALIGNED (NR 4 NOZZLE)
RECEIVING INSPECTION REVEALED: MISALIGNMENT OF P.T. SUPPORT TANG SLOTS. UNABLE TO CENTER #4 NOZZLE ON ALIGNMENT. NOTE: TRIED SEVERAL #4 NOZZLES. INSTALLED A DALLAS AIRMOTIVE O/H #4 NOZZLE.
Part: RESTRAINT — BEARING WORN (TRANSMISSION)
TRANSMISSION RESTRAINT BEARINGS WORN.
Part: GPS 150 — WORN (COCKPIT)
GPS NUMBERS WORN.
1996
Part: GYRO — PRECESSES (COCKPIT DG)
PRECESSES 20% EVERY 10 MINUTES.
Part: EXTINGUISHER — DEFECTIVE (LABEL)
EXTINGUISHER LABEL NOT LEGIBLE.
Part: BEARING — CRACKED (T/R BLADE)
INBOARD BEARINGS CRACKED ON BOTH BLADES S/N CS5188 AND CS5190.