N8587X
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.
27 reports on file, 1995-02-14 – 2003-06-17.
Part: GYRO — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 10,538 hrs
GYRO SPINS EXCESSIVELY. SHOP REPAIR.
Part: BEARING — DAMAGED (SUPPORT) · airframe 10,443 hrs
ONE OF THE ELASTOMERIC BEARINGS SEPARATED 360 DEGREES. REPAIRED.
Part: BEARING — WORN (BELLCRANK ASSY)
BELLCRANK ASSY HAS WORN BEARINGS. REPLACED BEARING (2 EACH) 206010470101 DUE TO WORN. REPAIRED.
Part: BEARING — WORN (BELLCRANK ASSY)
CYCLIC CONTROL BELLCRANK HAS WORN BEARINGS. REPLACED 2 BEARINGS DUE TO BEING WORN. REPAIRED.
Part: BATTERY — WEAK (MAIN)
MAIN BATTERY WEAK.
Earlier reports · 1995–2002 · 22 reports
2002
Part: CASE — CRACKED (TRANSMISSION) · airframe 9,632 hrs
CRACK INDICATIONS ON WEBS OF TRANSMISSION.
2001
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (MAIN)
WEAK BATTERY. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BATTERY.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (MAIN BATTERY) · airframe 9,366 hrs
LOW STARTING CAPACITY AND WILL NOT TAKE A FULL CHARGE. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BATTERY.
Part: INDICATOR — ERRATIC (RADAR ALTIMETER) · airframe 8,907 hrs
ABOVE 300 FEET READINGS ARE ERRATIC OVER ROUGH TERRAIN.
Part: SLEEVE — LEAKING (M/R CONTROL) · airframe 8,972 hrs
CAUSING EXCESSIVE INTERNAL LEAKAGE DURING TESTING. SENT TO FORTNER ACCESSORY SERVICE CORP. FOR WARRANTY REPAIR.
1999
Part: INDICATOR — MISMARKED (TOT)
TOT INDICATOR HAS WRONG MARKINGS, NEEDLE RACHETS INCREASING AND DECREASING.
Part: INDICATOR — STICKS (TOT)
TOT INDICATOR NEEDLE STICKS ON ZERO AT START.
1998
Part: SHAFT — WORN (HYD PUMP)
HYDRAULIC PUMP SHAFT WORN.
Part: ENCODER — FAILED (COCKPIT)
NO VALID OUTPUT FROM ENCODER.
1997
Part: GYRO — FAILED (COCKPIT)
GYRO TUMBLES WHEN POWER OFF.
Part: TACH GEN — MALFUNCTION (M/R)
TACH GENERATOR SUSPECT CAUSING LOW RPM HORN WHEN TESTING HYDRAULICS.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (ENG OIL)
INDICATOR WAS REMOVED FROM BOWL AND CLEANED. INSTALLED INDICATOR BACK ON BOWL, TESTED AND INDICATOR STILL DID NOT WORK. SCRAPPED INDICATOR AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (COCKPIT ATC)
TRANSPONDER NOT RESPONDING. FOUND DISTORTED TRANSMIT PULSE. REPLACED DEFECTIVE V101 CAVITY OSCILLATOR, DETERIORATED R477 RESISTOR AND WEAK V301 PHOTODETECTOR. ADJUSTED AND BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: EXHAUST ASSY — CRACKED (ENGINE)
EXHAUST ASSY CRACKED.
1996
Part: CYLINDER — LEAKING (M/R)
CYLINDER STATIC LEAK.
Part: LINK ASSY — BEARING GALLED (XMSN MT)
LINK ASSY ID OF TOP BEARING GALLED.
Part: LINK ASSY — DEFECTIVE (XMSN MOUNT)
ELASTOMER BEARING DETERIORATED.
Part: LINK ASSY — DEFECTIVE (XMSN MOUNT)
ELASTOMER BEARING DETERIORATED.
Part: LINK ASSY — DEFECTIVE (XMSN MOUNT)
ELASTOMER BEARING DETERIORATED.
Part: INDICATOR — READS HIGH (ENGINE OIL)
OIL PRESSURE READS TOO HIGH OUT OF TOLERANCE.
1995
Part: FLEXURE — COAT UNBONDED (TRANSMISSION)
FLEXURE COATING COMING OFF AND BUBBLED.
Part: GEARSHAFT — STEP WEAR (SPUR ADAPTER)
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO 1750 HOUR OVERHAUL AND INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTTION OF COMPRESSOR PARTS NOTED THE FOLLOWING: STEPWEAR BEYOND LIMITS ON SPUR ADAPTER GEARSHAFT FORWARD AND AFT SPLINES. INSTALLED NEW SPUR ADAPTER GEARSHAFT.