N8594X
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.
31 reports on file, 1995-04-21 – 2003-06-10.
Part: STARTER GEN — DAMAGED (ENGINE) · airframe 10,167 hrs
STARTER GEN MAKES GRINDING NOISE. FOUND CLUTCH DISENGRATED. SHOP REPAIR.
Part: BEARING — WORN (BELLCRANK)
MAIN ROTOR FLT CONTROL BELLCRANK HAS WORN BEARINGS. REPLACED 2 BEARINGS. REPAIRED.
Part: VOLT REGULATOR — DAMAGED (DC SYSTEM) · airframe 9,221 hrs
WHEN RADIO IS KEYED GENERATOR GOES OFF LINE. CHANGED DC VOLTAGE REGULATOR.
Earlier reports · 1995–2002 · 28 reports
2002
Part: SKID — CORRODED (MLG) · airframe 9,164 hrs
SKID TUBE HAS SEVER CORROSION IN SEVERAL AREAS.
Part: BRACKET — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 9,138 hrs
MOUNT BRACKET FOR THE SHOULER HARNESS TO AIRFRAME WERE ELONGATED.
2001
Part: CYLINDER — LEAKING (SERVO SYSTEM) · airframe 8,358 hrs
LEAKING. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: ACTUATOR — STUCK (ENGINE CONTROLS) · airframe 7,649 hrs
STICKING, WILL NOT ACTUATE.
Part: ANTENNA — WEAK (RADAR ALTIMETER) · airframe 8,050 hrs
CORRODED CAUSING WEAK RECEPTION. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: ACTUATOR — LEAKING (ROTOR SERVO SYS) · airframe 8,358 hrs
LEAKING. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE FLOAT.
1999
Part: PUMP — WORN (FUEL SYSTEM)
FUEL PUMP HAD WORN DRIVE SPLINES.
Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (DROOP COMPART)
NE RPM WILL NOT RETURN TO THE SAME SETTING EVERY TIME BY ABOUT 4 PERCENT. ACTUATOR IS JUMPING A GEARTOOTH.
Part: SERVO — LEAKING (CYCLIC)
STATIC LEAK EXCESSIVE AT SERVO VALVE, BOOT TORN AND DETERIORATED.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (COCKPIT)
TOT INDICATOR HAS NO DIGITAL READ-OUT.
Part: EXCLUDER — WORN (M/R HUB)
EXCLUDER WORN - SLINGING GREASE. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PARTS.
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (RADAR ALTIMETER)
CANNOT CALIBRATE RADAR ALTIMETER TO SPECS.
Part: TRANSPONDER — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
TRANSPONDER IS OFF FREQUENCY.
1998
Part: ELT — FAILED (COCKPIT)
ELT ACTIVATES UPON LANDING.
1997
Part: ACTUATOR — INOPERATIVE (DROOP COMP)
ACTUATOR INOPERATIVE.
Part: FLOOR — SEPARATION (BAG COMPT)
BAGGAGE FLOOR CORROSION AND SEPARATION.
Part: PANEL — DAMAGED (LT KICK)
HOLES IN PANEL CORE CRUSHED.
Part: SHELL ASSY — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
SHELL ASSY IS CORRODED. (SEPARATED BEYOND LIMITS AT THIS STATION.
Part: NARCO ELT — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
ELT ACTIVATED ACCIDENTLY.
Part: GYRO — PRECESSES (COCKPIT HORIZ)
HORIZ GYRO PRECESSES EXCESSIVELY.
Part: TACH GEN — DEFECTIVE (ROTOR)
TACH GEN ROTOR LOW RPM.
1996
Part: SUPPORT — MISMANUFACTURED (NR 2 NOZZLE)
RECEIVING INSPECTION REVEALED: I.D. MEASURED .049-.071 BELOW SPECS ON G.P. SUPPORT AT #2 NOZZLE TANG SLOTS. SPECS (7.63) #2 NOZZLE WILL NOT FIT INTO SUPPORT. INSTALLED DALLAS AIRMOTIVE OVERHAULED G.P. SUPPORT.
Part: SHROUD HOUSING — OVER SPECS (ENGINE)
RECEIVING INSPECTION REVEALED: AFT PILOT MEASURE .004 TO .006 OVERSPECS ON SHROUD HOUSING. (SPEC 10.199 - 10.200)
Part: INDICATOR — STICKS (COCKPIT)
NEEDLE STICKS AT 500 FEET.
1995
Part: TRANSCEIVER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT VHF)
NUMBERS ON DISPLAY WON'T ALL LIGHT UP.
Part: PANEL ASSY — SEPARATION (AFT TUB)
AIRCRAFT HAS SEPERATION ON A BELL APPROVED AIRFRAME AFT TUB AREA SEPARATION ON A ENGINEERING MOD OR MFG. REPAIR TO AFT CABIN TUB FLOOR. MADE REPAIR TO FORWARD LOWER SHELL PER BELL HELICOPTER STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE FORM AE-100-1 S/N A2242 DATED, OCTOBER 17, 1995.
Part: BLADE — PITTED (M/R)
BLADE HAS A BUSHING PITTED BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: BEARING — CRACKED (T/R)
BEARINGS CRACKED. ALSO REPLACED 4 EACH SLEEVES P/N 206-010-733-003. BEARINGS SCRAPPED LOCALLY. SEE MMIR'S # 4831 THROUGH # 4844 FOR ADDITIONAL BEARINGS.