Service difficulty reports · 4
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR 98ZZZX1084Battery Box · not groundedHELICOPTER HAS BATTERY BOX BOLTED TO COMPOSITE FIREWALL. BATTERY BOX IS NOT GROUNDED TO BATTERY. A REGULATOR RECTIFIER AND STARTER RELAY ARE GROUNDED TO BATTERY BOX. A SCREWDRIVER WAS ACCIDENTLY DROPPED INSIDE OF BATTERY BOX TOUCHING POSITIVE TERMINAL. SCRSDR 98ZZZX502Frame · crackedMOST ALL MINI-500 AIRFRAMES HAVE CRACKED NEAR THE MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX MOUNT BOLT HOLES. ALL ARE LOW TIME ANYWHERE FROM 6 HOURS AND UP. AIR FRAME TUBE STRUCTURE MAY BE OF TOO THIN MATERIAL. SUBMITTER BELIEVES CRACKS FORM BECAUSE OF THE INABILITY TO TRACK AND SDR 98ZZZX501Shaft · mismanufacturedBECAUSE OF MANY PROBLEMS WITH VIBRATIONS CRACKING FRAME, FOUND THE MAIN ROTOR SHAFT HAS AN INTERNAL FLAW. IT WAS MANUFACTURED NOT BEING TRUE INSIDE. THE INSIDE OF ROTOR MAST IS NOT CONCENTRIC WITH OUTSIDE. THE MAIN CONTROL ASSEMBLY (SWASHPLATE) BOLTS TO THESDR 98ZZZX486Engine · seizedENGINE SEIZED IN-FLIGHT. SERVICE CENTER THAT REPAIRED ENGINE SAID COUNTERWEIGHT CAME OFF REAR OF CRANKSHAFT. SERVICE CENTER ALSO SAID THEY BELIEVE THAT COUNTEWEIGHT CAME OFF DUE TO THE WAY REVOLUTION INSTALLS BEARING ON END OF CLUTCH. IT IS HELD STATIONARY
Other aircraft with N120VT · 1
The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. N120VT is registered now to the first aircraft listed.