N102H
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.
4 reports on file, 2012-02-07 – 2020-01-23.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (ZONE 200) · airframe 10,033 hrs · 36,294 cycles
THE FRAME 5A HAS CRACK ON THE RH SIDE, UPPER DOUBLER EXTENDING FROM EDGE TO RIVET HOLE.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (TAILBOOM STAB) · airframe 1,850 hrs · 6,215 cycles
WHEN THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS REMOVED FOR ELECTRICAL TROUBLESHOOTING, 7 CRACKS IN THE SHEET METAL WERE FOUND ON THE INBD RIB AND FORE AND AFT SPARS WHERE THEY ATTACH TO THE INBD RIB. CRACKS CANNOT BE SEEN WITH THE STABILIZER INSTALLED. A TORQUE TUBE PASSES THROUGH THE TAILBOOM AND APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY OTBD THROUGH THE STABILIZER. THIS TUBE CARRIES MOST OF THE IN-FLIGHT LOAD. IT IS ATTACHED TO THE INBD RIB OF THE STABILIZER WITH 4 BOLTS TO THE STABILIZER AND A CLAMP TO THE TUBE. THE RT STABILIZER WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED AND NO CRACKS WERE FOUND.
Part: BUSHING — DEBONDED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 374 hrs
DURING PRE-FLIGHT CHECK, PILOT COMPLAINED THAT THE TAIL ROTOR PEDALS WERE STIFF. MECHANIC CONFIRMED THIS AND DETERMINED THAT THE TAIL ROTOR HUB ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE DISSASEMBLED FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. UPON DISSASEMBLY MECHANIC FOUND TEFLON FRICTION WASHER HAD BECOME UNBONDED FROM TAIL ROTOR HUB BUSHING THIS WAS CREATING THE HUB TO BIND DURING PEDAL TRAVEL. THE BUSHING AND FRICTION WASHER ARE PART OF A ASSY (PN 109-8131-36-101).
Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (STROBE) · airframe 6,941 hrs · 26,327 cycles
DETECTED AN ODOR AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE AFT RT AREA OF THE CABIN. PILOT CONFIRMED THE ODOR, AND LANDED IN A CLEARING ON THE ROADSIDE. MX INVESTIGATED AND DETERMINED THAT THE WING TIP STROBE LIGHT SYS WAS THE CAUSE. THE POWER SUPPLY UNIT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED WITH A NEW UNIT THAT AFTERNOON AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. THE POWER CONNECTOR WAS REMOVED FROM THE UNIT (BAGGED AND SECURED) AND A 5 MINUTE GROUND RUN WAS PERFORMED WITH NO RE-OCCURANCE. MX CONCLUDED THAT EITHER THE POWER SUPPLY UNIT WAS FAULTY OR A CHAFED WIRE TO THE STROBE LIGHTS IS GROUNDED AND DAMAGED THE POWER SUPPLY UNIT.