N115SH
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sundance Helicopters, Inc. (9SZA) | Operator | on 2013-07-22 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by SUNDANCE HELICOPTERS INC (per NTSB report)
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.
97 reports on file, 2000-12-18 – 2025-10-15.
Part: BEARING — BRINELLED (M/R SPINDLE) · airframe 1,450 hrs
FOUND BOTH SPINDLE BEARINGS P/N A159-3, TSN: 1449.7 BRINELLED. NO OVER SPEEDS
Earlier reports · 2000–2011 · 96 reports
2011
Part: STRUCTURE — CRACKED (TAILBOOM) · airframe 17,443 hrs · 62,630 cycles
CRACK IN TAIL BOOM.
2006
Part: PITOT HEAD — INOPERATIVE (FUSELAGE) · airframe 8,628 hrs
UNIT INOPERATIVE, REMOVED AND REPLACED. (K)
Part: THRUST BEARING — WORN (MAIN ROTOR)
M/R SPHERICAL THRUST BEARING AT YELLOW STAR FLEX ARM IS WORN. BEYOND LIMITS, REMOVED AND REPLACED. (K)
Part: SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (FUEL PRESSURE) · airframe 9,094 hrs
FUEL PRESSURE INDICATOR LIGHT, ILLUMINATED. DURING FLIGHT, REMOVED AND REPLACED. (K)
2005
Part: TRANSMITTER — LEAKING (OIL PRESSURE) · airframe 9,058 hrs
ENGINE OIL PRESSURE SENDER LEAKING FROM END CAP, REMOVED AND REPLACED. (K)
Part: TRANSCEIVER — INOPERATIVE (VHF COMMS) · airframe 8,943 hrs
UNIT RECEIVES BUT TRANSMITS GARBLED. REMOVED AND REPLACED. (K)
Part: BEARING — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 8,930 hrs
HALF SHELLS, UNIT CRACKED AND WORN. REMOVED AND REPLACED. (K)
Part: SPLINE — WORN (HYDRAULIC PUMP)
HYD PUMP, FOUND HYD SPLINE WORN. REMOVED AND REPLACED. (K)
Part: BEARING — CUT (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 8,834 hrs
LAMINATED BEARING, UNIT HAS MULTIPLE CUTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED. (K)
Part: G SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (ELT) · airframe 8,834 hrs
G-SWITCH WILL NOT ACTIVATE, REMOVED AND REPLACED. (K)
Part: BLEED VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE) · airframe 8,834 hrs
FOUND ENGINE PNEUMATIC BLEED VALVE IS NOT FUNCTIONING OR WOULD NOT CLOSE TO DESIRE. REMOVED AND REPLACED. (K)
Part: SERVO — LEAKING (M/ROTOR CONTROL) · airframe 8,834 hrs
UNIT LEAKING EXCESSIVELY HYDRAULIC FLUID ON WEEPLE HOLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED. (K)
Part: BALL END — WORN (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 8,821 hrs
BALL END WORN. REMOVED AND REPLACED. (K)
Part: MOUNT — BROKEN (BLOWER MOTOR) · airframe 8,742 hrs
7 INCH BLOWER MOTOR, UNIT HAS A BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT, REMOVED AND REPLACED. (K)
Part: GAUGE — INOPERATIVE (TORQUE) · airframe 8,606 hrs
TORQUE GAUGE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. (K)
Part: MAGNETIC SEAL — LEAKING (ENGINE)
UNIT LEAKS. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAG SEAL. (M)
Part: IGNITER — BROKEN (ENGINE) · airframe 8,440 hrs
IGNITER INSULATOR BROKE LOOSE. REMOVED AND REPLACED. (K)
Part: PITCH LINK — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 8,440 hrs
UNIT HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS IN BUSHING, REMOVED AND REPLACED. (K)
Part: PITCH LINK — DAMAGED (TAIL ROTOR)
UNIT APPEARS TO BE DAMAGED IN IB BEARING ATTACHMENT. BEARING WORN. REMOVED AND REPLACED. (K)
Part: RADIO — INTERMITTENT (VHF SYSTEM) · airframe 8,382 hrs
VHF RADIO, UNIT CUS OUT AFTER 5 SECONDS OF TRANSMISSION. REMOVED AND REPLACED. (K)
Part: GYRO — SPINNING (DIRECTIONAL)
DIRECTIONAL GYRO, UNIT SPINS IN FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED. (K)
Part: BALL END — WORN (T/R SPIDER) · airframe 8,247 hrs
T/R SPIDER END BEARING WORN. REMOVED AND REPLACED. (K)
Part: VOLTMETER — STICKS (COCKPIT)
VOLTMETER, NEEDLE STICKS. REMOVED AND REPLACED. (K)
Part: GYRO — SPINNING (COCKPIT)
D.G. SPINS IN FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED. (K)
Part: HUB — CUT (TAIL ROTOR)
T/R HUB HAS CUT AROUND THE RUBBER, REMOVED AND REPLACED. (K)
Part: GYRO — TUMBLES (COCKPIT) · airframe 7,857 hrs
D. G. TUMBLES IN FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED. (K)
Part: RETAINER — BROKEN (MAIN ROTOR)
DROP RING RETAINER CRACKED AND BROKEN BETWEEN BLUE AND YELLOW BLADES. REMOVED AND REPLACED. (M)
Part: CONNECTOR — LEAKING (OIL PRESS TRANS)
OIL PRESSURE TRANS, LEAKING FROM CONNECTOR PLUG. REMOVED AND REPLACED. (K)
2004
Part: GYRO — FAILED (DIRECTIONAL) · airframe 7,027 hrs
WILL NOT HOLDING HEADING. REMOVED AND REPLACED DIRECTIONAL GYRO.
Part: MOTOR — INOPERATIVE (BLOWER)
A/C INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED 7 INCH BLOWER MOTOR.
Part: MOTOR — INOPERATIVE (OIL COOLER BLOWE)
MOTOR INOPERATIVE. INSTALLED NEW MOTOR.
Part: SUPPORT BRACKET — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
UNDERNEATH FLOOR T/R PEDAL BELLCRANK BRACKET SUPPORT IS CRACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Part: BEARING — WORN (T/R SPIDER) · airframe 6,889 hrs
T/R SPIDER END BALL BEARINGS WORN BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Part: MOTOR — INOPERATIVE (BLOWER)
AC INOPERATIVE RESET 1 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Part: CONTROL CABLE — DAMAGED (COLLECTIVE)
RESISTANCE FELT IN COLLECTIVE AT UPPER END OF COLLECTIVE MOVEMENT. REPLACED O/S GOVE CABLE WITH NEW CABLE.
Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (TURN AND BANK)
TURN AND BANK, WILL NOT POWER ON. MEL AC (DMI NR 19 DUE 7-20-04).
Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (TURN COORDINATOR)
TURN COORDINATOR, INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Part: MOTOR — INOPERATIVE (COOLER BLOWER) · airframe 6,600 hrs
MOTOR WILL NOT ROTATE WHEN POWER IS APPLIED. REPLACED MOTOR WITH REPAIR UNIT OPS, GOOD.
Part: CONTROL TUBE — WORN (TAIL ROTOR)
CHAFED CONTROL TUBE, WEAR SLEEVE WORN THRU, FURTHER INSPECTION OF TUBE FOUND WEAR TO BE WITHIN LIMITS. REPLACED ROD WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. NEW HEATSHRINK OR WEAR SLEEVES INSTALLED.
Part: STRAP — WORN (EXHAUST) · airframe 6,187 hrs
EXHAUST HEAT SHRINK STRAP WORN. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Part: GUIDE VANE — CRACKED (ENGINE) · airframe 6,187 hrs
REMOVAL OF ENGINE FOR DISC REPLACEMENT. FOUND CRACK ON 1ST STG NOZZLE GUIDE VANES. DURING 2ND STAGE TURBINE WHEEL AND BLADE REPLACEMENT 263 SB. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE WITH RENTAL.
Part: BEARING — WORN (ROD END) · airframe 6,110 hrs
LT LAT SERVO UPPER AND LOWER ROD END BALL, WORN. REMOVED AND REPLACED
Part: PITCH LINK — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR)
TAIL ROTOR PITCH LINK ROD HAS SILENT BLOCK HAS V-CRACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED. (K)
2003
Part: BEARING — WORN (T/R HALF SHELL) · airframe 5,835 hrs
DURING POSTFLIGHT, FOUND TAIL ROTOR BLADE SHELL LAMINATED LEG IS WORN BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW. (K)
Part: FUEL CONTROL — LEAKING (ENGINE) · airframe 5,781 hrs
ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT P2 AIR CAVITY IS LEAKING FUEL. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE FUEL CONTROL UNIT.
Part: BEARING — WORN (ROD END) · airframe 5,693 hrs
UPPER AND LOWER BEARING HAS DAMAGE, WORN AND HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY ON BEARING. REPLACED WITH 3 NEW ROD END BEARINGS.
Part: BEARING — DAMAGED (ROD END)
UPPER AND LOWER BEARING HAS DAMAGE, WORN AND HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY ON BEARING. REPLACED WITH NEW ROD END BEARINGS.
Part: BEARING — WORN (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 5,693 hrs
NR 1 AND NR 4 PUSH PULL TUBE BEARING WORN. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW.
Part: BEARING — TORN (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 5,693 hrs
TAIL ROTOR HUB HINGE LAMINATED BEARING TORN AND RIPPED. REPLAED WITH NEW BEARINGS.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (ATTITUDE) · airframe 5,680 hrs
ATTITUDE INDICATOR SHOWS 6 DEGREES RT AND 10 DEGREES DOWN IN LEVEL FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE ATTITUDE INDICATOR.
Part: BATTERY — UNSERVICEABLE (MASTER)
BATTERY VOLTAGE DROPS TO 12V DURING START WITH SLOW ACCELERATION. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE BATTERY.
Part: BAR — WORN (M GEARBOX)
MGB REAR BAR, FOUND EXCESSIVE PLAY. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW.(K)
Part: DRAIN VALVE — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 7,506 hrs
AIRCRAFT STARTS SLOW, MUST INCREASE TO 750 DEGREE TO 760 DEGREE TO START. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED START DRAIN VALVE.
2002
Part: BUSHING — WORN (T/R CONTROL)
TAIL ROTOR CONTROL TUBE BUSHINGS ARE WORN. REPLACED WITH NEW BUSHINGS.
Part: SLEEVE — WORN (DRIVESHAFT)
DRIVESHAFT BEARING INNER SLEEVES ARE WORN AND BRITTLE. REPLACED SLEEVES WITH NEW SLEEVES.
Part: SEAL — WORN (AIR INTAKE)
AIR INTAKE SEAL IS WORN. REPLACED WITH NEW SEAL.
Part: SERVO — BINDING (SERVO SYS)
SERVO CONTROLS BINDING WHEN INPUTS TO THE LEFT ARE REQUIRED. REPLACED WITH OVERHAUL UNIT.
Part: FILTER — CLOGGED (HYD SYSTEM)
HYDRAULIC FILTER IS CLOGGING. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW FILTER.
Part: GEAR — DAMAGED (RGB)
FROSTING ON FACE OF GEAR TEETH. UNABLE TO ESTABLISH STATIC GEAR PATTERN.
Part: COMPRESSOR — INOPERATIVE (AIR CONDITIONER) · airframe 3,820 hrs
AIR CONDITIONER BLOWING HOT AIR. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
Part: PITCH LINK — WORN (TAIL ROTOR)
TAIL ROTOR PC LINK WAS REMOVED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PC LINK.
Part: INERTIA REEL — BROKEN (SEAT BELT)
REEL LOCKS UP/ LOCKING MECHANISM BROKEN. REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE SEATBELT.
Part: FILTER — CLOGGED (FILTER)
FILTER, BYPASS BUTTON PASSED. REMOVED FILTER AND REPLACED WITH NEW.
2001
Part: BEARING — WORN (T/R ROD END)
BEARING WORN BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED UNIT.
Part: BEARING — WORN (T/R DRIVE) · airframe 3,177 hrs
TAIL ROTOR DRIVE BEARING, SLEEVE AND BRUSH RUBBER WORN BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW.
Part: IGNITER — WORN (ENGINE) · airframe 3,177 hrs
IGNITER, CENTER CONDUCTOR WORN. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW PART.
Part: BEARING — CUT (TAIL ROTOR)
BEARING HAS DEEP CUT, DELAMINATION. REPLACED WITH NEW BEARING. (M)
Part: BEARING — DELAMINATED (TAIL ROTOR)
HALF PAULST SHELL BEARING WORN BEYOND LIMIT DELAMINATIONS. REPLACED WITH NEW BEARING. (M)
Part: BELT — FAILED (AIR CONDITIONING)
AIRCONDITIONING INOPERATIVE. REPLACED A/C BELT. (M)
Part: FILTER ELEMENT — INOPERATIVE (ENGINE OIL)
EXTERIOR OIL FILTER BYPASS INDICATOR POPPED. INDICATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED-CALL IN TO MFG ABOUT FACET FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. INSTALLED NEW OIL FILTER.
Part: FILTER ELEMENT — BYPASSING (HYD SYSTEM)
FILTER ELEMENT, HYDRAULIC FILTER BYPASS INDICATOR POPPED. INSTALLED NEW FILTER.
Part: BELT — BROKEN (AIR CONDITIONER)
AIR CONDITIONER BELT, BURNING SMELL. REPLACED AIR CONDITIONER BELT.
Part: PUMP — DEFECTIVE (ENGINE OIL)
ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE SHOWED SUSTAINED INDICATION IN THE RED. INSTALLED OIL PUMP/REPLACED DEFECTIVE ORING UNDER FILTER HOUSING. CHECK BI LEVEL PRESSURE. WILL GAUGE AND FOUND TO BE SERVICEABLE.
Part: HARNESS — DAMAGED (OIL PRESSURE)
ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. SHOWED SUSTAINED INDICATION IN THE PRD-FOUND BROKEN WIRES ADJACENT TO TOP CANNON PLUG. REPLACED OIL PRESSUE HARNESS.
Part: HARNESS — BROKEN (OIL PRESS IND)
OIL PRESSURE GUAGE READS HIGH AND LOW. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE ON OIL PRESSURE HARNESS.
Part: FUSE — INOPERATIVE (OIL COOLER FAN)
OIL COOLER FAN INOPERATIVE, INSTALLED SERVICEABLE CIRCUIT BREAKER.
Part: MOTOR — INOPERATIVE (OIL COOLER FAN)
OIL COOLER FAN INOPERATIVE, INSTALLED SERVICEABLE FAN MOTOR.
Part: ENGINE — MAKING METAL (NACELLE)
HIGH IRON COUNT RECEIVED FROM OIL ANALYSIS. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH RENTAL ENGINE.
Part: FUSE — INOPERATIVE (OIL COOLER FAN)
OIL COOLER FAN INOPERATIVE. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE CIRCUIT BREAKER.
Part: FILTER — DEFECTIVE (ENGINE)
OIL FILTER HAS A WEAK MAGNET, SHOWS BYPASS CONDITION WHEN NOT IN BYPASS. INSTALLED A NEW OIL FILTER. (M)
Part: CONVERTER — FAILED (CD PLAYER)
BURNING SMELL NOTED FOLLOWED BY BOTH CD PLAYERS LOSING POWER. AFTER LOSS OF POWER NO BURNING SMELL NOTED. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE AC TO DC POWER CONVERTER FOR CD PLAYERS. (M)
Part: BOLT — SHEARED (VERTICAL STAB)
RIGHT SIDE UPPER FORWARD VERTICAL ATTACHMENT BOLT SHEARED OFF. INSTALLED NEW BOLT. (M)
Part: MOTOR — INOPERATIVE (A/C CONDENSER)
AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER MOTOR DID NOT OPERATE. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE MOTOR. (M)
Part: FILTER ELEMENT — DIRTY (ENGINE)
CLOGGING INDICATOR BUTTON FOR FACET FILTER ELEMENT POPS UP. INSTALLED NEW FACET FILTER ELEMENT. APPEARS MAGNET IN FILTER HOUSING MAYBE WEAK, WILL MONITOR. THIS IS A NEW EXT FILTERING SYSTEM. (M)
Part: BELT — BROKEN (AIR CONDITIONING) · airframe 2,824 hrs
AIR CONDITIONER BELT - BELT SNAPPED, REPLACED WITH NEW.
Part: BELT — BROKEN (AIR CONDITIONING) · airframe 2,742 hrs
AIR CONDITIONER BELT - A/C BELT IS BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW BELT.
Part: BELT — BROKEN (AIR CONDITIONER) · airframe 2,491 hrs
AIR CONDITIONER BELT SNAPPED. REPLACED WITH NEW BELT, AS REQUIRED.
Part: LEAD — BROKEN (STARTER GEN) · airframe 2,483 hrs
FOUND BROKEN LEAD. REPLACED TERMINAL AS REQUIRED.
Part: RADIO — INOPERATIVE (VHF COMM)
RADIO INOPERATIVE/ REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART AS REQUIRED.
Part: SERVO — LEAKING (MAIN ROTOR)
LEAKING FROM WEEPHOLE.
Part: HINGE PIN — BROKEN (ENG COWLING) · airframe 2,169 hrs
COWLING HINGE PIN BROKEN.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (STARTER GEN)
STARTER GENTERATOR AIR VENT DUCT BRACKET IS CRACKED.
Part: BUSHING — CRACKED (T/R ROD BEARING)
BUSHING CRACKED
2000
Part: LAMINATED HINGE — DELAMINATED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 2,033 hrs
REPLACED LAMINATED HINGE BEARINGS DUE TO DELAMINATION.
Part: BEARING — WORN (TAIL ROTOR)
REPLACED OLD BEARINGS THAT WERE WORN. (X)
Part: HINGE — WORN (TAIL ROTOR)
REPLACED OLD BEARING WITH NEW. (X)