N117BK
Registered owner: BRAVO KILO CAPITAL LLC, FL (owner ≠ operator)
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.
33 reports on file, 1995-12-11 – 2005-06-28.
Part: BEVEL GEAR — CRACKED (T/R GEARBOX)
CASE CRUSHING OR SPALLING WITH CRACKS. COMPONENT COMING DUE 3600 HR TBO. SUBMITTED FOR ROUTINE OVERHAUL. DEFECTS FOUND DURING NORMAL DETAIL BENCH INSPECTION. COMPONENT HAS A 10,800 HOUR SERVICE LIFE LIMIT. (K)
Earlier reports · 1995–2001 · 32 reports
2001
Part: BELLOWS — TORN (MAIN ROTOR)
BELLOWS IS TORN AROUND CLAMP AND FOLD AREAS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
2000
Part: BUSHING — WORN (TAIL ROTOR)
2 EA BUSHINGS, TEFLON LINERS WORN BEYOND SERVICABLE LIMITS. REPLACED BUSHING, TEFLON LINERS WITH NEW UNITS, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: BUSHING — WORN (TAIL ROTOR)
2 EA BUSHINGS, TEFLON LINERS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED BUSHINGS, TEFLON LINERS WITH NEW UNITS, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: BEARING — WORN (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 3,680 hrs
2 BEARINGS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNITS, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: BELLOWS — TORN (MAIN ROTOR)
BELLOWS IS TORN AROUND CLAMP AND FOLD AREAS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM. (X)
Part: BUSHING — WORN
BUSHING TEFLON LINERS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH 2 EACH NEW UNITS, CORRECTED PROBLEM. (X)
Part: BEARING — UNSERVICEABLE (TAIL ROTOR)
BEARING WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH 2 EACH NEW UNITS, CORRECTED PROBLEM. (X)
Part: BUSHING — UNSERVICEABLE (TAIL ROTOR)
BUSHING TEFLON LINERS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH 2 EACH NEW UNITS, CORRECTED PROBLEM. (X)
Part: PICKUP — ERRATIC (NG SPEED)
NGP ERRATIC. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM. (X)
Part: MANIFOLD — IMPROPER (NOZZLE) · airframe 2,879 hrs
IMPROPER NOZZLE SPRAY PATTERN. REQUIRES 600 HOUR INSPECTION. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM. (X)
1999
Part: PICKUP — INTERMITTENT (NR 1 ENGINE)
PICK-UP UNIT OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: TRANSDUCER — ERRATIC (ENGINE OIL)
TRANSDUCER ERRATIC. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: PICKUP — ERRATIC (NR 1 ENGINE)
PICK-UP ERRATIC. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: TRANSDUCER — LEAKING (TORQUE INDICATOR)
TRANSDUCER LEAKING AND HAS INACCURATE READINGS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: TRANSDUCER — INTERMITTENT (ENGINE OIL)
TRANSDUCER UNIT OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
Part: TRANSDUCER — FLUCTUATED (ENGINE)
TRANSDUCER UNIT CAUSES TORQUE INDICATOR FLUCTUATION. NEEDLE FLUCTUATES PLUS 4 PERCENT TO MINUS 4 PERCENT. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
1998
Part: ROTOR ASSY — DAMAGED (POWER TURBINE)
ROTOR ASSY FAILED SB LT101-72-10-0153 (FAILED Q-ROTOR INSPECTION). EXCESSIVE IBPT BLADE SHIFT. REPLACED WITH USED UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM. PART TC: 1,730.6.
Part: BLADE — DEFECTIVE (T/R)
T/R BLADE PAINT PEELING CAUSING HIGH FREQUECY VIBRATION. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
1997
Part: BLADE — DEFECTIVE (T/R)
T/R BLADE PAINT PEELING CAUSING HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
1996
Part: SPEED PICK UP — DEFECTIVE (NR TACH)
NR TACH FLUCTUATING IN FLIGHT.
Part: WINDOW — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
WINDOW INOPERATIVE.
Part: INDICATOR — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
VSI INDICATOR LEAKING.
Part: COUPLING O-RING — LEAK (T/R)
T/R COUPLING HALF O-RING OUT OF CENTER HOLE, LEAKS.
Part: ALTIMETER — LEAKING (COCKPIT)
ALTIMETER LEAKING.
Part: TRANSDUCER — DEFECTIVE (NR 2 ENG TORQUE)
#2 ENGINE TORQUE READS INTERMITTENT. TRANSDUCER DEFECTIVE
Part: TRANSCIEVER — FAILED (COCKPIT VHF)
TRANSCEIVER RECEIVES OK, BUT DOES NOT TRANSMIT FROM EITHER STATION.
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (EMERG POWER)
EMERGENCY POWER BATTERY INOPERATIVE.
Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (ENG N1)
ENGINE N1 INDICATOR INOPERATIVE.
Part: INDICATOR N1 — INOPERATIVE (ENG N1)
N1 INDICATOR INOPERATIVE. NO GAUGE INDICATION ON ENGINE START.
Part: PITCH ACTUATOR — DEFECTIVE (AUTOPILOT SYS)
UNIT UNABLE TO TEST AUTO PILOT SYSTEM.
Part: ALTIMETER — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
ALTIMETER INOPERATIVE.
1995
Part: PUMP — INOPERATIVE (FUEL BOOST)
BOOST PUMP INOPERATIVE.