N117MB
Registered owner: LITTMARCK SVANTE, MA (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.
2 reports on file, 2006-05-04 – 2011-12-13.
Part: TUBE — TORN (T/R CONTROL) · airframe 7,758 hrs
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION OF TAILBOOM, DISCOVERED TORN WEAR SLEEVES ON TAIL ROTOR CONTROL TUBE. THE TAIL ROTOR CONTROL TUBE WAS INSTALLED NEW 13.0 PRECEDING THIS DISCOVERY. WEAR SLEEVES ARE PART OF THE CONTROL TUBE ASSY. THE TEARING WAS A RESULT OF CONTACT WITH (BULKHEAD) BEARINGS, PN 350A27-1190-20. DURING REPLACEMENT OF THE TAIL ROTOR CONTROL TUBE, 5 EA NEW BEARINGS WERE ALSO INSTALLED. SUBMITTING A SECOND SDR FOR FAULT DISCOVERED IN BULKHEAD BEARINGS.
Part: DRAIN VALVE — STUCK (FUEL SYS)
PRIOR TO FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY, THE PILOT SUMPED THE FUEL FILTER. ON FIRST START OF THE DAY PILOT DISENGAGED FUEL BOOST PUMP (ACCORDING TO PROCEDURES), THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE AIRFRAME FUEL FILTER KIT PN 350-600024 DRAIN VALVE WAS PARTIALLY STUCK OPEN, SUSPECT AIR HAD GOTTEN INTO THE FUEL SYSTEM. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FUND DEBRIS IN THE FUEL FILTER BOWL. PROCEDURES FOR INSPECTION TO BE PERFORMED BEFORE FIRST FLIGHT ARE IN THE MAINTENANCE ICA DOCUMENT ICA-ECL-129, BUT THEY ARE NOT INCORPORATED INTO THE FLIGHT MANUAL SUPPLEMENT, THEREFORE THE PILOT WAS UNAWARE OF THE PROCEDURES TO BE INCLUDED IN BFF INSPECTIONS THAT ARE REQUIRED. (K)