N117TX
Registered owner: BETZEN LEE, TX (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.
3 reports on file, 1998-08-18 – 2008-07-05.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — BURNED (INSTRUMENT PANEL)
PRIOR TO TAKEOFF FROM HOSPITAL HELIPAD, THE PILOT INSTRUMENTS LIGHTS WENT DARK. SOON AFTERWARDS THERE WAS THE ODOR OF BURNING INSULATION IN THE COCKPIT. AC SHUTDOWN, DISCUSSION WITH THE MAINT TECH CONCLUDED A SUSPECTED PILOT INSTRUMENT POWER SUPPLY FAILURE. AC WAS PLACED ON MEL STATUS AND RETURNED TO HOME BASE FOR INSPECTION. THE SUSPECTED PART WAS REMOVED AND INDEED HAD THE ODOR OF BURNED INSULATION. (K)
Part: CONNECTOR — CORRODED (HYD SYSTEM)
INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF MASTER CAUTION LIGHT ALONG WITH HYD 2 WARNING LIGHT. NO FEEDBACK OR FLIGHT CONTROL ABNORMALITIES WEAR NOTED. HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS NORMAL AND STEADY. MASTER CAUTION WAS RESET AND HYD 2 LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, WITH PRESSURE FLUCTUATION. PROBLEM CORRECTED ITSELF WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER MASTER CAUTION HYD 2 LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN, ACCOMPANIED WITH BOTH HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE DOWN TO 50 BARS. NO FEED BACK IN FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE NOTED. A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE. HYD SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED AND CORROSION WAS FOUND ALONG WITH MOISTURE, ON BOTH HYD SYSTEM. PRESSURE TRANSDUCER CONNECTOR PLUGS. THEY WERE CLEANED AND NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTE
Part: BEARING — MISMANUFACTURED (TAIL ROTOR)
DEFECTIVE FROM STOCK. BEARING NOT CENTERED IN HOUSING. RMA NR R016886. REMOVED AND REPLACED.