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EUROCOPTER EC 130 B4 · 2008 · Rotorcraft · 1 engine · 6 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: NEVADA HELICOPTER LEASING LLC, CO (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Helicopter Consultants of Maui, LLC. (HCMA)Certificate holderMatched by certificate designator

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, 2019-06-25 – 2019-11-08.

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2019-11-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2150

Part: BELT — DESTROYED (A/C SYSTEM) · airframe 13,714 hrs · 22,212 cycles

DURING A TOUR FLIGHT, SMOKE WAS SEEN IN THE COCKPIT AND A BURNING SMELL WAS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER SHUTDOWN, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR BELT HAD SHREDDED. THE AIR CONDITIONING BELT AND A/C OOMPRESSOR WERE REPLACED AND NO FURTHER ISSUES FOUND

Source: SDR 2020F00065
FALSE WARNING · 2019-07-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2697

Part: WIRE — LOOSE (FIRE DETECTOR) · airframe 13,314 hrs · 21,656 cycles

DURING A TOUR FLIGHT FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND PILOT PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. UPON INSPECTION OF FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM, FOUND LOOSE WIRE TO LOWER FIRE DETECTOR. WIRE WAS ADJUSTED AND RE-SECURED TO FIRE DETECTOR AND NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WERE FOUND.

Source: SDR HCMA2019072900001
FALSE WARNING · 2019-06-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2697

Part: CONNECTOR — CONTAMINATED (FIRE DETECTION) · airframe 13,258 hrs · 21,563 cycles

DURING A TOUR FLIGHT, THE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT AND THE PILOT PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD. UPON INSPECTION OF THE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM, WATER WAS FOUND IN THE CONNECTOR PLUG ON THE ENGINE DECK. WATER WAS REMOVED AND NO FURTHER PROBLEMS FOUND

Source: SDR 2019FA0000196