N129AL
Registered owner: NIIHAU HELICOPTERS INC, HI (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niihau Helicopters, Inc. (NUIA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| OMNIFLIGHT HELICOPTERS INC | Operator | on 2009-09-22 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by Omniflight Helicopters (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.
2 reports on file, 1998-09-30 – 2002-10-21.
Part: FUEL CELL — CONTAMINATED (MAIN)
PILOT REPORTS FILLING MAIN TANK THINKING IT IS FULL. AFTER A TIME GAUGES INDICATE LESS THAN FULL. INSPECTION OF INSIDE TANK THROUGH FILLER HOLE REVEALED DATA PLATE FROM FUEL PROBE COVERING THE FLANGE ASSY WHICH ALLOWS FUEL TO CROSSFEED TO OTHER TANK. REMOVED PLACARD, OPS NORMAL. RELAYED INFORMATION TO TECHNICIAN.
Part: LIGHT — FAILED (FUSELAGE)
THE RELAYS THAT CONTROL EXTENTION, RETRACTION, AND ROTATION (AIM) ARC, AND THE POINTS EITHER MELT (FUSE) TOGETHER OR IN SOME CASES, HAVE TOTALLY VAPORIZED. THE LIGHT CANNOT BE AIMED ONCE THIS OCCURS. THE EMS NIGHT SCENE FLIGHTS. WHEN THE LIGHT FAILS THE DANGER OF CONTACT WITH OBSTACLES INCREASES. IN 5 YEARS, THIS P/N LIGHT HAS FAILED 13 TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.