N130PH

No registry detail on file · not in current registry

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Papillon Grand Canyon HelicoptersOperatoron 2013-06-08Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 2013-06-08 Operator named in NTSB report
EUROCOPTER EC 130 B4 No injuries Part 91 — Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters

Operated by Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case WPR13LA266

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.

10 reports on file, 2003-07-13 – 2013-01-30.

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2013-01-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3197

Part: WIRE HARNESS — CHAFED (INSTRUMENT PANEL) · airframe 11,976 hrs · 26,229 cycles

PILOT REPORTED, AFTER DEPARTING, TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONING FAN ON AND WHEN IN CRUISE HE NOTICED A SPARK FALL FROM UNDERNEATH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEXT TO THE LT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT BULKHEAD (RT ANTI-TORQUE PEDAL AREA). MADE A LEFT TURN DIRECT TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT. THEN TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONING FAN OFF AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE AND NOTIFIED MX. MECHANIC INSPECTED AREA AND FOUND POWER WIRE TO THE FAN SWITCH CHAFING, CAUSING THE SPARK.

Source: SDR PG9A2013F00044
OTHER · 2011-03-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5302

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (TAILBOOM)

ON 3-14-11 DURING A PREFLIGHT INSP BY PILOT, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE TAILBOOM SKIN ON THE RT SIDE WHERE THE HORIZ STABILIZER MOUNTS AFT LOWER CORNER. THE CRACK ORIGINATES THERE AND CONTINUES UNDER A SPAR (OVER 1 IN LONG). MFG HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND ALREADY HAS A REPAIR SCHEME FOR THIS, DUE TO OTHER CUSTOMER HAVING SAME ISSUE. THIS IS THE 3RD ACFT GROUNDED IN 2 DAYS FOR IDENTICAL CRACK.

Source: SDR PG92011F00000
OTHER · 2004-02-02 Unresolved
ATA 7261

Part: TUBE — CRACKED (OIL AIR VENT)

TUBE OIL AIR VENT CRACKED. (RMA NR R046856)

Source: SDR PG9R118892
OTHER · 2004-01-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5340

Part: FITTING — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)

REAR FITTINGS CRACKED. (RMA NR R046607)

Source: SDR PG9A117580
OTHER · 2004-01-19 Unresolved
ATA 1810

Part: FITTING — CRACKED

FORWARD FITTINGS CRACKED. (RMA NR R046607)

Source: SDR PG9R117580A
OTHER · 2003-11-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6230

Part: BUSHING — SEIZED (SCISSOR LINK) · airframe 465 hrs

SCISSOR LINK HAS A SEIZED BUSHING. (RMA NR R045786) (K)

Source: SDR PG92004F00008
OTHER · 2003-11-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6230

Part: SPACER — SEIZED (BUSHING)

SPACER SEIZED IN BUSHING. (RMA NR R045786)

Source: SDR PG92004F00009
OTHER · 2003-11-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5610

Part: WINDSHIELD — CRACKED (COCKPIT)

WINDSHIELD CRACKED. (RMA NR 045563) (K)

Source: SDR PG92004F00010
OTHER · 2003-09-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2435

Part: STARTER GEN — FAILED (ENGINE)

(STARTER GENERATOR) UNIT FAILED, REMOVED AND REPLACED.(K)

Source: SDR PG9A118870
OTHER · 2003-07-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3340

Part: STROBE — FAILED (EXTERNAL)

(STROBE UNIT) UNIT FAILED WITH 37 HOURS TOTAL TIME.(K)

Source: SDR PG9A118859