N138AR
Registered owner: AMENTUM SERVICES INC, FL (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAE APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES LLC (R9EA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched 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, 2019-09-17 – 2021-06-11.
Part: PUMP — FAILED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 17,116 hrs · 2,629 cycles
DURING EXTERNAL LIFT OPERATIONS AUX SERVO LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND LOST ALL AUX SERVO PRESSURE. AIRCRAFT RELEASED EXTERNAL LOAD IN HARBOR AND MADE SAFE LANDING AT BASE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED TROUBLE SHOOTING. THE AUX HYD. PUMP WAS REPLACED AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE NORMAL. NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES NOTED.
Part: GEARBOX — FAILED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 17,023 hrs · 2,526 cycles
DURING FLIGHT, AIRCREW NOTICED LOW OIL PRESSURE TO THE MAIN GEAR BOX, NO LIGHT OR OTHER INDICATIONS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE WITH NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF THE MAIN GEAR BOX SUMP SCREEN AND FOUND THE SCREEN COVERED WITH THE INTERNAL RESIN COATING OF THE GEAR BOX. AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND THE MAIN GEAR BOX WAS REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
Part: CONNECTOR — CONTAMINATED (MLG) · airframe 16,931 hrs · 18,834 cycles
MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT WHEN SELECTED. (ACTION TAKEN) MOISTURE FOUND IN MAIN LANDING GEAR PUMP MOTOR CANNON PLUG. CLEANED PLUG AND PERFORMED MAIN LANDING GEAR OPERATIONAL CHECKS. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.