N138HH
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, 2008-01-02 – 2014-03-05.
Part: FLOOR PANEL — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 13,599 hrs · 56,599 cycles
UPON INSPECTION DISCOVERED PILOT'S THRUST REVERSER PEDAL BELL CRANK ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE FLOOR PANEL IN THE AREA OF THE FWD ATTACH BOLTS DUE TO FATIGUE OF THE POTTING COMPOUND, NO EVIDENCE OF CORROSION.
Part: BLADE — DENTED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 13,309 hrs · 55,514 cycles
DURING DAILY AIRWORTHINESS CHECK, NOTICED A DENT TO THE L/E ERROSION STRIP ON TAIL ROTOR BLADE. ACFT TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE. DETERMINED TAIL ROTOR BLADE TO BE UNSERVICEABLE. INVESTIGATION INTO CAUSE OF DAMAGE IS IN PROGRESS. THE ACFT HAS SINCE RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO ADDITIONAL DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, MED CREW SAID THEY COULD DETECT A FUEL TYPE ODOR THAT WAS FAIRLY STRONG. THE PILOT ABORTED THE FLIGHT AND LANDED AT DEPARTURE. AIRCRAFT WAS SHUTDOWN. THE PILOT CHECKED ENGINE COMPARTMENTS FOR FUEL AND CHECKED UNDER DRAIN LINES FOR FUEL. NONE WAS FOUND AND NO ODOR OF FUEL WAS DETECTED IN THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED AND THE MISSION WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ALSO CHECKED AIRCRAFT FOR CAUSE OF ODOR, AND FOUND NONE, BELIEVED THAT IT WAS THE LAST FUELING OF AIRCRAFT.