N153EH
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.
8 reports on file, 2001-05-16 – 2006-04-04.
Part: FIRE DETECTOR — ILLUMINATED (FIRE DET SYS) · airframe 13,474 hrs · 49,820 cycles
DURING LANDING AT AN OFFSHORE PLATFORM THE #1 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A/C LANDED AND SHUT DOWN WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Part: IMPELLER — MISMANUFACTURED (THIN AIRFOIL) · airframe 11,846 hrs
IMPELLAR HAS THIN AIRFOIL. THIS IS NEW PART THAT WAS ISSUED TO AIRCRAFT BUT COULD NOT BE INSTALLED DUE TO THIN AIRFOIL.
Part: GOVERNOR — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 14,715 hrs
GOVERNOR NOT HOLDING SINGLE ENGINE MAXIMUM BEEP RANGE. SENT FOR REPAIR. REPAIRED AND TESTED IAW MFG OHM FORM 15-1095A
Part: ARMATURE — ARCED (STARTER GEN) · airframe 12,208 hrs
STARTER GEN INTERMITTENT. ARMATURE AND STATOR DAMAGED. SIGNS OF ARCHING ON ARMATURE. OVERHAULED AND TESTED.
Part: GUIDE — BROKEN (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 12,163 hrs
GUIDE ASSY HAS STICKING SWITCH. FOUND SOCKET BROKEN. DISASSEMBLED, CLEANED, INSPECTED, INSTALLED NEW SOCKET, SPRING, POTTED AND TESTED. INSPECTED AND REPAIRED IAW MBB -BO105 REM 405.
Part: GOVERNOR — SLOW (ENGINE) · airframe 11,221 hrs
ARM SHAFT STIFF, SLOW TO RESPONSE. DROOPING OUT OF SERVICE LIMITS. FOUND INTERNAL BEARINGS ROUGH/DRY, ECCENTRIC SHAFT UNDERSIZE; WORN, THROTTLE BUSHING WORN, OVERSIZE.
Part: GOVERNOR — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE) · airframe 11,132 hrs
NR 1 GOVERNOR IS SLOW,NR HIGH WITH REDUCED POWER. TEST RESULTS INDICATE GOVERNOR WAS DROOPING OFF SLIGHTLY (100 RPM) SEVERAL INTERNAL BEARINGS PN 2520503 & 2523237 FOUND DRY AND ROUGH. THROTTLE BUSHING WORN ALLOWING SHAFT TO HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY. ECCENTRIC SHAFT CORRODED AND WORN BEYOND LIMITS. ACTION TAKEN: REPAIRED AND TESTED SERVICEABLE IAW HONEYWELL OHM 15--1095A. ABOVE PARTS REPLACED. CEB A-1353 R1 FOUND N/AB, UNIT S/N, CEB A-1361R1 FOUND C/W.
Part: STATOR — CHAFED (GENERATOR)
ARMATURE RUBBING INSIDE STATOR. ISSUED TO AC 153EH BUT COULD NOT BE INSTALLED DUE TO PROBLEM WHEN TRYING TO INSTALL IN GENERATOR.