N15Q
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, 2001-02-22 – 2004-10-27.
Part: LATCH — CRACKED (PAX DOOR)
DURING FLIGHT, LT REAR PASSENGER DOOR POPPED OPEN IN FLIGHT AC LANDED ON SS154 THE DOOR WAS SHUT AND SECURED. AFTER TAKE OFF THE DOOR POPPED OPEN AGAIN AIRCRAFT LANDED. THE MECHANIC FOUND A 3 INCH CRACK ABOVE THE LOWER LATCH. THE DOOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Part: BLEED VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE)
ON CLIMB OUT, AT 300 FT, THE PILOT REDUCED POWER FROM 90 PERCENT TORQUE TO 80 PERCENT TORQUE AND STARTED A RIGHT TURN, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE HELICOPTER YAWED 20 FT TO THE LT, HE REDUCED POWER TO 50 PERCENT AND LANDED, UPON LANDING THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE ENGINE COMPRESSOR AND REPLACED THE BLEED VALVE, HE ALSO COMPLIED WITH PNEUMATIC CHECK, OPS CHECK AND POWER CHECK WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: SKIN PANEL — DEBONDED (FUSELAGE)
AFTER LANDING AND WALK AROUND, RIGHT SKID PANEL METAL STRIP WAS FOUND DEBONDED FROM SKID PANEL.