N164AM
Registered owner: ISLANDER HOLDINGS LTD, FL (owner ≠ operator)
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.
2 reports on file, 2012-07-13 – 2014-08-04.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (COCKPIT) · airframe 10,747 hrs · 31,125 cycles
UPON DEPARTURE, SMELLED FUEL, THOUGHT POSSIBLY FROM VENT DUE TO ACFT BEING TOPPED OFF. UPON TURNING ON AIR CONDITIONER, MED CREW IN COPILOTS SEAT OBSERVED A GRAY MIST FROM THE COPILOT SIDE AIR VENT, INITIALLY PERCEIVED AS SMOKE, BUT WITH AN ENG COMP WASH ODOR. DUE TO THE FUEL ODOR & THEN GRAY MIST, ELECTED TO RETURN TO BASE, ENTERED DOWNWIND FOR LANDING & HAVE MECH CHECK OUT.
Part: SPAR — CRACKED (TAILBOOM) · airframe 10,266 hrs · 29,418 cycles
ON THE AIRWORTHINESS CHECK, MECHANIC FOUND 4 MISSING RIVETS ON THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. 3 OF THE 4 RIVETS HOLD THE ATTACH MOUNT FOR THE TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX. FOUND A 4 INCH CRACK ON THE VERTICAL FIN SPAR. CRACK RAN FROM A LIGHTNING HOLE DIAGONALLY UPWARD AROUND THE CORNER OF THE SPAR.