N170PA
Registered owner: PHOENIX AIR GROUP INC, GA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHOENIX AIR GROUP INC (ESPA) | 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.
8 reports on file, 2002-01-31 – 2007-07-24.
Part: LINE — LEAKING (HYD SYSTEM)
AC HAD HYDRAULIC LIGHT, PILOT PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT THE AIRPORT. UPON INSP FOUND HYDRAULIC LINE FROM PUMP TO MANIFOLD LEAKING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SWEDGE FITTING. HYDRAULIC LINE WAS REPLACED WITH NEW LINE. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS SERVICED, GROUND RUN, AND LEAK CHECK NORMAL. FLIGHT CONTROL CHECK NORMAL. AC WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (K)
Part: BLADE — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR)
T/R SPAR FOUND TO HAVE 5 INCH LONG SPANWISE SPAR CRACK, FOUND BY PILOT UPON TURN AROUND CHECK. THIS CONDITION PERSISTS ON THIS MODEL HELICOPTER AND PN COMPONENT. REPLACED ENTIRE T/R BLADE WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. RETURN HELICOPTER TO SERVICE.
Part: BEARING — FAILED (TAIL ROTOR)
TAIL ROTOR BEARING FAILED WITH ONLY 354 HOURS. (K)
Part: COUPLING SLEEVE — FAILED
COUPLING SLEEVE FAILED WITH ONLY 354 HOURS, SHAFT SEIZED TO COUPLING SLEEVE. (RMA NR R046420) (K)
Part: SHAFT — SEIZED (HYD PUMP)
HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILED WITH ONLY 354 HOURS. SHAFT SEIZED TO PUMP AND TO COUPLING. (RMA NR R046420) (K)
Part: BLADE — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR)
TAIL ROTOR BLADE HAS 4000 HOURS TBR(SLL). UNIT FAILED AT 2760.0 TTSN. MASSIVE SPAR CRACK ON LAMINATED SPAR. UNIT RETURNED TO MFG.
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (NACELLE)
ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING PART 135 FLIGHT. PILOT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON IMPROVED PRIVATE HELIPAD. MECHANIC DISPATCHED TO SIDE. FOUND EXCESSIVE METAL SLIVERS ON ALL ENGINE OIL SYSTEM MAGNETIC AND INDICATOR CHIP DETECTORS. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED FROM FURTHER FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT TRUCKED BACK TO BASE, AND ENGINE WAS REMOVED.
Part: SPLINE ADAPTER — WORN (HYD PUMP)
HYDRAULIC PUMP SPLINE DRIVE WORN, WAS LUBRICATED IAW MSR PRIOR.