N186LA
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.
4 reports on file, 2013-02-26 – 2018-06-12.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 4640) · airframe 2,789 hrs · 6,669 cycles
DURING INSPECTION, FOUND A CRACK ON THE MAIN TRANSMISSION FRAME AT BS 4640
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 2,789 hrs · 6,669 cycles
DURING INSPECTION, FOUND A DENT ON THE LEFT FUSELAGE SKIN PANEL.
Part: SKIN — CHAFED (ENG BAY DOOR) · airframe 2,789 hrs · 6,669 cycles
DURING INSPECTION FOUND THE RIGHT UPPER BACK COWLING CHAFED ALMOST COMPLETELY THRU.
Part: BOLT — CRACKED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 1,882 hrs
DURING A 100HR ANNUAL INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTED ON THE VEMD THAT THERE WERE MAST MOMENT EXCEEDANCES TRAPPED. DURING A DIE PENETRANT INSPECTION OF THE SECONDARY BOLTS 3 OF 4 INSTALLED SECONDARY BOLTS HAD CRACKING IN THE THREADED PORTION OF THE BOLT.