N194BH

SIKORSKY UH-60A · Rotorcraft · 2 engines · 15 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: BROWN HELICOPTER INC, 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.

12 reports on file, 1998-09-18 – 2011-05-28.

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2011-05-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2121

Part: MOTOR — SEIZED (BLOWER) · airframe 21,364 hrs · 30,568 cycles

ACFT LEFT AIRPORT ON A TOUR FLIGHT AT 1:31PM, APPROX 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, PILOT SMELLED A "BURNED" TYPE ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE CABIN. PILOT RETURNED TO BASE AT AIRPORT AND MADE A NORMAL LANDING. MX INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND THAT THE 7 INCH CONDENSOR (ELECTRICAL) BLOWER MOTOR FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE CONDENSOR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL BOX. THE DEFECTIVE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM CONDENSOR BLOWER MOTOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW BLOWER MOTOR AND THE AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL BOX WAS ALSO REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. NO FURTHER DEFECTS FOUND. AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM INSTALLED ON THIS ACFT (STC SH3509SW).

Source: SDR HCMA194.5.2011
OTHER · 2001-07-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6420

Part: ROD — WORN (PITCH CONTROL) · airframe 7,104 hrs

PART IS WORN BEYOND LIMITS.

Source: SDR HCMA075375
OTHER · 2001-07-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6420

Part: ROD — WORN (PITCH CONTROL) · airframe 7,603 hrs

PART IS WORN BEYOND LIMITS.

Source: SDR HCMA075374
OTHER · 2001-07-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6420

Part: ROD — WORN (PITCH CONTROL) · airframe 7,773 hrs

PART IS WORN BEYOND LIMITS.

Source: SDR HCMA075376
WARNING INDICATION · 2001-01-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7261

Part: CHIP DETECTOR — CONTAMINATED (ENGINE)

JAN 9, 2001 WHILE ON A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE CHIP WARNING. HE MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. A MECHANIC WAS FLOWN TO THE SCENE AND A SMALL HAIRLIKE SLIVER WAS FOUND ON THE MAGNETIC PLUG. THE CHIP PLUG WAS CLEANED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RUN. LEAK CHECKED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

Source: SDR 20010208CW004
OTHER · 2000-09-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6420

Part: ROD — WORN (PITCH CONTROL) · airframe 6,258 hrs

PART IS WORN BEYOND LIMITS.PLEASE REPLACE BEARINGS. TOTAL TIME UNKNOWN.

Source: SDR HCMA075315
OTHER · 2000-09-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6420

Part: ROD — WORN (PITCH CONTROL) · airframe 6,846 hrs

PART IS WORN BEYOND LIMITS.PLEASE REPLACE BEARINGS UNDER WARRANTY.

Source: SDR HCMA075316
ELECT. POWER LOSS-50 PC; WARNING INDICATION · 2000-02-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2434

Part: BRUSH BLOCK — FAILED (GENERATOR)

WHILE ON A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT ON MAUI, HAWAII ON 2-23-00 AT APPROXIMATELY 3 PM HST, PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOW VOLTAGE CONDITION ON THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT THEN ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT KEANAE PENNINSULA. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE BATTERY WAS LOW DUE TO GENERATOR FAILURE. THE BATTERY AND THE GENERATOR WERE REPLACED AND FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

Source: SDR 20000503SH006
FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 1999-12-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7321

Part: P2 LINE — FAILED (FCU)

DURING FLIGHT, PILOT EXPERIENCED LOW MAIN ROTOR SPEED CONDITION WITH AURAL WARNING. PILOT THEN LOWERED COLLECTIVE CONTROL AND MAINTAINED OPERATING SPEED OF ROTOR SYSTEM. AT THAT TIME, HE ELECTED TO TAKE GOVERNOR OUT OF THE AUTO POSITION AND INTO MANUAL OVERRIDE. HE WAS THEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN OPERATING SPEED OF THE ROTOR SYS AND FLEW BACK TO BASE. EMERGENCY LANDING DECLARED, ACFT LANDED WITH SLIGHT FORWARD RUN WITH NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES. EXAM OF ENGINE FOUND BROKEN P2 PIPE AND WAS REPLACED. POSSIBLE CAUSE UNKNOWN AND INCREASED INSP TO PREVENT RECURRENCE.

Source: SDR 2000ZZZX119
OTHER · 1999-10-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6420

Part: ROD — WORN (PITCH CONTROL) · airframe 5,164 hrs

PART IS WORN BEYOND LIMITS. TIME ON PARTS IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE OVERHAUL PC LINKS.

Source: SDR HCMA075234
OTHER · 1999-10-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6510

Part: BEARING — WORN (PITCH ROD)

PITCH CONTROL WORN BEYOND LIMITS. TIME ON PART IS UNKNOWN.

Source: SDR HCMA066369
OTHER · 1998-09-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6420

Part: BEARING — WORN (TAIL ROTOR)

TAIL ROTOR BEARING WORN BEYOND LIMITS. (X)

Source: SDR HCMA0000221