N194H
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, 2002-11-20 – 2004-06-22.
Part: WINDOW — DEPARTED (COCKPIT)
DURING FLIGHT AND POST FLIGHT, APPROX 3 MILES OFF THE BEACH, 14 MILES FROM BASE, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE WINDOW AND PILOT SLIDING WINDOW POPPED OUT OF TRACK AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. UPON LANDING AT BASE DURING POST FLIGHT, PILOT DISCOVERED DAMAGE TO ONE OF THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES AND IMMEDIATELY TOLD MAINTENANCE AND LEAD PILOT. MAINTENANCE FOUND ONE TAIL ROTOR BLADE DAMAGED, REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN INPUT SHAFT, FREE WHEELING UNIT, NR 1 THRU 8 TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFTS, TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX AND TAIL ROTOR HUB AND BLADES DUE TO SUDDEN STOPPAGE.
Part: BLEED VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE)
WHILE HOVERING FOR TAKEOFF, IN A RT PEDAL TURN TO ALIGN THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE FLY AWAY WHEN A NOTICEABLE BANG CAME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND RT YAW OCCURRED. IMMEDIATELY LANDED, CHECK ALL SYSTEMS IN THE GREEN AND HOVERED TO THE MAINTENANCE PAD. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED COMPRESSOR INLET AREA FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FOD, INSPECTED COMPRESSOR SECTIONS FOR CRACKS AND LEAKS NONE FOUND AND AIRLINES CHECKED GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED BLEED VALVE, OPS CHECK WAS GOOD.
Part: BLEED VALVE — FAILED (ENGINE)
DURING TAKE OFF, COMPRESSOR STALLED, PILOT ABORTED THE FLIGHT, UPON LANDING THE MECHANIC REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BLEED VALVE, ALSO THE MECHANIC CHECKED FUEL NOZZLES AND CHECKED ALL AIR LINES, THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS BLED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.