N198BH
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.
8 reports on file, 1999-05-25 – 2017-01-11.
Part: BLOWER MOTOR — FAILED (CABIN AIR)
PILOT REPORTED FOUL ODOR AND THEN LIGHT SMOKE IN THE CABIN. ONCE DETERMINED NO OTHER ANOMALIES, PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. MECHANIC ARRIVED AND DETERMINED THE SMOKE ORIGINATED IN FORWARD CABIN AIR CONDITIONING VENTS. AFTER DISASSEMBLY THE FORWARD EVAPORATOR MOTOR WAS NOTICED TO HAVE SMOKE STAINS. AT BASE THE MOTOR WAS REMOVED AND FINAL DETERMINATION WAS MADE THAT IT WAS THE FAILED PART. THE UNIT WAS REPLACED.
Part: ROD — WORN (PITCH CONTROL) · airframe 3,585 hrs
PART IS WORN BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: ROD — WORN (PITCH CONTROL) · airframe 3,674 hrs
PART IS WORN BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: ROD — WORN (PITCH CONTROL) · airframe 4,220 hrs
PART IS WORN BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: ROD — WORN (PITCH CONTROL) · airframe 2,685 hrs
PART IS WORN BEYOND LIMITS.PLEASE REPLACE BEARINGS UNDER WARRANTY.
Part: ROD — WORN (PITCH CONTROL) · airframe 1,851 hrs
PART IS WORN BEYOND LIMITS.PLEASE REPLACE BEARINGS UNDER WARRANTY.
Part: BEARING — WORN (PITCH ROD)
PITCH CONTROL WORN BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: SERVO — DEFECTIVE (MAIN ROTOR)
SERVO CAUSED HARD OVER IN CYCLIC. REPLACEMENT PART WAS OFF SHELF IN O/H CONDITION.