N198LS

EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH MBB-BK 117 C-1 · 2001 · Rotorcraft · 2 engines · 7 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: METRO AVIATION INC, LA (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.

1 report on file, 2024-04-14.

VIBRATION/BUFFET; SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2024-04-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2120

Part: BLOWER — BINDING (EVAPORATOR) · airframe 6,382 hrs · 20,267 cycles

PILOT AND MEDICAL STAFF REPORTED A LOUD SOUND AND SUBSEQUENTLY SMELLED SMOKE. PILOT NOTED THAT THE AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS NO LONGER BLOWING AND THE C/B WAS TRIPPED. HE OPTED TO RETURN TO BASE WHERE MAINTENANCE NOTED THE AFT AIRCONDITIONER BLOWER HAD FAILED.

Source: SDR HDNA2024040001