N204HN
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, 2011-08-24 – 2014-04-23.
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 4,481 hrs · 13,248 cycles
MOUNTING SCREW NUTPLATE & FRAME AT STATION X1790.15 & Y400.0 HAS DAMAGE & HAS SURFACE CORROSION JUST FWD OF RT LANDING LIGHT ASSEMBLY.
Part: CONTROL CABLE — CHAFED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 4,132 hrs · 11,290 cycles
AFTER DUAL FLIGHT CONTROL INSTALLATION PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF TAIL ROTOR CONTROLS FOR SMOOTHNESS OF OPERATION. NOTICED SOME BINDING WITH A SCRAPING SOUND. INVESTIGATED AND DETERMINED FORWARD BALL TYPE CONTROL CABLE WAS CHAFING AT FORWARD END WHERE ROD EXITS THE SHEATH. WILL REPLACE CONTROL CABLE WITH A NEW ONE.
Part: BELT — FRAYED (COMPRESSOR) · airframe 3,401 hrs
WHILE ON A SHORT FINAL, THE PILOT DETECTED AN ODOR THAT SMELLED LIKE BURNING RUBBER WITH NO ASSOCIATED SMOKE. UPON THE POST FLIGHT INSP THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING BELT SOME NOTICEABLE SHREDDING, BUT STILL HAD TENSION. THE MECHANIC WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE TO INSPECT THE SYS. THE MECHANIC PROCEEDED TO DEFER TO AIR CONDITIONING SYS TO RETURN THE ACFT TO SERVICE.