N206LS
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.
41 reports on file, 1995-07-13 – 2003-06-09.
Part: COMPUTER — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE CONTROL)
ENGINE CONTROL COMPUTER COULD NOT DOWNLOAD SYSTEM.
Part: COVER — DENTED (STARTER GEN) · airframe 16,716 hrs
FOUND FAN COVER DENTED IN AND FAN BLADE BROKEN OFF. OVERHAULED BY ACCESSORY SHOP AND REPLACED DEFECTIVE PARTS AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Earlier reports · 1995–2001 · 39 reports
2001
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (MAIN)
WEAK BATTERY. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BATTERY.
Part: SUPPORT FITTING — WARPED (CYCLIC BELLCRANK) · airframe 13,241 hrs
CYCLIC BELLCRANK SUPPORT ASSY. WARPED. SCRAPPED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE SUPPORT ASSY.
Part: PIVOT SUPPORT — DAMAGED (CYCLIC) · airframe 13,241 hrs
BORE FOR BARREL NUTS DAMAGED BEYOND LIMITS. SCRAPPED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: VALVE — CORRODED (CABIN HEAT) · airframe 13,241 hrs
BALL BEARING AND SPRING CORRODED INSIDE OF VALVE. SCRAPPED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
Part: HOSE — LEAKING (HEATER) · airframe 13,241 hrs
HEATER HOSE LEAKING FROM FITTINGS. SCRAPPED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
Part: DISC PACK — CORRODED (T/R SHAFT) · airframe 13,241 hrs
CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS.
Part: MOUNT — CORRODED (ENGINE) · airframe 13,241 hrs
ENGINE MOUNT CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: MOUNT — CORRODED (ENGINE) · airframe 13,241 hrs
ENGINE MOUNT IS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: MOUNT — CORRODED (ENGINE) · airframe 13,241 hrs
ENGINE MOUNT IS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: MOUNT — CORRODED (ENGINE) · airframe 13,241 hrs
ENGINE MOUNT IS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
1999
Part: LORAN — FAILED (COCKPIT)
LORAN SCREEN IS BLANK. NO DISPLAY AND DATA BASE RACK CLIP BROKEN.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
DIGITS FADE OUT AFTER 30 MINUTES OF USE.
Part: TRANSMITTER — MALFUNCTIONED (ELT)
ELT ACTIVATED FOR UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME. S
1998
Part: GYRO — FAILED (COCKPIT)
POWER FLAG INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT PULL ON GYRO.
Part: GYRO — PRECESSING (COCKPIT)
DIRECTIONAL GYRO PRECESSES.
Part: AUDIO PANEL — FAILED (COCKPIT)
PA DOES NOT TRANSMIT.
Part: AUDIO PANEL — FAILED (COCKPIT)
PA CHANNEL INOPERATIVE AND DUAL SINGLE SWITCH LOOSE.
Part: STABILIZER ASSY — CORRODED (HORIZ STAB)
STAB ASSY CORROSION. SEPARATED IN CORNER.
Part: ALTIMETER — FAILED (COCKPIT)
RADAR ALTIMETER READS 200 FEET AT ALL TIMES.
1997
Part: ELT — FAILED (COCKPIT)
ELT WOULD NOT TURN OFF.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (TOT)
TOT INDICATOR NEEDLE SHOWS NO DEFLECTION.
Part: TRANSPONDER — MALFUNCTION (COCKPIT ATC)
TRANSPONDER REPLY LIGHT TOO DIM IN DAYLIGHT. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION, FOUND V301 PHOTOCELL BAD. REPAIRED. ALSO FOUND POWER OUT LOW, ADJUSTED V101. REPLACED V101 CAVITY TUBE. REPAIRED. ADJUSTED TO SPECS. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: SKID TUBE — CRACKED (SHOES)
SKID TUBE AT SHOES HAS SIX EACH CRACKS EXTENDING FROM RIVNUT HOLES. SCRAPPED SKID TUBE.
Part: OIL COOLER — DEFECTIVE (ENG OIL)
HIGH ENGINE OIL TEMP (100 C) IN FLIGHT AFTER LESS THAN 10 MINUTES.
Part: ELT — FAILED (COCKPIT)
ELT WILL NOT RESET.
Part: NARCO — COCKPIT (MALFUNCTION)
ELT WILL NOT STOP TRANSMITTING.
Part: STOP ASSY — DEBONDED (M/R XMSN)
STOP ASSY RUBBER DEBONDED.
Part: SKID TUBE — CRACKED (LT GEAR)
CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED IN THE SKID TUBE DURING A DAILY INSPECTION. THE CRACKS EXTENDED THROUGH TWO OF THE RIVNUT HOLES FOR THE FIRST SKID SHOE AFT OF THE FORWARD CROSS TUBE. THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT THIS IS THE FOURTH SKID TUBE THEY HAVE FOUND CRACKED IN THIS SAME AREA. NOTE: ALL OF THE SKID TUBES FOUND CRACKED WERE NOT MANUFACTURED BY BELL HELICOPTER.
Part: ELT — MALFUNCTION (COCKPIT)
ELT WILL NOT TURN OFF WITH RESET.
Part: ELT — MALFUNCTION (COCKPIT)
ELT COMES ON BY ITSELF, WILL NOT RESET.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (M/R CONTROL)
ACTUATOR WILL NOT EXTEND OR RETRACT.
Part: GEARSHAFT — STEPWEAR (SPUR ADAPTER)
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO #1 BEARING FAILURE. UPON INSPECTION OF COMPRESSOR PARTS NOTED: STEP WEAR BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS ON SPUR ADAPTER GEARSHAFT AFT SPLINES. INSTALLED A NEW SPUR ADAPTER GEARSHAFT.
Part: GYRO — PRECESSES (COCKPIT DG)
GYRO PRECESSES 8 DEGREES IN 10 MINUTES.
1996
Part: ALTIMETER — CASE LEAK (COCKPIT)
EXCESSIVE CASE LEAK. ALSO AT 10,000 FEET NEEDLE INDICATES 50,000 FEET.
Part: ELT — MALFUNCTION (COCKPIT)
ELT TURNS ON BY ITSELF.
Part: ALTIMETER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
CRACKED GLASS. REPLACED GASKET AND LENS, REPAIRED. PHOTOCELL IS BAD, REPLACED PHOTOCELL V101. REPAIRED. ANALOG ALTITUDE VOLTAGES OUT OF TOLERANCE, PERFORMED CALIBRATION AND ALIGNMENT, REPAIRED. UNIT BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT VHF)
FLICKERING DISPLAY AND GARBLED RECEPTION.
1995
Part: INDICATOR — LENS CRACKED (COCKPIT)
INDICATOR LENS CRACKED.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
ON/OFF KNOB BROKEN. REPLACED FACEPLATE ASSY. REPAIRED. FOUND UNIT TO HAVE NO BACKLIGHTING. REPLACED BURNT BULB DS302. REPAIRED. UNIT HAD LOW POWER OUT. TRIED ADJUSTING BUT COULD NOT ADJUST POWER OUT TO SPECS. REPLACED CAVITY TUBE V101. REPAIRED. ADJUSTEDFREQUENCY. BENCH CHECK GOOD.