N206SL
Registered owner: AV8-ORR HELICOPTER SERVICES INC, MT (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| AV8-ORR-HELICOPTER SERVICES, INC. (8AOA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
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.
13 reports on file, 1995-11-10 – 2024-03-14.
Part: SUPPORT — CORRODED (TAIL BOOM) · airframe 36,108 hrs · 10,522 cycles
BTH-206L1-MM-1-5-31 ( TAIL BOOM) ,BTH-206L1-MM-1-27-60 PAR 5. REMOVAL AND INSPECTION OF TAIL BOOM STABILIZER REVEALED WEAR AND CORROSION EXCEEDING MANUFACTURES LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED COMPONENT PER MANUFACTURES INSTRUCTIONS. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED .
Earlier reports · 1995–2013 · 12 reports
2013
Part: NOZZLE — BROKEN (INJECTOR TUBE) · airframe 31,793 hrs
PILOT NOTED A +5 DEGREE ON POWER CHECK AND AT TIMES DID NOT FEEL THAT THE ENGINE WAS PRODUCING FULL POWER. UPON REMOVING THE ENGINE INLET COWLING A 1.7500" PIECE OF TUBING WITH A 90 DEGREE BEND WAS FOUND INSIDE THE INLET SCREEN AREA ON THE SCREEN FLOOR. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE IMPELLER ASSEMBLY AND SUPPORT HOUSING. THE TUBE SECTION WAS BROKEN OFF OF THE EJECTOR NOZZLE ASSEMBLY, PN 23084996 CONTAINED WITHIN THE EJECTOR TUBE ASSEMBLY.
2004
Part: ENGINE — FAILED
ENGINE START WAS NORMAL BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT TO A 3 FT HOVER ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS NORMAL, AT THIS TIME THE PILOT HEARD A SLIGHT BANG FROM THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT FOLLOWED BY A LOUD GRINDING WHINE AND A HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION IN AIRFRAME. AC BEGAN A SLIGHT YAW AND NOTED N2 DECREASING. THE PILOT SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN ON THE HELIDECK AND SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. HE ALSO NOTED OIL COMING OUT OF ENGINE DECK DRAIN, HE ALSO OPENED THE ENGINE COWLING AND OBSERVED AN OIL PUDDLE IN THE ENGINE PAN. NOTIFIED MAINTENANCE. THE MECHANIC SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE. (SW03200405257)
2003
Part: CHIP DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (TRANSMISSION)
DURING TAKE-OFF, THE TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RETURNED TO BRA7. PILOT PULLED, INSPECTED AND CLEANED CHIP PLUG. LEAK CHECKED AND GROUND RAN IAW OPS MANUAL. NO DEFECTS NOTED.
1999
Part: LINE — CORRODED (FUEL SYSTEM)
DURING REMOVAL OF COMPONENTS FOR AIRCRAFT MAJOR AIRFRAME INSPECTION. SEVERE CORROSION OF FITTING CAUSED BY MOISTURE TRAPPED IN THE FIRE SLEEVE PROTECTION. PART WAS SCRAPPED.
Part: BLADE — CORRODED (MAIN ROTOR)
DURING DAILY INSPECTION FOUND TRAILING EDGE EXTRUSION HEAVILY CORRODED.
1997
Part: BLADE — CORRODED (M/R)
DISCOVERED DURING DAILY INSPECTION, M/R BLADE HAD CORROSION AND SKIN DEBOND AT BLADE TIP.
Part: COUPLING — WORN (INPUT DRIVE)
IN-FLIGHT AND GROUND RUN, FOUND INTERMITTENT HIGH PITCHED WHINE IN CABIN. INNER COUPLING FOUND TO HAVE UNACCEPTABLE WEAR PATTERN. OUTER COUPLING WAS SERVICEABLE; NEITHER COUPLING WAS WORN BEYOND DIMENSIONAL LIMITS.
1996
Part: LEVER ASSY — WORN (PYLON)
DAILY INSPECTION FOUND BUSHINGS AND BEARINGS WORN BEYOND LIMITS. PARTS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT: 4 EACH 206-010-338-001 SPACERS, 4 EACH 206-010-337-001 BEARINGS, 2 EACH 206-010-338-003 BUSHINGS, 2 EACH NAS6605D64 BOLTS, 1 EACH 206-010-470-101 BEARING. NORMAL USE CAUSES PARTS TO WEAR OUT TOO SOON. WORN PARTS TT 690 HOURS.
Part: LINK IDLER — WORN (PYLON)
DAILY INSPECTION FOUND BUSHINGS AND BEARINGS WORN BEYOND LIMITS. PARTS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT: 4 EACH 206-010-338-001 SPACERS, 4 EACH 206-010-337-001 BEARINGS, 2 EACH 206-010-338-003 BUSHINGS, 2 EACH NAS6605D64 BOLTS, 1 EACH 206-010-470-101 BEARING. NORMAL USE CAUSES PARTS TO WEAR OUT TOO SOON. WORN PARTS TT 690 HOURS.
Part: LINK IDLER — WORN (PYLON)
DAILY INSPECTION FOUND BUSHINGS AND BEARINGS WORN BEYOND LIMITS. PARTS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT: 4 EACH PN 206-010-338-001 SPACERS, 4 EACH PN 206-010-337-001 BEARINGS, 2 EACH PN 206-010-338-003 BUSHINGS, 2 EACH PN NAS6605D64 BOLTS, AND 1 EACH PN 206-010-470-101 BEARING. SUBMITTER STATED NORMAL USE CAUSES PARTS TO WEAR OUT TOO SOON. WORN PARTS TT 360.0 HOURS.
Part: LEVER ASSY — WORN (PYLON)
DAILY INSPECTION FOUND BUSHINGS AND BEARINGS WORN BEYOND LIMITS. PARTS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT: 4 EACH PN 206-010-338-001 SPACERS, 4 EACH PN 206-010-337-001 BEARINGS, 2 EACH PN 206-010-338-003 BUSHINGS, 2 EACH PN NAS6605D64 BOLTS, AND 1 EACH PN 206-010-470-101 BEARING. SUBMITTER STATED NORMAL USE CAUSES PARTS TO WEAR OUT TOO SOON. WORN PARTS TT 360.0 HOURS.
1995
Part: DRIVESHAFT — DEBONDED (T/R DRIVE TRAIN)
DURING UNSCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, FOUND T/R DRIVESHAFT FORWARD BONDED COUPLING DEBONDING.