N21460

No registry detail on file · not in current registry

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
HILLSBORO HELICOPTERS, INC.Operatoron 1987-11-25Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 1987-11-25 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172M Serious injury Part 91 — HILLSBORO HELICOPTERS, INC.

Operated by HILLSBORO HELICOPTERS, INC. (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case SEA88FA023

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.

5 reports on file, 1998-05-01 – 2004-08-18.

OTHER · 2004-08-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3197

Part: RELAY — OPEN (WARNING SYSTEM) · airframe 10,262 hrs

RELAY HAS A CIRCUIT OPEN. NORMALLY CLOSED CONTACTS REMAIN OPEN, HIGH RESISTANCE. REPLACED RELAY.

Source: SDR AC2A097162
OTHER · 2004-05-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3110

Part: TUBE — CORRODED (INSTRUMENT PANEL) · airframe 10,262 hrs

PART IS CORRODED. FOUND CORROSION ON LINE DURING PRE-ASSEMBLE INSPECTION FROM STOCK ROOM. NEW PART. RETURNING TO MFG FOR CREDIT.

Source: SDR AC2A095339
OTHER · 2004-05-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7920

Part: TUBE — CORRODED (ENGINE OIL) · airframe 10,262 hrs

PART IS CORRODED. FOUND MANY CORROSION SPOTS ON TUBE WHEN REMOVED FROM PACKAGE FOR INSTALLATION. NEW PART. RETURNING TO MFG FOR CREDIT.

Source: SDR AC2A095338
OTHER · 2001-01-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7230

Part: SPLINE ADAPTER — CORRODED (COMPRESSOR) · airframe 7,780 hrs

COMPRESSOR WAS REMOVED TO FACILITATE GEARBOX MAINTENANCE. SPLINE ADAPTER WEAR WAS CHECKED WITH GO-NO-GO GAUGE AND WAS FOUND TO BE WORN. SPLINE ADAPTER WAS REMOVED AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE A RING OF CORROSION PITTING AROUND OUTSIDE CIRCUMFRENCE OF ADAPTER .650 INCH FORWARD OF AFT END OF ADAPTER. LOCATION OF CORROSION IS AT THE POINT WHERE THE ADAPTER SEATS INTO THE IMPELLER AT THE JUNCTION OF THE AFT END OF THE IMPELLER AND THE ADAPTER. CORROSION IS AT THE SAME LOCATION WHERE A PREVIOUS SPLINE ADAPTER FAILED HERE AT CHEVRON RESULTING IN AN IN FLIGHT ENGINE FAILURE AND UNSCHEDULED LANDING. SPLINE ADAPTER FIT AND INSTALLATION WAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS. SPLINE ADAPTER WAS REPLACED. COMPRESSOR I

Source: SDR AC2A072781
OTHER · 1998-05-01 Unresolved
ATA 7323

Part: GOVERNOR — FAILED (ENGINE)

ROTOR SPEED NR DROOPING TO 95 PERCENT AND WOULD NOT RECOVER. GOVERNOR WAS REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT AND DROOP DID NOT RECUR.

Source: SDR 98ZZZX1936