N271HC
Registered owner: INTERMOUNTAIN MEDICAL TRANSPORT LLC, UT (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| IHC Health Services, Inc. (I7LA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| IHC Health Services, Inc. (I7LA) | Operator | on 2019-11-12 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by IHC Health Services Inc (per NTSB report)
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, 2015-08-06.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (LONGERON) · airframe 1,596 hrs · 5,345 cycles
DURING A 1,600-HOUR INSPECTION A TWO INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE LT LONGERON BRACKET. THE CRACKED LONGERON BRACKET IS LOCATED AT THE AFT LOWER LT FUSELAGE TO TAIL BOOM ATTACH POINT. THE SUBJECT PART IS 1 OF 4 POINTS THAT ATTACH THE TAIL BOOM TO THE FUSELAGE. THE CRACKED PART WAS APPROXIMATELY 1" FROM COMPLETE FAILURE. THE AFT FUSELAGE BULKHEAD: PN 109-0340-09-111A1 WAS ALSO FOUND TO BE COMPROMISED, CRACKED, CHAFFING IN THE ADJACENT AREA. IT IS SUSPECTED THE DAMAGE CAUSED TO THE BULKHEAD WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE CRACKED LONGERON ALLOWING SOME MOVEMENT OF THE TAIL BOOM IN THE SUBJECT AREA. THIS ENTIRE AREA IS A 400-HOUR INSPECTION REQUIREMENT, THIS IS THE FIRST ISSUE OF ITS KIND FOR OUR FLEET OF FIVE OF THIS TYPE AIRCRAFT.