N271HC

AGUSTAWESTLAND A109SP · 2011 · Rotorcraft · 2 engines · 8 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: INTERMOUNTAIN MEDICAL TRANSPORT LLC, UT (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
IHC Health Services, Inc. (I7LA)Certificate holderMatched by certificate designator
IHC Health Services, Inc. (I7LA)Operatoron 2019-11-12Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 2019-11-12 Operator named in NTSB report
Agusta A109 No injuries Part 135IHC Health Services, Inc.

Operated by IHC Health Services Inc (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case WPR20LA029

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.

OTHER · 2015-08-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5340

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.

Source: SDR I7LA2015F00098