N273NE

EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH MBB-BK 117 C-2 · 2013 · Rotorcraft · 2 engines · 8 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: METRO AVIATION INC, LA (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
NEW ENGLAND LIFE FLIGHT INC (6BMA)Certificate holderMatched 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.

1 report on file, 2009-02-07.

FLUID LOSS; SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2009-02-07 Unresolved
ATA 8500

Part: GASKET — LEAKING (ENGINE) · airframe 7,318 hrs

TRANSPORTING A PATIENT AND DIVERTED TO AIRPORT BECAUSE CREW DETECTED A BURNING EXHAUST ODOR IN THE CABIN. PILOT DID NOT SMELL IT, BUT DIVERTED FOR SAFETY. MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO DE-COWL NR 1 ENG. FOUND A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF RESIDUAL OIL/FUEL. CLEANED AREA AND REMOVED MATERIAL AROUND EXHAUST GASKET, WHICH WAS SATURATED WITH OIL AND FUEL. AFTER INSP MECH BELIEVED THERE WAS A LEAKING VENT LINE CAUSING PROBLEM WHICH WAS RE-TORQUED. LEAKS CHECKS SATISFACTORY & GROUND RUN WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

Source: SDR 2009FA0000069