N292MH
Registered owner: CHEVRON USA INC, MS (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEVRON USA PRODUCTION COMPANY (AC2A) | 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.
14 reports on file, 2016-06-07 – 2025-02-28.
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · airframe 8,914 hrs · 9,724 cycles
UPON INSPECTION OF THE L/H SPONSON UPPER CENTRAL ATTACHMENT POINT (FS 361) WE HAD EVIDENCE OF LOOSE HARDWARE. UPON REMOVAL OF HARDWARE, WE FOUND THE BOLTS CORRODED AND CORROSION WITHIN THE BUSHING OF THE HOLE. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF FRETTING OR MUD WHERE THE SPONSON ATTACHES TO THE AIRFRAME WITH THE SPONSON INSTALLED. UPON REMOVAL OF SPONSON CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE MOUNTING PAD REQUIRING REPAIR BEYOND SRM LIMITATIONS.
Part: SUPPORT FRAME — ELONGATED (ZONE 200) · airframe 8,914 hrs · 9,724 cycles
DURING OUR INSPECTION, WE DISCOVERED WORKING HYLOC FASTENERS AT THE FS 345.6 FRAME AND THE BL -16.5 TRANSMISSION MOUNT INTERCOSTAL FITTING. WHEN WE GRABBED THE COLLAR WITH PLIERS, WE NOTICED THAT THE FASTENER SHOWING THE MOST SIGNS OF WEAR HAS SLIGHT MOVEMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS A MINOR INDICATION OF AN ISSUE WITH THE INTERCOSTAL FITTING ON THE OPPOSING SIDE, FS 345.6 / BL +16.5, BUT THIS IS NOT AS PRONOUNCED AS ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE. REMOVED HYLOCS FROM BEAM AND FOUND HOLE MEASUREMENTS TO EXCEED MANUFACTURES ENGINEERING RECOMMENDATIONS. HOLES WILL REQUIRE REWORK WITH MANUFACTURES REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS.
Earlier reports · 2016–2022 · 12 reports
2022
Part: CONNECTOR — DAMAGED (FIRE DETECTOR) · airframe 6,988 hrs
PILOT REPORT IN FMR - #1 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH NO SECONDARY INDICATIONS. PILOT REPORT IN OPERATOR AOCR - DURING CRUISE FLIGHT ENGINE 1 FIRE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED THEN EXTINGUISHED. MAINTENANCE REPORT IN FMR - UPON RETURN TO BASE #1 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT WAS EXTINGUISHED. REMOVED FORWARD AND AFT FLAME DETECTOR CANON PLUGS. CLEANED CANON PLUGS. REINSTALLED CANON PLUGS. NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: GENERATOR — EXPLODED · airframe 6,935 hrs · 7,382 cycles
APU GENERATOR FAIL CAS MESSAGE DISPLAYED DURING RETURN FLIGHT. SUBSEQUENT EVALUATION AFTER LANDING AND SHUTDOWN REVEALED THE APU GENERATOR HAD DISINTEGRATED INTERNALLY AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT
2021
Part: SERVO — UNSERVICEABLE · airframe 6,669 hrs · 7,060 cycles
TAIL ROTOR SERVO CONTROL LINKAGE INTERCONNECT LINK BEARINGS WORN TO LIMITS
2020
Part: COVER — BROKEN (EMERGENCY FLOAT) · airframe 5,934 hrs · 6,243 cycles
AFT FLOAT COVER P/N 92250-12801-109 LEFT FORWARD ATTACHMENT HOLE IS BROKEN AT UPPER EDGE. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN REPAIR CRITERIA FROM OEM HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED. REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE.
2019
Part: BLADE — SEPARATED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 5,457 hrs
ABRASION STRIP SEPARATION.
Part: SERVO — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 5,283 hrs
BEARINGS, LINKAGE AND SLINED PIVOT SHAFT WORN.
2018
Part: WIRE — CHAFED (FIRE DETECTOR) · airframe 4,137 hrs
APU FIRE WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THIS WAS A FALSE WARNING. A CHAFED WIRE WAS DISCOVERED.
2017
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (MASTER BATTERY) · airframe 3,898 hrs
BATTERY HOT AND BATTERY CHARGE FAIL EICAS ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE.
Part: SEAL — FAILED (HYD RESEROIR) · airframe 3,665 hrs · 1,799 cycles
NR 3 HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR LOW CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT, FOLLOWED BY A NR 3 HYDRAULIC PUMP FAIL LIGHT. AIRCRAFT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. FOUND A FLUID LEAK AT PILOT OPERATED CHECK VALVE ON HYDRAULIC SUPPLY MODULE. REMOVED THE CHECK VALVE AND FOUND DAMAGED O-RING AND SEALS. REPLACED DAMAGED SEALS AND O-RING ON CHECK VALVE.
Part: SERVO — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 3,304 hrs
BEARINGS, LINKAGE AND SLINED PIVOT SHAFT WORN.
2016
Part: SERVO — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 2,972 hrs
BEARINGS, LINKAGE AND SLINED PIVOT SHAFT WORN.
Part: FIRE DETECTOR — CONTAMINATED (NR 2) · airframe 2,835 hrs
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED APPROXIMATELY 7 TIMES. FOUND DIRT, WATER IN NR 2 FLAME DETECTOR CONNECTOR. CLEANED AND SAFETIED CONNECTOR. PERFORMED FIRE DETECTION TEST. NO DEFECTS NOTED. FOUND SERVICEABLE.