N29AL
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
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.
7 reports on file, 1996-11-05 – 2011-08-03.
Part: NUT — BACKED OUT (MAST) · airframe 25,796 hrs
LOWER RACE RETENTION NUT BACKED OFF TO END OF THREADS CAUSING CUTTING ACTION IN LOWER PORTION OF TRANSMISSION CASE.
Part: WINDSHIELD — CRACKED (COCKPIT) · airframe 25,782 hrs
HEATED WINDSHIELD WAS FOUND CRACKED WHEN ACFT LANDED.
Part: MAST — MAKING METAL (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 25,796 hrs
TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION TRANSMISSION AND MAST ASSY REPLACEMENT REQUIRED.
Part: LINE — LEAKING (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 25,660 hrs · 23,045 cycles
ON CONDUCTING A MX OP CHECK FOR TAIL ROTOR SYS, ON ENGINE START THERE WAS A LEAK NOTICED. ACFT WAS SHUTDOWN AND ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THERE WAS A HYD LINE FOUND RUPTURED.
Part: AIR FILTER — DEBONDED (NR 1 & 2 ENGINES)
DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, BOTH END CAPS ON BOTH FILTERS DEBONDED. (X)
Part: DOOR — DAMAGED (CABIN)
WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS GETTING PREPPED FOR PAINT, FOUND LEFT AND RIGHT UPPER DOOR TRACKS HAD EXCESSIVE DAMAGE WHERE ROLLERS RIDE WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. REPLACED WITH NEW TRACKS.
Part: WEB ASSY — CRACKED (HELL HOLE)
MAJOR INSPECTION FOUND WEB CRACKED LOWER LEFT CORNER OF AFT WEB. C/W T.B. 212-76-18.