N347AM
Registered owner: NORTHWEST HELICOPTERS LLC, WA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
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.
13 reports on file, 1996-10-18 – 1999-06-17.
Part: FUEL/OIL COOLER — CRACKED (RIGHT)
RIGHT PROPELLER OIL PRESSURE INOPERABLE IN-FLIGHT. RIGHT PGB OVERSERVICED, FOUND FUEL IN OIL. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE FUEL HEATER. DRAINED ALL OIL FORM PGB AND PGB OIL COOLER, FLUSHED PBG OIL SYSTEM, REMOVED AND REPLACED PGB OIL FILTER AND RESERVICED PGB OIL. PERFORMED GROUND RUNS AND MONITORED ENGINE AND PROPELLER OIL PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURES. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. (X)
Part: RIB — CORRODED (WS 42.3)
FOUND CORROSION ON RIGHT INBOARD FUEL TANK. REPAIRED CORROSION ON SUMP BAY AREA BY BLENDING SMOOTH, ALODINING AND PRIMING. REPAIRED RIB STATION 42.30 FLANGE BETWEEN SL13 AND 14 BY BLENDING. REPAIRED FLANGE AT 42.30 BETWEEN 14 AND 15 BY CUTTING OUT DAMAGE. APPLIED DOUBLER ANGLE IAW SAAB DOC 72SDS1414. (M)
Earlier reports · 1996–1998 · 11 reports
1998
Part: TRANSDUCER — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG WW)
HYDRAULIC MAIN AND EMERGENCY PRESSURE DROPPED BELOW 200 PSI AND GOT CWP 'HYD' WARNING. COMPLIED WITH EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. BLEW GEAR DOORS OPEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED PRESSURE SWITCH AND TRANSDUCER. (M)
Part: ENGINE — OVERTEMP (RIGHT)
RIGHT ENGINE OVERTEMP ON TAKEOFF ROLL. PERFORMED LP-1 INSPECTION ON RIGHT ENGINE. GROUND RUNS NORMAL, NO DEFECTS NOTED. (M)
Part: DUCT ASSY — LOOSE (LT ENGINE)
LEFT ENGINE INTAKE MATT HAD FIRE. SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND FIRED THE BOTTLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT LOWER DUCT ASSY. OPS CHECKS GOOD. (M)
Part: ENGINE — OVERTEMP (LEFT)
ABORTED TAKEOFF, LEFT ENGINE TEMP 932 DEGREES. RAN ENGINES UP TO 108 PERCENT TORQUE. WITH LOW PRESSURE BLEEDS ON, TEMP WAS 900 DEGREES. OPS CHECK OK. (X)
1997
Part: AUTOCOARSEN — INOP (E/E COMPT)
AUTOCOARSEN IS INOP ON TWO TAKEOFF ATTEMPTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED AUTOCOARSEN COMPUTER. (M)
Part: BLEED LINE — CRACKED (RT ENGINE)
RIGHT ENGINE WENT TO 931 DEGREES ON TAKEOFF ABORTED. A/C SENT TO HANGER AND THEY FOUND CRACKED HIGH PRESSURE BLEED LINE. (M)
Part: AUTO COARSEN — MALFUNCTIONED (E/E COMPT)
AUTO COARSEN LIGHT ON DURING TAKEOFF. PERFORMED P3 TEST AND ALL OPS CHECKED GOOD. (M)
Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (NR 1 VHF)
NR 1 COMM FAILED IN FLIGHT. WILL RECEIVE, BUT WILL NOT TRANSMIT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 COMM. (M)
Part: EADI TUBE — INOP (LEFT)
CAPTAINS SIDE NAV FAILED, NO LIGHTED DIGITS, INDICATION OF EFIS FLUCTUATING WILDLY, BURN SMELL. WE MANUALLY PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKER. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT EADI TUBE. (M)
Part: ALTERNATOR — FAILED (ENGINE)
ON TAKEOFF ROLL, AUTO COARSEN LIGHT WENT OFF AND TAKEOFF ABORTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALTERNATOR, OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
1996
Part: NOSE CONE — BIRD STRIKE (FORWARD FUSELAGE)
ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO BIRD STRIKE, RETURNED TO GATE FOR INSPECTION. INSPECTED NOSE AND NOSE CONE, NO VISUAL DAMAGE NOTED. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)