N350BZ
Registered owner: LOGISTICS BUSINESS SERVICES LLC, CT (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
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.
111 reports on file, 1995-02-14 – 2016-04-06.
Part: FUEL CONTROL — DEFECTIVE (LT ENGINE) · airframe 440 hrs · 480 cycles
REDUCED POWER TO LAND, LT ENGINE ROLLED BACK TO IDLE. PILOTS DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED. ACFT SERVICES OUT WENT OUT ON A ROAD TRIP AND REPLACED THE FUEL CONTROLLER WITH AN O/H PART. THAT PART FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER THE FLIGHT BACK FROM REPAIR ON FINAL APPROACH TO OUR HOME BASE. TROUBLESHOT TO A FAULTY FUEL CONTROL.
Earlier reports · 1995–2001 · 110 reports
2001
Part: SPAR — CHAFED (STABILIZER) · airframe 4,443 hrs
SPAR INSIDE CHAFED FROM CONDUIT. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: CROSSTUBE — CORRODED (MLG) · airframe 4,443 hrs
SURFACE CORROSION EXCEEDS COVERAGE AREA AND DEPTH LIMITS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: CROSSTUBE — CHAFED (MLG) · airframe 4,443 hrs
CHAFED BY FLOAT ASSEMBLY. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
2000
Part: COUPLING — CRACKED (ENG TO G/B)
COUPLING-BUSHES CRACKED.
Part: TRANSMITTER — FAILED (OIL PRESSURE)
TRANSMITTER DID NOT REGISTER OIL PRESSURE ON INDICATOR.
Part: STOP ASSY — CRACKED (MAIN ROTOR)
BEARINGS CRACKED AND SEPARATED. SERIAL NUMBERS REMOVED ARE 11534 AND 11705. REPLACED WITH SERIAL NUMBERS 0931 AND 0906.
Part: LINK SCISSORS — WORN (M/R MAST)
LINK SCISSORS HAD WORN BEARINGS.
1999
Part: PULLEY — WORN (HYD PUMP)
HYDRAULIC PUMP D HAD WORN BEARING.
Part: CROSSBEAM — GOUGED (TRANSMISSION)
CROSS BEAM GOUGED AT BOTTOM EDGE CORNER.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (COCKPIT)
ATTITUDE INDICATOR DOES NOT CAGE PROPERLY.
Part: BLOWER — INOPERATIVE (OIL COOLER)
BLOWER INOPERATIVE.
Part: ROD — WORN (PITCH LINK)
ROD, PITCH CONTROL BEARING WORN BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: LINE — LEAKING (ENGINE OIL SYS)
LUBRICATION PIPE LEAKING.
Part: ROD — WORN (PITCH CONTROL)
PITCH ROD BEARINGS WORN. SERIAL NUMBERS REMOVED ARE S2863 AND S2250. REPLACED WITH SERIAL NUMBERS S3693 AND S3624.
Part: EVAPORATOR — DAMAGED (FORWARD)
FAN AND SHAFT SEPARATED. FAN NOT BEING DRIVEN. REFERENCE: RMA NR R021215.
Part: BEARING — WORN (PITCH CONTROL)
WORN BEARINGS. SERIAL NUMBERS REMOVED ARE 2873 AND 2240. REFERENCE: RMA NR R020608.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — WEAK (COMMUNICATIONS)
WEAK TRANSMIT.
Part: BLOWER — INOPERATIVE (OIL COOLER)
BLOWER INOPERATIVE. REFERENCE: RMA NR R020408.
Part: PROBE — ERRATIC (OIL TEMPERATURE)
WHEN PROBE GETS HOT, TEMPERATURE GAUGE ENABLES, JUMPS AROUND.
Part: SERVO — LEAKING (MAIN ROTOR)
SERVO LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID.
Part: SERVO — WORN (M/R CONTROL)
SERVO CONTROL HAS WORN BEARINGS.
1998
Part: SERVO — CORRODED (HYDRAULIC SYSTEM)
PART IS CORRODED. (CORROSION ON SERVO BODY)
Part: BLADE — CRACKED (MAIN ROTOR)
CRACK ON THE LOWER SIDE OF BLADE.
Part: SWITCH — INTERMITTENT (COCKPIT)
PRESSURE SWITCH INTERMITTENT.
Part: BLADE — CRACKED (MAIN ROTOR)
CRACK ON THE LOWER SIDE OF BLADE.
Part: BLADE — CRACKED (MAIN ROTOR)
CRACK ON THE LOWER SIDE OF BLADE.
Part: FILTER — CORRODED (FUEL SYSTEM)
BOWL NUT WORN AND CORRODED IN FUEL SYSTEM.
Part: SHOE — WORN (SKID)
HOLES WORN THROUGH SHOE. SCRAPPED.
Part: FREQ ADAPTER — DAMAGED (MAIN ROTOR)
FREQUENCY ADAPTER HAS RUBBER SEPARATION BEYOND LIMITS. SERIAL NUMBERS REMOVED ARE 4056, 4075, AND 4080.
Part: BEARING — DAMAGED (SPHERICAL THRUST)
RUBBER PUSHING OUT OF SPHERICAL THRUST BEARING.
Part: FAIRING — CRACKED (MAIN ROTOR)
FAIRING CRACKED AT MOUNT HOLE.
Part: ROD — CORRODED (COCKPIT)
BEARINGS RUSTED OUT (BALL BEARINGS FALLING OUT)
Part: SPIDER — RATCHETING (TAIL ROTOR)
TAIL ROTOR HAS RATCHETING BEARINGS.
Part: BLOWER — INOPERATIVE (AIR DIST)
BLOWER MOTOR DOESN'T RUN, AIR FINS UNBOUNDED.
Part: BEARING — SEIZED (AIR COMPRESSOR)
AIR COMPRESSOR BEARING FROZEN UP.
Part: BLOWER — FAILED (AIR DIST)
BLOWER MOTOR FAILED.
Part: AUDIO PANEL — FAILED (COCKPIT)
AUDIO PANEL RECEIVES ICS AND RADIOS INTERMITTENTLY.
Part: ROD — WORN (T/R PITCH ROD)
ROD, PITCH CONTROL HAS WORN BEARINGS.
Part: BLOWER — INTERMITTENT (AIR DIST)
BLOWER INTERMITTENT (DEAD SPOT).
Part: SWITCH — FAILED (COCKPIT)
LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON.
Part: ROD — WORN (T/R PITCH CONT)
PITCH CONTROL ROD, WEAR IN BEARING.
Part: STARTER — FAILED (START/GEN)
GENERATOR WOULD NOT MOTOR ENGINE.
Part: PIN — CORRODED (MAIN ROTOR BLADE)
MAIN ROTOR PIN CORRODED AND PITTED.
Part: MIC SWITCH — INTERMITTENT (COCKPIT AUDIO)
MIC SWITCH INTERMITTENT.
Part: VALVE — STUCK (FUEL SYS)
VALVE STUCK.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (ENGINE)
SOME OF THE LIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT UP. REPLACEMENT PART S/N 453 TAKEN FROM CONSIGNMENT KIT.
Part: TRANSMITTER — DEFECTIVE (NG TACH)
TACH TRANSMITTER CAUSES FLUCTUATING NG INDICATOR.
Part: ELT — FAILED (COCKPIT)
ELT FAILED "G" SWITCH TEST.
Part: ELEMENT — DIRTY (FUEL FILTER)
FUEL FILTER ELEMENT DIRTY.
Part: INDICATOR — FLUCTUATES (ENGINE)
ENG TACH INDICATOR FLUCTUATES.
Part: INDICATOR — INTERMITTENT (COCKPIT ATTITUDE)
ATTITUDE INDICATOR INTERMITTENT, FLAG WILL NOT PULL.
1997
Part: SKYNAV 5000 — INTERMITTENT (COCKPIT GPS)
INTERMITTENTLY LOSES ITS SATELLITE SIGNALS AND DISPLAY WILL GO INTO FULL DIM.
Part: BEARING — SEPARATION (T/R)
RUBBER SEPARATION.
Part: ROD — WORN (PITCH CONTROL)
PITCH CONTROL ROD PLAY. SERIAL NUMBERS REMOVED ARE PMA129 AND PMA8640.
Part: ELEMENT — DEFECTIVE (HYD FILTER)
AIRCRAFT HAD A HYDRAULIC FAILURE.
Part: PUMP — FAILED (HYD)
HYD PUMP FAILED.
Part: SERVO — LEAKING (M/R FRONT CONT)
FRONT SERVO CONTROL LEAKING.
Part: BEARING — SEPARATED (T/R GR BOX)
T/R GR BOX BEARING SEPARATED.
Part: BEARING — WORN (M/R XMSN)
SPHERICAL BEARING WORN. SERIAL NUMBERS REMOVED ARE 7568, 7543, AND 7529.
Part: SPIDER — WORN (BUSHINGS)
SPIDER HAS WEAR IN SPLIT BUSHINGS.
Part: BEARING — SEPARATION (T/R GR BOX)
BEARING SEPARATION.
Part: BLEED VALVE — MALFUNCTION (ENGINE BLEED)
BLEED VALVE FLAGGING TOO SOON, POPPING AT LOW RPM.
Part: BLOWER — INOPERATIVE (COOLING FAN)
BLOWER INOPERATIVE.
Part: INDICATOR — WONT CAGE (COCKPIT)
ATTITUDE INDICATOR WILL NOT CAGE.
Part: PROBE — DEFECTIVE (ENG NG)
NG TEST .5 TO 1.0 OFF. PROBE DEFECTIVE
Part: SERVO — LEAKING (RT LT CONTROL)
SERVO LEAKING.
Part: SOCKET — MIS MFG (XMSN)
MISMANUFACTURED. HOUSING DIAMETER, WHERE IT SLIPS IN TRANSMISSION, IS TOO SMALL .062". ALSO, INSIDE BORE THAT CHIP DETECTOR SLIPS THROUGH IS TOO SMALL.
Part: BLADE — SEPARATION (T/R BLADE ROOT)
SEPARATION AT BLADE ROOT. VENDOR UNABLE TO SUPPLY REPLACEMENT.
Part: BEARING — WORN (T/R)
BEARING WORN.
Part: TEMP PROBE — DEFECTIVE (OIL TEMP)
PROBE CAUSES ENGINE OIL TEMP GAUGE TO INDICATE HIGH WHEN BATTERY SWITCH IS TURNED ON.
Part: BALLJOINT — WORN (STARFLEX)
STARFLEX BALLJOINT WORN.
Part: VALVE — FAILED (FUEL SYS)
VALVE WILL NOT TURN.
1996
Part: ROD — WORN (PITCH CONTROL)
PITCH CONTROL ROD WORN BEARING.
Part: BEARING — CRACKED (T/R HEAD)
RUBBER CRACKED.
Part: STARTER — FAILED (START/GEN)
HAS DEAD SPOT ON ARMATURE. STARTER WON'T TURN WHEN ENGAGED.
Part: TRANSMITTER — DEFECTIVE (FUEL SYS)
TRANSMITTER CAUSED FUEL PRESSURE INDICATOR TO PEG FULL SCALE WHEN BATTERY IS TURNED ON.
Part: ENGINE — MAKING METAL (OIL SYS)
MAKING METAL IN OIL AND FILTER.
Part: BLOWER — INOP (COOLING FAN)
BLOWER INOPERATIVE.
Part: INDICATOR — READS LOW (COCKPIT TACH)
INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY READS LOW.
Part: CLOCK — FAILED (COCKPIT)
CLOCK WOUND UP AND WON'T RUN.
Part: ANEROID — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT ENCODER)
ENCODER OUTPUT TRANSMITS 6,200 FEET HIGH WITH NO PRESSURE APPLIED.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT ATC)
WEAK TRANSMIT. REPLACED CAVITY OSCILLATOR V101. REPAIRED. COOKED UNIT UNDER HEAT LAMP, VIBRATED AND PUT IN FREEZER. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: VALVE — LEAKING (START DRAIN)
START DRAIN VALVE LEAKING FUEL.
Part: TRANSMITTER — DEFECTIVE (OIL PRESS)
PRESSURE SLOWLY DROPS TO ZERO.
Part: ACTUATING ROD — BEARING FAILED (SERVO)
ACTUATING ROD AFT BEARING BAD.
Part: INDICATOR — STICKS (COCKPIT T4)
T4 INDICATOR UNIT STICKING.
Part: SKYNAV 5000 — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT GPS)
DISPL AYS FOREIGN CHARACTERS AND DOUBLE IMAGERY.
Part: LINK SCISSORS — GOUGED (M/R MAST)
LINK SCISSORS GOUGED AT BEARING ARM.
Part: SPIDER — WORN BEARING (TAIL ROTOR)
PART IS WORN EXCESSIVELY. (WORN BEARINGS)
Part: OSC — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT COMM)
WEAK POWER AND OFF FREQUENCY.
Part: FUEL CONTROL — DEFECTIVE (ENGINE)
ENGINE SLOW AND HANG STARTS ON FIRST START OF DAY.
Part: BLOWER — FAILED (AIR DIST)
BROKEN FAN CAUSED MOTOR TO BURN UP.
Part: LAMP — FAILED (LANDING LIGHT)
LANDING LIGHT BULB BURNT. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BULB.
1995
Part: SKYNAV 5000 — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT RECEIVER)
RECEIVER INOPERATIVE.
Part: BEARING — DEFECTIVE (T/R)
BEARING DEFECTIVE. REMOVED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON AIRCRAFT.
Part: EVAPORATOR — LEAKING (FORWARD)
LEAKING. HOLE IN EVAPORATOR, MOTOR INOPERATIVE.
Part: GENERATOR — FAILED (START/GEN)
GENERATOR WILL NOT RESET, STARTER WILL NOT TURN OVER.
Part: STARFLEX — CRACKED (M/R)
STARFLEX CRACKED BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: BLADE — BEARING WORN (T/R)
HALF MOON BEARINGS WORN. CAP ASSEMBLY WORN.
Part: BLOWER — INOPERATIVE (AIR DIST)
BLOWER INOPERATIVE.
Part: ELT — MALFUNCTION (COCKPIT)
ELT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. TIME SINCE REPAIR 359:45.
Part: BLOWER — DEFECTIVE (AIR DIST)
BLOWER BRUSHES STICK.
Part: BLADE — CRACKED (M/R)
M/R BLADE CRACKED AT STATION 1810.
Part: SKYNAV 5000 — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT GPS)
SKY NAV 5000 INOPERATIVE.
Part: INTAKE — DEFECTIVE (ENG AIR)
INTAKE DOES NOT TURN.
Part: GENERATOR — INTERMITTENT (START/GEN)
STARTER GENERATOR FUNCTIONS INTERMITTENTLY.
Part: BEARING — WORN (T/R)
BEARING WORN.
Part: BLOWER — INOPERATIVE (AIR DIST)
BLOWER INOPERATIVE.
Part: BLOWER — INOPERATIVE (AIR DIST)
BLOWER NOT WORKING. MOTOR DOES NOT TURN.
Part: OIL RETURN — BLOCKED (TURBINE)
FREE TURBINE OIL RETURN RESTRICTED.