N350R
Registered owner: AIRWEST HELICOPTERS INC, CA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airwest Helicopters, Inc. (X6WA) | 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.
7 reports on file, 2003-01-17 – 2009-12-23.
Part: BELT — MELTED (AIR CON DRIVE) · airframe 5,122 hrs · 10,778 cycles
8 MILES NORTH OF HOSPITAL, PILOT AND CREW EXPERIENCED SMOKE AND FUMES INSIDE COCKPIT WHILE TRANSFERRING PATIENT. PILOT IMMEDIATELY EXECUTED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND LANDED THE ACFT AT THE NEAREST CLEAR AREA, WHICH WAS A GOLF COURSE FAIRWAY. THE MED CREW IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED EMERGENCY PERSONNEL UPON LANDING. PATIENT WAS TRANSPORTED BY GROUND CREW TO HOSPITAL. PILOT, CREW, AND PATIENT WERE SAFE WITH NO INJURIES. ACFT RECEIVED NO DAMAGE. FOUND THE AIR CONDITIONER BELT MELTED ON THE PULLEY. PULLED THE BELT OUT, INSPECTED FOR ANY OTHER DEBRIS OR DAMAGE AND FOUND NONE. MEL'D THE AIR CON SYS AND RELEASED THE ACFT TO RETURN TO SERVICE .
Part: BELT — DETERIORATED (A/C COMPRESSOR) · airframe 1,484 hrs · 3,196 cycles
AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR BELT BURNED/DETERIATED DUE TO COMPRESSOR FAILURE.
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (RT BAGGAGE) · airframe 1,413 hrs · 3,078 cycles
AIRCRAFT BATTERY, UNSERVICEABLE.
Part: COMPRESSOR — INOPERATIVE (AIR CONDITIONER) · airframe 1,408 hrs · 3,061 cycles
AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR, INOPERATIVE.
Part: BLOWER MOTOR — INOPERATIVE (A/C CONDENSOR) · airframe 1,395 hrs · 3,039 cycles
AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSOR BLOWER MOTOR INOPERATIVE.
Part: GYRO — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 1,249 hrs · 2,818 cycles
DIRECTIONAL GYRO, INOPERATIVE.
Part: RADIO — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 968 hrs · 2,576 cycles
AUX FM INOPERATIVE.