N356L

BELL 206L-3 · Rotorcraft · 1 engine · 7 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: ARIZONA HELICOPTER SERVICES LLC, AZ (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Reeder Flying Service, Inc. (FZPA)Certificate holderMatched 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.

1 report on file, 2015-07-16.

WARNING INDICATION · 2015-07-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7230

Part: BEARING — FAILED (COMPRESSOR) · airframe 17,533 hrs · 27,746 cycles

DURING HOVER ON A LONG-LINE OPERATION, THE ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING PERFORMED AND GRAINS OF METAL WERE FOUND ON THE RT UPPER ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR. FOUND TO BE THE NR 1 BEARING IN THE COMPRESSOR. THIS IS THE OLD, ORIGINAL PART THAT WE ARE REPLACING WITH AN UPGRADED FRONT HOUSING AND BEARING IAW SB 72-3242. SOME INFO IS MISSING AS THE ENGINE AND ITS LOGS WERE SENT OFF FOR REPAIR BEFORE THIS REPORT WAS GENERATED.

Source: SDR 2015FA0000374