N357AS

ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II · 2004 · Rotorcraft · 1 engine · 4 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: AERO LEASING INC, OR (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Air Shasta Rotor & Wing, Inc (QVHA)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, 2000-05-04.

PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS · 2000-05-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 8530

Part: CYLINDER HEAD — CRACKED (NUMBER 7)

UPON CLIMB-OUT AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT REPORTED ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND A LOSS OF POWER. PILOT STARTED TURNING BACK FOR AIRPORT AND DECIDED NOT ENOUGH POWER AND LANDED SAFELY IN A FARMER''S FIELD. DISCOVERED, NR 7 CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED FROM ONE SPARK PLUG HOLE ALL THE WAY TO THE OTHER. MAINTENANCE SUGGESTED ALONG WITH A VISUAL INSPECTION OF CYLINDER AND WHILE DOING A COMPRESSION CHECK, ALSO DO A SOAP AND WATER CHECK FOR CRACKS WHEN AIR IS PUT TO THE CYLINDER. (X)

Source: SDR 20000609SH013