N361AL

BELL 206L-3 · 1987 · Rotorcraft · 1 engine · 7 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: BILLINGS FLYING SERVICE LLC, MT (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.

7 reports on file, 2003-03-06 – 2011-09-27.

OTHER · 2011-09-27 Unresolved
ATA 7321

Part: FUEL CONTROL — FAILED (FUEL)

AIRCRAFT FAILED TO LIGHT OFF. INSPECTED AND FOUND CUT-OFF UNSERVICABLE.

Source: SDR 3HCR20110927001
OTHER · 2011-09-27 Unresolved
ATA 7321

Part: SHAFT — CRACKED (FUEL CONTROL)

UNIT FAILED TO LIGHT OFF. INSPECTED AND FOUND TORSION SHAFT LEAKING.

Source: SDR 3HCR20110927002
OTHER · 2004-07-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6210

Part: BLADE — SEPARATED (MAIN ROTOR)

FOUND CORROSION AND SEPARATION AT SKIN/SPAR INTERFACE NEAR LOWER OB GRIP FINGER DOUBLER. REMOVED AND REPLACED DEFECTIVE BLADE WITH NEW BLADE. SCRAPPED DEFECTIVE BLADE.

Source: SDR ALGA096402
OTHER · 2004-06-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7532

Part: BLEED VALVE — FAILED (ENGINE)

WHILE HOVERING AND IN A RT PEDAL TURN PREPARING FOR TAKE OFF A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND AIRCRAFT YAWED MOMENTARILY LT THEN RT. RETURNED TO MAINTENANCE PAD AND SHUT DOWN AND NOTIFIED MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED BLEED VALVE PN 23005366A, SN FF43547 AND INSTALLED BLEED VALVE PN 23005366 SN FF43634, OPS CHECK WAS GOOD.

Source: SDR ALG2004F00043
PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS · 2004-06-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7230

Part: COMPRESSOR — STALLED (ENGINE)

AIRCRAFT HAD COMPRESSOR STALL DURING TAKEOFF. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ENGINE INLET AND COMPRESSOR AREA, FOUND EVIDENCE OF FROG INGESTION. INSPECTED ENGINE COMPRESSOR FOR DAMAGE NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND. PERFORMED ENGINE CHEMICAL WASH AND ENGINE POWER CHECK. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD.

Source: SDR ALG2004F00038
VIBRATION/BUFFET · 2003-10-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7230

Part: COMPRESSOR — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE)

AT HOVER. DURING INITIAL HOVER PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF THE PILOT NOTICED A HIGH PITCH SCREECHING NOISE THAT WAS EVIDENT ONLY DURING HOVER, AT FLAT PITCH THE NOISE GOES AWAY. MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED AND THE MECHANIC CHANGED THE COMPRESSOR, TURBINE AND GEARBOX ASSEMBLY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.(K)

Source: SDR ALG2003F00100
OTHER · 2003-03-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7313

Part: FUEL NOZZLE — DEFECTIVE (ENGINE) · airframe 2,950 hrs

ENGINE LOW MOANING/ BURBLING NOISE WITH N1 OSCILLATIONS AT FLIGHT IDLE.

Source: SDR ALGA085104