N369MH

HUGHES HELICOPTERS INC HUGHES 369D · 1978 · Rotorcraft · 1 engine · 4 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: AA LEASING LP, HI (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Schuman Aviation Company, Ltd. (MKHA)Certificate holderMatched by certificate designator
Schuman Aviation Company, Ltd. (MKHA)Operatoron 2018-08-08Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 2018-08-08 Operator named in NTSB report
Hughes 369 No injuries Part 135Schuman Aviation Company, Ltd.

Operated by Schuman Carriage Company Ltd (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case WPR18LA221

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.

2 reports on file, 2015-05-01 – 2018-08-08.

VIBRATION/BUFFET · 2018-08-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6420

Part: BOLT — SHEARED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 14,418 hrs · 13,009 cycles

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN EXCESSIVE TAIL ROTOR VIBRATION. THE PILOT THEN EXECUTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. WHEN CREW ARRIVED TO INVESTIGATE THE VIBRATION THE INITIAL DISCOVERED WAS THAT THE OUTBOARD TAIL ROTOR FORK BOLT WAS SHEARED.

Source: SDR MKHR2018091300000
VIBRATION/BUFFET · 2015-05-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6410

Part: TAIL ROTOR — BROKEN (TAIL) · airframe 9,958 hrs · 9,836 cycles

DURING A FLIGHT THE PILOT EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. THE PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING & NOTIFIED MX. MX DISCOVERED THE PITCH HORN ON THE OTBD TAIL ROTOR BLADE WAS BROKEN OFF.

Source: SDR MKHA20150507001