N393AL

BELL 214ST · Rotorcraft · 2 engines · 18 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: BANK OF UTAH TRUSTEE, UT (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Erickson Helicopters, Inc. (9EKA)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.

7 reports on file, 2001-04-16 – 2015-05-17.

WARNING INDICATION · 2015-05-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7310

Part: FUEL FILTER — RESTRICTED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 11,507 hrs

NUMBER 2 ENG FUEL FILTER MASTER CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THE ENG WAS AT 60 % TQ , INDICATING A FUEL FLOW RESTRICTION.

Source: SDR 9EKA2015052019
VIBRATION/BUFFET · 2015-04-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6200

Part: PLATE — TORN · airframe 11,434 hrs

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT , PILOT REPORTED UNUSUAL VIBRATIONS. DURING INSPECTION, NODAL BEAM PLATES & HELPER SPRING FOUND TO HAVE TORN ELASTOMERIC RUBBER.

Source: SDR 9EKA2015040314
WARNING INDICATION · 2015-01-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2822

Part: PUMP — WORN (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 11,260 hrs

DURING FLIGHT, NR 1 FUEL TRANSFER PUMP LIGHT FLICKERED. ACFT WAS ON LAST MISSION RETURNING TO BASE.

Source: SDR 9EKA2015010601
OTHER · 2003-01-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2697

Part: WIRE — BROKEN (NR 2 FIRE DETECT)

ON THE PREFLIGHT CHECK, NR 2 FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. A WIRE WAS FOUND BROKEN AT THE NR 2 FIRE DETECTION AMPLIFIER.

Source: SDR ALG2003F00008
OTHER · 2002-12-10 Unresolved
ATA 6410

Part: BEARING — FAILED (T/R BLADE YOKE)

DURING DAILY INSPECTION. BEARINGS OUTER LINER COMING APART DUE TO HIGH VIBRATION, SCRAPPED 4 EACH BEARINGS. CLOSER DAILY INSPECTION OF TAILROTOR ASSEMBLY.

Source: SDR ALG2003F3ADP
OTHER · 2002-07-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6420

Part: BOLT — BROKEN (T/R YOKE PLATE)

DURING THE DAILY SERVICE CHECK. BROKEN TAIL ROTOR YOKE PLATE BOLT.

Source: SDR ALG2003F00067
NO TEST · 2001-04-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2611

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CARGO BAY)

ON PRE-START CHECK, LEFT HAND BAGGAGE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM WOULD NOT TEST, TEST LAMP BURNED OUT AND WIRE BROKEN ADJACENT TO SMOKE DETECTOR.

Source: SDR 20010517CW002