N404AL
Registered owner: ZIPLINE INTERNATIONAL INC, CA (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.
11 reports on file, 2001-08-28 – 2014-10-10.
Part: BEARING — DETERIORATED (ENGINE) · airframe 12,481 hrs
ENGINE CHIP LIGHT. UPON TEARDOWN OF ENG IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NR 5 BEARING WAS BEGINNING TO FAIL.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 14,537 hrs
DURING 50HR PMI OIL COOER DECK WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED, SKIN HAD INTERGRANULAR CORROSION BEYOND REPAIR & REQUIRED REPLACEMENT.
Part: BEARING — GALLED (NR 2)
ENGINE HOT START. NR 2 BEARING GALLED.
Part: BEARING — FAILED (M/R TRANSMISSION)
TRANSMISSION CHIP PLUG INDICATED METAL WAS BEING MADE. ON TEARDOWN OF TRASMISSION, FOUND THAT THE DUPLEX BEARINGS WERE BREAKING DOWN.
Part: BLOWER — DAMAGED (OIL COOLER) · airframe 13,732 hrs
DURING COURSE OF REPAIR TO OIL COOLER BLOWER ASSY, FOUND AND REPLACED ONE SHAFT (407-040-320-103, SN A-3283), BEARING JOURNAL WORN BEYOND LIMITS. TWO NUTS (90-118-4) DAMAGED BEYOND LIMITS. ONE SHIELD (407-040-328-101) DAMAGED BEYOND LIMITS, ONE BEARING (407-340-339-107, SN ZS28969) LOOSE ON SHAFT.
Part: BEARING — BINDING · airframe 7,417 hrs
BEARING IS BINDING AND HAS AXIAL PLAY BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: PITCH LINK — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 2,359 hrs
AXIAL PLAY BEYOND MAX. AND RATCHETY / REPLACED WITH NEW BY FIELD MAINTENANCE.
Part: PITCH LINK — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 2,020 hrs
SEVERE BINDING AND AXIAL PLAY BEYOND MAX. REPLACED BY FIELD MAINTENANCE.
Part: BEARING — WORN (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 1,211 hrs
FOUND 4 EA. BEARINGS WORN EXCESSIVELY. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Part: UNIVERSAL — WORN (MAIN ROT.RO) · airframe 858 hrs
FOUND BEARINGS WORN. BEARING HAS A 5000 HR. RETIREMENT LIFE.
Part: BEARING — WORN (MAIN ROTOR)
BEARING SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAR AND BEGINNING SIGNS OF OVERTEMP. SCRAPPED BEARING. (M)