N405PH
Registered owner: FLAP-AIR HELICOPTER SERVICE INC, TX (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
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.
137 reports on file, 1998-05-19 – 2003-06-12.
Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (FUEL QTY) · airframe 4,232 hrs
FUEL QTY INDICATOR GOES BLANK. TO BE SENT TO MFG FOR CREDIT.
Part: SEAL — LEAKING (M/R MAST ASSY) · airframe 4,336 hrs
MAST SEAL LEAKING OIL. REPAIRED.
Part: VOLT REGULATOR — INOPERATIVE (GENERATOR) · airframe 4,223 hrs
VOLT REGULATOR TRIPS GEN FIELD CIRCUIT BREAKER. SENT TO MFG FOR CREDIT.
Part: STARTER GEN — INOPERATIVE (ENGINE)
STARTER GEN FIELD CIRCUIT BREAKER POPS. REPAIRED.
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (FUEL CELL) · airframe 4,200 hrs
LEFT TRANSFER LIGHT STAYS ON. REPLACED FUEL CELL PRESSURE SWITCH.
Part: DISC PACK — BROKEN (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 4,059 hrs
TAIL ROTOR DISC PACK BROKEN.
Part: PAD — WORN (ROTOR BRAKE) · airframe 4,219 hrs
ROTOR BRAKE CALIPER WORN PADS. REPAIRED.
Part: PANEL — BROKEN (COLLECTIVE STICK) · airframe 4,200 hrs
START SWITCH LIGHTED PANEL ON COLLECTIVE STICK BROKEN.
Part: PANEL — BROKEN (COLLECTIVE STICK) · airframe 4,066 hrs
START SWITCH LIGHTED PANEL ON COLLECTIVE STICK BROKEN.
Part: HEADLINER — CRACKED (CABIN) · airframe 4,219 hrs
HEADLINER CRACKED.
Part: TRIM PANEL — CRACKED (CABIN) · airframe 4,219 hrs
CABIN TRIM PANEL CRACKED.
Part: STRUCTURE — CRACKED (HAT BIN) · airframe 4,219 hrs
HAT BIN STRUCTURE CRACKED.
Part: TRIM PANEL — CRACKED (AFT CABIN) · airframe 4,219 hrs
AFT CABIN TRIM PANEL IS CRACKED.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (CABIN) · airframe 4,219 hrs
PANEL CRACKED.
Part: HEADLINER — CRACKED (CABIN) · airframe 4,219 hrs
HEADLINER CRACKED.
Part: HEADLINER — CRACKED (CABIN) · airframe 4,219 hrs
HEADLINER CRACKED.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (INTERIOR) · airframe 4,219 hrs
CRACKED. TO BE SENT TO BELL FOR CREDIT.
Part: ROTOR HEAD — OUT OF BALANCE (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 4,112 hrs
UNABLE TO BALANCE TAIL ROTOR HEAD. REPAIRED.
Part: BEAM — DAMAGED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 4,040 hrs
NR PICKUP WIRING BUNDLE CHAFED PYLON BEAMS. DAMAGE .035 OF AN INCH IN AREA WITH NO DAMAGE ALLOWED.
Part: SUPPORT — DAMAGED (ENG BAY DOOR) · airframe 4,219 hrs
ENGINE BAY DOOR SUPPORT HAS HOLES FOR PIN ELONGATED.
Part: SUPPORT — DAMAGED (ENG BAY DOOR) · airframe 4,219 hrs
ENGINE BAY DOOR SUPPORT, THE HOLES FOR PIN ELONGATED.
Part: BEARING — WORN (BIPOD MOUNT) · airframe 4,059 hrs
ENGINE BIPOD MOUNT HAS A WORN BEARING.
Part: LINE — CORRODED (M/R GEARBOX OIL) · airframe 4,219 hrs
MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX OIL LINE CORRODED UNDER B-NUT SLEEVE.
Part: LINE — CORRODED (MRGB OIL) · airframe 4,219 hrs
MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX OIL LINE CORRODED UNDER B-NUT SLEEVE.
Part: BOLT — CORRODED (M/R BLADE) · airframe 4,219 hrs
MAIN ROTOR BLADE BOLTS HAVE CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: SPLINE ADAPTER — WORN (ENGINE TO GB) · airframe 4,134 hrs
ENGINE TO GEARBOX SPLINE ADAPTER HAS WORN SPLINES.
Part: PITCH LINK — CORRODED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 4,219 hrs
MAIN ROTOR PITCH LINK HAS CORROSION ON TUBE ENDS NOT VISIBLE UNTIL PAINT REMOVED.
Part: CAP — BROKEN (FUEL STORAGE) · airframe 4,219 hrs
FUEL STORAGE CAP TAB IS BROKEN OFF OF CAP.
Part: SERVO — LEAKING (CYCLIC) · airframe 4,100 hrs
CYCLIC SERVO LEAKING.
Part: COVER — TORN (EMERGENCY FLOAT) · airframe 4,219 hrs
EMERGENCY FLOAT COVER TORN.
Part: DOOR — CRACKED (ENG COWL) · airframe 4,167 hrs
ENGINE COWL DOOR CRACKED.
Part: COVER — TORN (EMERGENCY FLOAT) · airframe 3,516 hrs
EMERGENCY FLOAT COVER TORN.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (MAIN) · airframe 4,112 hrs
BATTERY HAS NO VOLTAGE WHEN SWITCH IS TURNED ON. REPAIRED.
Part: GPS — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 3,932 hrs
GPS RECEIVER WOULD NOT POWER UP. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. REPLACED FILTER LENS. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: WINDSHIELD — CRAZED (COCKPIT) · airframe 4,219 hrs
WINDSHIELD CRAZED.
Part: WINDSHIELD — CRAZED (COCKPIT) · airframe 4,219 hrs
WINDSHIELD CRAZED.
Earlier reports · 1998–2002 · 101 reports
2002
Part: MOUNT — WORN (ENGINE) · airframe 3,786 hrs
ENGINE BIPOD MOUNT WORN.
Part: FREEWHEEL UNIT — CORRODED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 3,786 hrs
FREEWHEEL UNIT HAS CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: BLADE — CORRODED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 3,786 hrs
MAIN ROTOR BLADE HAS CORROSION AT TIP AREA.
Part: MOUNT — SEPARATED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 3,786 hrs
ELASTOMERIC ON MOUNT IS SEPARATED BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: BLADE — CORRODED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 3,786 hrs
MAIN ROTOR BLADE HAS CORROSION AT THE TIP AREA.
Part: TRACK — CORRODED (DOOR WINDOW) · airframe 3,728 hrs
COPILOT DOOR WINDOW HAS CORRODED SLIDING WINDOW TRACK. SCRAPPED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: TRACK — CORRODED (COCKPIT WINDOW) · airframe 3,728 hrs
PILOT DOOR WINDOW HAS CORRODED SLIDING WINDOW TRACK. SCRAPPED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
2001
Part: SIGNAL COND UNIT — INACCURATE (ENGINE) · airframe 3,779 hrs
SIGNAL CONDITIONING UNIT LOW LEVEL ON FULL FUEL.
Part: RELEASE SYSTEM — FAILED (VALVE) · airframe 3,766 hrs
FAILED INSPECTION.
Part: VALVE — FAILED (FUEL SHUT OFF) · airframe 3,766 hrs
FUEL SHUT OFF VALVE MAKING GRINDING NOISE. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE VALVE.
Part: SOLENOID VALVE — FAILED (MLG) · airframe 3,683 hrs
DISCHARGED ON ITS OWN. INSTALLED 11-9-99 AT A/C TOTAL TIME 2102:15 AND REMOVED AT A/C TOTAL TIME 3683:40.
Part: CONNECTOR — DAMAGED (INSTRUMENT PANEL) · airframe 3,728 hrs
BENT PIN IN PLUG.
Part: BEARING — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 3,728 hrs
WORN BEARINGS.
Part: FLOAT — LEAKING (MLG) · airframe 3,683 hrs
FLOAT BAG LEAKING.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (CREW DOOR) · airframe 3,683 hrs
PANEL CRACKED. SCRAPPED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PANEL.
Part: TACHOMETER — WILL NOT TEST (COCKPIT) · airframe 3,728 hrs
ROTOR NEEDLE FAILS BIT TEST.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (CREW DOOR)
PANEL CRACKED. SCRAPPED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PANEL.
Part: DISC PACK — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR DRIVE) · airframe 3,728 hrs
FWD COUPLING DISC ON NR 4 T/R SEGMENTED DRIVE SHAFT CRACKED.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 3,683 hrs
LT REAR DOOR PANEL HAS NUMEROUS CRACKS. SCRAPPED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PANEL.
Part: BOOT — LEAKING (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 3,591 hrs
BOOT SEAL LEAKING.
Part: SEAT BELT — FRAYED (COCKPIT) · airframe 3,728 hrs
SEAT BELT FRAYED.
Part: LINK — WORN (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 3,728 hrs
WORN BEARING.
Part: HARNESS — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 3,706 hrs
CONSTANT FADEC DEGRADE LIGHT. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR FOR CREDIT.
Part: LINK — WORN (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 3,728 hrs
WORN BEARING.
Part: HARNESS — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 3,728 hrs
SHORT BETWEEN PIN D & C OF TORQUE TRANSMITTER CONNECTOR. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR FOR CREDIT.
Part: HARNESS — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 3,683 hrs
FADEC DEGRADE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON SHUTDOWN.
Part: TRANSMITTER — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE TORQUE) · airframe 3,728 hrs
FADEC DEGRADE LIGHT.
Part: BRUSHES — WORN (STARTER GEN) · airframe 3,676 hrs
WORN BRUSHES.
Part: BLADE — DELAMINATED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 3,683 hrs
DELAMINATION NEAR BLADE TIP.
Part: CONNECTOR — CORRODED (CABIN) · airframe 3,683 hrs
CANNON PLUG CORRODED. REPEATED PROBLEM WITH CANNON PLUG, SENDING IN FOR EVALUATION FOR POSSIBLE MFG DEFECT.
Part: FREEWHEEL UNIT — LEAKING (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 3,503 hrs
FRONT SEAL LEAKING. TO BE RETURNED TO VENDOR.
Part: STRUCTURE — CORRODED (VERTICAL FIN) · airframe 3,173 hrs
VERTICAL FIN CORRODED.
Part: STRAP — DAMAGED (MLG) · airframe 3,122 hrs
SURFACE DAMAGE. SCRAPPED LOCALLY.
Part: EXHAUST STACK — CRACKED (ENGINE) · airframe 3,305 hrs
CRACKED AT WELDED AREA.
Part: SHAFT — WORN (COOLER BLOWER) · airframe 2,642 hrs
COOLER BLOWER SHAFT HAS WORN SPLINES.
Part: IDLER LINK — WORN (COLLECTIVE) · airframe 3,197 hrs
COLLECTIVE IDLER LINK IS EXCESSIVELY WORN.
Part: PIN — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 3,197 hrs
MAIN ROTOR PIVOT PIN IS EXCESSIVELY WORN.
Part: WINDSHIELD — CRACKED (COCKPIT) · airframe 3,052 hrs
WINDSHIELD CRACKED.
2000
Part: TRANSMISSION — MAKING METAL (MAIN ROTOR)
TRANSMISSION MAKING METAL.
Part: MOUNT — WORN (TAIL ROTOR)
RUBBER ON MOUNT DETERIORATED.
Part: HMU — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE)
HMU REMOVED DUE TO FADEC DEGRADE LIGHT AND FOUND ROLL PIN BROKEN UPON 300 HOUR BACKLASH INSPECTION.
Part: GAUGE — STICKING (FLOAT)
NEEDLE STICKS ON PRESSURE GAUGE. PART SCRAPPED.
1999
Part: SWITCH — FAILED (ENGINE)
PRESSURE SWITCH NOT FUNCTIONING.
Part: SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE)
PRESSURE SWITCH NOT EXTINGUISHING CAUTION LIGHT.
Part: BEARING — WORN (TAIL ROTOR)
WORN BEARINGS.
Part: CARBON SEAL — LEAKING (M/R DRIVE)
CARBON SEAL LEAKING AND WEAR SLEEVE ON OUTPUT ADAPTER IS WORN.
Part: COVER — TORN (FLOAT)
FLOAT COVER END CAP TORN AND FRAYED.
Part: TANK — LEAKING (ENGINE OIL)
TANK ASSY LEAKING AT DRAIN FITTING.
Part: BEARING — WORN (MAIN ROTOR)
BEARING WORN BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: SHAFT — WORN (COOLER BLOWER)
SHAFT ASSY SPLINES WORN BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: TRANSMISSION — MAKING METAL (MAIN ROTOR)
TRANSMISSION ASSY MAKING METAL.
Part: LINK — WORN (TAIL ROTOR)
WORN BEARINGS. SERIAL NUMBERS REMOVED ARE NHFS-3776 AND NHFS-3336. REPLACED WITH SERIAL NUMBERS NHFS-4535 AND NHFS-4434.
Part: TRANSMISSION — MAKING METAL (M/R GEARBOX)
TRANSMISSION ASSY MAKING METAL.
Part: SKID TUBE — WORN (MLG)
SKID TUBE WORN AT AFT TIP.
Part: SKID TUBE — WORN (MLG)
SKID TUBE WORN AT AFT TIP.
Part: DISC PACK — CRACKED (T/R DRIVE)
CRACK FOUND AT NR 6 DISC PACK ASSY. REFERENCE: DMR NR 686435.
Part: UNIVERSAL — WORN (COLLECTIVE)
UNIVERSAL WORN.
Part: BEARING — WORN (TAIL ROTOR)
BEARINGS WORN BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: TRUNNION — WORN (T/R HUB)
SPLINES WORN BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: GEARBOX — CORRODED (TAIL ROTOR)
TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX HAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON OUTPUT SHAFT SPLINES.
Part: UNIVERSAL — WORN (COLLECTIVE)
UNIVERSAL HAS WORN BEARING.
Part: DISC PACK — CRACKED (T/R DRIVE)
CRACKED DISC COUPLING.
Part: DISC PACK — CRACKED (T/R DRIVE)
DISK COUPLING CRACKED.
Part: FILTER — MALFUNCTIONED (HYDRAULIC SYSTEM)
BUTTON WILL NOT POP ON FILTER ASSEMBLY.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (TAILBOOM)
CRACKED ON LEFT SIDE FORWARD OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.
Part: SWASHPLATE — LEAKING (MAIN ROTOR)
UPPER GREASE SEAL LEAKING ON SWASHPLATE.
Part: BEARING — WORN (TAIL ROTOR)
SHAFT ASSEMBLY HAS WORN BEARINGS. SERIAL NUMBERS REMOVED ARE A98-0545 AND A98-0455.
Part: DISK COUPLING — BROKEN (T/R DRIVE)
BROKEN DISC ON TAIL ROTOR DRIVE.
1998
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
BULKHEAD CRACKED.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
FUSELAGE ANGLE CRACKED.
Part: DUCT — CRACKED (EXHAUST)
DUCT CRACKED.
Part: TANK — CRACKED (ENGINE OIL)
OIL TANK CRACKED AT TOP WHERE VENT CONNECTS.
Part: HOUSING — CRACKED (COOLER BLOWER)
BLOWER HOUSING CRACKED IN TWO PLACES.
Part: MOUNT — WORN (ENGINE)
MOUNT HAS WORN BEARINGS.
Part: HOUSING — CRACKED (COOLER BLOWER)
BLOWER HOUSING HAS WORKING RIVETS.
Part: DUCT — CRACKED (EXHAUST)
EXHAUST DUCT CRACKED.
Part: DISK COUPLING — CRACKED (T/R DRIVE)
AFT O/C BLOWER COUPLING CRACKED AND HAS CORROSION.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
ANGLE CRACKED.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (TAIL BOOM)
TAIL BOOM FRAME CRACKED.
Part: LINK — WORN (TAIL ROTOR)
TAIL ROTOR LINK HAS WORN BEARINGS.
Part: DISK PACK — CRACKED (T/R DRIVE)
ONE DISC CRACKED AND REMAINDER CORRODED OR RUSTY. LOCATION 2ND FROM T/R GEARBOX.
Part: LINK — WORN (TAIL ROTOR)
TAIL ROTOR LINK HAS WORN BEARINGS.
Part: MOUNT — DETERIORATED (M/R GEARBOX)
RUBBER DELAMINTATED ON MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX MOUNT.
Part: EXHAUST STACK — CRACKED (ENGINE)
CRACKED ALONG WELD LINE ON SMALL RADIUS.
Part: SWITCH — FAILED (COCKPIT)
LOW LEVEL LIGHT ON SWITCH STAYS ON.
Part: DISK COUPLING — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR)
DISK COUPLING CRACKED.
Part: SWITCH — STICKING (M/R GEARBOX)
PRESSURE SWITCH STICKS IN OPEN POSITION.
Part: BEARING — ROUGH (TAIL ROTOR)
TAIL ROTOR BEARINGS ROUGH.
Part: BRAKE — WORN (MAIN ROTOR)
MAIN ROTOR BRAKE WEAK AND WORN.
Part: LEVER ASSEMBLY — WORN (MAIN ROTOR)
MAIN ROTOR LEVER ASSY HAS WORN BUSHINGS. SERIAL NUMBERS REMOVED ARE A2111 AND A2119.
Part: COUPLING — CRACKED (T/R DRIVE)
TAIL ROTOR DRIVE COUPLING CRACKED AND RUSTY.
Part: BEARING — ROUGH (TAIL ROTOR)
ROUGH TAIL ROTOR BEARINGS. SERIAL NUMBERS REMOVED ARE M96-1203 AND M96-1395.
Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (RADIO ALTIMETER)
RADIO ALTIMETER TEST FUNCTION INOPERATIVE.
Part: SEAL — LEAKING (T/ROTOR GEAR BOX)
T/R GEARBOX SEAL LEAKING.
Part: FREEWHEEL UNIT — LEAKING (MAIN ROTOR)
LEAKING OIL FROM MAG SEAL FORWARD PAD SEAL.
Part: ROTOR BRAKE — WORN (MAIN ROTOR)
ROTOR BRAKE WEAK AND WORN.
Part: DISK COUPLING — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR DRIVE)
NR 1 LAMINATE CRACKED.
Part: CYLINDER ASSY — WEAK (ROTOR BRAKE)
SINCE NEW, ROTOR BRAKE HAS ALWAYS BEEN WEAK AND IS DETERIORATING.
Part: TRANSMITTER — FAILED (FUEL PRESS)
FUEL PRESSURE FALLS TO ZERO INTERMITTENTLY.
Part: CYLINDER ASSY — FAILED (M/R BRAKE)
CYLINDER ASSY HAS NO OUTPUT PRESSURE. CYCLES FLUID IN RESERVOIR.
Part: DISK COUPLING — CRACKED (T/R DRIVE)
DISK COUPLING HAS A CRACKED DISC.