N417AM
Registered owner: DB AIR LLC, TX (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEVRON USA PRODUCTION COMPANY (AC2A) | Certificate holder | — | Matched 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.
3 reports on file, 2006-05-18 – 2021-05-23.
Part: MAST — CORRODED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 2,780 hrs · 19,977 cycles
MAST POLE HAS CORROSION AT LOWER CONE SEAT AREA
Part: INFLATION SYS — NO TEST (FLOATS) · airframe 2,780 hrs · 19,977 cycles
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM 36 MONTH INFLATION INSPECTION, FLOATS DID NOT INFLATE WHEN CABLE WAS ACTUATED AT CYCLIC CONTROL INPUT. MANUAL INFLATION WAS ACHIEVED BY PULLING AT VALVE CONTROL HEAD WHEN CABLE ATTACHES.
Part: BLANKET — DAMAGED (STABILIZER)
THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED IN FLIGHT. CREW REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO INDICATION IN COCKPIT, THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. CREW DISCOVERED DAMAGE TO RT HORIZONTAL STAB ICE GUARD BLANKET DURING THERE POST FLIGHT INSPECTION. IB SECTION OF THE RT ICE GUARD BLANKET WAS DAMAGED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY MECHANICS, WAS NOTED THAT A HOLE HAD BEEN MADE IN THE HORIZONTAL LEADING EDGE BY THE ARCING OF THE HORIZONTAL LEADING EDGE ICE GUARD BLANKET WIRING. THE RT HORIZONTAL STAB LEADING EDGE AND ICE GUARD BLANKET WERE REPLACED. (K)