N421PH

BELL 407 · 2007 · Rotorcraft · 1 engine · 7 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: PHI AVIATION LLC, LA (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
PHI Health,LLC (VE7A)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.

10 reports on file, 2010-06-13 – 2019-10-10.

OTHER · 2019-10-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 11,654 hrs

FORWARD SHELL ASSEMBLY FOUND TO BE CORRODED - THREE PLACES: BOTH FORWARD CORNERS AND AT AN EXISTING INSERT. FORWARD SHELL ASSEMBLY WILL BE REPAIRED.

Source: SDR HEER20191010343
OTHER · 2017-03-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7250

Part: BEARING — SPALLED (TURBINE) · airframe 9,731 hrs

ENGINE REMOVED FOR A NR 5 BEARING UPGRADE. THE NR 5 BEARING EXHIBITS SPALLING AT SPLIT. INSTALLED A NEW BEARING.

Source: SDR HEER20170315061
OTHER · 2016-06-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7250

Part: BEARING — SPALLED (TURBINE) · airframe 9,268 hrs

ENGINE REMOVED 5-28-16 FOR REPAIR DUE TO TURBINE O/H AND 2000 HR INSPECTION. TURBINE NR 5 BEARING SPALLING ON OUTER RACE SPLIT. REPLACED WITH NEW NR 5 BEARING.

Source: SDR HEER20160607694
OTHER · 2016-05-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5311

Part: FRAME — CORRODED (NOT REPORTED) · airframe 9,250 hrs

THE FRAME WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED AT AN EXISTING NUTPLATE INSTALLATION.

Source: SDR HEER20160504465
OTHER · 2016-05-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CORRODED · airframe 9,250 hrs

FORWARD ROOF SKIN WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. OUTER AREA COMMON TO SERVO COWLING HINGE INSTALLATION. REPAIRED IAW THE APPROVED REPAIR DATA.

Source: SDR HEER20160502455
OTHER · 2015-04-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7260

Part: BEARING — SPALLED (GEARBOX) · airframe 8,425 hrs

ENGINE REMOVED 4-9-15 DUE TO METAL IN OIL. PTO BALL BEARING EXHIBITS SPALLING ON BALLS. REPLACED PTO BALL BEARING.

Source: SDR HEER20150419008
OTHER · 2015-04-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7250

Part: BEARING — SPALLED · airframe 8,425 hrs

ENGINE REMOVED 4-9-15 FOR CHIP LIGHT ON LOWER CHIP PLUG. EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF METAL FLAKES. CAUSE FOUND TO BE GEARBOX PTO BALL BEARING. TURBINE NR 5 BEARING REMOVED FOR POSSIBLE SPALLING AT OUTER RACE SPLIT. INSTALLED NEW NR 5 BEARING.

Source: SDR HEER20150419009
OTHER · 2015-03-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7250

Part: BEARING — SPALLED (NR 5) · airframe 8,285 hrs

ENGINE REMOVED 1-19-15 FOR TURBINE OVERHAUL. NR 5 BEARING REMOVED DUE TO SPALLING ON BALLS. REPLACED BEARING. PART WILL BE RETURNED TO MFG FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.

Source: SDR HEER20150304824
OTHER · 2012-06-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7250

Part: BEARING — SPALLED (TURBINE ASSY) · airframe 5,929 hrs

NR 5 BEARING EXHIBITED SPALLING AT OUTER RACE SPLIT. REPLACED WITH NEW BEARING.

Source: SDR HEEA20120629172
OTHER · 2010-06-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7250

Part: BEARING — SPALLED (TURBINE WHEEL) · airframe 9,454 hrs

ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO METAL IN OIL, NR 5 BRG EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE SPALLING ON BALLS AND OUTER RACE AND WORN AND CRACKED SEPARATOR. ORDERED REPLACEMENT BEARING.

Source: SDR HEEA128605