N4247V
Registered owner: SH1P HOLDINGS LLC, KS (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Helicopter Airways, Inc. (JTKA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
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.
3 reports on file, 1998-06-16 – 2026-08-17.
Part: COUPLING — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 14,558 hrs · 10,989 cycles
CRACKED AROUND METAL ON COUPLING
Part: DRIVE SHAFT — CRACKED (GEARBOX) · airframe 14,139 hrs
DURING GROUND RUN A HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION WAS NOTICED BY THE PILOT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUTDOWN. DURING SHUTDOWN A MECHANIC NOTICED THE ANGLE GEARBOX (AGB) DRIVESHAFT APPEARED "BLURRY". UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ANGLE GEARBOX INPUT FLANGE WAS CRACKED AT THE FLANGE TO FLEX COUPLING ATTACHMENT HOLE. THE AGB WAS REMOVED AND A SERVICABLE AGB WAS INSTALLED. AS A PRECAUTION THE DRIVE SHAFT ATTACHED TO THE INPUT FLANGE WAS ALSO REMOVED AND A SERVICABLE DRIVE SHAFT WAS INSTALLED. POST MAINTENANCE GROUND RUN DID NOT PRODUCE A VIBRATION AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: OIL PUMP — JAMMED (ANGLE GEARBOX)
LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE. ON SITE INSPECTION DETERMINED THAT A PIECE OF COTTER PIN HAD BROKEN OFF AND WAS CAUGHT IN THE PUMP. THE BROKEN COTTER PIN AND OIL PUMP WERE REPLACED. UPON RUN-UP, SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD.