N434CM
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.
2 reports on file, 2012-03-30 – 2012-08-14.
Part: TRANSMISSION — MAKING METAL (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 4,434 hrs · 15,743 cycles
TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON WARNING PANEL ON LANDING. REMOVED CHIP DETECTOR AND OIL FILTER, FOUND FINE METAL DEPOSITS. COMPLIED WITH SB EC135-63A-012 PART 3, STAGE BAND PART 4 DRIVE STAGE TOOTHING INSPECTION. DRIVE GEARS FOUND WITHIN LIMITS. CLEANED OIL FILTER AND CHIP DETECTOR IAW MM 63. REPLENISHED WITH OIL, GROUND RAN FOR 15 MINUTES. INSPECTED CHIP DETECTOR AND FILTER, NO FURTHER DEPOSITS FOUND.
Part: BLADE — CRACKED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 4,313 hrs · 15,262 cycles
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOT NOTED AN UNUSUAL VIBRATION PRIOR TO LANDING. IN HOVER, JUST PRIOR TO LANDING, THE VIBRATION STOPPED. ON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, NOTICED AN UNUSUAL LOOKING AREA AROUND THE T/E ON THE GREEN MAIN ROTOR BLADE. ON CLOSER INSPECTION, NOTED 2 CRACKS OF APPROX 10" IN LENGTH RUNNING AT 45 DEGREE ANGLES FROM THE T/E OF THE BLADE ON BOTH THE TOP AND BOTTOM AND ABOUT 73" IN FROM THE CUFF. BLADE WAS REMOVED, AND ACFT IS OUT OF SERVICE. INSTALLED REPLACEMENT MAIN ROTOR BLADE.