N437PH
Registered owner: HOLSKE PETER JOHN, MA (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
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.
122 reports on file, 1997-03-21 – 2000-02-28.
Part: SPACER — DAMAGED (MAIN ROTOR)
TO INSTALL NEW LEVER. SENT TO BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON FOR CREDIT AGAINST REPLACEMENT PART PURCHASED. REFERENCE: DMR#71032001.
Part: IDLER — WORN (MAIN ROTOR)
TEFLON WORN ON COLLECTIVE IDLER.
Part: SPACER — DAMAGED (MAIN ROTOR)
TO INSTALL NEW LEVER. SENT TO BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON FOR CREDIT AGAINST REPLACEMENT PART PURCHASED. REFERENCE: DMR#71032000.
Part: SUPPORT — CRACKED (HORIZ STAB)
SUPPORT CRACKED IN BEND RADIUS ON FORWARD.
Part: VALVE — LEAKING (FUEL FILTER)
VALVE LEAKING.
Part: COVER — WORN (MLG)
FLOAT COVER ASSY WORN.
Part: SHAFT — WORN (COOLER BLOWER)
SPLINES WORN ON SHAFT ASSY.
Part: BEARING — WORN (TAIL ROTOR)
BEARINGS WORN.
Part: BEARING — ROUGH (MAIN ROTOR)
ROUGH BEARINGS. SERIAL NUMBERS REMOVED ARE H98-2216 AND H98-2303.
Part: HOUSING — DAMAGED (BLOWER)
BLOWER HOUSING HAD WORKING AND MISSING RIVETS.
Part: MOUNT — WORN (TAIL ROTOR)
ELASTOMERIC WORN.
Part: CROSSHEAD — DAMAGED (TAIL ROTOR)
T/R CROSS HEAD GROOVED WHERE P/C LINK ATTACHES.
Part: LINK — WORN (TAIL ROTOR)
LINK WORN. SERIAL NUMBERS REMOVED ARE NHFS-4444 AND NHFS-4552. REPLACED WITH SERIAL NUMBERS NHFS-4333 AND NHFS-4373. DMR NR 65595700 AND 65595701.
Earlier reports · 1997–1999 · 109 reports
1999
Part: INDICATOR — INTERMITTENT (ENGINE NG)
NG INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY GOES BLANK.
Part: INDICATOR — INTERMITTENT (ENGINE NG)
NG INDICATOR SELF-TEST INTERMITTENTLY.
Part: BRUSHES — WORN (STARTER/GEN)
STARTER/GENERATOR FAILED 300 HOUR INSPECTION. INSPECTED BY ACCESSORY OVERHAUL SHOP AND FOUND BRUSHES WERE EXCESSIVELY WORN.
Part: LINE — LEAKING (MLG)
HOSE ASSY HAD SEEPING FROM UNDER RUBBER COATING AT 90 DEGREE FITTING.
Part: FLOAT — LEAKING (MLG)
FLOAT BAG LEAKING.
Part: MOUNT — DAMAGED (M/R GEARBOX)
MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX MOUNT HAD RUBBER SEPARATION.
Part: CARBON SEAL — LEAKING (XMSN COUPLING)
CARBON SEAL LEAKING.
Part: BIPOD MOUNT — WORN (ENGINE)
BIPOD MOUNT HAD WORN BEARINGS.
Part: DUCT — CRACKED (EXHAUST)
DUCT FOUND CRACKED.
Part: TAIL SKID ASSY — BROKEN (MLG)
TAIL SKID ASSY BROKEN.
Part: HOUSING — CRACKED (COOLER BLOWER)
BLOWER HOUSING CRACKED.
Part: SOLENOID VALVE — LOOSE (FLOAT)
SOLENOID VALVE WOULD NOT SEAT.
Part: COVER — TORN (FLOAT)
FLOAT COVER ENDS TORN AND UNSEWED.
Part: BEARING — WORN (M/R PITCH LINK)
PITCH LINK REMOVED, P/N 406-310-405-101, S/N RXFS-4567, TT 174:35 HOURS, DUE TO BEING WORN. BELL WAS UNABLE TO SUPPLY TRUNNION BEARINGS P/N 406-310-405-101, SO PHI ORDERED THE PITCH LINK ASSY P/N 406-010-413-117 INSTEAD. PHI THEN ROBBED THE SERVICEABLE BEARINGS RXFS-4421 OFF THE SERVICEABLE PITCH LINK. THE UNSERVICEABLE BEARING RXFS-4567 WAS INSTALLED ON THE SERVICEABLE LINK ASSY, WHICH NOW RENDERS THE LINK ASSY UNSERVICEABLE.
Part: COVER — TORN (FLOAT)
FLOAT COVER TORN ON THE ENDS.
Part: GAUGE — STICKING (FLOAT)
PRESSURE GAUGE STICKING. REFERENCE: DMR NR 686227.
Part: FREEWHEEL UNIT — LEAKING (MAIN ROTOR)
LEAKING FROM FRONT SEAL.
Part: FRAHM ASSY — DEFECTIVE (MAIN ROTOR)
AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCES SHUTTER IN TRANSITION TO CRUISE FLIGHT. RUBBER CUSHION ON PAD ASSY GONE.
Part: HUB — DAMAGED (TAIL ROTOR)
ONE OF THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES IS SEPARATED ON THE TRAILING EDGE.
Part: LINK — WORN (TAIL ROTOR)
LINK HAD WORN BEARINGS. SERIAL NUMBERS REMOVED ARE NHFS-3297 AND NHFS-2170. REFERENCE: DMR NR 686273. REPLACEMENT PART SERIAL NUMBERS ARE NHFS-4516 AND NHFS-4526.
Part: UNIVERSAL — LOOSE (MAIN ROTOR)
UNIVERSAL HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY. REFERENCE: DMR NR 686219.
Part: HOUSING — CRACKED (BLOWER)
BLOWER HOUSING CRACKED. REFERENCE: DMR NR 686371.
Part: DUCT — CRACKED (EXHAUST)
DUCT CRACKED. REFERENCE: DMR NR 686295.
Part: CARTRIDGE — INOPERATIVE (FUEL PUMP)
INOPERATIVE WITH INTERMITTENT GRINDING NOISE. REFERENCE: DMR NR 686402.
Part: COVER — CORRODED (FLOAT)
COVER HAD CORROSION.
Part: COVER — TORN (FLOAT)
TORN FLAP, LOOSE VELCRO ON FLOAT COVER.
Part: HOUSING — CRACKED (BLOWER)
BLOWER HOUSING CRACKED.
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE OIL)
BACK LIGHTING DIM ON ENGINE OIL INDICATOR. REFERENCE: DMR NR 686216.
Part: FILTER — CLOGGED (ENGINE)
ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS BUTTON POPPED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE ASSY.
Part: FILTER — CLOGGED (ENGINE)
ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS INDICATOR EXTENDED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE ASSY.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (PASSENGER DOOR)
DOOR CRACKED. REFERENCE: DMR NR 686168.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (PASSENGER DOOR)
DOOR CRACKED. REFERENCE: DMR NR 686169.
Part: STARTER — MALFUNCTIONED (START/GENERATOR)
STARTER/GENERATOR HAS WORN BRUSHES. INSPECTED AND FOUND BRUSHES EXCESSIVELY WORN, DAMPENER PLATE WAS PITTED, AND FRICTION RING WAS GROOVED.
Part: HOUSING — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR)
OIL COOLER BLOWER HOUSING CRACKED.
Part: DUCT — CRACKED (OIL COOLER)
OIL COOLER DUCT ASSY CRACKED.
Part: BEARING — WORN (BIPOD MOUNT)
WORN BEARING IN BIPOD MOUNT.
Part: IDLER ASSY — WORN (M/R CONTROL)
IDLER ASSEMBLY HAS WORN BEARINGS.
Part: SUPPORT SEAL — WORN (MAIN ROTOR)
INSPECTED AND REPAIRED SUPPORT AS NECESSARY DUE TO WORN SEAL.
Part: TANK — CRACKED (ENGINE OIL)
TANK ASSY CRACKED AROUND UPPER FITTING.
Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (ENGINE OIL PRESS)
NO ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATIONS.
Part: COVER — TORN (FLOAT)
FLOAT COVER IS TORN.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
LOWER RIGHT DOOR PANEL CRACKED.
Part: HEADLINER — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
HEAD LINER ASSEMBLY CRACKED.
Part: UNIVERSAL — WORN (MAIN ROTOR)
UNIVERSAL BEARINGS WORN.
Part: UNIVERSAL — WORN (MAIN ROTOR)
UNIVERSAL HAS BEARINGS WORN.
Part: UNIVERSAL — WORN (M/R DRIVE)
UNIVERSAL HAS WORN BEARINGS.
Part: UNIVERSAL — WORN (MAIN ROTOR)
UNIVERSAL HAS WORN BEARINGS.
1998
Part: HOUSING — CRACKED (BLOWER)
BLOWER HOUSING CRACKED.
Part: GYRO — PRECESSING (ATTITUDE)
ATTITUDE GYRO PRECESSES.
Part: GYRO — FAILED (COCKPIT)
HORIZONTAL GYRO DOES NOT CAGE.
Part: FRAHM ASSY — BROKEN (MAIN ROTOR)
FOUND A BROKEN SPRING ON DAMPENER IN MAIN ROTOR.
Part: FLOATBAG — LEAKING (FLOAT SYS)
LEFT FLOATBAG LEAKING. DATE OF MFG 6-25-96.
Part: GAUGE — CORRODED (FLOAT)
CORROSION AND FACE STAINED ON PRESSURE GAUGE.
Part: PUMP — LEAKING (TRANMISSION OIL)
TRANSMISSION OIL PUMP LEAKING.
Part: HOUSING — CRACKED (COOLER BLOWER)
BLOWER HOUSING HAS WORKING RIVETS.
Part: CLOCK — INACCURATE (COCKPIT)
CLOCK INACCURATE, ALSO HAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION.
Part: HINGE — WORN (COCKPIT WINDOW)
HOLES WORN ON HINGE.
Part: HINGE — WORN (COCKPIT WINDOW)
HOLES WORN ON HINGE.
Part: COVER — WORN (FLOAT)
FLOAT COVER WORN AND TORN.
Part: PITCH LINK — WORN (MAIN ROTOR)
BEARINGS WORN. BELL WAS UNABLE TO SUPPLY TRUNNION BEARING P/N 406-310-405-101, SO PHI ORDERED THE PITCH LINK ASSY P/N 406-010-413-117 INSTEAD. PHI THEN ROBBED THE BEARING OFF OF THE SERVICEABLE PITCH LINK. THE UNSERVICEABLE BEARING WAS INSTALLED ON THE SERVICEABLE LINK ASSY, WHICH NOW RENDERS THE LINK ASSY UNSERVICEABLE.
Part: HOSE — CHAFED (FUEL SYSTEM)
HOSE CHAFED ON HARD PART OF FUEL LINE.
Part: SWITCH — FAILED (ENGINE)
LEFT BOOST PRESSURE LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE.
Part: BRUSHES — WORN (STARTER)
STARTER HAS WORN BRUSHES, FOUND BRUSHES WERE HANGING UP AND EXCESSIVELY WORN. ALSO FOUND FRICTION RING WORN. REPAIRED BY PHI.
Part: WINDOW — DEPARTED (LT SLIDER)
WHILE IN-FLIGHT, LT SLIDING WINDOW DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO LAND BASE. AFTER LANDING, A 'NICK' WAS DISCOVERED ON THE INBOARD TRAILING EDGE OF ONE T/R BLADE. REMOVED BLADE ASSEMBLY FOR REPAIR. REF: IPC, (407) FIGURE 152-8, ITEM 11.
Part: BEARING — WORN (T/R LINK)
WORN BEARINGS ON TAIL ROTOR LINK.
Part: LINE — LEAKING (ENGINE OIL)
MAIN OIL LINE TO ENGINE LEAKING.
Part: SEAL — LEAKING (TAIL ROTOR G/BOX)
TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX INPUT SEAL LEAKING.
Part: GAUGE — CONTAMINATED (FLOAT)
WATER IN FLOAT BOTTLE PRESSURE GAUGE. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE GAUGE.
Part: TUBE ASSEMBLY — CHAFED (FUEL SYS)
TUBE ASSY CHAFFED.
Part: DISK COUPLING — CRACKED (T/R DRIVE)
DISK COUPLING CRACKED.
Part: BIPOD MOUNT — WORN (LT MOUNT)
BIPOD MOUNT LEFT HAND BEARING WORN.
Part: FLOAT BAG — LEAKING (FWD END)
FLOAT BAG LEAKING AT FORWARD END.
Part: HOUSING — MISMANUFACTURED (T/R)
T/R CONTROL HOUSING MISMANUFACTURED. THE BORE OF THE MS27641-4 BEARING IS NOT MACHINED ENOUGH ON ONE SIDE.
Part: PRESSURE GAUGE — CONTAMINATED (FLOAT)
WATER INSIDE PRESSURE GAUGE.
Part: HOUSING — LEAKS (M/R)
HOUSING SEAL LEAKS.
Part: SEAL ASSY — LEAKS (TRANSMISSION)
SEAL LEAKS.
Part: ADAPTER — LEAKS (M/R)
ADAPTER SEAL LEAKS.
Part: FIN ASSEMBLY — DAMAGED (VERT FIN)
INSPECTED VERTICAL FIN AS PER ASB407-98-17 FOR CUTS AND SCRATCHES. THE ALLOWABLE DEPTH WAS .020. THE TWO CUTS FOUND WERE .017 AND .024 DEEP. SCRAPPED PART.
Part: COVER — DEFECTIVE (FLOAT)
FLOAT COVER MISSING END PIECE.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (COCKPIT)
THE "T" STAYS ON ALL THE TIME AND L/H SIDE OF DISPLAY GOES 188.88 SOMETIMES AND WILL NOT CHANGE.
Part: LINK ASSEMBLY — WORN (M/R)
LINK ASSY BEARING WORN. REPLACEMENT TAKEN FROM CONSIGNMENT KIT.
Part: PUCKS — MISSING (RT AFT BRAKE)
PUCK CAME OFF RIGHT REAR BRAKE CALIPER.
Part: FLOAT BAG — LEAKING (LT FLOAT)
FLOAT BAG LEAKING.
Part: BEARING — ROUGH (T/R)
ROUGH BEARING. EVALUATE AS NECESSARY PER YOUR REQUEST. SERIAL NUMBERS REMOVED ARE F96-0132 AND F96-0119.
Part: STARTER — FAILED (ENG START GEN)
STARTER GENERATOR WON'T START AIRCRAFT.
Part: DISK COUPLING — CRACKED (T/R DRIVE)
NR 1 T/R DRIVE SHAFT COUPLING DISC CRACKED.
Part: DISK COUPLING — CRACKED (T/R DRIVE)
NR 1 TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT COUPLING DISC CRACKED.
1997
Part: ROTOR BRAKE — DEFECTIVE (PUCKS)
ROTOR BRAKE PUCKS MISSING.
Part: LINK — WORN (T/R)
FOUND LINK BEARINGS WORN. SERIAL NUMBERS REMOVED ARE NHFS-2945 AND NHFS-2931.
Part: SEAL ASSY — LEAKING (M/R GR BOX)
SEAL ASSY LEAKING.
Part: FILTER — CLOGGED (ENGINE)
ENGINE EXTERIOR OIL FILTER BYPASS BUTTON POPPED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE FILTER.
Part: VALVE — BROKEN (ENGINE)
DRAIN VALVE BROKE IN COMBUSTION CASE DRAIN BOSS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE DRAIN VALVE. SCRAPPED BROKEN DRAIN VALVE.
Part: STOP PIN — WORN (MAIN ROTOR)
LOWER FLAPPING STOP ON ORANGE BLADE WORN. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE STOP.
Part: TRANSMISSION — MAKING METAL (M/R GR BOX)
METAL IN OIL (LOWER CHIP PLUGS). NOTE: TOP CASE P/N 406-040-052-107, S/N A788, REMOVED WITH TRANSMISSION, T.T. 1054:35 HOURS.
Part: INDICATOR — DEFECTIVE (ENG OIL)
OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR FLASHES IN FLIGHT.
Part: LAMP — FAILED (STROBE)
FLASH TUBE BURNT OUT. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE FLASH TUBE.
Part: EXHAUST STACK — CRACKED (ENGINE)
EXHAUST STACK CRACKED.
Part: MGT INDICATOR — FAILED (MGB TACH)
MGT INDICATOR LOSES DISPLAY. MUST BE RESET WITH CIRCUIT BREAKER.
Part: STARTER GEN — WORN (ENGINE)
BRUSHES WORN AND COMMUTATOR AND BELL IS CRACKED NEXT TO TERMINAL BLOCK.
Part: BIPOD MOUNT — WORN (ENGINE)
ENGINE BIPOD MOUNT LOWER ROD BEARINGS WORN.
Part: DISK COUPLING — CRACKED (T/R DRIVE)
#1 SEGMENTED TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT LAMINATED DISC RING ASSY HAS A CRACK ON AFT SIDE.
Part: DISK COUPLING — CRACKED (T/R DRIVE)
#2 SEGMENT OF TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT HAS CRACKED DISC RING ASSY.
Part: DISK COUPLING — CRACKED (T/R DRIVE)
CRACKED DISC PACK.
Part: DISK COUPLING — CRACKED (T/R DRIVE)
DISC CRACKED ON AFT SIDE. COUPLING IN AIRCRAFT JOINING NUMBER ONE AND TWO TAIL ROTOR SHAFTS.
Part: DISK COUPLING — CRACKED (T/R DRIVE)
#1 DISC PACK HAS A CRACKED DISC.
Part: COMPRESSOR — FOD NICKS (BLADES)
DURING ENGINE F.O.D. CHECK, FOUND SEVERAL NICKS ON COMPRESSOR WHEEL. POLISHED OUT NICKS ON 7 EACH COMPRESSOR BLADES AS PER ALLISON M&O 250-C47B, 72-30-00.
Part: DISK COUPLING — CRACKED (T/R DRIVE)
DISK COUPLING HAS A CRACKED DISC.
Part: DISK COUPLING — CRACKED (T/R DRIVE)
FOUND #1 TAIL ROTOR COUPLING DISK CRACKED - CRACK ON AFT SIDE OF DISK.
Part: INDICATORI — FLUCTUATES (TRANS OIL TEMP)
TRANS OIL TEMP FLUCTUATES INTERMITTENTLY.