N439AE
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
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.
6 reports on file, 2011-09-21 – 2018-07-12.
Part: BOLT — SHEARED (VERTICAL FIN) · airframe 7,101 hrs · 13,873 cycles
WHILE ON A DAILY INSPECTION, WAS PERFORMING AMC EO 33-5300-EO-2090 VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE UPPER FIN ATTACHMENT SCREWS. FOUND THAT THE RT SCREW P/N 350A23-4016-20 WAS SHEARED OFF AT THE SCREW HEAD.
Part: HOSE — CRACKED (COMPRESSOR INLET) · airframe 6,549 hrs · 11,895 cycles
ENROUTE THE CREW NOTICE SMOKE IN CABIN AREA PILOT FOLLOWED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES OPENED FRESH AIR VENTS AND WINDOWS NOTIFIED AIR COMM OVER RADIO FOUND SUITABLE LANDING AREA IN PASTURE S.E. OF PERKINS OK. AFTER SHUT DOWN CALLED AIR COMM VIA MOBLE PHONE WHICH NOTIFIED MAINTENCE. UPON MECHANICS ARRIVAL FOUND AIR CONDITIONER SUCTION LINE RUPTURED AT COMPRESSOR FITTING. MEL'D AIR CONDITIONER IN ACCORDANCE WITH AS350B3 MEL 2100-01 CAT'D" RETURNED AIRCRAFT BACK TO SERVICE
Part: MOUNT — DAMAGED (TAILBOOM) · airframe 5,796 hrs · 9,341 cycles
TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX AND THE VERTICAL FIN BOLT MOUNTING POINTS ON TOP OF THE TAIL BOOM ARE DAMAGED BEYOND LIMITS. FOUND THAT THE WINDINGS INSIDE THE BOLT-HOLES, MOUNTING POINTS, HAD BEEN PARTIALLY GROOVED BY THE BOLTS. THE STATION IS AT 380.30".
Part: MOTOR — FAILED (BLOWER) · airframe 5,294 hrs · 8,318 cycles
IN CRUISE FLIGHT, AN UNUSUAL NOISE WAS HEARD IN CABIN FOLLOWED BY A BURNING ODOR. IAW THE RFM SUSPECTED ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WERE TURNED OFF. ODOR AND NOISE DISSIPATED AFTER AIR CONDITIONING UNIT TURNED OFF. CONTINUED FLIGHT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES PUBLISHED IN RFM. LANDED AT RECEIVING FACILITY AND NOTIFIED MX. UPON MX INSP AFT BLOWER MOTOR FOR AIR CONDITIONING FOUND TO HAVE FAILED. REPLACED BLOWER MOTOR AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: WIRE — SHORTED (CABIN LIGHT) · airframe 5,053 hrs
UPON LANDING, THE AFT OVERHEAD LIGHT PANEL STARTED TO FLICKER ON AND OFF THEN THE ODOR AND SMOKE WAS IN CABIN. DISASSEMBLED THE OVERHEAD LIGHT PANEL AND NOTED THAT THE SOCKET FOR THE BULB HAD CRACKED. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF OVERHEATING IN THE SOCKET DUE TO THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE TERMINALS TOUCHING, WHICH STARTED TO MELT THE PLASTIC IN THE SOCKET ASSEMBLY. THE POWER WIRES TO THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY WERE CAPPED AND STOWED AS NECESSARY. THE AFT CABIN LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS PUT UNDER AN MEL AND THE ACFT WAS RTS.
Part: TRANSPONDER — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 4,901 hrs · 7,485 cycles
KT70 TRANSPONDER DAYLIGHT READABILITY IS MARGINAL.