N447AL
Registered owner: ZIPLINE INTERNATIONAL INC, CA (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.
9 reports on file, 2006-01-04 – 2014-10-06.
Part: BEARING — SPALLED (ENGINE) · airframe 13,083 hrs
ENGINE CHIP LIGHT. UPON TEARDOWN FOUND NR 5 BEARING TO HAVE HEAVY SPALLING ON BALLS.
Part: DRIVE SHAFT — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 10,827 hrs
NR 3 TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT CRACKED AT DRIVE FLANGE NEXT TO BOLT HOLE.
Part: TUBE — CORRODED (PITCH LINK) · airframe 9,967 hrs
MAIN ROTOR PITCH LINK TUBE CORRODED.
Part: NUT — CORRODED (MAST ASSY) · airframe 9,804 hrs
MAIN ROTOR MAST NUT HAS PITTING CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: LINER — CORRODED (MAST) · airframe 9,804 hrs
MAIN ROTOR MAST LINER HAS PITTING CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (ZONE 200) · airframe 9,304 hrs · 24,257 cycles
UPPER LT AFT LONGERON CRACKED.
Part: MOUNT — CRACKED (ENGINE) · airframe 8,654 hrs
UPON DISASSEMBLY OF COMPRESSOR FOR 2000 HR INSP, FOUND CRACKING OF FWD FLANGE AT BOLT HOLES.
Part: FIRESHIELD — MISMANUFACTURED (ZONE 400)
COULD NOT FIT VERTICAL FIRESHIELD ON ENG GEARBOX. ALL FIRESHIELD MOUNT PADS WELDED OFF CENTER.
Part: COMPRESSOR — FOD (ENGINE)
A LOUD ENGINE WHINE OCCURRED DURING TAKEOFF. THIS FLIGHT WAS A MAINTENANCE OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT. A VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED FOD DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COMPRESSOR. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND A SERVICEABLE ENGINE WAS INSTALLED. (K)