N471CH
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.
1 report on file, 2017-07-24.
Part: BEVEL GEAR — FAILED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 7,762 hrs
AFTER DROPPING WATER AND TURNING AWAY FROM FIRE, ENGINE STOPPED. ENGINE FAIL LIGHT, ENGINE CHIP LIGHT, REVERSER LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONTINUED SINGLE ENGINE BACK TO SERVICE LANDING.WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED BACK AT THE SERVICE LANDING, NR 1 ENGINE WAS INOPERATIVE. PILOT TRIED TO MOTOR ENGINE. WOULDN'T START. NOTED THE NR 1 ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MAINTENANCE PANEL. PULLED CHIP DETECTOR AND FOUND SLIVERS AND CHUNKS OF METAL ON DETECTOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE. ONCE ENGINE WAS RECEIVED BACK AT THE REPAIR STATION, THE OUTPUT SHAFT SUPPORT HOUSING WAS REMOVED AND SOURCE OF METAL CONTAMINATION, N1 DISCONNECT WAS FOUND. ACCESSORY DRIVE CARRIER BEVEL GEAR FAILED. FROM APPEARANCE THE CARRIER BEVEL GEAR FAILED AND CONTINUED TO ROTATE UNTIL FINALLY BREAKING COMPLETELY, DISENGAGING FROM THE BEVEL DRIVE GEAR.