N473RT
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, 2002-04-16 – 2008-12-18.
Part: BLADE — DAMAGED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 9,961 hrs
ON POST FLIGHT INSP, PILOT FOUND BOTH MAIN ROTOR BLADES HAD EVIDENCE OF IMPACT DAMAGE. FURTHER INSP REVEALED THAT BOTH MAIN ROTOR BLADES HAD CONTACTED THE WINGLETS ON THE HORIZ STABILIZER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT IN CRUISE FLIGHT HE ENCOUNTERED SOME TURBULENCE AND THE ACFT EXPERIENCED HIGH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE G LOADS. HE SUSPECTS THAT THE BLADES MADE CONTACT WITH THE WINGLETS DURING THIS ENCOUNTER. AS A PRECAUTION THE M/R BLADES, M/R HUB, MAST ASS'Y, HORIZ STABILIZER AND BOTH WINGLETS WERE REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNITS.
Part: RECEIVER — FAILED (GPS) · airframe 5,260 hrs
GPS UNIT REPAIRED. IT REMAINED SERVICEABLE FOR 4 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF INSTALL THE FAILED AGAIN.