N480LF

AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND MBB-BK 117 C-2 · 2012 · Rotorcraft · 2 engines · 9 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER, PA (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER (3GMA)Certificate holderMatched by certificate designator

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, 2023-12-30.

WARNING INDICATION · 2023-12-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — MAKING METAL (UNKNOWN) · airframe 1,723 hrs · 5,742 cycles

SHORTLY AFTER TAKING OFF FROM HERSHEY TO RETURN TO KSEG, #2 ENG CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST AND ATTEMPTED TO BURN. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND THEN QUICKLY RE-APPEARED. ENG #2 WAS SHUT DOWN AND SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS PERFORMED. RUN ON AT APPROX. 15KTS PULLING UP TO 120% ON ENG #1. NO EXCEEDANCES ARE KNOWN TO HAVE OCCURRED.

Source: SDR 3GMA2023123002