N492PH
Registered owner: PHI AVIATION LLC, LA (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.
57 reports on file, 2000-02-04 – 2015-09-23.
Part: SEAL — MISINSTALLED (NR 1 ENGINE OIL) · airframe 11,906 hrs
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, OIL PRESSURE ON NR 1 ENGINE DROPPED TO 22-24 PSI AND ILLUMINATED NR1 ENG OIL PRESS CAUTION LIGHT. REDUCED NR 1 ENGINE THROTTLE TO IDLE AND INDICATED OIL PRESSURE STABILIZED IN THE LOW GREEN TO HIGH YELLOW, 22-24 PSI. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITH NR 1 ENGINE THROTTLE AT IDLE, ON FINAL FOR A RUN-ON LANDING WE RETURNED NR 1 THROTTLE TO FLY BUT NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO RED 17 PSI SO RETURNED THE NR 1 ENGINE THROTTLE TO IDLE AND ACCOMPLISHED THE RUN-ON LANDING. WHILE TAXIING IN SHUTDOWN THE NR 1 ENGINE. NO SECONDARY INDICATIONS WERE OBSERVED IN FLIGHT. FOUND AXIS-B ENCASED FLANGED SEAL IMPROPERLY INSTALLED.
Earlier reports · 2000–2011 · 56 reports
2011
Part: COUPLING — FAILED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 7,924 hrs
NR1 ENGINE DRIVE FLANGE AND COUPLING ASSY FAILED CAUSING ENGINE OVERSPEED SHUTDOWN.
2006
Part: WIRE HARNESS — MALFUNCTIONED (FIRE WARNING) · airframe 1,301 hrs
DEPARTING LAFAYETTE FOR HOUMA NOTED NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT FLICKERING. RETURNED TO LAFAYETTE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING HARNESS.
2003
Part: CYLINDER — BROKEN (PAX DOOR) · airframe 2,483 hrs
LT AFT DOOR GAS CYLINDER SAFETY HOLES FOR END FITTINGS BROKEN OUT. TO BE SENT TO MFG FOR CREDIT.
Part: SHAFT — OVERHEATED (BLOWER ASSY) · airframe 2,451 hrs
BLOWER ASSY EMITTING BLACK GREASE. REPLACED.
Part: FUSIBLE PLUG — LEAKING (FLOAT BOTTLE) · airframe 2,469 hrs
RT FLOAT BOTTLE FUSIBLE PLUG LEAKING.
Part: SHAFT — OVERHEATED (T/R BLOWER)
BLACK GREASE. REPAIRED.
Part: BEARING — FAILED (T/R DRIVE) · airframe 2,451 hrs
TAIL ROTOR DRIVE BEARING EMITTING BLACK GREASE.
Part: UNIVERSAL — WORN (M/R DRIVE) · airframe 2,424 hrs
MAIN ROTOR DRIVE UNIVERSAL WORN.
Part: DOOR — CRACKED (CREW/PAX) · airframe 2,440 hrs
PAX CREW DOOR CRACKED. REPLACED DOOR.
Part: TRANSMITTER — OUT OF ADJUST (TORQUE) · airframe 2,469 hrs
TORQUE TRANSMITTER OUT OF LIMITS. SENT TO MFG FOR CREDIT.
Part: BEARING — WORN (T/R SHAFT) · airframe 2,428 hrs
TAIL ROTOR SHAFT HAS WORN BEARING. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BEARING.
Part: SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (FUEL LOW) · airframe 2,288 hrs
FUEL LOW LEVEL LIGHT STAYS ON.
Part: BEARING — DAMAGED (T/R DRIVESHAFT) · airframe 2,149 hrs
TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT HANGER BEARING GREASE TURNED BLACK.
Part: SIGNAL COND UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (FUEL QTY SYS) · airframe 2,311 hrs
SIGNAL COND UNIT MALFUNCTIONED, FUEL LOW LEVEL LIGHT ON WITH 500 LBS OF FUEL.
Part: SIGNAL COND UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 2,313 hrs
SIGNAL COND UNIT MALFUNCTIONED, PRODUCING FUEL LOW LEVEL LIGHTS.
Part: WIRE HARNESS — SHORTED (FADEC SYS) · airframe 2,208 hrs
FADEC INTERFACE HARNESS FROM ECU TO FIREWALL OPEN AT PINS 66 & 77 CONNECTOR.
Part: RELAY — MALFUNCTIONED (FADEC) · airframe 2,152 hrs
RELAY CAUSING A FADEC DEGRADE LIGHT ON START.
Part: EXHAUST STACK — CRACKED (ENGINE) · airframe 2,311 hrs
EXHAUST STACK CRACKED.
Part: BELLCRANK — WORN (T/R CONTROL) · airframe 2,234 hrs
TAIL ROTOR CONTROL BELLCRANK ASSY HAS A WORN BEARING.
Part: BEARING — WORN (LINK) · airframe 2,124 hrs
TAIL ROTOR LINK BEARING WORN.
Part: BLEED VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE) · airframe 2,200 hrs
CAUSING NOISE WHEN ENGINE IS ACCELERATED FOR GROUND IDLE. REPLACED BLEED VALVE.
Part: HARNESS — DAMAGED (ENG INDICATING) · airframe 2,209 hrs
HARNESS HAS HIGH RESISTANCE SHORT PIN C AND D AT TOP. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: HYDROMECH UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE) · airframe 2,207 hrs
HMU PRODUCING ROTOR DROOP IN FLIGHT. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: TRANSMITTER — MALFUNCTIONED (TORQUE INDICATOR) · airframe 2,103 hrs
DROPS TO ZERO OR PEGS OUT INTERMITTENTLY IN CRUISE FLIGHT.
Part: FILTER — MALFUNCTIONED (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 2,263 hrs
CLOGGED INDICATOR WOULD NOT RESET.
Part: LINER — DAMAGED (ENGINE) · airframe 2,200 hrs
ENGINE HOWL AT 63-70 PERCENT N1. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: GPS — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 2,149 hrs
GPS SYSTEM FREEZES UP.
2002
Part: BIPOD MOUNT — WORN (ENGINE) · airframe 1,991 hrs
ENGINE BIPOD MOUNT WORN.
Part: UNIVERSAL — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 1,979 hrs
UNIVERSAL HAS WORN BEARINGS.
Part: ACCESS DOOR — CORRODED (XMSN COWLING) · airframe 1,811 hrs
RT TRANSMISSION COWL ACCESS DOOR CORRODED. SCRAPPED.
Part: MOUNT — DETERIORATED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 1,934 hrs
ELASTOMERIC SEPARATION AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE ON TAIL ROTOR MOUNT.
Part: FUSIBLE PLUG — LEAKING (EMERGENCY FLOAT) · airframe 1,947 hrs
EMERGENCY FLOAT FUSIBLE PLUG LEAKING.
Part: STOP — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 1,934 hrs
MAIN ROTOR STOP WORN.
Part: HARNESS — FAILED (FADEC) · airframe 1,725 hrs
FADEC FAILURE DUE TO SHORT BETWEEN PINS U & V OF HMU CONNECTOR. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE HARNESS.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (CREW DOOR) · airframe 1,727 hrs
LT UPPER DOOR PANEL CRACKED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PANEL.
Part: BEARING — ROUGH (COOLER BLOWER) · airframe 1,852 hrs
OIL COOLER BLOWER AFT BEARING ROUGH.
Part: STEP — CORRODED (MLG) · airframe 1,605 hrs
CORRODED AT BRACKET MOUNT BOLT HOLES. SCRAPPED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: UNIVERSAL — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 1,818 hrs
MAIN ROTOR UNIVERSAL IS WORN.
Part: BEARING — CORRODED (M/R HEAD) · airframe 1,811 hrs
MAIN ROTOR HEAD BEARINGS CORRODED.
Part: MOUNT — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 1,809 hrs
MAIN ROTOR MOUNT HAS WORN RUBBER.
2001
Part: BEARING — ROUGH (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 94 hrs
GREASE TURNING DARK GREY. BEARING ROUGH.
Part: BEARING — WORN (TAIL ROTOR HUB) · airframe 2,492 hrs
TAIL ROTOR HUB BEARING WORN.
Part: SLEEVE — WORN (TRANSMISSION) · airframe 1,597 hrs
SLEEVE WORN.
Part: SEAL — WORN (TRANSMISSION) · airframe 1,597 hrs
SEAL IS WORN.
Part: UNIVERSAL — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 1,612 hrs
WORN BEARING.
Part: COVER — WORN (MLG FLOAT) · airframe 1,605 hrs
WORN. TO BE SENT TO BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON FOR CREDIT AGAINST REPLACEMENT PART PURCHASED.
Part: STEP — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 1,605 hrs
CORRODED AT BRACKET MOUNT BOLT HOLES. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE STEP.
Part: DRIVE SHAFT — DAMAGED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 1,597 hrs
BEARING INNER RACE TURNING ON SHAFT JOURNAL.
Part: DRIVE SHAFT — DAMAGED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 1,597 hrs
BEARING INNER RACE TURNING ON SHAFT JOURNAL.
Part: BEARING — FAILED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 1,597 hrs
BEARING INNER RACE TURNING ON SHAFT JOURNAL.
Part: BEARING — FAILED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 1,597 hrs
BEARING INNER RACE TURNING ON SHAFT JOURNAL.
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (XMSN OIL TEMP) · airframe 1,570 hrs
TRANSMISSION OIL TEMP INDICATOR SHOWED ONLY 2 BAR SEGMENTS.
Part: PAD — WORN (ROTOR BRAKE) · airframe 1,438 hrs
WORN PADS.
Part: GPS — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 1,224 hrs
FALLS OFF LINE.
2000
Part: BIPOD MOUNT — LOOSE (ENGINE)
BIPOD MOUNT HAS LOOSE BEARING.
Part: WINDOW — CRACKED (CABIN)
WINDOW CRACKED DUE TO SCREWS TIGHTENED TOO TIGHT.