N493PH
Registered owner: PHI HEALTH LLC, AZ (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHI Health,LLC (VE7A) | Certificate holder | — | Matched 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.
103 reports on file, 2000-01-17 – 2019-05-07.
Part: SKIN — PUNCTURED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 11,156 hrs
FORWARD SHELL ASSEMBLY INNER SKIN WAS FOUND TO BE DAMAGED - PUNCTURED UNDER THE EXISTING RT PASSENGER DOOR STRUT INSTALLATION. THE REPAIR DOCUMENTATION WILL BE SUBMITTED FOR FAA APPROVAL. THE FORWARD SHELL ASSEMBLY WILL THEN BE REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FAA-APPROVED REPAIR DATA.
Earlier reports · 2000–2003 · 102 reports
2003
Part: MAGNETIC SEAL — LEAKING (XMSN INPUT)
TRANSMISSION INPUT SEAL LEAKING. REPLACED MAG SEAL 206040156001 DUE TO PITTING. REPAIRED.
Part: FLOAT — LEAKING (MLG) · airframe 4,494 hrs
LEAKING AROUND FWD INSIDE RELIEF VALVE. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR FOR REPAIR.
Part: COUPLING — CORRODED (T/R DRIVE SHAFT) · airframe 4,488 hrs
SPLINE COUPLING HAS CORROSION ON SPLINES. REPLACED.
Part: BEARING — WORN (M/R DRIVE) · airframe 4,449 hrs
MAIN ROTOR DRIVE HAS A BEARING WORN OUT.
Part: DISC PACK — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 4,488 hrs
TAIL ROTOR DISC PACK CRACKED.
Part: DISC PACK — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 4,527 hrs
TAIL ROTOR DISC PACK CRACKED.
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (M/R GEARBOX) · airframe 4,584 hrs
PRESSURE SWITCH INOPERATIVE, CAUTION LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON. TO BE SENT TO MFG.
Part: BUSHING — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 4,481 hrs
MAIN ROTOR HEAD BUSHINGS WORN.
Part: BLEED VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE) · airframe 4,532 hrs
BLEED VALVE PRODUCING TOT HIGH IN FLIGHT. REPAIRED.
Part: LINK — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 4,497 hrs
MAIN ROTOR LINK WORN.
Part: SEAL — LEAKING (SUPPORT) · airframe 4,494 hrs
SEAL LEAKING. TO BE SENT TO MFG FOR CREDIT.
Part: PITCH LINK — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 4,481 hrs
LINK ASSY HAS WORN BUSHINGS.
Part: LEVER — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 4,481 hrs
MAIN ROTOR LEVER ASSY HAS WORN BUSHINGS.
Part: PIN — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 4,481 hrs
MAIN ROTOR HEAD PIN WORN.
Part: SEAL — LEAKING (GEARBOX) · airframe 3,746 hrs
GEARBOX INPUT SEAL LEAKING. REPAIRED.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (ANTI COLLISION) · airframe 3,814 hrs
ANTI COLLISION LIGHT INOPERATIVE. POWER SUPPLY FAILED.
Part: MOUNT — WORN (M/R GEARBOX) · airframe 3,892 hrs
MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX MOUNT WORN.
Part: MOUNT — WORN (M/R GEARBOX) · airframe 3,575 hrs
MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX MOUNT WORN.
Part: SPRING — BROKEN (FRAHM ASSY) · airframe 3,750 hrs
MAIN ROTOR HEAD FRAHM ASSY HAS THREE CRACKED SPRINGS.
Part: BELLCRANK — WORN (T/R CONTROL) · airframe 3,632 hrs
TAIL ROTOR CONTROL BELLCRANK HAS A WORN BEARING.
Part: BEARING — WORN (IDLER) · airframe 3,635 hrs
IDLER PIVOT BEARING WORN.
Part: SEAL — LEAKING (FREEWHEEL UNIT) · airframe 3,746 hrs
FREEWHEEL UNINT FWD AND AFT SEAL LEAKING OIL. REPLACED FREEWHEEL UNIT.
Part: UNIVERSAL — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 3,591 hrs
MAIN ROTOR UNIVERSAL HAS BEARING WEAR.
Part: BUSHING — WORN (SWASHPLATE LINK) · airframe 3,632 hrs
MAIN ROTOR SWASHPLATE LINK BUSHINGS ARE WORN.
Part: FREEWHEEL UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 3,856 hrs
FREEWHEEL UNIT CAUSING ENGINE VIBRATION FWD END AND ALSO FWD SEAL LEAKING. REPLACED FWU.
Part: UNIVERSAL — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 4,016 hrs
UNIVERSAL HAS BEARING WEAR.
Part: UNIVERSAL — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 3,591 hrs
MAIN ROTOR UNIVERSAL HAS BEARING WEAR.
Part: FILTER — BYPASSING (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 3,812 hrs
FILTER BYPASS INDICATOR POPPED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: PUMP — NOISY (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 3,856 hrs
HYD PUMP MAKING ABNORMAL NOISE.
Part: SHAFT — SHEARED (PMA) · airframe 3,548 hrs
FADEC FAULT IN FLIGHT. FOUND PMA SHAFT SHEARED DUE TO FAILED BEARING IN PMA. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: BEARING — FAILED (PMA) · airframe 3,548 hrs
FADEC FAULT IN FLIGHT. FOUND PMA SHAFT SHEARED DUE TO FAILED BEARING IN PMA. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: SEAL — LEAKING (M/R GEARBOX) · airframe 3,746 hrs
MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX SEAL REMOVED DUE TO OIL LEAK.
Part: BRUSHES — WORN (STARTER GEN) · airframe 3,856 hrs
STARTER GEN BRUSHES WORN. REPAIRED.
Part: HYDROMECH UNIT — DAMAGED (ENGINE) · airframe 3,856 hrs
HMU HAS SPLINE WEAR AND UNABLE TO BLEED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (FUEL DISTRIB) · airframe 3,955 hrs
SMALL END OF FITTING IS CORRODED. SCRAPPED.
Part: HOSE — KINKED (FUEL DIST) · airframe 3,955 hrs
FUEL HOSE ASSY KINKED.
Part: SEAL — LEAKING (M/R MAST ASSY) · airframe 3,632 hrs
MAST SEAL LEAKS. REPLACED SEAL PN 537855 DUE TO WORN AND PN 406040090103 NUT DUE TO GROOVED SEAL AREA.
2002
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 3,412 hrs
DOOR PANEL CRACKED.
Part: BEARING — ROUGH (COOLER BLOWER)
OIL COOLER BLOWER BEARING ROUGH.
Part: BLEED VALVE — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 3,359 hrs
TORQUE FLUCTUATION DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BLEED VALVE.
Part: FILTER — BYPASSING (ENGINE OIL) · airframe 3,289 hrs
CEFA LUBE SIDE BYPASS INDICATOR EXTENDED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE FILTER.
Part: STARTER GEN — WORN (ENGINE) · airframe 3,294 hrs
BRUSHES WORN ON 300 HOUR INSPECTION.
Part: MOUNT — WORN (ENGINE) · airframe 2,552 hrs
ENGINE MOUNT HAS A BEARING WORN. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: LINK — CORRODED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 3,274 hrs
CORROSION ON MAIN ROTOR DRIVE LINK.
Part: EXHAUST STACK — CRACKED (ENGINE) · airframe 3,274 hrs
ENGINE EXHAUST STACK CRACKED.
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — CORRODED (FUEL BOOST) · airframe 3,163 hrs
FUEL BOOST PUMP PRESSURE SWITCH WIRES CORRODED AND BROKEN.
Part: BEARING — ROUGH (COOLER BLOWER) · airframe 3,075 hrs
ROUGH BEARINGS ON COOLER BLOWER ASSY.
Part: VALVE — STUCK (ENGINE) · airframe 3,169 hrs
VALVE STUCK IN ON POSITION. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE VALVE.
Part: CASE — CORRODED (T/R GEARBOX) · airframe 3,153 hrs
TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX HAS EXCESSIVE PITTING BETWEEN CHIP DETECTOR AND RIGHT FORWARD MOUNTING STUD.
Part: COVER — TORN (MLG FLOAT) · airframe 3,152 hrs
EMERGENCY FLOAT COVER IS TORN.
Part: HMU — FAILED (FUEL CONTROL) · airframe 3,043 hrs
HMU HAS METERING VALVE CIRCUIT FAULT. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE HMU.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 2,796 hrs
CANNOT CHANGE CHANNELS. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. FOUND CORRODED FOILS ON DISPLAY BOARD BENEATH HEADER. REPLACED DISPLAY BOARD. REPAIRED. ADJUSTED C/N SQUELCH, FREQUENCY AND SIDETONE. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 2,929 hrs
CARGO DOOR PANEL CRACKED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PANEL.
Part: BRUSHES — WORN (STARTER GEN) · airframe 2,951 hrs
BRUSHES WORN ON STARTER GEN.
Part: MOUNT — WORN (ENGINE) · airframe 3,021 hrs
ENGINE MOUNT BEARING WORN.
Part: SUPPORT — LEAKING (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 3,001 hrs
MAIN ROTOR SUPPORT IS LEAKING.
Part: LINK — WORN (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 2,876 hrs
TAIL ROTOR LINK HAS WORN BEARINGS.
Part: COVER — TORN (EMERGENCY FLOAT) · airframe 2,728 hrs
EMERGENCY FLOAT COVER HAS TORN STITCHING.
Part: LEVER — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 2,771 hrs
LEVER HAS WEAR.
Part: COVER — DAMAGED (EMERGENCY FLOAT) · airframe 2,771 hrs
VELCRO UNSEWN FROM COVER.
Part: SWITCH — BROKEN (CYCLIC SWITCH) · airframe 2,697 hrs
CYCLIC STICK SWITCH IS BROKEN.
Part: CARTRIDGE — INOPERATIVE (FUEL PUMP) · airframe 2,818 hrs
FUEL PUMP CARTRIDGE IS INOPERATIVE.
Part: COVER — DAMAGED (EMERGENCY FLOAT) · airframe 2,418 hrs
VELCRO COMING UNSEWN FROM END FLAPS OF EMERGENCY FLOAT COVER.
Part: SUPPORT — LEAKING (SWASHPLATE) · airframe 2,814 hrs
UPPER GREASE SEAL LEAKING GREASE ONTO UNIBALL.
Part: LEVER — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 2,771 hrs
MAIN ROTOR LEVER ASSY IS WORN.
Part: BEARING — ROUGH (COOLER BLOWER) · airframe 2,807 hrs
FWD BEARING ROUGH AND MAKING NOISE.
Part: BRUSHES — WORN (STARTER GEN) · airframe 2,657 hrs
STARTER GEN HAS WORN BRUSHES.
Part: FILTER ELEMENT — FAILED (MAIN ROTOR OIL) · airframe 2,706 hrs
FILTER ELEMENT FAILED, TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
Part: COVER — DAMAGED (EMERGENCY FLOAT) · airframe 2,771 hrs
VELCRO UNSEWN FROM EMERGENCY FLOAT COVER.
Part: SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 2,675 hrs
LOW FUEL LIGHT STAYS ON.
Part: BEARING — WORN (CYCLIC SERVO) · airframe 2,708 hrs
CYCLIC SERVO BEARING WEAR.
Part: CLOCK — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 2,697 hrs
CLOCK LIGHT SEGMENTS INTERMITTENT.
Part: BEARING — ROUGH (COOLER BLOWER) · airframe 2,625 hrs
COOLER BLOWER BEARING SOUNDS ROUGH AND GREASE TURNING BLACK.
2001
Part: BEARING — WORN (TAIL ROTOR HUB) · airframe 2,297 hrs
TAIL ROTOR HUB BEARING IS WORN.
Part: HOUSING — DAMAGED (COOLER BLOWER) · airframe 2,625 hrs
COOLER BLOWER HOUSING HAS WORKING RIVETS.
Part: FUEL FILTER — DEFECTIVE (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 2,510 hrs
FUEL FILTER LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
Part: SPRING — BROKEN (FRAHM ASSY) · airframe 2,650 hrs
FRAHM ASSY HAS BROKEN SPRING.
Part: BOOT — TORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 2,498 hrs
BOOT TORN.
Part: TUBE — WRONG PART (ENGINE) · airframe 2,498 hrs
INCORRECT LINE. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE TUBE.
Part: HOSE — KINKED (MLG) · airframe 2,498 hrs
HOSE ASSY KINKED.
Part: UNIVERSAL — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 2,489 hrs
RED MAIN ROTOR P/C LINK BEARING WORN WITH PLAY.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — WEAK · airframe 2,297 hrs
POWER SUPPLY HAS WEAK OUTPUT.
Part: COVER — TORN (FLOAT) · airframe 2,370 hrs
TATTERED AND TORN.
Part: BUSHING — WORN (IDLER) · airframe 2,370 hrs
WEAR ON BUSHINGS.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (CREW DOOR) · airframe 2,253 hrs
SEVERAL CRACKS. SCRAPPED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PANEL.
Part: FLOAT — TORN (MLG) · airframe 2,370 hrs
FLOAT BAG TORN.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (DOOR FRAME) · airframe 2,253 hrs
PILOT DOOR POST TRIM PANEL CRACKED. SCRAPPED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PANEL.
Part: LINK — WORN (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 2,370 hrs
ROD END BEARINGS WORN.
Part: IDLER ASSY — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 2,328 hrs
MAIN ROTOR CONTROL IDLER ASSY HAS WORN BEARINGS.
Part: STEP — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 1,492 hrs
HEAVY CORROSION AROUND MOUNTING HOLES. SCRAPPED LOCALLY.
Part: INDICATOR — INACCURATE (ENGINE OIL) · airframe 1,727 hrs
ENGINE OIL PRESSURE READS 70 PSI WITH NO ENGINE POWER. TO BE RETURNED TO VENDOR.
Part: FILTER — CLOGGED (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 1,976 hrs
POPPED BYPASS BUTTON. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: MOUNT — DAMAGED (TRANSMISSION) · airframe 1,076 hrs
RUBBER IN MOUNT BAD. SERIAL NUMBERS REMOVED ARE LP1891 AND LP1902. TO BE RETURNED TO VENDOR.
Part: FUEL FILTER — CHAFED (ENGINE) · airframe 1,696 hrs
FUEL FILTER CHAFED ON BOWL.
Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (MGT) · airframe 1,713 hrs
NO INDICATION.
Part: INDICATOR — STUCK (VERTICAL SPEED) · airframe 1,347 hrs
VERTICAL SPEED INDICATOR STICKING. SENT TO MASCO FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
Part: RELIEF VALVE — LEAKING (FLOAT) · airframe 1,617 hrs
RELIEF VALVE ON FLOAT LEAKING.
2000
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (FUEL QTY)
AFTER 10 MINUTES OF USE, FUEL QUANTITY INDICATION FLASHES BETWEEN SCREEN AND ALL LEDS LIT.
Part: INDICATOR — ERRATIC (COCKPIT)
ERRATIC ON GROUND AND FAILS IN-FLIGHT.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (COCKPIT)
LCD DISPLAY WENT BLANK IN CRUISE FLIGHT.
Part: SIGNAL COND — ERRATIC (ENGINE)
SIGNAL COND ERRATIC IN-FLIGHT.
Part: RELAY — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
BAD CAUTION LIGHT AND HORN DID NOT WORK.