N494PH
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.
77 reports on file, 2001-05-07 – 2019-08-30.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED · airframe 19,634 hrs
FORWARD SHELL ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED - OUTER SKIN AND OUTER CORNER SKIN. 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 · 2001–2016 · 76 reports
2016
Part: BEARING — SPALLED (NR 5) · airframe 16,834 hrs
REMOVED NR 5 BEARING DUE TO SPALLING ON OUTER RACE AT SPLIT. UPGRADED THE NR 5 BEARING.
Part: BEARING — SPALLED (NR 5) · airframe 15,839 hrs
ENGINE REMOVED 1-16-2016, DUE TO METAL ON UPPER AND LOWER CHIP PLUGS. REPLACED NR 5 BEARING DUE TO SPALLING ON OUTER RACE, BALLS AND DAMAGED SEPERATOR. REPLACED BEARING.
2012
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 10,992 hrs
FWD LOWER SKIN WAS FOUND DENTED/CRACKED. OPEN
2010
Part: BEARING — SPALLED (TURBINE) · airframe 8,750 hrs
TURBINE HAS SPALLING BALLS AND OUTER RACE. REPLACED WITH NEW BEARING.
2003
Part: FRAHM — BROKEN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 3,495 hrs
FRAHM ASSY HAS A SPRING BROKEN. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: SHAFT — ROUGH (BLOWER ASSY) · airframe 3,337 hrs
BLOWER ASSY FWD BEARING ROUGH. REPLACED.
Part: IGNITER — WORN (ENGINE) · airframe 3,293 hrs
IGNITER WORN. REPLACED IGNITER.
Part: SPRING — BROKEN (FRAHM ASSY) · airframe 3,288 hrs
FRAHM ASSY HAS A BROKEN SPRING. REPLACED SPRING (2 EA) 407310104105 DUE TO BROKEN. REPAIRED.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (DOOR) · airframe 3,401 hrs
CREW DOOR PANEL CRACKED BEYOND REPAIR. TO BE SENT TO BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON.
Part: STARTER GEN — VIBRATION (ENGINE) · airframe 3,389 hrs
STARTER GEN HAS A HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION. REPAIRED. NO PROBLEM FOUND.
Part: COVER — MISSING (FLOAT) · airframe 3,415 hrs
EMERGENCY FLOAT COVER MISSING AFT FLAP. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR.
Part: BEARING — SEPARATED (M/R HEAD)
BLUE BLADE FEATHERING BEARING SEPARATED.
Part: NOZZLE — BENT (ENGINE) · airframe 3,308 hrs
FUEL NOZZEL BENT. SCRAPPED.
Part: BLEED VALVE — LOOSE (ENGINE) · airframe 3,358 hrs
BLEED VALVE BODY EXCESSIVELY LOOSE. REPLACED.
Part: SWITCH — STICKING (CYCLIC STICK) · airframe 3,086 hrs
ICS/RADIO SWITCH INTERMITTENTLY STICKS IN TRANSMIT POSITION.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CLOCK) · airframe 2,972 hrs
CLOCK LIGHT INOPERATIVE.
Part: SIGNAL COND UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (FUEL QTY SYS) · airframe 3,063 hrs
SIGNAL COND UNIT MALFUNCTIONED, LOW LEVEL LIGHT INOPERATIVE.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (PAX/CREW DOOR) · airframe 3,031 hrs
CREW/PAX DOOR PANEL CRACKED.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (CABIN) · airframe 3,031 hrs
SEAT PANEL CRACKED.
Part: PANEL — BROKEN (CABIN) · airframe 3,031 hrs
CABIN INTERIOR PANEL BROKEN.
Part: TRIM PANEL — CRACKED (INTERIOR) · airframe 2,969 hrs
INTERIOR TRIM PANEL CRACKED.
Part: TRIM PANEL — CRACKED (INTERIOR) · airframe 3,031 hrs
INTERIOR TRIM PANEL CRACKED.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 3,017 hrs
PAX DOOR INTERIOR PANEL CRACKED.
Part: OIL COOLER — LEAKING (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 2,881 hrs
MAIN ROTOR OIL COOLER LEAKING.
Part: ROTOR HEAD — DAMAGED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 2,641 hrs
TAIL ROTOR HEAD MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WHEN BLADE IS FLAPPED. REPAIRED.
Part: BEARING — WORN (BIPOD MOUNT) · airframe 3,147 hrs
ENGINE BIPOD MOUNT HAS A WORN BEARING.
Part: UNIVERSAL — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 3,035 hrs
MAIN ROTOR UNIVERSAL HAS BEARING WEAR.
Part: UNIVERSAL — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 3,035 hrs
MAIN ROTOR UNIVERSAL HAS BEARING WEAR.
Part: UNIVERSAL — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 3,063 hrs
MAIN ROTOR UNIVERSAL HAS BEARING WEAR.
Part: UNIVERSAL — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 3,035 hrs
MAIN ROTOR UNIVERSAL HAS BEARING WEAR.
Part: SWASHPLATE — LEAKING (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 2,728 hrs
MAIN ROTOR SWASHPLATE IS LEAKING GREASE. REPAIRED.
Part: BEARING — UNSTAKED (REAR MOUNT) · airframe 3,035 hrs
REAR MOUNT BEARING IS UNSTAKED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: LATCH — WORN (PAX DOOR) · airframe 3,017 hrs
PAX DOOR LATCH WORN.
Part: GAUGE — INACCURATE (FLOAT PRESSURE) · airframe 3,020 hrs
EMERGENCY FLOAT PRESSURE GAUGE GIVING INACCURATE INDICATIONS.
Part: NOZZLE — BENT (ENGINE) · airframe 2,059 hrs
ENGINE NOZZLE BENT. SCRAPPED.
Part: LINE — LEAKING (ENGINE OIL) · airframe 2,949 hrs
LINE SEEPING OIL. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
2002
Part: GAUGE — LEAKING (FLOAT BOTTLE) · airframe 2,498 hrs
EMERGENCY FLOAT BOTTLE GAUGE IS LEAKING.
Part: RELIEF VALVE — LEAKING (FLOAT BOTTLE) · airframe 2,498 hrs
EMERGENCY FLOAT BOTTLE RELIEF VALVE LEAKING.
Part: LINK — WORN (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 2,497 hrs
TAIL ROTOR LINK ASSY HAS WORN BEARINGS.
Part: TRUNNION — WORN (PITCH LINK ASSY)
TAIL ROTOR PITCH LINK ASSY TRUNNION WORN.
Part: COVER — TORN (EMERGENCY FLOAT) · airframe 2,497 hrs
EMERGENCY FLOAT COVER IS TORN.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (FUSELAGE TRIM) · airframe 2,497 hrs
FUSELAGE TRIM PANEL CRACKED.
Part: SWASHPLATE — DAMAGED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 2,497 hrs
MAIN ROTOR SWASHPLATE PUSHING UP GREASE THROUGH UPPER SEAL.
Part: BOOT — TORN (TAIL ROTOR HEAD) · airframe 2,497 hrs
TAIL ROTOR HEAD BOOT IS TORN.
Part: MOUNT — SEPARATED (ENGINE/XMSN) · airframe 2,497 hrs
ENGINE/TRANSMISSION COUPLING MOUNT WEAK AND SEPARATED.
Part: BEARING — DETERIORATED (M/R DRIVE) · airframe 2,497 hrs
MAIN ROTOR DRIVE BEARING HAS A WEAK AND DETERIORATED BOOT.
Part: COVER — MISMARKED (FLOAT) · airframe 2,497 hrs
RECEIVED COVER WITH P/N 206-050-247-138 FOR RIGHT HAND AFT POSITION. COVER FWD AND AFT FLAPS ARE SET UP FOR LEFT HAND.
Part: SHAFT — STRIPPED (CYCLIC STICK) · airframe 2,327 hrs
STRIPPED BARREL NUT ON SHAFT.
Part: HOSE — CHAFED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 2,416 hrs
HYDRAULIC HOSE CHAFING ON THE FIRE SLEEVE FROM THE MLG DOOR SUPPORT.
Part: SHAFT — DAMAGED (CYCLIC STICK) · airframe 2,223 hrs
UNABLE TO ADJUST FRICTION ROD ON CYCLIC STICK SHAFT.
Part: CONNECTOR — DAMAGED (ECU) · airframe 2,036 hrs
FACE ON THE CONNECTOR THAT ATTACHES TO THE ECU IS SCARRED NEAR PINS.
Part: ROD END — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 2,036 hrs
MAIN ROTOR ROD END IS WORN.
Part: INDICATOR — INTERMITTENT (DUAL TACH) · airframe 2,142 hrs
N2 DUAL TACH WORKING INTERMITTENTLY.
Part: SHAFT — CORRODED (T/R GEARBOX) · airframe 2,171 hrs
EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON OUTPUT SHAFT DRIVE SPLINES.
Part: CONNECTOR — DAMAGED (INSTRUMENT PANEL) · airframe 2,036 hrs
PINS BENT IN THE CONNECTOR THAT ATTACHES TO AIRFRAME.
Part: MOUNT — CRACKED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 1,991 hrs
MAIN ROTOR MOUNT HAS CRACKED RUBBER.
Part: BOLT — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 2,036 hrs
MAIN ROTOR BOLT WORN AND RIDGED.
2001
Part: UNIVERSAL — WORN (M/R DRIVE) · airframe 1,994 hrs
MAIN ROTOR DRIVE UNIVERAL IS WORN.
Part: UNIVERSAL — WORN (M/R DRIVE) · airframe 1,994 hrs
MAIN ROTOR DRIVE UNIVERSAL IS WORN.
Part: UNIVERSAL — WORN (M/R DRIVE) · airframe 1,994 hrs
MAIN ROTOR DRIVE UNIVERSAL IS WORN.
Part: UNIVERSAL — WORN (M/R DRIVE) · airframe 1,994 hrs
MAIN ROTOR DRIVE UNIVERSAL IS WORN.
Part: MOUNT — CRACKED (TRANSMISSION) · airframe 1,991 hrs
TRANSMISSION MOUNT CRACKED RUBBER.
Part: SERVO — LEAKING (CYCLIC) · airframe 1,866 hrs
CYCLIC SERVO LEAKING.
Part: TRANSMITTER — MALFUNCTIONED (TORQUE) · airframe 1,228 hrs
LOW TORQUE INDICATION.
Part: SWASHPLATE — LEAKING (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 1,861 hrs
GREASE PURGES THROUGH THE TOP.
Part: SERVO — LEAKING (CYCLIC) · airframe 1,866 hrs
CYCLIC SERVO LEAKING.
Part: ADAPTER — WORN (ENG XMSN COUP) · airframe 1,866 hrs
WORN SPLINES. SENT TO BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON FOR CREDIT AGAINST REPLACEMENT PART PURCHASED. REFERENCE: DMR#720545.
Part: LEVER — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 1,848 hrs
WORN BUSHINGS.
Part: LEVER — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 1,848 hrs
WORN BUSHINGS.
Part: COVER — WORN (MLG) · airframe 1,695 hrs
AFT END CAP IS WORN AND TORN. TO BE RETURNED TO VENDOR.
Part: HOUSING — DAMAGED (COOLER BLOWER) · airframe 1,642 hrs
WORKING RIVETS.
Part: COVER — TORN (FLOAT) · airframe 1,621 hrs
TORN.
Part: COVER — TORN (FLOAT) · airframe 1,593 hrs
END CAP TORN AND FRAYED.
Part: EXHAUST STACK — CRACKED (ENGINE) · airframe 1,630 hrs
CRACKED.
Part: RELAY — STUCK (GENERATOR)
STICKING INTERMITTENTLY.
Part: BEARING — NOISY (COOLER BLOWER) · airframe 1,541 hrs
BEARING MAKING NOISE.