N495PH
Registered owner: PHI AVIATION LLC, LA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHI Aviation, LLC (HEEA) | 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.
81 reports on file, 2001-04-06 – 2016-09-19.
Part: PAN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 18,484 hrs
LEFT ENGINE PAN SKIN WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AT AN OEM NUTPLATE INSTALLATION, USED TO SECURE A SCUPPER DRAIN. THE REPAIR DOCUMENTATION WILL BE SUBMITTED TO A STRUCTURAL DER FOR APPROVAL. THE ENGINE PAN SKIN WILL THEN BE REPAIRED IAW THE APPROVED REPAIR DATA.
Part: BEARING — SPALLED (TURBINE) · airframe 4,503 hrs
ENGINE REMOVED 4-29-16, DUE TO TURBINE O/H, COMPRESSOR N1 SHAFTING, 150, 300 & 2000 HR INSPECTIONS. TURBINE NR 5 BEARING EXHIBITED SPALLING AT OUTER RACE SPLIT. REPLACED NR 5 BEARING.
Earlier reports · 2001–2015 · 79 reports
2015
Part: ENGINE — NOISY · airframe 17,885 hrs
ENGINE REMOVED 6-28-15 DUE TO WHINING. NR 5 BEARING REMOVED DUE TO PROBABLE SPALLING AT OUTER RACE SPLIT. PART WILL BE RETURNED FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.
2012
Part: BEARING — SPALLED (NR 5) · airframe 15,107 hrs
NR 5 BEARING EXHIBITED SPALLING OF OUTER RACE. INSTALLED NEW BEARING.
2009
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (TAILBOOM) · airframe 9,586 hrs
LT TAILBOOM LOWER LONGERON (FUSELAGE SIDE) IS CRACKED NEAR BOLT HOLE ON FITTING. REPLACED WITH NEW LONGERON.
2003
Part: ADAPTER — LEAKING (T/R GEARBOX) · airframe 2,772 hrs
ADAPTER AND WEAR SLEEVE REMOVED DUE TO OIL LEAKING BETWEEN SLEEVE AND ADAPTER. TO BE SENT FOR CREDIT.
Part: LIFE VEST — LEAKING (CABIN) · airframe 3,010 hrs
LIFE VEST LEAKING. REPLACED.
Part: BLADE — DAMAGED (T/R HUB ASSY) · airframe 2,998 hrs
CLICK NOISE WHEN BLADES ARE FLAPPED. REPAIRED.
Part: VALVE — STUCK (ENGINE) · airframe 3,015 hrs
VALVE ASSY STUCK IN OPEN POSITION. REPLACED.
Part: PUMP — NOISY (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 2,872 hrs
HYD SYSTEM PUMP PRODUCING A HIGH PITCH NOISE. SENT TO MFG FOR CREDIT.
Part: DISC PACK — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 2,302 hrs
TAIL ROTOR DISC PACK CRACKED.
Part: ANTENNA — DAMAGED (VHF COMMS) · airframe 2,255 hrs
VHF ANTENNA WEAK TRANSMITTING. ANTENNA BASE PLATE CORRODED. SCRAPPED.
Part: BEARING — WORN (BIPOD MOUNT) · airframe 2,668 hrs
ENGINE BIPOD MOUNT HAS A WORN BEARING.
Part: PUMP — LEAKING (GEARBOX OIL) · airframe 2,245 hrs
MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX OIL PUMP LEAKING.
Part: BEARING — WORN (T/R SHAFT) · airframe 2,263 hrs
TAIL ROTOR SEGMENTED DRIVE SHAFT ASSY HAS WORN BEARING.
Part: COVER — DAMAGED (EMERGENCY FLOAT) · airframe 2,659 hrs
EMERGENCY FLOAT COVER HOOK AND LOOP WILL NOT HOLD ANYMORE.
Part: COVER — DAMAGED (EMERGENCY FLOAT) · airframe 2,717 hrs
EMERGENCY FLOAT COVER HOOK AND LOOP WILL NOT HOLD ANYMORE.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — FALSE INDICATION (FUEL BYPASS) · airframe 2,686 hrs
FUEL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT.
Part: FILTER — CONTAMINATED (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 2,717 hrs
FUEL FILTER CONTAMINATED. SCRAPPED.
Part: ANTENNA — BROKEN (ELT) · airframe 2,473 hrs
ELT ANTENNA WHIP BROKEN. SCRAPPED.
Part: ANTENNA — BROKEN (ELT) · airframe 2,717 hrs
ELT ANTENNA WHIP BROKEN. REPAIRED.
2002
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (CREW DOOR) · airframe 2,077 hrs
PILOT DOOR TRIM PANEL CRACKED.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (CREW DOOR) · airframe 2,077 hrs
COPILOT DOOR TRIM PANEL CRACKED.
Part: BRUSHES — WORN (STARTER GEN) · airframe 2,028 hrs
STARTER GEN BRUSHES WORN AT 300 HOUR INSPECTION.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (CREW DOOR) · airframe 1,952 hrs
RT AFT CREW DOOR TRIM PANEL CRACKED.
Part: BEARING — ROUGH (COOLER BLOWER) · airframe 2,014 hrs
OIL COOLER BLOWER BEARING ROUGH.
Part: COVER — MISMARKED (FLOAT) · airframe 1,988 hrs
TRIED TO INSTALL FLOAT COVER ON RT AFT POSITION. COVER HAS RT TAG PART NUMBER ON TAG, LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE CHANGED THE LAST DIGIT (7) TO AN (8). THIS IS NOT FOR THE RIGHT SIDE. THE END CAPS ARE REVERSED. THE FWD CAP IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE THE CUT OUT FOR THE LINES AND ON THIS COVER THE CUT OUT IS IN THE BACK.
Part: ANTENNA — BROKEN (ELT) · airframe 1,988 hrs
ELT ANTENNA BROKEN. SCRAPPED.
Part: COVER — TORN (FLOAT) · airframe 1,988 hrs
LT AFT COVER TORN.
Part: CLOCK — DAMAGED (COCKPIT) · airframe 1,149 hrs
GROUND CLIP FOR BATTERY BROKEN.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (LITTER DOOR) · airframe 1,914 hrs
LT AFT DOOR UPPER TRIM PANEL CRACKED.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (SEAT TRIM) · airframe 1,937 hrs
RT CREW SEAT TRIM PANEL CRACKED.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (LITTER DOOR) · airframe 1,929 hrs
LITTER DOOR TRIM PANEL CRACKED.
Part: COVER — TORN (EMERGENCY FLOAT) · airframe 1,921 hrs
EMERGENCY FLOAT COVER IS TORN.
Part: CONTROLLER — MALFUNCTIONED (DUAL AUDIO SYS) · airframe 1,889 hrs
INTERMITTENT FM HOT MIKE ON PASSENGER SIDE. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: BUSHING — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 1,778 hrs
MAIN ROTOR HUB HAS WORN BUSHINGS.
Part: HUB — VIBRATION (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 1,778 hrs
MAIN ROTOR HUB HAS VERTICAL VIBRATION.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 1,454 hrs
GREENHOUSE WINDOW TRIM PANEL CRACKED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PANEL.
Part: BLADE — CRACKED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 1,725 hrs
MAIN ROTOR BLADE LEADING EDGE EROSION STRIP AT INBOARD END OF TOP WEIGHT POCKET CRACKED.
Part: SWASHPLATE — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 1,725 hrs
SWASHPLATE HAS WORN COLLECTIVE LEVER BUSHINGS AND PINS.
Part: LINK — WORN (SWASHPLATE) · airframe 1,671 hrs
SWASHPLATE INNER RING ANTI-DRIVE LINK DUE TO BEARING WEAR.
Part: LINK — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 1,687 hrs
MAIN ROTOR HEAD LINK HAS A WORN BEARING.
Part: BEARING — ROUGH (COOLER BLOWER) · airframe 554 hrs
COOLER BLOWER BEARING ROUGH.
Part: CARTRIDGE — INOPERATIVE (FUEL BOOST) · airframe 1,541 hrs
BOOST PUMP CARTRIDGE IS INOPERATIVE.
Part: RELAY — STUCK (EXTERNAL LIGHTS) · airframe 1,473 hrs
RELAY INTERNAL CONTACTS STUCK SHUT.
Part: FREEWHEEL UNIT — MAKING METAL (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 1,473 hrs
FREEWHEEL UNIT MAKING METAL CAUSING CHIP LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE.
Part: TRANSDUCER — FAULTY (FADEC) · airframe 1,440 hrs
FAULTY TRANSDUCER PRODUCING A FADEC DEGRADE LIGHT.
Part: OIL COOLER — CONTAMINATED (ENGINE) · airframe 1,473 hrs
ENGINE OIL COOLER HAS METAL CONTAMINATION.
Part: SWITCH — FAULTY (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 1,451 hrs
FAULTY SWITCH CAUSING LOW LEVEL LIGHT.
Part: OIL COOLER — CONTAMINATED (ENGINE) · airframe 1,404 hrs
METAL CONTAMINATION.
Part: GEARBOX — MAKING METAL (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 1,473 hrs
MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX MAKING METAL.
2001
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE) · airframe 1,404 hrs
LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON.
Part: CYLINDER — DAMAGED (MAIN ROTOR BRAKE) · airframe 1,399 hrs
MAIN ROTOR BRAKE CYLINDER HANDLE HARD TO OPERATE.
Part: GEARBOX — MAKING METAL (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 1,399 hrs
MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX MAKING METAL.
Part: FREEWHEEL UNIT — MAKING METAL (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 1,404 hrs
FREEWHEEL UNIT IS MAKING METAL.
Part: LINK — WORN (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 1,309 hrs
T/R P/C LINK WORN BEARING.
Part: VALVE — STUCK (ANTI ICE SYSTEM) · airframe 1,309 hrs
ANTI ICE VALVE STICKS IN ON POSITION INTERMITTENTLY. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
Part: LINK — WORN (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 1,309 hrs
T/R P/C LINK WORN BEARING.
Part: SIGNAL COND UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (FUEL INDICATION) · airframe 1,309 hrs
LOW LEVEL LIGHT ON WITH PLENTY OF FUEL ON BOARD.
Part: BOOT — TORN (M/R MAST) · airframe 1,298 hrs
MAST BOOT TORN.
Part: COVER — DAMAGED (MLG FLOAT) · airframe 1,094 hrs
END COVERS COMING UNSEWN.
Part: SIGNAL COND UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (FUEL INDICTION)
LOW LEVEL LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT.
Part: SIGNAL COND UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (FUEL INDICATION) · airframe 1,286 hrs
LEVEL LIGHT STAYING ON WITH 550 POUNDS OF FUEL.
Part: GAUGE — DAMAGED (FLOAT BOTTLE)
NEEDLE STICKING AND FACE CRACKED. TO BE RETURNED TO BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON FOR CREDIT AGAINST REPLACEMENT PART PURCHASED.
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — STUCK (FUEL CELL) · airframe 1,094 hrs
PRESSURE SWITCH STUCK IN OFF POSITION.
Part: STARTER GEN — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE) · airframe 1,162 hrs
STARTING PROBLEMS. DEAD SPOT.
Part: UNIVERSAL JOINT — DAMAGED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 1,139 hrs
BEARING UNSTAKED.
Part: FILTER ELEMENT — FAILED (TRANSMISSION) · airframe 1,094 hrs
RUN IN AFTER TRANS CHANGE. SCRAPPED IN HOUSE.
Part: SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 928 hrs
FALSE INDICATION, LIGHT ON WITH 400 LBS OF FUEL. TO BE RETURNED TO VENDOR.
Part: BEARING — WORN (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 554 hrs
WORN. TO BE RETURNED TO VENDOR. (J0154475)
Part: BEARING — WORN (COOLER BLOWER) · airframe 662 hrs
WORN BEARINGS.
Part: UNIVERSAL JOINT — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 729 hrs
WORN BEARING.
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — FAILED (BOOST PUMP) · airframe 669 hrs
LEFT HAND BOOST PUMP LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON.
Part: INDICATOR — DAMAGED (FLOAT BOTTLE) · airframe 585 hrs
FLOAT BOTTLE INDICATOR FULL OF WATER, NOT READABLE.
Part: BEARING — LOOSE (UNIVERSAL) · airframe 610 hrs
UNIVERSAL UPPER BEARING LOOSE.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 450 hrs
INOPERATIVE. LIGHTS WONT PULSE AND WONT ILLUMINATE.
Part: DISC PACK — CRACKED (T/R DRIVE) · airframe 562 hrs
TAIL ROTOR DISC PACK CRACKED.
Part: BEARING — OVERHEATED (T/R DRIVESHAFT) · airframe 492 hrs
TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT BEARINGS OVERHEATED.
Part: BEARING — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 441 hrs
OIL COOLER BLOWER BEARINGS ARE WORN. SERIAL NUMBERS REMOVED ARE ZV10128 AND ZV10209.
Part: GUARD — BROKEN (START SWITCH) · airframe 598 hrs
START SWITCH GUARD BROKEN.
Part: BEARING — WORN (T/R DRIVESHAFT) · airframe 440 hrs
WORN. SENT TO BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON FOR CREDIT AGAINST REPLACEMENT PART PURCHASED. REFERENCE: DMR# 71506402. LABOR CREDIT ACCOMPLISHED ON J0147760-WA (INVOICE AND DMR NO. 686974).