N507AL
Registered owner: ZIPLINE INTERNATIONAL INC, CA (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.
18 reports on file, 2000-02-16 – 2012-02-01.
Part: MAST — CORRODED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 10,573 hrs
CORROSION FOUND ON TUNGSTEN CARBIDE AREA OF MAST POLE. SENT TO HELICOPTER FOR EVALUATION IAW ASB 407-11-94 MANUAL.
Part: GRIP — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · airframe 10,573 hrs
MAIN ROTOR HUB GRIP CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: PITCH HORN — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · airframe 10,573 hrs
MAIN ROTOR HUB PITCH HORN CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: PITCH HORN — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · airframe 10,573 hrs
MAIN ROTOR HUB PITCH HORN HAS CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: ADAPTER — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · airframe 10,573 hrs
MAIN ROTOR HUB ADAPTER CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: GRIP — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · airframe 10,573 hrs
MAIN ROTOR HUB GRIP CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: PITCH HORN — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · airframe 10,573 hrs
MAIN ROTOR HUB PITCH HORN CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: ADAPTER — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · airframe 10,573 hrs
MAIN ROTOR HUB ADAPTER CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: GRIP — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · airframe 10,573 hrs
MAIN ROTOR HUB GRIP CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: PITCH HORN — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · airframe 10,573 hrs
MAIN ROTOR HUB PITCH HORN CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: ADAPTER — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · airframe 10,573 hrs
MAIN ROTOR HUB ADAPTER CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: ADAPTER — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · airframe 10,573 hrs
MAIN ROTOR HUB ADAPTER CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS.
Earlier reports · 2000–2003 · 6 reports
2003
Part: GEAR — SPALLED (GEARBOX) · airframe 14,266 hrs
HEAVY SPALLING ON GEAR TEETH, DUE TO IMPROPER MESHING OF GEAR TEETH. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Part: PINION GEAR — SPALLED (GEARBOX) · airframe 14,266 hrs
HEAVY SPALLING ON GEAR TEETH,DUE TO IMPROPER MESHING OF GEAR TEETH.
Part: GEAR — SPALLED (GEARBOX) · airframe 14,266 hrs
HEAVY SPALLING ON GEAR TEETH DUE TO IMPROPER MESHING OF GEAR TEETH. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Part: INDICATOR — STUCK (DUAL TACH)
DUAL TACH STUCK AT 120 PERCENT.
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (TORQUE)
ON TAKE OFF, DURING CLIMB THE TORQUE INDICATION WENT TO 103 PERCENT FOR 3-5 SECONDS AND (CHECK) INSTRUMENT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TORQUE WAS REDUCED TO 93 PERCENT WITH MGT OF 650 DEGREES. CLIMB SPEED WAS 500 FPM, AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO BASE. THE MECHANIC TROUBLESHOT THE SYSTEM WITH THE MAINTENANCE COMPUTER, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TORQUE INDICATOR AND PRESSURE TRANSMITTER. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
2000
Part: FUSEABLE PLUG — FAILED (FLOAT)
THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE HANGAR AND ALL OF THE AIR LEAKED FROM THE FLOAT BOTTLE. THE FUSELAGE PLUG FAILED, DISCHARGED FLOAT BOTTLE.