N514PA
Registered owner: AA LEASING LP, HI (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airborne Aviation, Inc. (3M3A) | 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.
1 report on file, 2024-01-01.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 10,046 hrs · 56,548 cycles
ON JANUARY 1ST 2024, N514PA EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE CHIP LIGHT DURING A 135 TOUR FLIGHT. THE PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. ALL PASSENGERS WERE REMOVED WITH A SECOND HELICOPTER CARRYING MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. LARGE CHUNKS OF ROLLER BEARING CAGE MATERIAL WERE FOUND ON THE LOWER CHIP DETECTOR OF THE ENGINE GEARBOX ASSEMBLY BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE GEARBOX ASSEMBLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELOCATED TO THE HANGER FACILITY WHERE COMPONENT REPLACEMENT FOUND NO FURTHER METAL PARTICLES OR CONTAMINATION, CLEAN OIL FILTERS, AND SYSTEM DRAIN AND FLUSH COMPLETED. ALL REQUIRED GROUND RUN CHECKS AND OPERATIONAL FLIGHT CHECKS WERE COMPLETED AND THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.