N523AL
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.
6 reports on file, 2003-02-13 – 2005-11-24.
Part: POWERPACK — MALFUNCTIONED (HYD SYSTEM)
BEFORE TAKEOFF, HYDRAULIC CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE PILOT FELT FEEDBACK IN THE CYCLIC FORE AND AFT. REMOVED AND REPLACED HYDRAULIC POWER PACK. (K)
Part: PLATE — DEBONDED (MAIN ROTOR HEAD)
DURING POST FLIGHT, THE PILOT SUSPECTED THAT M/R DROOP STOP PLATE IS DEBONDED, NOTIFIED MAINTENANCE. THE MECHANIC REMOVED M/R HUB AND BLADE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE WEAR PLATES AND FOUND BOTH UPPER AND LOWER WEAR PLATED WERE DEBONDED, REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH WEAR PLATES AND AC WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (K)
Part: FUEL CONTROL — FAILED (ENGINE)
ON THE FIRST HOVER FLIGHT OF THE DAY. IN HOVER FLIGHT, THE ROTOR RPM BLEED OFF AND WOULD NO RECOVER. NOTIFIED MAINTENANCE OF THE PROBLEM. FUEL CONTROL WAS REPLACED IAW MM. AC RETURNED TO SEVICE UPON COMPLETION OF ALL FUNCTIONAL CHECKS. (K)
Part: CONNECTOR — DIRTY (GENERATOR)
ON TAKE OFF, THE GENERATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, RESETTING THE GENERATOR AND ELECTRICAL SWITCHES HAD NO EFFECT. MAINTENANCE CLEANED CONNECTOR AND OPS CHECK WAS GOOD.
Part: DISPLAY — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 610 hrs
LANE NR 1 CALCULATOR FAILURE.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (COMPRESSOR SENSO)
DURING SHORT FINAL. THE ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED SHORT FINAL ON HELIDECK. THE PILOT SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND NOTIFIED MAINTENANCE. UPON INSPECTION THE MECHANIC FOUND THE NEGATIVE LEAD TO THE COMPRESSOR SENSOR WIRE TERMINAL BROKEN. REPAIRED THE TERMINAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.