N524AL
Registered owner: LCD AVIATION CORP, PR (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.
19 reports on file, 2002-12-11 – 2011-05-27.
Part: MAST — CORRODED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 14,491 hrs
CORROSION FOUND IN AREA OF TUNGSTEN CARBIDE WHERE MAIN ROTOR LOWER CONE CLAMPS.
Earlier reports · 2002–2006 · 18 reports
2006
Part: ENGINE — INOPERATIVE
PILOT REPORTED T4 EXCEEDANCE. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED FOR MAINTENANCE. FOUND 2 T4 EXCEEDANCES. ONE OF 13 SECONDS AT 998C. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE. (K)
2005
Part: TAIL WHEEL — CRACKED · airframe 2,574 hrs
CRACKED LAMINATE / REPLACED WITH NEW BY FIELD MAINTENANCE.
Part: ACCUMULATOR — MALFUNCTIONED
AT HOVER FOR TAKEOFF, PICKED AIRCRAFT UP TO A HOVER 2 TIMES AND BOTH TIMES AT A STEADY HOVER, AIRCRAFT OSCILLATED FORE AND AFT WITH NO PILOT INPUT (NOSE UP AND DOWN). MAINTENANCE INSPECTED SERVO INPUTS FOR WEAR, NO DEFECTS FOUND, SERVICED SERVO CONTROL ACCUMULATOR IAW THE EC-120 MM. THE GROUND RUN AND HOVER CHECK WAS GOOD. (K)
Part: WINDOW — SEPARATED (PILOTS DOOR)
WHILE IN FLIGHT, TRAVELING APPROX 105 KNOTS AT 800 FEET THE TOP AFT CORNER OF THE PILOTS WINDOW DELAMINATED AND POPPED OUT APPROX 1 INCH. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING (2-3 SECONDS) THE ENTIRE WINDOW DELAMINATED AND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. I SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT AND VISUALLY AND PHYSICALLY CHECKED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND DIVERTED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE WINDOW IAW MM. (K)
Part: PIN — CORRODED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 2,372 hrs
EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF PINS, SCRAPPED PINS.
Part: PIN — CORRODED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 2,372 hrs
EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF PINS. SCRAPPED PINS.
Part: PIN — CORRODED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 2,372 hrs
EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF PINS. SCRAPPED PINS.
Part: PIN — CORRODED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 2,372 hrs
EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF PINS, SCRAPPED PINS.
Part: PIN — CORRODED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 2,372 hrs
EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF PINS, SCRAPPED PINS.
Part: PIN — CORRODED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 2,372 hrs
EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF PINS, SCRAPPED PINS.
2004
Part: DISC PACK — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 1,931 hrs
CRACKED LAMINATE/REPLACED WITH NEW.
Part: SCISSORS — DEBONDED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 1,879 hrs
FOUND WEAR PLATE DEBONDED. REPLACED WITH NEW PART IN FIELD.
Part: DISC PACK — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 1,785 hrs
FOUND ONE CRACKED DISC, IN TWO PLACES.REPLACED W/NEW PART BY FIELD MAINT.
2003
Part: DISC PACK — CRACKED (T/R DRIVESHAFT) · airframe 1,132 hrs
FOUND ONE CRACKED LAMINATE ON TAIL ROTOR DISC PACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Part: DISC PACK — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 1,077 hrs
FOUND DISC CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Part: DISC PACK — CRACKED (T/R DRIVESHAFT) · airframe 1,220 hrs
FOUND ONE CRACKED LAMINATE ON TAIL ROTOR DISC PACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Part: COUPLING — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR)
COUPLING IS CRACKED. FOUND DURING PHASE 1 INSPECTION
2002
Part: DISC PACK — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 506 hrs
FOUND THE DISC PACK CRACKED.