N5373U

BELL 206B · 1988 · Rotorcraft · 1 engine · 5 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: TIMBERLAND HELICOPTERS INC, OR (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Timberland Helicopters, Inc. (TLLA)Certificate holderMatched 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.

3 reports on file, 2016-01-22 – 2016-03-16.

OTHER · 2016-03-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5310

Part: SUPPORT — CRACKED

DURING DAILY INSPECTION, FOUND CRACKS IN THE ARFT CROSSTUBE SUPPORT STRUCTURE LOWER CORNERS AND STIFFENERS. THE CRACKS ARE COMMON IN THIS MODEL ACFT AND THE REPAIR PROCEDURES ARE DETAILED IN THE SRM BHT 206, SRM-1, REPAIR 5-2-1. THIS ACFT MAY HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF FLIGHT TRAINING USE WITH PREVIOUS OPERATORS.

Source: SDR TLLA2016040100001
OTHER · 2016-03-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5310

Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED

DURING DAILY INSPECTION, FOUND CRACKS IN THE AFT CROSSTUBE SUPPORT LOWER CORNERS AND STIFFENERS. THE CRACKS ARE COMMON IN THIS MODEL ACFT AND THE REPAIR PROCEDURES ARE DETAILED IN THE SRM BHT-206 SRM-1, REPAIR 5-2-1. ACFT MAY HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF FLIGHT TRAINING USE WITH PREVIOUS OPERATORS.

Source: SDR TLLA2016040100002
OTHER · 2016-01-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5310

Part: WEB — CRACKED (ROOF BEAM)

DURING SCHEDULED ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A CRACK EMANATING FROM ACCESS HOLE IN LOWER WEB OF ROOF BEAM AT BS 119.0. THIS AREA INSPECTION IS DETAILED IN MM1-5-29, 300 HR INSPECTION. THIS ACFT HAS A CARGO HOOK, BUT HAS NO HISTORY OF UNUSUAL FLIGHT PARAMETERS: THE CRACK APPEARS TO BE THE RESULT OF NORMAL STRUCTURAL STRESSES.

Source: SDR TLLA201602020001