N553JB
Registered owner: HELICOPTER INSTITUTE INC, TX (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.
5 reports on file, 2003-09-27 – 2006-02-09.
Part: CABLE ASSY — OUT OF ADJUST (CABIN) · airframe 13,613 hrs · 4,785 cycles
ON C-3 CHECK, LT EMERGENCY EXIT CABLE NOT PASSING TEST, TOO TIGHT. CABLE REMOVED AND INSTALLED AS PER AMM 25-62-43-04. ADJUSTMENT/RIGGING COMPLETED AS PER AMM SUBTASK 25-62-43-410-054. ALL CABLE ADJUSTMENT NUTS SAFETIED AND OPS TEST PERFORMED AS PER AMM 52-21-00-710-003. NO FAULT.
Part: CABLE — TIGHT (EMERGENCY DOOR) · airframe 13,613 hrs · 4,785 cycles
ON C-3 CHECK, RT EMERGENCY EXIT CABLE NOT PASSING TEST. TOO TIGHT. CABLE REMOVED AND INSTALLED AS PER AMM 25-62-43-04. ADJUSTMENT /RIGGING COMPLETED AS PER AMM SUBTASK 25-62-43-410-054. ALL CABLE ADJUSTMENT NUTS SAFETIED AND OPS TEST PERFORMED AS PER AMM 52-21-00-710-003. NO FAULT.
Part: ELECTRICAL BOX — FAILED (LIVE TV) · airframe 11,932 hrs · 4,207 cycles
INFLT CREW REPORTED SMELL AROUND SEATS 24-25 A/C LEFT. TURNED LIVE TV OFF SMELL DISSIPATED. PERFORMED INFO NOTICE 2004-T023TR AND TSM 24-00-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED. INITIALLY THE AIRCRAFT FLEW UNDER MEL 25-22-03. FINAL ACTION - REPLACED SEB AT 25B PRECAUTIONARY AS PER INFO NOTICE 2004-T023TR. SEB HAS ONE NUTPLATE SHEARED OFF AND LOOSE INSIDE SEB. FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF BURNING ARCING ELECTRICAL ODOR OR OTHER CONTAMINATION.
Part: ELECTRICAL BOX — SHORTED (SEAT) · airframe 6,405 hrs · 2,297 cycles
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED ODOR AT RIGHT MID CABIN. PERFORMED TSM TASK 24-00-00-810-823. FOUND PROBABLE CAUSE LTV SEAT ELECTRONIC BOX AT ROW 12 DEF. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT ELECTRONIC BOX DUE TO EVIDENCE OF ELECTRONIC ODOR IAW ATA 23-39 LIVE TV SYSTEM INTEGRETY CHECK CONCERNING ELECTRONIC ODOR.
Part: CONNECTOR — DAMAGED (RAM AIR TURBINE) · airframe 3,494 hrs · 1,240 cycles
RAM AIR TURBINE AUTO-DEPLOY OPERATIONAL CHECK FAILED IAW JB WORK CARD 292000-05-1. FOUND PIN 7 ON 2224VC PUSHED IN, PULLED AND RECONNECTED. OPS CHECK GOOD. REFERENCE AIRCRFT WIRING MM 24-24-04 PAGE 1.