N564EH
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, 2004-07-15 – 2007-03-06.
Part: FIRE WARNING — FALSE INDICATION · airframe 35,720 hrs · 58,781 cycles
NUMBER TWO FIRE LIGHT CAME ON DURING DESCENT, NO VISIABLE SIGNS OF FIRE OR DAMAGE AFTER LANDING. ACTION TAKEN: FOUND 11:OO TURBINE BLANKING PLATE LEAKING HOT AIR, REMOVED, RESEATED. LEAKCHECKED GOOD ON OPS RUN.
Part: RADAR — MALFUNCTIONED (WX RADAR SYS) · airframe 35,575 hrs
DURING CLIMBOUT SWITCHED WEATHER RADAR FROM STANDBY MODE TO SEARCH 3 MODE. RADAR SCREEN WAS FUZZY AND RT FAILURE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. AT FIRST SUSPECTED MOISTURE AND WAS WAITING FOR MOISTURE TO EVAPORATE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS NOTICED ACRID ODOR FROM UNDER PANEL. IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED RADAR UNIT OFF TO SEE IF THAT WOULD CLEAR THE ODOR. ODOR MARKEDLY DECREASED. TURNED UNIT BACK ON AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE TO VERIFY RADAR UNIT WAS SOURCE OF ODOR, AFTER 5-10 SECONDS THE ODOR RETURNED. TURNED RADAR OFF AND RETURNED TO ORIGINAL DEPARTURE LOCATION. RADAR RT WAS REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER SUCCESSFUL OPS CHECK OF RADAR SYSTEM.
Part: STRIP — DEBONDED (M/R BLADE) · airframe 34,484 hrs
MAIN ROTOR BLADE OUTBOARD EROSION STRIP DEBONDED.
Part: PAD — MISSING (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 33,877 hrs
WEAR PAD MISSING. DEFORMING SHOULDER. RESULT, CRACKED. RECOMMEND ASSEMBLY PRACTICES DEVELOPED. VISUAL INSPECTION AND NDT CONFIRMATION. SCRAP AND RETURN TO ERA.
Part: BLOWER — BROKEN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 33,735 hrs
BLOWER SHAFT KEY BROKEN. LOOSE PULLEY ACTION TAKEN: WE HAVE SEEN THIS ON SEVERAL ERA BLOWERS YOU SHOULD POSSIBLY INITIATE AN TORQUE CHECK ON MAIN NUT OF BLOWER.