N57441
Registered owner: JBI SOUTH LEASING LLC, NH (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| T AND M AVIATION INC (W7OA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
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.
4 reports on file, 1995-03-15 – 2017-04-11.
Part: BLADE — DAMAGED (TAIL ROTOR)
TAIL ROTOR BLADE HAS A TOTAL TIME OF 1821.3 HOURS, UPON AN INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT TAIL ROTOR BLADE PN 2062200-301 SN 778 SHOWED SIGNS OF DEBONDING AND CRACK DURING VISUAL INSPECTION. BLADE WAS REMOVED FROM HUB ASSEMBLY AND SENT TO MANUFACTURE FOR EVALUATION ON 11/28/2017. MANUFACTURE CONDEMNED THE BLADE AS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. THE TAIL ROTOR BLADE WAS PREVIOUSLY SENT TO MANUFACTURE ON 2/20/2017 WITH A TOTAL TIME 1011.3 FOR INSPECTION/EVALUATING AND REFINISHING WITH NO KNOWN ABNORMALITIES NOTED. EVALUATION REVEALED THE FOLLOWING, DEBONDED AREAS ON OUT 1/3 PORTION OF BLADE, VOIDS IN COMPOSITE MATERIAL STRUCTURE/MAKEUP, SPIDER CONVERGING FRACTURES. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE WHITE PAINT IS ON TOP OF THE SPIDER CRACKING , INDICATING THAT THE CRACKING WAS THERE PRIOR TO THE LAST PAINT AND RESURFACING OF BLADE ON 2/20/2017. IN ANOTHER INTERESTING NOTE IS THAT AERS HAS RECEIVED 2 OTHER TAIL ROTOR BLADES FROM ANOTHER OPERATOR. THE BLADES ARE THE SAME PN NUMBERS AND THE BLADE SERIAL NUMBERS ARE C854 AND C855. THOSE BLADES HAVE A TOTAL TIME OF ONLY 443.8 HOURS, THESE BLADES ARE DEBONDING AND DELAMINATING IN THE SAME AREAS AS OUR BLADES. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED INVESTIGATION AND FAILURE ANALYSIS AS WELL AS A COPY OF THE TAIL ROTOR BLADE HISTORICAL RECORD.
Part: BLADE — DAMAGED (TAIL ROTOR)
TAIL ROTOR BLADE HAS A TOTAL TIME 1821.3 HOURS, UPON AN INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT TAIL ROTOR BLADE PN 2062200-301, SN 777 SHOWED SIGNS OF DEBONDING AND CRACKS DURING VISUAL INSPECTION. BLADE WAS REMOVED FROM HUB ASSEMBLY AND SENT MANUFACTURE FOR EVALUATION ON 11/28/2017. MANUFACTURE IN TURN CONDEMNED THE BLADE AS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. THE TAIL ROTOR BLADE WAS PREVIOUSLY SENT TO MANUFACTURE ON 2/20/17 WITH A TOTAL TIME OF 1011.3 FOR INSPECTION/EVALUATION AND REFINISHING WITH NO KNOWN ABNORMALITIES NOTED. AFTER RECEIVING THE ABOVE MENTIONED BLADE WE DECIDED TO SEND IT FOR FURTHER EVALUATION AND TESTING AND REVEALED THE FOLLOWING, DEBONDED AREAS ON OUTER 1/3 PORTION OF BLADE, VOIDS IN COMPOSITE MATERIAL STRUCTURE/MAKEUP, SPIDER CONVERGING FRACTURES. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE WHITE PAINT IS ON TOP OF THE SPIDER CRACKING INDICATING THAT THE CRACKING WAS THERE PRIOR TO THE LAST PAINT AND RESURFACING OF BLADE ON 2/20/2017. IN ANOTHER INTERESTING NOTE IS, RECEIVED 2 OTHER TAIL ROTOR BLADES FROM ANOTHER OPERATOR. THE BLADES ARE THE SAME PN AND THE BLADE SERIAL NUMBERS ARE C854 & C855. THESE BLADES HAVE A TOTAL TIME OF ONLY 443.8 HOUR, THESE BLADES ARE DEBONDING AND DELAMINATING IN THE SAME AREAS AS OUR BLADES. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED INVESTIGATION AND FAILURE ANALYSIS AS WELL AS A COPY OF THE TAIL ROTOR BLADE HISTORICAL RECORD.
Part: LINEAR ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (GOVERNOR)
IN-FLIGHT RPM DECREASED TO 99 PERCENT. WHEN GOVERNOR INCREASE BUTTON WAS PUSHED, RPM DECREASED TO 96 PERCENT. PRIOR TO LANDING, RPM DECREASED TO 90 PERCENT.
Part: PITCH HORN — CRACKED (M/R HUB)
DURING A 100-HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND PITCH HORN ON M/R HUB CRACKED THROUGH AT GREASE FITTING HOLE AS INDICATED IN DRAWING. OVER-TORQUE OF GREASE FITTING OR FATIGUE OF PART MAY BE THE RESULT OF CRACK.