N601EH
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, 2000-09-19 – 2008-12-23.
Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2) · airframe 9,063 hrs
APPROACHING THE AIRPORT LANDING PAD AND STILL ATTEMPTING TO MATCH THE TORQUES, THE NR 2 ENG TORQUE NEEDLE WAS HIGH AND NR 1 ENG TORQUE NEEDLE WAS LOW. THE TRIMMING AND ATTEMPTING TO MATCH THE TORQUES WERE COMPLETELY UNSUCCESSFUL. ALL COLLECTIVE MOVEMENTS MADE THINGS WORSE. LANDED AND OBSERVED THE (2) TORQUE NEEDLE REACH 125-130 PERCENT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER LANDING OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE RT SIDE OF THE HELICOPTER, LOOKED OUT THE RT SIDE AND TO THE REAR HE SAW FIRE COMING FROM THE (2) ENGINE EXHAUST. PILOT ARMED THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE EXT AND ACTIVATED THE NR1 BOTTLE OF AGENT DISCHARGE. LEAD PILOT AND MX PERSONNEL WERE CALLED. PILOT REPORTED TO MECHANIC TORQUE SPLIT AND HIGH TOT. FIRE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON.
Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (TRIPLE TACH) · airframe 8,022 hrs
TACH INOPERATIVE, NO N/R. REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE UNIT.
Part: ALTIMETER — UNSERVICEABLE (COCKPIT) · airframe 8,015 hrs
ALTIMETER PRODUCING A MODE C-ERROR, REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE UNIT FROM QAI, 05/20/2004
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 7,950 hrs
MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO ADJUST FLOW OF ACTUATOR. REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE UNIT FROM ITS 03/05/2004
Part: BOLT — CRACKED (M/R BLADE)
AGC/CJI - DURING POST-FLIGHT FOUND MAIN ROTOR BLADE SECONDARY BOLT PROTRUDING UP 1 INCH OUT OF BOLT HOLE. NUT AND REMAINING PART OF BOLT MISSING. (COMPLETELY CRACKED IN HALF). POSSIBLE CAUSE: UNDER INVESTIGATION. (X)