N647AL
Registered owner: ZIPLINE INTERNATIONAL INC, CA (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.
21 reports on file, 2000-07-22 – 2016-11-04.
Part: TRANSMISSION — LOW PRESSURE · airframe 14,085 hrs
TRANSMISSION OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO DURING FLIGHT FROM OFFSHORE PLATFORM.
Earlier reports · 2000–2013 · 20 reports
2013
Part: DRIVE SHAFT — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 11,593 hrs
NR 3 TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT CRACKED NEXT TO BOLT HOLE.
2012
Part: BEARING — FAILED (NR 5) · airframe 11,003 hrs
ENGINE CHIP LIGHT. ON INSPECTION FOUND NR 5 BEARING FAILURE IN TURBINE.
Part: HOUSING — CORRODED (ROTOR BRAKE) · airframe 10,889 hrs
ROTOR BRAKE HOUSING CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: HOUSING — CORRODED (ZONE 400) · airframe 10,889 hrs
ROTOR BRAKE HOUSING CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: HOUSING — CORRODED (ROTOR BRAKE) · airframe 13,794 hrs
MAIN ROTOR BRAKE HOUSING CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: HOUSING — CORRODED (ROTOR BRAKE) · airframe 10,889 hrs
ROTOR BRAKE HOUSING CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS.
2011
Part: BLADE — CRACKED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 10,478 hrs
MAIN ROTOR BLADE L/E CRACKED AT STA 35.75. TRACER STRANDS BREAKING THROUGH ON UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES AND TRIM TAB, EARS DEBONDED.
2005
Part: YOKE — CRACKED (MAIN ROTOR HEAD) · airframe 5,682 hrs
M/R YOKE CRACKED (RED) ARM / REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE YOKE
2004
Part: DISC PACK — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 4,839 hrs
CRACKED LAMINATE/REPLACED WITH NEW.
Part: BUSHING — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 4,608 hrs
FOUND RADIAL PLAY IN EXCESS OF LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW, BY O/H SHOP.
Part: BEARING — OUT OF TOLERANCE (M/R GEARBOX) · airframe 4,372 hrs
MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX BEARING HAS RADIAL PLAY BEYOND MAX LIMITS. REPLACED WITH 4EA NEW PARTS.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (FUEL QUANTITY)
DURING TAKE OFF FUEL QUANTITY GUAGE LOST POWER, RECYCLED QUANTITY CIRCUIT BREAKER 3 TIMES, QUANTITY INDICATOR CAME ON AND AT THE SAME TIME RT TRANSFER PUMP CAUTION ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED RT PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER BUT COULD NOT EXTINGUISH TRANSFER PUMP LIGHT. QUANTITY GUAGE FAILED AGAIN BEFORE LANDING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR PN 407375006101 SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
2003
Part: DISC PACK — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 2,909 hrs
DISC PACK FOUND TO HAVE A CRACKED DISC. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Part: DISC PACK — BROKEN (T/R DRIVESHAFT) · airframe 3,137 hrs
2EA. DISC. BROKEN IN ASSY. REMOVED AND REPLACED, BY FIELD MAINT.
Part: SUPPORT — DEFECTIVE (COMPRESSOR) · airframe 3,297 hrs
RECEIVED NEW FROM AVIALL. C/W PRESSURE CHECK,LEAKED INTERNALLY ON PRESSURE CHECK TEST. RETURNED PART TO VENDOR FOR WARRANTY EXCHANGE.SUBMITTED BY:PRESTON BARZARE
Part: SUPPORT — DEFECTIVE (COMPRESSOR) · airframe 3,297 hrs
COMPRESSOR SUPPORT LEAKING INTERNALLY ON PRESSURE CHECK TEST. RETURNED PART TO VENDOR FOR WARRANTY CREDIT.
2002
Part: BEARING — FAILED (NR 1 T/R DSHAFT)
BEARING FAILED IN FLIGHT. MAJOR BEARING FAILURE.
Part: PINION GEAR — FAILED (GEARBOX)
UPON DISASSEMBLY OF GEARBOX DUE TO CHIP LIGHT. FOUND EXCESSIVE GALLIN ON PINION AND T/M GEARS. T/M GEAR HAD ROUGH EDGES CAUSING PINION GEAR TO GALL. ASSURE PROPER MACHINING AND MESHING OF GEAR TEETH AT FACTORY.
2000
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (SLATS) · airframe 554 hrs
AFTER LANDING AND SHUT-DOWN AT OFFSHORE PLATFORM MC268. MOUNTING BRACKETS FOR THE LEFT CENTER SLAT WERE CRACKED AND BROKEN ALLOWING SLAT TO DEPART THE AIRCRAFT. LEFT VERTICAL FINLET WAS DAMAGED BY THE MISSING SLAT. (X)
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (SLATS) · airframe 554 hrs
PILOT NOTICED THE LEFT CENTER SLAT MISSING AFTER LANDING AND SHUT-DOWN AT OFFSHORE PLATFORM MC268. MOUNTING BRACKETS FOR THE LEFT CENTER SLAT WERE CRACKED AND BROKEN ALLOWING SLAT TO DEPART THE AIRCRAFT. LEFT VERTICAL FINLET WAS DAMAGED BY THE MISSING SLAT. (X)