N675RL

BELL 407 · 1997 · Rotorcraft · 1 engine · 7 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: ROTORCRAFT LEASING COMPANY LLC, LA (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.

1 report on file, 2026-07-17.

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2026-07-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3340

Part: CONTROL UNIT — MELTED (ZONE 100) · airframe 3,731 hrs

ON JULY 17, 2026, CONDUCTING TRAINING FLIGHTS WHEN THE PILOT OBSERVED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT ON THE COPILOT’S SIDE NEAR THE INSTRUMENT SHROUD AREA. THE PILOT SUSPECTED THE SOURCE MAY HAVE BEEN THE AIRCRAFT’S BATTERY COMPARTMENT AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT LE GROS MEMORIAL AIRPORT. UPON INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE OPENED THE BATTERY ACCESS PANEL AND IMMEDIATELY DETECTED AN ODOR CONSISTENT WITH OVERHEATED OR BURNED ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS. THE ODOR WAS TRACED TO THE PULSE LIGHT POWER SUPPLY LOCATED ON THE LEFT-HAND WALL OF THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED BLACK LIQUID LEAKING FROM THE PULSE LIGHT POWER SUPPLY. NO FLAME, CHARRING, OR EXCESSIVE EXTERNAL HEAT WAS PRESENT. BASED ON THE CONDITION OF THE UNIT, IT APPEARS TO HAVE EXPERIENCED AN INTERNAL FAILURE. THE ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY WIRING TO THE PULSE LIGHT POWER SUPPLY WAS DISCONNECTED, AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WAS INSPECTED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL SIGNS OF SMOKE OR ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. AFTER APPLYING AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL POWER, NO ADDITIONAL SMOKE, ODOR, OR ABNORMALITIES WERE OBSERVED.

Source: SDR YTRA202620720001