N69AL
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.
6 reports on file, 2003-08-27 – 2012-02-10.
Part: MOUNT — CRACKED (COMPRESSOR) · airframe 10,906 hrs
FOUND CRACKS OF FWD FLANGE THROUGH BOLT HOLES OF COMPRESSOR MOUNT.
Part: BLADE — DEBONDED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 8,615 hrs
FOUND MAIN ROTOR BLADE LOWER SURFACE NR 1 GRIP FINGER DOUBLER CORRODED AND DEBONDED APPROX 2.25".
Part: FIRESHIELD — MISALIGNED (ZONE 400)
UNABLE TO FIT FIRESHIELD TO GEARBOX, 6 PADS OFF CENTER TO GEARBOX.
Part: UNKNOWN — SMOKE (COCKPIT) · airframe 8,190 hrs
30 SECONDS INTO START SEQUENCE, PILOT REPORTED COCKPIT BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM CO-PILOT FOOT AREA. MX INSPECTED UNDER CO-PILOT SEAT, RADIO RACK, AND BEHIND AND UNDER INSTRUMENT PANEL. NO SMOKE SMELL, BURNED WIRES, OR DISCREPANCIES NOTED. GROUND RAN ACFT WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.
Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED
DURING TAKEOFF, WITH POWER ABOVE 80 PERCENT TORQUE AIRCRAFT BEGINS VIBRATIONS INCREASING TO SEVERE WITH OSCILLATION BETWEEN 20-30 PERCENT ON TORQUE GAUGE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE ASSY WITH SERVICABLE SERIAL NUMBER CAE-890158. WORK DONE IAW BELL 206L-4 AND ROLLS ROYCE MAINTENANCE MANUALS. COMPLIED WITH OPS CHECK FLIGHT, PLUS 8 ON BELL POWER CHECK NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. (M)
Part: COMPRESSOR — STALLED (ENGINE) · airframe 2,192 hrs
AS AIRCRAFT PREPARED TO TAXI FROM A HOVER, AIRCRAFT HAD WHAT WAS TO BE A COMPRESSOR STALL. PUT THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON PARKING PAD AND THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE INLET AREA AND COMPRESSOR AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF FROG INGESTION. NO VISUAL DAMAGE WAS FOUND, ZOCKED ENGINE AND PILOT PERFORMED POWER CHECK, CHECKED GOOD.