N716JL

ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II · Rotorcraft · 1 engine · 4 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: TRACK D LLC, AK (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

Operator	Role	Period	Basis
TALKEETNA AIR TAXI INC (TL7C)	Operator	on 2020-02-20	Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 2020-02-20 Operator named in NTSB report

Robinson R44 Minor injury Part 135 — TALKEETNA AIR TAXI INC

Operated by Talkeetna Air Taxi Inc (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case ANC20CA023

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, 2019-02-21.

PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS; ELECT. POWER LOSS-50 PC · 2019-02-21 Unresolved

ATA 2435

Part: RELAY — BURNED OUT (ZONE 100) · airframe 2,432 hrs

PART NUMBER A999-4 REVF MASTER RADIO RELAY ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING UNCOMMANDED STARTER ENGAGEMENT WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND HELICOPTER WAS IDLING ON THE GROUND. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO DISENGAGE THE STARTER. ENGINE POWER WAS AFFECTED AND ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSS RPM UNDER LOAD FROM THE STARTER. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPTS TO ENGAGE THE STARTER WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. TAPPING ON THE AVIONICS CUT-OUT RELAY RESULTED IN INTERMITTENT ENGAGEMENT OF THE STARTER. MECHANIC REMOVED THE RELAY AND REPLACED IT. INSPECTION OF FAILED RELAY REVEALED MELTED AND BURNT RELAY POINTS AND DEFORMED POINT ACTUATING ARM.

Source: SDR 2019FA0000047