N71HD
Registered owner: HELINET AVIATION SERVICES LLC, CA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helinet Aviation Services, LLC (H0CA) | Operator | on 2019-12-04 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by Helinet Aviation Services Llc (per NTSB report)
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, 2013-05-02.
Part: SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 11,378 hrs · 10,127 cycles
DURING FLIGHT, THE "HYD POWER" ANNUNICATOR AND WARNING HORNS WERE ACTIVATED. THE PILOT FOLLOWED THE PUBLISHED EMERGENCY PROCEDURE AND DEACTIVATED THE HYD POWER. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE PILOT EXECUTED A RUN-ON LANDING. DURING THE MX INVESTIGATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE HYD CUT-OFF SWITCH ON THE PILOTS COLLECTIVE HAD AN INTERMEDIATE POSITION THAT WOULD TRIGGER THE WARNING SYS WITHOUT AN ACTUAL FAILURE. THE PILOTS CH 3 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES REQUIRE THE PILOT TO ACTUATE THE SWITCH FULLY AND CUT OFF THE HYD POWER AND PROCEED WITH A SLOW RUN ON LANDING. THIS CAN CREATE AN EMERGENCY CONDITION WHEN ONE DID NOT REALLY EXIST. THE COLLECTIVE HYD POWER SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND NO FURTHER EVENTS HAVE OCCURED.