N745TX
Registered owner: MOTHER FRANCES HOSPITAL REGIONAL HEALTH CARE CTR, AZ (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHI Health,LLC (VE7A) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
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, 2011-09-07 – 2020-08-11.
Part: COMPRESSOR — SLIPPED (ZONE 200) · airframe 5,998 hrs · 17,385 cycles
CREW ABORTED FLIGHT DUE TO SMELL COMING FROM AIR CONDITIONING VENTS. NO CAUTION/WARNING MESSAGES GIVEN. FOUND COMPRESSOR BELT TWISTED AND BURNED. HAVE HAD ONE OTHER OCCURRENCE A COUPLE OF DAYS PRIOR OF CREW DESCRIBING A "BURNING SMELL" FROM AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WITH NO FINDINGS OR DISCREPANCIES GIVEN. BELT WAS REPLACED A MONTH EARLIER DUE TO TEARING. WITH THE COLLECTIVE DISCREPANCIES GIVEN OVER TIME, DETERMINED CLUTCH MAY BE SLIPPING.
Part: GENERATOR — OVERHEATED (ZONE 200)
GENERATOR OVERHEAT CAUTION ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. NR 1 ENG WAS SECURED & ACFT RETURNED TO HOSPITAL. SINGLE ENG LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 3,109 hrs · 9,655 cycles
WHEN MECHANIC ON DUTY WAS PERFORMING AN AIRWORTHINESS CHECK ON THE ACFT, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE BRACKET THAT SECURES THE MR, CHINA HAT, TO THE MR HEAD. LEAD MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED ALONG WITH PICTURES.
Part: BLADE — CRACKED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 2,718 hrs · 8,464 cycles
DURING AAIP INSPECTION D0521 MAIN ROTOR BLADE CUFF INSPECTION, A TRANSVERSE CRACK WAS DETECTED IN THE PAINT ON THE MAIN ROTOR BLUE BLADE. PAINT WAS REMOVED FROM THIS AREA & CRACK WAS DETERMINED TO EXIST. THIS CRACK RUNS TRANSVERSE TO THE BLADE BETWEEN THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE ROOT & VIBRATION ABSORBER FITTING ON THE BLADE.
Part: STRUCTURE — CRACKED (E&E BAY) · airframe 2,500 hrs · 7,790 cycles
DURING AAIP A0301, A0301 6 1, INSPECTION SEVERAL CRACKS, 4 CRACKS, WERE FOUND IN THE AFT AVIONICS BAY OVERHEAD ACFT STRUCTURE.
Part: CONTROL TUBE — CRACKED (SWASHPLATE) · airframe 9,793 hrs · 3,173 cycles
DURING AN AIRWORTHINESS CHECK, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE MAIN ROTOR ROTATING CONTROL TUBE ATTACHED TO THE GREEN MAIN ROTOR BLADE. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED IN THE COLLAR OF THE TUBE POSITIONED NEAREST THE BLADE, AND WAS PARALLEL TO THE LENGTH OF THE TUBE. ONCE FOUND, THE ACFT WAS IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM SERVICE. THE TUBE WAS REPLACED, MAIN ROTOR TRACK AND BALANCE PERFORMED, AND THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.