N781RL

SIKORSKY S-76C · 2007 · Rotorcraft · 2 engines · 14 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: GM LEASING COMPANY LLC, LA (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
ROTORCRAFT LEASING COMPANY, L.L.C. (YTRA)Certificate holderMatched 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.

2 reports on file, 2022-09-02 – 2026-04-24.

FALSE WARNING · 2026-04-24 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2841

Part: INDICATION SYS — FALSE INDICATION (FUEL QTY) · airframe 14,469 hrs

RDAU DISPLAYS FAULTY FUEL INDICATIONS. AFTER START-UP #1 FUEL QUANTITY DROPS APPROX. 100 LBS. THEN RISES THE SAME AFTER SHUTDOWN.

Source: SDR 2026FA0000301
WARNING INDICATION · 2022-09-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2612

Part: FIRE DETECTOR — DEFECTIVE (ZONE 400) · airframe 11,582 hrs · 19,657 cycles

AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM ENROUTE FROM MC109 TO GALLIANO WHILE CRUISING AT 2200 FT AND ABOUT 45 MILES FROM THE BASE THE #1 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH THE ASSOCIATED TONE. PILOTS WENT THROUGH EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND DISCHARGED THE FIRE BOTTLE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SHUTTING THE ENGINE DOWN. THEY CONTINUED TO THEIR DESTINATION ON THE # 2 ENGINE. ON INSPECTION AFTER LANDING IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FIRE DETECTION LOOP FOR THE #1 ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE CAUSING A FALSE FIRE DETECTION.

Source: SDR YTRA22249