N794P
Registered owner: PHI AVIATION LLC, LA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHI Aviation, LLC (HEEA) | 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.
7 reports on file, 2015-01-30 – 2024-12-17.
Part: STARTER GEN — INOPERATIVE (NR 2) · airframe 13,242 hrs
#2 GENERATOR FAILED DURING OUR HIGH ORBIT OF MC773. CONTINUED ORBITING AND FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE CHECKLIST. UNABLE TO RESET. LANDED AT MC773 WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Part: PROXIMITY SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (MLG) · airframe 12,904 hrs
LANDING GEAR INITIALLY WOULD NOT RETRACT. AFTER CYCLING THE LANDING GEAR ONCE, IT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY AND RETRACTED.
Part: TRANSMISSION — MAKING METAL (MAIN) · airframe 12,629 hrs
MAIN GEAR BOX CHIP LIGHT CAME ON. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL, RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER, AND LIGHT REMAINED ON. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO HOUMA.
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (HYDRAULIC SYSTEM) · airframe 12,608 hrs
# SERVO SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN CRUISE FLIGHT. FOLLOWED EMERGENCY PROCEDURE CHECK LIST. HYDRAULIC PRESSURE REMAINED IN GREEN. NO BINDING IN CONTROL. SLOWED TO 125 KNOTS. LOWERED LANDING GEAR. NO FUTHER ISSUE.
Part: CABLE — INOPERATIVE (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 11,869 hrs · 14,703 cycles
DURING INITIAL LANDING CHECK, THE GEAR LEVER WAS MOVE TO THE LOWERED POSITION. THE NOSE GEAR LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AND WAS INDICATING UNLOCKED. CREW VERIFIED THE LIGHT BULB WAS NOT THE FAULT. RTB HOUMA.
Part: WIRE — BURNED (BLOWER) · airframe 9,070 hrs
SMOKE IN CABIN. FOUND WIRE ON MOTOR BURNT/CHAFED. REPLACED A/C BLOWER ASSEMBLY.
Part: LINER — OUT OF POSITION (M/R MAST) · airframe 6,183 hrs
DURING FLIGHT, MGB OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO DECREASE. COMPLIED WITH THE LOW OIL PRESSURE EP CHECKLIST AND BEGAN TO FLY NORTH. MGB PRESSURE CONTINUED TO SLOWLY DECREASE. AS THE PRESSURE APPROACHED 22-23 , A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE AND THE ACFT WAS SHUTDOWN. NO OIL WAS NOTED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE MAIN ROTOR SHAFT LINER TO HAVE MOVED UP CAUSING THE MAST SEAL TO LEAK. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED.