N7DQ
Registered owner: MINNESOTA HELICOPTERS INC, MN (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMPLETE HELICOPTERS INC. (6CHA) | 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.
2 reports on file, 1998-12-02 – 2010-06-28.
Part: GEARBOX — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 18,222 hrs · 43,541 cycles
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT TO OFFSHORE PLATFORM, PILOT NOTICED TORQUE INDICATOR FLUCTUATIONS, WITH NO ASSOCIATED ENGINE SURGING OR FLUCTUATIONS. LANDING TO PLATFORM WAS NORMAL. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED TORQUE OUTPUT WITHIN ENGINE GEARBOX HAD FAILED. ENGINE GEARBOX WAS CHANGED AT PLATFORM LOCATION. ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL AFTER GEARBOX CHANGE. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: WINDOW — BROKEN (LT COCKPIT)
LOWER LEFT CHIN BUBBLE SUSTAINED BIRD STRIKE. REPLACED CHIN BUBBLE.