N820SF

BELL 407 · 1998 · Rotorcraft · 1 engine · 7 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: N390SF LLC, AZ (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
VIKING AVIATION LLC (2VKA)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, 2018-07-07 – 2021-10-04.

OTHER · 2021-10-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5313

Part: NONE — NONE · airframe 10,401 hrs · 35,840 cycles

THE FORWARD AND AFT LONGERONS IN THE TAIL CONE PART NUMBERS 206-031-314-037 AND 206-031-314-145 ARE CRACKED IN HALF AT STATION 192.

Source: SDR 2VKA820
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS; FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2018-07-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2497

Part: WIRE — CHAFED (ZONE 200) · airframe 8,582 hrs · 29,632 cycles

PILOT LOST HYDRAULIC PRESSURE IN FLIGHT. A WIRE WAS FOUND CHAFING ON THE HYDRAULIC RETURN LINE FROM THE TAIL ROTOR ACTUATOR. THE WIRE WAS CHAFED THROUGH THE INSULATION AND WAS ARCING ON THE HYDRAULIC LINE CREATING A HOLE IN THE LINE CAUSING LOSS OF FLUID.

Source: SDR 2VKA20180707001