N848MH
Registered owner: MUSTANG LEASING LLC, NV (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAVERICK AIRSTAR, LLC (Q2KA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| MAVERICK HELICOPTERS, INC (M7KA) | 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.
5 reports on file, 2008-03-24 – 2008-09-01.
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — OUT OF TOLERANCE (FUEL FILTER)
DURING ROUTINE 600 HOUR INSPECTION THE FUEL FILTER PREBLOCKAGE PRESSURE SENSOR WAS FOUND OUT OF TOLERANCE IAW MM DATA. A NEW SWITCH WAS INSTALLED. THIS IS A RARE FAILURE FOR THIS PART. (K)
Part: BLEED VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE)
DURING FLIGHT OPERATIONS BLEED VALVE WAS CLOSING LATE AND OPENING TOO EARLY. A SERVICEABLE BLEED VALVE WAS INSTALLED. NO FURTHER DEFECT NOTED. SUSPECT ANEROID BELLOWS LOST CALIBRATION. THIS IS A RARE FAILURE FOR THIS PART. (K)
Part: BUSHING — LOOSE (STARFLEX)
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION A STAR ARM END BUSHING WAS FOUND LOOSE. STARFLEX REMOVED FOR REPAIR AND SERVICEABLE STARFLEX INSTALLED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE RECENTLY FOR THIS PART. SUSPECT THAT AN ADHESIVE FAILURE IS THE PROBLEM THAT MAY BE HEAT RELATED. (K)
Part: TUNING UNIT — CRACKED (BLADE)
ROUTINE 100 HOUR INSPECTION REVEALED THAT HAMMER BLADE HAD CRACKED. AS THIS BLADE IS NORMALLY UNDER A 1200 FLEX PER MINUTE OPERATION IT IS EXPECTED TO WORK HARDEN OR FATIGUE OVER TIME. SUSPECT A METAL DEFECT OF SOME NATURE AS MOST OF THESE BLADES LAST MUCH LONGER IN SERVICE. (K)
Part: BLADE — CRACKED (MAIN ROTOR)
PREFLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT HAMMER BLADE HAD CRACKED IN TWO AND THE WEIGHTS AND BLADE WERE CAPTURED BY THE CONTAINMENT BOX ASSY. AS THIS BLADE IS NORMALLY UNDER A 1200 FLEX PER MINUTE OPERATION IT IS EXPECTED TO WORK HARDEN OR FATIGUE OVER TIME. THIS BLADE FAILED AFTER A VERY SHORT TIME SPAN, HOWEVER, AS COMPARED TO NORMAL. SUSPECT A METAL DEFECT OF SOME NATURE. (K)