N852MB
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
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.
1 report on file, 2016-10-03.
Part: DOOR — OPEN (CARGO) · airframe 1,109 hrs · 3,237 cycles
DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT. ON APPROACH, THE LEFT HAND BAGGAGE DOOR OPENED IN FLIGHT. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE AND MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT FORWARD DOOR HINGE BENT IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE BAGGAGE DOOR COULD NO LONGER BE LATCHED NORMALLY. THE AFFECTED HINGE WAS REFORMED BACK INTO PLACE TO ALLOW THE BAGGAGE DOOR TO LATCH NORMALLY. NO CRACKS WERE OBSERVED IN THE BENT LATCH. THE LATCHING MECHANISMS AND DOOR WARNING SYSTEM WERE VERIFIED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS ARE SUSPECTED TO HAVE CAUSED THIS EVENT. WE SPECULATE THAT THE DOOR WAS IMPROPERLY LATCHED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.