N852MH
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 HELICOPTER INC (M7KA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. RETURNED TO BASE. DURING INSPECTION, DETERMINED THE DRIVE BELT HAD DISENGAGED FROM THE HYRAULIC PUMP DRIVE PULLEY. EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A LOSS OF INTERFERENCE FIT BETWEEN THE PULLY AND THE PULLEY'S BEARING INNER RACE WHICH ALLOWED THE PULLY TO OPERATE WITHOUT BEARING ACTION. DRIVE PULLY TO BEARING INNER RACE CIRCLIP CAME UNDONE ALLOWING ENOUGH PLAY IN THE ASSY THAT THE PULLEY WOBBLED ENOUGH TO THROW THE BELT. BELT FOUND UNDAMAGED. SERVICEABLE DRIVE PULLEY ASSY WITH PUMP WAS INSTALLED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, A VISIBLE CRACK IN THE PAINT AROUND THE HEAD OF A COUNTERSUNK RIVET ON THE TAIL BOOM CONE TO FENESTRON RING JUNCTION WAS NOTED. FOLLOWING THE STRIPPING OF THE PAINT THROUGH CHEMICAL MEANS AND APPLICATION OF DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION MEASURES AT THE SUSPECT CRACK LOCATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A 1 INCH CRACK CENTERED TROUGH THE COUNTERSUNK RIVET BORE EXISTED ON THE RING FLANGE FOR THE FENESTRON ATTACHMENT. THIS DEFECT HAS NO APPROVED FIELD REPAIR AND A REPLACEMENT SERVICEABLE TAILBOOM HAS BEEN ORDERED FROM THE MFG. THE MFG IS FULLY AWARE OF CRACKING PROBLEMS IN THIS LOCATION AND HAS NEW APPROVED REPAIRS AND DESIGN CHANGES BEING IMPLEMENTED AT THIS TIME.
FOUND CRACKED DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION. THIS PART IS ALSO DAMAGED BY UV RAYS OVER TIME MAKING IT BRITTLE AND PRONE TO CHIPPING AND CRACKING. (K)