N854MH
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.
2 reports on file, 2008-09-01 – 2013-03-24.
Part: SWITCH — UNSERVICEABLE (CONSOLE) · airframe 5,171 hrs · 10,866 cycles
DURING CRUISE, . PILOT DETECTED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR, SLIGHT & DEVELOPED TO A STRONG ODOR WITH SOME MODERATE SMOKE DEVELOPMENT. FOLLOWED FLIGHT MANUAL EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, PILOT USED EMERGENCY ELECTRICAL SYS BREAKAWAY WIRED CUTOUT SWITCH TO CUT OFF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER TO ACFT. RESIDUAL SMOKE AND ODOR CLEARED. ELECTED TO LAND. EXAMINATION OF THE CONSOLE MOUNTED 30 ALPHA SWITCH PANEL CONTROL SWITCH, IDENTIFIED AS SMOKE SOURCE. DETERMINED THE ADJACENT STROBE CONTROL SWITCH HAD VISIBLE HEAT DISCOLORATION AND A SINGLE BASE PIN FOR THE SWITCH FOUND HEAT WELDED TO ITâS 30 ALPHA PCB BOARD SOCKET. A SERVICEABLE 30 ALPHA PANEL WITH SERVICEABLE SWITCHES WAS INSTALLED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE MX BASE FOLLOWING A SATISFACTORY OPS CHECK. DETAIL INSPECTION OF THE DEFECTIVE SWITCH INTERNAL PCB, ONCE SWITCH WAS REMOVED, LESS THE WELDED PIN STUCK IN ITS SOCKET, MADE IT APPEAR TO BE THE LIKELY SOURCE OF THE FAILURE WITH SUBSEQUENT HEAT DAMAGE TO THE 30 ALPHA PANEL CIRCUIT BOARD.
Part: PIN — DISLODGED (HINGE)
FOUND PIN FALLING OUT DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION. (K)