N856LF

PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/47E · 2009 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 11 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: INHS LEASING COMPANY LLC, OR (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
LIFE FLIGHT NETWORK LLC (8LFA)Certificate holderMatched 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, 2023-11-05.

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2023-11-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7510

Part: INLET — CRACKED (ANTI-ICE SYSTE,) · airframe 9,620 hrs

UPON MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ENGINE DEICE INLET LIP WAS CRACKED.

Source: SDR 8LFA20231105001
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2023-11-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7500

Part: UNKNOWN — LEAKING (ZONE 100) · airframe 9,620 hrs

PASSING 11K ALT PLANE STARTED MAKING A HISSING SOUND BEHIND ME BUT IN FRONT OF THE MED CREW. PASSING 5K ALT. THE MED CREW STARTED TO SMELL FUMES. ON SHORT FINAL I SMELLED WHAT I WOULD EXPLAIN AS BURNING DE-ICE. NO CASS MESSAGES OR ABNORMAL ENGINE INDICATION WERE OBSERVED. SHUT DOWN ON THE TAXI WAY TO EVACUATE AIRCRAFT. NO FINDINGS TO EXPLAIN THE ODOR. POSSIBLE DE-ICE LIP LEAK

Source: SDR 8LFA202311075001