N861AL
Registered owner: ARROW AVIATION COMPANY LLC, LA (owner ≠ operator)
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.
6 reports on file, 2004-05-05 – 2014-08-15.
Part: FIRE DETECTOR — DIRTY (NR 1 ENGINE)
ON TAKEOFF NR 1 ENG FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH AUDIO, ACFT ENTERED RAIN SHOWER & APPROX 2 SECONDS LATER LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. NO FURTHER INDICATION OF FIRE. ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE POINT. INSPECTED NR 1 FWD & AFT FLAME DETECTORS, CLEANED DETECTORS, CHECKED WIRING, TESTED SYS & ALL SYS CHECKED GOOD. PILOTS TESTED FIRE DETECTION SYS & SYS CHECKED GOOD, NO FURTHER FAULTS FOUND.
Part: LIFE VEST — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
DURING INSPECTION OF THE S-7200-50 PILOT LIFE VEST, IT WAS NOTED THE TWO ORAL INFLATION TUBES ARE MOUNTED FACING DOWN, AWAY FROM THE MOUTH. ONE ORAL INFLATION TUBE IS TRAPPED BETWEEN THE 2 INFLATION CELLS POINTING DOWNWARD, RENDERING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO USE. THE SECOND ORAL INFLATION TUBE YOU MUST BEND AROUND 180 DEGREES WHICH KINKS THE TUBE. THE KINKED TUBE BECOMES NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO INFLATE THE VEST MORE THAN HALF FULL.
Part: DISPLAY — FALSE INDICATION (FUEL SYSTEM)
BEFORE TAKEOFF, ACFT WAS FILLED TO 1700 LBS OF FUEL. DURING CRUISE CHECKLIST, PILOTS NOTICED NR 2 FUEL GUAGE WAS DECREASING IN FUEL QUANTITY. PILOTS RETURNED TO BASE. REPLACED RDAU.
Part: FLIGHT RECORDER — DEFECTIVE (ZONE 100) · airframe 6,644 hrs
FLIGHT RECORDER DATA WILL NOT DOWNLOAD.
Part: COUPLING — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR DISC) · airframe 1,286 hrs
FOUND 1 CRACKED DISC. REPLACED ASSY W/NEW BY FIELD MAINTENANCE.
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
BULKHEAD CRACKED FROM RT STIFFENER BL18 TO EDGE OF CUT OUT FOR BAGGAGE DOOR. CRACKS FROM RIVET HOLE TO EDGE. DOOR ASSY ALSO CRACKS AROUND UPPER ATTACHMENT RIVETS.