N870SF
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.
4 reports on file, 2003-10-17 – 2009-11-18.
Part: FUEL CONTROL — UNSERVICEABLE (NR1 ENGINE) · airframe 5,884 hrs
COMPONENT HAS A HISTORY OF CAUSING ENG TO MOMENTARILY DECELERATE AS THROTTLE IS ADVANCED PAST THE IDLE STOP TO FLIGHT. DECELERATION CAN BE OVERCOME BY CONTINUING TO ADVANCE THROTTLE THROUGH THE DECELERATION. ONCE THROUGH DECELERATION A MAXIMUM OF ONLY 90 PERCENT OF MAIN ROTOR RPM COULD BE ACHIEVED. ALL ENGINE INDICATING INSTRUMENTS ARE WITH IN LIMITS AT FULL OPEN THROTTLE AS WELL AS AT IDLE ABOVE AND BELOW IDLE STOP.
Part: BEARING — VIBRATION (COLLECTIVE LEVER)
LT COLLECTIVE LEVER SUPPORT BEARING FAILED CAUSING MAIN ROTOR VERT VIBRATION AND LOWER COLLECTIVE LEVER IDLER ELASTROMERIC BEARINGS TO FAIL AND SOME WERE IN MAIN TRANSMISSION UPPER LUGS/ATTACHMENT POINT TO WEAR. DISCUSSED WITH MFG PAODUCT SUPPORT.
Part: STARTER GEN — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE) · airframe 1,945 hrs
STARTER GEN PRODUCING LOW STARTING SPEED, SPARKS ON STARTUP, LOUD RADIO NOISE. PART REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE UNIT.
Part: BEARING — WORN (ISOLATION MOUNT) · airframe 1,522 hrs
ISOLATION MOUNT BEARING OUT OF LIMITS.