N88N

PARTENAVIA SPA P.68C · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 7 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: ASPEN HELICOPTERS INC, CA (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Aspen Helicopters Inc (IGAA)Certificate holderMatched by certificate designator

Accident & incident history

UNIV ACFT D-16 Minor injury Part 91operator not named in the NTSB record
Source: NTSB case CHI72FEE11

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, 2013-10-21 – 2013-12-07.

FLUID LOSS · 2013-12-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2822

Part: SEAL — LEAKING (FUEL PUMP) · airframe 6,813 hrs

DURING FLIGHT, FUEL WAS FOUND LEAKING FROM ENGINE DRAIN. UPON FURTHER REVIEW IT WAS FOUND THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING THROUGH THE FUEL PUMP SEAL, WHEN ELECTRICAL FUEL PUMP WAS OPERATED ON THE GROUND THE SAME FUEL LEAK WAS DUPLICATED. SEAL WAS REPLACED. ACFT ENGINE AND FUEL PUMP WAS RETURNED BACK TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR IGAR2013FA0000746
FLUID LOSS · 2013-10-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2822

Part: SEAL — LEAKING (FUEL PUMP) · airframe 6,716 hrs

WALKING THROUGH HANGER, NOTICE A FUEL STAIN ON THE HANGER FLOOR. FURTHER REVIEW FOUND ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP DRAIN LEAKING STATICALLY. PUMP WAS REMOVED, SEAL REPLACED BY PCE, PUMP WAS REINSTALLED. AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND FUEL PUMP WERE RETURNED BACK TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR IGAR2013FA0000747