N896LL

EUROCOPTER AS365N3 · 1988 · Rotorcraft · 2 engines · 14 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: ANALAR CORP, NJ (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
THE MILTON S. HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER (OLJA)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.

4 reports on file, 2000-12-13 – 2014-03-04.

WARNING INDICATION · 2014-03-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: BEARING — MAKING METAL (ENGINE)

ENROUTE, NR 2 ENGINE CHIP LIGHT INDICATED ON THE MASTER CAUTION PANEL. ACFT ABORTED FLIGHT. AFTER LANDING, THE ACFT WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE. A CHIP WAS FOUND ON THE ELECTRICAL PLUG. IT WAS WITHIN LIMITS IAW THE MM ONLY ACTION TAKEN WAS AN ENGINE DRAIN AND FLUSH TO RID OF ANY FURTHER DEBRIS FROM THE OIL SYSTEM. AFTER ENGINE FLUSH AND GROUND RUN, NO OTHER CHIPS WERE FOUND IN THE OIL FILTER OR MODULE MAGNETIC CHIP DETECTORS. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. AFTER 4.8 HRS, ELECTRIC CHIP DETECTOR HAD MINOR CHIPS THAT DID NOT ILLUMINATE THE LIGHT. NO OTHER CHIPS WERE FOUND ON THE MODULE CHIP DETECTORS. DUE TO THE HIGH TIME OF THE ENGINE, 63.8 HRS TO OVERHAUL, RETURNED ENGINE TO THE MFG FOR OVERHAUL. MANUFACTURE FOUND MODULE 5 BEARING FRONT INTERNAL GEAR CREATED FLAKES. THIS CAUSED THE CHIPS BEING COLLECTED ON THE CHIP DETECTOR.

Source: SDR OLJ2014F00000
OTHER · 2001-06-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5530

Part: STUD — DEPARTED (VERTICAL FIN)

RIGHT HAND VERTICAL FIN DEPARTED AIRCRAFT DURING FLIGHT. CAUSE: FATIGUE ON ONE STUD LEADING TO FAILURE OF OTHER STUDS.

Source: SDR OLJ2001F00000
FLUID LOSS · 2000-12-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3240

Part: HOSE — LEAKING (NLG ACTUATOR)

FOUND ON DAILY INSPECTION, HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING FROM PRESSURE LINE TO NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR. PRESSURE LINE HOSE REPLACED IN NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR.

Source: SDR OLJA574U001
FLUID LOSS · 2000-12-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2910

Part: HOSE — LEAKING (LT HYDRAULIC SYS)

LT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LEAK DURING AC RUN UP. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND HYDRAULIC HOSE BETWEEN DISTRIBUTION MANIFOLD AND T FITTING IN HYDRAULIC BAY RUPTURED. REPLACED HOSE.

Source: SDR OLJA574U002