N901BA
Registered owner: BISMARCK AIR MEDICAL LLC, ND (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bismarck Air Medical LLC (R6DA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| USDA Forest Service | Operator | on 1994-07-06 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by USDA FOREST SERVICE (per NTSB report)
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.
3 reports on file, 2005-04-01 – 2019-04-22.
Part: BOLT — CRACKED (RT WING)
A CRACK LIKE INDICATION WAS FOUND ON THE RIGHT HAND UPPER AFT WING BOLT. THE CRACK INDICATION IS IN THE THREADS OF THE BOLT. CRACK WAS FOUND WITH PENETRANT TESTING. INSPECTION WAS DONE PER TASK REPS 57-13-01 CHART 201 AS REQUESTED BY CLIENT
Part: SUPPORT — CRACKED (TRUNNION)
ON THE FWD TRUNNION SUPPORT, A CRACK WAS LOCATED ON THE LT AND RT SIDES. EDDY CURRENT INSP USED. (K)
Part: CYLINDER HEAD — SEPARATED (NR 6 CYLINDER)
THE NR 6 CYLINDER, LT ENGINE. THE AC WAS RUNNING FINE AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN A VIBRATION WAS FELT. INVESTIGATION: THE HEAD WAS FOUND SEPARATED FROM CYLINDER. THE HEAD WAS BEING HELD ON BY THE INTAKE PIPE AND EXHAUST. THE ENGINE AND THIS CYLINDER HAD 72.4 TSMOH, RAM ENGINE; TISN 71-2BCA-221 SN 22537-26. THIS IS A NEW RAM ENGINE WITH ECI NICKEL CYLINDERS. (K)