N911PB

LEONARDO SPA AW169 · 2021 · Rotorcraft · 2 engines · 12 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: HEALTH CARE DISTRICT PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL (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.

16 reports on file, 1996-11-25 – 2018-01-22.

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2018-01-22 Matched by certificate designator

ATA 2150

Part: RESISTOR — INOPERATIVE (BLOWER) · airframe 3,920 hrs

AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS TURNED ON, A BURNING SMELL WAS SOON NOTICED, THE A/C WAS THEN TURNED OFF, THE SMELL IMMEDIATELY DISSIPATED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE. TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE A/C SYSTEM TO INCLUDE THE EVAP BLOWER, IT WAS NOTICED THE EVAP MOTOR DID NOT OPERATE IN THE LOW MODE. EVAP MOTOR WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED. THERE ARE TWO RESISTORS MOUNTED INSIDE THE MOTOR CAGE ASSY, ONE FOR EACH HIGH/LOW SETTING. THERE APPEARED TO BE NO VISUAL INDICATIONS OF ARCING OR OTHERWISE, THERE WAS A SLIGHT BURNT SMELL IN THAT LOCATION. THE EVAP BLOWER ASSY WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW UNIT, ALL OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE NORMAL WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR HC7A201801230001

Earlier reports · 1996–2016 · 15 reports

2016

FALSE WARNING · 2016-06-12 Matched by certificate designator

ATA 2697

Part: FIRE DETECTOR — INTERMITTENT (ENGINE COMPARTME) · airframe 3,517 hrs

AFTER AIRCRAFT LANDED AND DURING THROTTLE REDUCTION TO IDLE, THE NR 1 ENGINE FLAME DETECTOR FLICKERED ON AND OFF TWICE, APPROXIMATELY 1 SECOND EACH TIME. ACFT WAS SHUTDOWN, AND MAINTENANCE VISUALLY INSPECTED THE ENGINE AREA, NO EVIDENCE OF A FIRE WAS NOTED. A COCKPIT TEST OF THE FIRE DETECTION SYS WAS COMPLETED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE FLAME DETECTOR WAS REMOVED, VISUALLY INSPECTED, THE CONNECTOR PLUG AND DETECTOR WERE CLEANED. THE DETECTOR WAS SWAPPED WITH THE NR 2 SIDE TO FURTHER HELP IN TROUBLESHOOTING. A COMPLETE FIRE DETECTION OPS TEST USING THE SIMULATED FIRE TEST BOX WAS CONDUCTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE ACFT WAS GROUND RUN AND FLOWN TWICE ALSO WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR HC7A201606120001

1996