N911WS

BELL OH-58A · Rotorcraft · 1 engine · 4 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE, 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.

11 reports on file, 2002-10-10 – 2009-04-05.

FLUID LOSS; SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2009-04-05 Matched by certificate designator

ATA 2810

Part: FUEL CAP — NOT SEATED

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF ON FIRST FLIGHT OF SHIFT, PRIOR TO REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE, ALL TEAMS NOTICED STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE FPM, IN THE CABIN, THEN ANNOUNCED THAT THERE WAS FUEL STREAMING DOWN THE LT CLAMSHELL WINDOW. PIC DECLARED IFA-M AND RTB. ALTHOUGH VISIBLY IN PLACE AND SECURE TO THE TOUCH, MECHANIC FOUND FUEL CAP SECURED, BUT NOT SEATED PROPERLY, WHICH ALLOWED FUEL TO EGRESS THROUGH SMALL GAP AT THE BOTTOM. ACFT WAS CLEANED, RUN AND RTS.

Source: SDR QMLA2009040509014

OTHER · 2004-02-27 Unresolved

ATA 3416

Part: ALTIMETER — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 7,757 hrs

ENCODING ALTIMETER LAGGING AND LACKING BY 600 FT. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. 03/23/2004

Source: SDR BAQA093850

OTHER · 2004-02-13 Unresolved

ATA 7530

Part: MODULATOR — FAILED (AIR FLOW) · airframe 7,722 hrs

AIRFLOW MODULATOR FAILED OUT OF BOX, WILL NOT OPEN COMPLETELY. LAST REPAIR 8-080113-84, TSO 0.0 HOURS.

Source: SDR BAQA094242

OTHER · 2003-09-18 Unresolved

ATA 2211

Part: COMPUTER — FAILED (CSAS) · airframe 7,365 hrs

PITCH AND ROLL CSAS KEEP KICKING ON AND OFF. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. 9/23/03

Source: SDR BAQA089232

OTHER · 2003-09-02 Unresolved

ATA 6340

Part: CONTROL UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (RPM) · airframe 7,332 hrs

NO AUDIBLE TONE FOR LOW ROTOR RPM. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.

Source: SDR BAQA089093

OTHER · 2003-08-06 Unresolved

ATA 7261

Part: PUMP — LEAKING (ENGINE OIL) · airframe 4,820 hrs

OIL PUMP LEAKS FROM TOP AREA OF HOUSING. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.

Source: SDR BAQA088340

OTHER · 2003-07-18 Unresolved

ATA 2822

Part: PUMP — FAILED (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 4,818 hrs

UNIT HAD AN INTERNAL SEAL FAILURE. FUEL PUMP FAILED DURING INITIAL GROUND RUN. ENGINE HARD TO START, THEN FUEL JUST POURED OVERBOARD WITHOUT MOTORING ENGINE. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. 7/22/03

Source: SDR BAQA088142

OTHER · 2003-05-21 Unresolved

ATA 7323

Part: GOVERNOR — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE) · airframe 7,518 hrs

ENGINE TORQUE MATCHING BELOW 40 PERCENT BEYOND MANUFACTURE SPECS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.

Source: SDR BAQA086476

OTHER · 2003-03-04 Unresolved

ATA 2435

Part: STARTER GEN — INOPERATIVE (DC SYSTEM) · airframe 6,963 hrs

DC STARTER GENERATOR HAS SLOW STARTING SPEED.

Source: SDR BAQA085087

OTHER · 2002-10-11 Unresolved