N920HA
Registered owner: MSHR HELICOPTER SERVICE LLC, WA (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.
21 reports on file, 1995-03-30 – 2000-08-17.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 34,846 hrs · 40,512 cycles
FOUND MULTIPLE EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY PACKS 3351-PS1, 3351-PS2 AND 3351-PS4 DISCHARGED. REPLACED BATTERY PACKS.
Part: STRUT — BROKEN (PAX DOOR) · airframe 34,353 hrs · 39,968 cycles
PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. FOUND THE FWD UPPER DOOR SUPPORT STRUT BROKEN. REPLACED FWD UPPER SUPPORT STRUT.
Part: SENSOR — OUT OF ADJ (PAX DOOR) · airframe 34,057 hrs · 39,646 cycles
THE PASSENGER DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. FOUND THE DOOR PROXIMITY SENSOR GAP WAS TOO WIDE WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZED. ADJUSTED DOOR PROXIMITY SENSOR GAP.
Earlier reports · 1995–1999 · 18 reports
1999
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (CABIN)
LEFT FORWARD INBOARD SEAT TRACK HAS CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED SEAT TRACK.
Part: STRUCTURE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
CORROSION RIGHT FUSELAGE ON STRINGER SPLICE AT STR 32S FRAME 488, SPLICE ON STR 29 AND AT FRAME 488, FRAME 433 LEG AT ST 31S, STR 29 .021 DEEP AT FRAME 529, SURFACE .006 DEEP ON SPLICE STR 28 AT FRAME 488, 7 AREAS RADIUS OF STR 31 MAX .013 DEEP BETWEEN FRAMES 291 AND 312, STR 31S AT FRAMES 253, 270, 291, 354, 333, 445, 370, 202, 312 AND 488, BETWEEN FRAMES 467 AND 488 .008 DEEP AND 467 (WITH VERTICAL MEMBER). SUPPORT BRACKET AT CROSS MEMBER FRAME 222, STR 28S AT FRAME 510, STR 25S AT FRAME 255, STRINGERS 30S AND 29S AT FRAME 531, TENSION FITTINGS AT FRAME 202, STR 30S AT FRAME 259 .030 AND .024 DEEP, STRAP BOLTS BETWEEN FRAMES 467 AND 488, STRINGERS 30S, 31S, 29S AND 38S AT FRAME 488.
Part: TAB — BROKEN (PAX DOOR)
LOWER AFT CORNER OF PASSENGER DOOR ENTRANCE COMBING HAS TAB BROKEN OFF. REPAIRED AS NECESSARY.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (RT AILERON TAB)
RIGHT HAND AILERON TRIM TAB ATTACH BRACKET CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH RADIUS ON AFT SIDE FORWARD. REPLACED BRACKET.
Part: CONDUIT — DAMAGED (RT WING)
RIGHT WING WIRE CONDUIT RIPPED OPEN AND BRACKET DAMAGED AT NR 4 FLAP JACKSCREW LOCATION. REPAIRED AS NECESSARY.
Part: SKIN — CHAFED (RT TE FLAP)
RIGHT HAND WING OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD UPPER SKIN HAS CHAFE, DEPTH IS .009 LENGTH AND WIDTH .3 BY .3 LOCATED 2.5 INCHES FROM INBOARD EDGE. REPAIRED AS NECESSARY.
Part: BOOTS — MALFUNCTIONED (DEICE SYST)
EN ROUTE MULTIPLE DEICE BOOTS DID NOT INFLATE IN FREEZING CONDITIONS. CHECKED ALL BOOTS WITH SHOP AIR IN MANUAL AND AUTO MODE. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED DRAIN PLUGS WITH NO WATER FOUND OR ANY OTHER DISCREPANCIES.
1998
Part: PLATE — CORRODED (RT WING)
SBY - DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION PITS WERE FOUND IN THE FUEL CELL LID AND LADDER PLATE ON THE OUTBOARD END. REPAIRED IAW PIEDMONT AIRLINES E08-57-98-1033. (M)
Part: COVER — CORRODED (RT WING)
SBY - DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE RIGHT WING MIDDLE FUEL CELL COVER PLATE WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED BEYOND MAINTENANCE MANUAL LIMITS. REPAIRED THE COVER IAW PIEDMONT AIRLINES E08-57-98-1033. (M)
Part: COVER — CORRODED (RT WING)
SBY - DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON THE RIGHT WING MIDDLE FUEL TANK LID THAT WAS MAINTENANCE MANUAL LIMITS. REPAIRED IAW PIEDMONT AIRLINES E08-57-98-1033. (M)
Part: VALVE — FAILED (NLG)
CLT/HHH - FLT 3160 - LOST HYDRAULIC QUANTITY AND PRESSURE AFTER LANDING GEAR EXTENSION. DIVERTED TO SAV. REMOVED AND REPLACED SOLENOID SEQUENCE VALVE FOR NOSE GEAR. SERVICED AND BLED NR 2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. (X)
Part: VALVE — FAILED (MLG)
FLT 3470 - CLT-CHA - UPON GEAR UP SELECTION AFTER TAKEOFF, 3 RED UNSAFE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND GEAR DID NOT MOVE. SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND 3 GEAR DOWN/LOCKED LIGHTS ON. RETURNED TO CLT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE, OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
1997
Part: WIRE — FAILED (LT WINDSHIELD)
FLT 3030 - PHL-DCA - AFTER TAKEOFF, SMELLED SMOKE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD HEAT TERMINALS. TURNED WINDSHIELD HEAT OFF AND RETURNED TO PHL WITHOUT INCIDENT. CHECKED RESISTANCE OF WINDSHIELD, CLEANED LEAD AND REMOVED AND REPLACED WIRE LEAD, MEL 30-10. (M)
1996
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
PHF/DCA - FLT 3091 - DURING PREFLIGHT WALK-AROUND, FOUND LEFT AND RIGHT UNDERWING INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR EEL LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED PS3 AND PS6 BATTERY PACKS. (X)
1995
Part: SWITCH — FAILED (FUEL PRESS)
FLT 3289 - TPA - MIA - DURING TAKEOFF, THE NR 1 FUEL FILTER BYPASS CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 HIGT PRESSURE FUEL FILTER BYPASS PRESSURE SWITCH AND HIGH AND LOW PRESSURE FUEL FILTERS. (W)
Part: FUEL FILTER — FAILED (ENG NR 1)
FLT 3289 - TPA - MIA - DURING TAKEOFF, THE NR 1 FUEL FILTER BYPASS CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 HIGT PRESSURE FUEL FILTER BYPASS PRESSURE SWITCH AND HIGHT AND LOW PRESSURE FUEL FILTERS. (W)
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (RT MLG DOOR)
FLT 3465 - MIA-MCO - AFTER TAKEOFF AND AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE. AIRCRAFT TURNED BACK AND LANDED IN MIA WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT FORWARD GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR. (W)
Part: RETRACT MECH — MALFUNCTIONED (RT MLG)
FLT NR 3442 - TPA-JAX - AFTER TAKEOFF AND DURING GEAR RETRACTION, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR AMBER ADVISORY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VISUAL INSPECTION CONFIRMED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FORWARD DOOR WAS OPEN. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN JAX WITHOUT INCIDENT. REGAPPED FORWARD DOOR ACTUATOR PROXIMITY SENSOR, CYCLED LANDING GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (W)