N928CM

BELL 407 · 1999 · Rotorcraft · 1 engine · 7 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: HILLSBORO AVIATION INC, OR (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Hillsboro Aviation, Inc (LJEA)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.

1 report on file, 2020-09-07.

OTHER · 2020-09-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5610

Part: CHIN BUBBLE — SEPARATED (LEFT) · airframe 3,066 hrs · 8,333 cycles

LT QUICK RELEASE REMOVABLE RUBBER MOUNTED CHIN BUBBLE WINDOW POPPED OUT WHEN AIRCRAFT LANDED IN REMOTE AREA. NO MAJOR DAMAGE ASIDE FROM ABRASION SCRATCHES OCCURRED TO WINDOW AND NO DEVIATIONS TO FLIGHT OCCURRED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. WINDOW WAS RECOVERED AND REPAIRS IN PROGRESS. TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN UNUSUALLY HIGH AND APPROXIMATE OAT AT THE TIME WAS 93 DEGREES F. PREVIOUS DAY TEMPERATURES EXCEEDED 118 DEG F. AIRCRAFT IS PAINTED BLACK AND WINDOW OBSERVED TO BE EXCESSIVELY SOFT. WE DETERMINED THAT LATENT HEAT WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO WINDOW POPPING OUT AS NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE WINDOW FRAME, SEAL OR WINDOW ITSELF ASIDE FROM INCREASED PLASTICITY DUE TO HEAT.

Source: SDR LJEA2020090800001