N971AE

No registry detail on file · not in current registry

Operators of this aircraft

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

No operator established for this aircraft.

Accident & incident history

Accident · 2004-12-14 Unresolved
Eurocopter AS-350-B3 Fatal injury Part 91 — operator not named in the NTSB record
Source: NTSB case LAX05FA053

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.

26 reports on file, 2000-03-23 – 2003-07-02.

OTHER · 2003-07-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2565

Part: HANDLE — BROKEN (SLIDE) · airframe 1,804 hrs

SLIDE HANDLE HAS BROKEN PIN. REPLACED.

Source: SDR HEEA088082
FLUID LOSS · 2003-05-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7314

Part: VALVE — LEAKING (FUEL PUMP) · airframe 1,738 hrs

FUEL PUMP METERING VALVE IS LEAKING FROM SEAL DRAIN.

Source: SDR HEEA086506
OTHER · 2003-02-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7100

Part: DISTRIBUTOR — CONTAMINATED (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 1,605 hrs

CARBON BUILD UP IN FUEL DISTRIBUTOR CAUSING ENGINE NOT TO START DUE TO COMPRESSOR WOULD NOT TURN.

Source: SDR HEEA084189
WARNING INDICATION · 2003-01-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6320

Part: GEARBOX — MAKING METAL (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 1,555 hrs

CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATION. METAL FOUND ON LOWER PLUG OF THE MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX. IN SHOP REPAIR.

Source: SDR HEEA083501
Earlier reports · 2000–2002 · 22 reports

2002

OTHER · 2002-06-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6220

Part: FLANGE — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 1,284 hrs

WEAR ON FLANGE ASSEMBLY. SCRAPPED LOCALLY.

Source: SDR HEEA080307
OTHER · 2002-06-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6321

Part: LINER — WORN (ROTOR BRAKE) · airframe 1,284 hrs

MAIN ROTOR BRAKE HAS A WORN LINING.

Source: SDR HEEA080308
OTHER · 2002-05-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6220

Part: STARFLEX — UNBONDED (MAIN ROTOR HEAD) · airframe 1,177 hrs

MAIN ROTOR HEAD STARFLEX BUSHING ON STAR ARM UNBONDED.

Source: SDR HEEA079261
OTHER · 2002-05-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED (NACELLE) · airframe 1,242 hrs

ENGINE TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START AFTER THE ENGINE IS RUN AND GETS WARMED UP. STARTS OK WHEN COLD.

Source: SDR HEEA078707
OTHER · 2002-03-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6410

Part: BEARING — SEPARATED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 1,119 hrs

TAIL ROTOR LAMINANT SEPARATION AT THE END OF THE BEARINGS. (SCRAPPED)

Source: SDR HEEA078634
NO TEST · 2002-03-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3416

Part: ANEROID — READS LOW (COCKPIT) · airframe 982 hrs

READS 100 FEET LOW AND SOMETIMES 300 FEET LOW.

Source: SDR HEEA078644
NO TEST · 2002-03-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 8000

Part: SWITCH — FAILED (STARTER) · airframe 1,164 hrs

INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEM.

Source: SDR HEEA078639
OTHER · 2002-03-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6220

Part: STOP — SEPARATED (STARFLEX) · airframe 1,119 hrs

SEPARATION AT STARFLEX ATTACH POINT.

Source: SDR HEEA078638
OTHER · 2002-03-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6520

Part: BEARING — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 1,119 hrs

TAIL ROTOR BEARING HAS RUBBER CRACKED AND DETERIORATED ON BEARING. SCRAPPED PER AEC.

Source: SDR HEEA078630
OTHER · 2002-02-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7320

Part: VALVE — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 1,104 hrs

ENGINE WOULD START INTERMITTENTLY.

Source: SDR HEEA077705

2001

OTHER · 2001-12-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7421

Part: IGNITER — WORN (ENGINE) · airframe 958 hrs

ENGINE IGNITER WORN.

Source: SDR HEEA077396
OTHER · 2001-12-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7421

Part: IGNITER — WORN (ENGINE) · airframe 958 hrs

ENGINE IGNITER WORN.

Source: SDR HEEA077395
OTHER · 2001-10-31 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6730

Part: SERVO — LEAKING (SERVO SYSTEM) · airframe 958 hrs

LEAKING PAST SHAFT SEAL. PENDING VENDOR RETURN.

Source: SDR HEEA077044
OTHER · 2001-10-31 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6321

Part: LINER — WORN (M/R BRAKE) · airframe 958 hrs

WORN LINING.

Source: SDR HEEA077041
OTHER · 2001-10-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7320

Part: VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (FUEL METERING) · airframe 936 hrs

NG AND TORQUE FLUCTUATIONS. PENDING VENDOR RETURN.

Source: SDR HEEA076249
OTHER · 2001-09-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6410

Part: BEARING — DELAMINATED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 881 hrs

LAMINANT SEPARATION AT THE END OF THE BEARINGS. PENDING VENDOR RETURN.

Source: SDR HEEA076066
OTHER · 2001-05-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7230

Part: BLADE — CRACKED (COMPRESSOR) · airframe 720 hrs

CRACKED COMPRESSOR BLADE.

Source: SDR HEEA073012
OTHER · 2001-05-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7230

Part: BLADE — CRACKED (COMPRESSOR) · airframe 720 hrs

CRACKED COMPRESSOR BLADE.

Source: SDR HEEA073011
OTHER · 2001-05-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3160

Part: SWITCH — FAILED (VEMD) · airframe 673 hrs

FAILURE ON VEMD.

Source: SDR HEEA073105
OTHER · 2001-05-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: TURBINE — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 684 hrs

HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. SENT TO TURBOMECA FOR CREDIT AGAINST REPLACEMENT PART PURCHASED.

Source: SDR HEEA072891
OTHER · 2001-04-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2340

Part: CONTROLLER — MALFUNCTIONED (AUDIO) · airframe 469 hrs

MIC STAYS HOT IN VOX POSITION. SENT TO NORTHERN AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGY FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.

Source: SDR HEEA072715

2000

OTHER · 2000-03-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6520

Part: SPIDER — LOOSE (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 88 hrs

TAIL ROTOR SPIDER BEARING RETAINER LOOSE.

Source: SDR HEEA067652