N9YTKB
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.
6 reports on file, 2016-11-01 – 2025-11-19.
Part: STABILIZER — CRACKED (LEADING EDGE) · airframe 8,312 hrs · 18,358 cycles
REFENCES ARE MADE TO SDR UNIQUE CONTROL #2026FA0000017, #2026FA0000018 AND #2026FA0000020 RAISED PREVIOUSLY. #2026FA0000017 - ERRORS WERE MADE WHEN ENTERING THE AIRCRAFT SERIAL NUMBER (9Y-TKB) THIS SHOULD READ "41395" AS CORRECTED, #2026FA0000018 - DIFFICULTY DATE (1/12/2026) THIS IS CORRECT TO 11/19/2025 AND #2026FA0000020 - COMPONENT TT AND TSN WAS CORRECTED TO 10062.47HRS AND ADDITIONAL DETAILS TO INSPECTIONS CARRIED OUT SUBSEQUENTLY. SEE DETAILS OF THIS REPORT. DURING A VISUAL INSPECTION OF 9Y-TKB AFTER FLIGHT THE LINE SUPERVISORS DISCOVERED THE CRACK ON THE TAILPLANE ASSEMBLY LEFT LEADING EDGE LOWER PANEL. LOCATION OF CRACK IS ESTIMATED TO BE STA 12370 AND BL (-940 THRU -718). THE CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY 222MM IN LENGTH AND RUNS ALONG THE STATION LINE STA 12370. A LOGBOOK ENTRY (LBE 206/25) WAS RAISED TO RECORD THIS DEFECT. OEM WAS ENGAGED VIA PSE/TQ/2025/220653 ON 19TH NOVEMBER 2025. REPLACEMENT OF TAILPLANE ASSEMBLY WAS CARRIED OUT ON RESPECTIVE LOGBOOK ENTRY 206/25. TALO/379/25 RAISED TO CARRY OUT MAINTENANCE ON TAILPLANE ASSEMBLY IN OVERHAUL SHOP. A DETAIL INSPECTION WAS CARRIED OUT I.A.W AMP-39-A-55-11-00-00A-31AB-A. NO IMPACT DAMAGE WAS FOUND. THE AFFECTED TAILPLANE LEFT LEADING EDGE ASSY P/N 3G5510A05731M01 WAS REPLACED.
Part: PANEL — CORRODED · airframe 2,358 hrs
L/H LOWER FUSELAGE PANEL CORRODED. MAJOR PERFORMED.
Part: DECK PLATE — CORRODED (UPPER DECK) · airframe 2,358 hrs
FWD UPPER DECK PANEL CORRODED. OPEN
Part: DECK PLATE — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · airframe 2,358 hrs
AFT UPPER DECK CORRODED. REPLACED THE DECK PLATE
Part: PANEL — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 2,358 hrs
DURING MAINTENANCE, THE FORWARD LOWER PANEL WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED BETWEEN BS 3120 AND 3900. MAJOR REPAIR PERFORMED.
Part: MOUNT — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR SHAFT) · airframe 2,098 hrs
CRACK FOUND IN AREA OF NR 1 TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT HANGAR BEARING MOUNT ON L/H SIDE OF TAILBOOM.AWAITING FOR REPAIR FROM MANUFACTURER