PHI AVIATION, LLC

Part 135 operator · designator HEEA

Data confidence: Records are linked by certificate number, aircraft registration, or a name match that a reviewer has confirmed. Each record below shows how it was linked.

Also recorded as: PHI AVIATION LLC, PHI AVIATION, LLC, PHI Aviation, LLC

Accident & enforcement record

Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.

NTSB accidents & incidents

Acc · 2023-05-23 Operator named in NTSB report
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407 (N451PH) None injury Part 91

Operated by PHI AVIATION LLC (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case CEN23LA199

FAA enforcement actions

FAA enforcement records haven't been loaded into GroundCheck yet, so none can be shown — a gap in our data, not evidence of a clean enforcement history.

Maintenance disclosure history

Service Difficulty Reports are self-reported maintenance findings. The NUMBER of reports is not a measure of reliability — diligent operators file more, not fewer. These are shown for transparency, not as a negative signal.

22,133 reports on file — showing most recent 50.

J · 2026-03-16 Matched by certificate designator
N675P · ATA 6520

TGB CHIP LIGHT. ENROUTE FROM MC809A TO HOUMA, TGB CHIP LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY 4 TIMES. PILOTS DECIDED TO DEVIATE TO KGAO FOLLOWING THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE.

Source: SDR HEEA202603170001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2026-01-01 Matched by certificate designator
N745P · ATA 3210

ON CLIMB OUT FROM KGLS, RIGHT SIDE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT.

Source: SDR HEEA202601020001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2025-11-07 Matched by certificate designator
N951PH · ATA 7600

FADEC1 FAULT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY FADEC 2 FAULT SEVERAL MINUTES LATER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. RTB. DURING RTB BOTH CAS EXTINGUISHED PRIOR TO LANDING.

Source: SDR HEEA202511100001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2025-10-25 Matched by certificate designator
N673P · ATA 6320

DURING FLIGHT THE DISPATCH MESSAGE XMSN: MGB CHIP FRT AGB SENSOR DISPLAYED, CREW INITIATED RTB.

Source: SDR HEEA202510300001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2025-10-24 Matched by certificate designator
N925PH · ATA 3417

NR 2 ADC FAIL IN CRUISE FLIGHT. PERFORMED APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST AND RETURNED TO HMAN.

Source: SDR HEEA202510240001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2025-09-19 Matched by certificate designator
N673P · ATA 6320

DURING CLIMB OUT, NOTICED A MGB CHIP DISPATCH MESSAGE.

Source: SDR HEEA202509220001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2025-09-11 Matched by certificate designator
N675P · ATA 3417

AIR1 DATA FAIL DISPLAYED ON MASTER LIST DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. RTB HOUMA NORTH RAMP. BRIEFED PASSENGERS AND RELEASED AIRCRAFT TO MAINTENANCE.

Source: SDR HEEA202509120001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2025-09-03 Matched by certificate designator
N725P · ATA 7500

NUMBER ONE ENGINE BARRIER FILTER MAINTENANCE CAUTION CAME ON IN FLIGHT RETURNED TO HOUMA. ALL OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS NORMAL.

Source: SDR HEEA202509050001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2025-08-25 Matched by certificate designator
N674P · ATA 2200

DEPARTING HMALA ON CLIMB TO ALTITUDE, AP REDUNDANCY CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOUND THAT AP2 WAS INOPERATIVE AND WOULD NOT RESET.

Source: SDR HEEA202509030001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2025-08-15 Matched by certificate designator
N950PH · ATA 4920

DURING THE EXECUTION OF BEFORE LANDING CHECKS, THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT (APU) FAILED TO START, AND THE APU FAIL CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES CHECKLIST AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE HOUMA HELIPORT.

Source: SDR HEEA202508180001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2025-08-05 Matched by certificate designator
N951PH · ATA 6540

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, IGB CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LANDED BACK AT DESTINATION PLATFORM.

Source: SDR HEEA202508080001 · FAA SDRS
K J · 2025-07-21 Matched by certificate designator
N738P · ATA 7261

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, SLOW STEADY DECREASE OF NUMBER 1 ENGINE OIL PSI WAS NOTED.

Source: SDR HEEA202507240001 · FAA SDRS
F · 2025-07-14 Matched by certificate designator
N445PH · ATA 5100

WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 300 TO 400 FEET AGL, A LOUD BANG WAS OBSERVED, COINCIDING WITH A BRIEF UNCOMMANDED YAW TO THE LEFT.

Source: SDR HEEA202507160001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2025-06-27 Matched by certificate designator
N674P · ATA 7261

WHITE ENG TREND MESSAGE, FOLLOWED BY RED ENG 2 OIL LOW PRESS DISPLAYED IN CRUISE FLIGHT. BROUGHT ENG 2 TO IDLE. ENG 2 OIL LOW PRESS MESSAGED EXTINGUISHED.

Source: SDR HEEA202507110001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2025-06-17 Matched by certificate designator
N937PH · ATA 3417

#2 ADC FAILED IN FLIGHT.

Source: SDR HEEA202506200001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2025-05-25 Matched by certificate designator
N929PH · ATA 4960

APU FAIL CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING BEFORE LANDING CHECKS.

Source: SDR HEEA202505270001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2025-05-25 Matched by certificate designator
N454PH · ATA 6320

TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT, RETURNED TO DEPARTURE POINT.

Source: SDR HEEA202505270002 · FAA SDRS
J · 2025-04-07 Matched by certificate designator
N448PH · ATA 6320

ENROUTE TO SM76, TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED INFLIGHT. CONTACTED COMM CENTER AND FOUND NEAREST AVAILABLE PLATFORM TO LAND. NO SECONDARY INDICATIONS. DAY MECHANIC PERFORMED CHIP LIGHT INVESTIGATION OFFSHORE. CLEANED AND INSPECTED TRANSMISSION CHIP DETECTORS, PERFORMED PENALTY RUN, AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR HEEA202504100001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2025-03-16 Matched by certificate designator
N946PH · ATA 3233

ON INITIAL CLIMB OUT, LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. EMERGENCY PROCEDURE PERFORMED AND GEAR HANDLE PLACED DOWN. DOWN LOCKED 3 GREEN INDICATION AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE.

Source: SDR HEEA202403190001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2025-03-05 Matched by certificate designator
N936PH · ATA 4920

BEFORE LANDING OFFSHORE, APU FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY PROCEDURE PERFORMED. RETURNED TO HOUMA.

Source: SDR HEEA202503100001 · FAA SDRS
N · 2025-02-18 Matched by certificate designator
N935PH · ATA 6540

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, IGB HOT LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

Source: SDR HEEA202502200001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2025-01-28 Matched by certificate designator
N343PH · ATA 2400

WHILE IN CRUISE AT 7000'INBOUND FROM SS332B'SYS1 BUS TIE OPEN SYS2" CAUTION CAME ON. PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURE AND CONTACTED MAINTENANCE AFTER LANDING IN HMA.

Source: SDR HEEA202502030001 · FAA SDRS
Y · 2025-01-27 Matched by certificate designator
N949PH · ATA 7200

DURING DEPARTURE FROM MC782/DEEPWATER POSEIDON THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN UN-COMMANDED, INFLIGHT SHUTDOWN OF THE #1 ENGINE. THE AIRCREW FOLLOWED THE CHECKLIST EMERGENCY PROCEDURE AND LANDED AT HOUMA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

Source: SDR HEEA202501310001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2025-01-17 Matched by certificate designator
N151PH · ATA 6320

ON CLIMB OUT, GOT A MAIN GEARBOX CHIP CAS MSG. BURNED IT THREE TIMES AND CAME ON A FOURTH TIME.

Source: SDR HEEA202501200001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2025-01-17 Matched by certificate designator
N343PH · ATA 2460

#1 AND #2 BUS TIE OPEN LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT.

Source: SDR HEEA202501200002 · FAA SDRS
J · 2025-01-10 Matched by certificate designator
N343PH · ATA 2460

#1 AND #2 BUS TIE OPEN LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT.

Source: SDR HEEA202501130001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2025-01-03 Matched by certificate designator
N936PH · ATA 3260

LANDING GEAR WILL NOT RETRACT.

Source: SDR HEEA202501070003 · FAA SDRS
J · 2025-01-02 Matched by certificate designator
N393PH · ATA 6300

AFTER LEVEL OFF AT 6000' OUTBOUND, APPROXIMATELY 15NM SOUTH OF HOUMA, MGB CHIP CAUTION CAME ON. PERFORMED "CHIP PULSE" PER THE CHECKLIST WITH NO EFFECT. RETURNED TO HOUMA AND CONTACTED MAINTENANCE.

Source: SDR HEEA202501070001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2024-12-31 Matched by certificate designator
N932PH · ATA 6320

LN CRUISE ON A FLIGHT FROM HMA TO GB-386 POSEIDON, A MGB CHLP CAUTION ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY INPUT 2 CHIP CAUTION APPROXIMATELY 4 MINUTES LATER. CREW DEVIATED TO KHUM UPON FIRST CAUTION.

Source: SDR HEEA202501020001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2024-12-29 Matched by certificate designator
N936PH · ATA 3230

DURING CLIMB, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS RAISED.

Source: SDR HEEA202412290001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2024-12-29 Matched by certificate designator
N936PH · ATA 3230

DURING CLIMB, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS RAISED. PILOT ELECTED TO LOWER GEAR HANDLE AND LAND.

Source: SDR HEEA202501070002 · FAA SDRS
J · 2024-12-18 Matched by certificate designator
N343PH · ATA 2435

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT SYSTEM 1 & SYSTEM 2 BUS TIE OPEN CAUTION LIGHT ILLIMINATED. PERFORMED CHECKLIST PROCEDURE AND RETURNED TO BASE.

Source: SDR HEEA202412230001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2024-12-17 Matched by certificate designator
N794P · ATA 2434

#2 GENERATOR FAILED DURING OUR HIGH ORBIT OF MC773. CONTINUED ORBITING AND FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE CHECKLIST. UNABLE TO RESET. LANDED AT MC773 WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Source: SDR HEEA202412180001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2024-12-02 Matched by certificate designator
N937PH · ATA 3230

DURING TAKEOFF FROM HOUMA THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT.

Source: SDR HEEA202412060001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2024-11-22 Matched by certificate designator
N406PH · ATA 6320

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, CHIP XMSN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RETURNED TO HMAE.

Source: SDR HEEA202411260001 · FAA SDRS
O · 2024-11-19 Matched by certificate designator
N412PH · ATA 5302

T/R GEAR BOX MOUNTING CAN ON AFT END OF TAILBOOM HAS LOOSE FASTENERS.

Source: SDR HEEA202411190001 · FAA SDRS
C B · 2024-10-18 Matched by certificate designator
N440PH · ATA 7500

HEATER STUCK ON IN THE ON POSITION. WHEN MORE COLLECTIVE RAISED, FELT MORE HEAT, ALSO VERY FAINT SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING. VALVE HANDLE LOOSE. DEBRIS IN HEATER DUCT EMITTED ODOR WHEN HOT.

Source: SDR HEEA202410180001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2024-09-22 Matched by certificate designator
N940PH · ATA 6320

#1 INPUT CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

Source: SDR HEEA202409230001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2024-09-13 Matched by certificate designator
N725P · ATA 7320

DURING 3Q CLIMB OUT, FLUCTUATIONS IN TORQUE AND N1 OBSERVED WITH YAW TO THE LEFT. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY DECU MINOR FAULT. PROCEEDED TO RTB.

Source: SDR HEEA202409160001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2024-09-06 Matched by certificate designator
N343PH · ATA 2432

BUS TIE OPEN #1 AND #2 INFLIGHT. PERFORMED EP AND RETURNED TO HOUMA.

Source: SDR HEEA202409180001 · FAA SDRS
N · 2024-09-03 Matched by certificate designator
N951PH · ATA 6540

CHIP SYSTEMS FAULT AND IGB OIL HOT LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

Source: SDR HEEA202409060001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2024-08-27 Matched by certificate designator
N944PH · ATA 2421

#1 GENERATOR FAILURE.

Source: SDR HEEA202408300001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2024-08-13 Matched by certificate designator
N944PH · ATA 2421

WHILE IN CRUISE FLT @ 4000 FT, THE AC #1 GENERATOR FAILED. AFTER FOLLOWING THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE CHECKLIST, WE CUT OFF THE AC #1 GENERATOR AND CONTINUED TO OUR DESTINATION OF HOUMA WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Source: SDR HEEA202408150001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2024-07-26 Matched by certificate designator
N725P · ATA 6320

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE MGB PRESSURE INDICATION BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 65PSI TO 0 PSI. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE.

Source: SDR HEEA202407290001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2024-07-25 Matched by certificate designator
N945PH · ATA 7200

#2 ENGINE CHIP CAUTION LIGHT ON.

Source: SDR HEEA202407260001 · FAA SDRS
B · 2024-07-23 Matched by certificate designator
N714P · ATA 2170

15 MINUTES FROM HOUMA, SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING OUT OF A/C VENTS. AIR CONDITIONER AND FAN WERE TURNED OFF AND SMOKE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED.

Source: SDR HEEA202407240001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2024-07-11 Matched by certificate designator
N936PH · ATA 6320

ON OUTBOUND LEG, DURING CLIMB OUT, MGB PRESSURE INCREASED INTO THE PRECAUTIONARY (YELLOW) RANGE. RTB, DECLARED EMERGENCY, LANDED RUNWAY 36 AT HOUMA.

Source: SDR HEEA202407150001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2024-07-10 Matched by certificate designator
N153PH · ATA 3233

BEFORE LANDING CHECKS, THE NOSE GEAR SHOWED LOCKED DOWN BUT 2X MAIN GEAR WERE SHOWING AMBER CAUTION LIGHTS. AIRSPEED WAS REDUCED AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND HYDRAULIC PAGE WAS CHECKED. ALL WAS NORMAL & GEAR WAS CYCLED 3 TIMES. THE MAIN GEAR WAS STILL SHOWING AMBER CAUTIONS SO THE EMERGENCY DOWN SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED PER QRH.

Source: SDR HEEA202407110001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2024-06-28 Matched by certificate designator
N152PH · ATA 6397

AFTER TAKE-OFF DURING CLIMB OUT MAIN GEAR BOX CHIP SUMP KEEP CAME ON AND OFF NONSTOP. RTB. FOUND OIL & WATER IN SUMP CHIP PLUG CONNECTOR. CLEANED CONNECTOR.

Source: SDR HEEA202407020001 · FAA SDRS
J · 2024-06-26 Matched by certificate designator
N794P · ATA 3260

LANDING GEAR INITIALLY WOULD NOT RETRACT. AFTER CYCLING THE LANDING GEAR ONCE, IT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY AND RETRACTED.

Source: SDR HEEA202406280001 · FAA SDRS

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