ROTORWORKS, LLC
Also recorded as: ROTORWORKS LLC, ROTORWORKS, LLC, RotorWorks, LLC
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
Operated by ROTORWORKS LLC (per NTSB report)
Operated by ROTORWORKS LLC (per NTSB report)
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.
3 reports on file.
ON TAKEOFF PILOT REALIZED HE HAD NO ANTI-TORQUE INPUT WITH LEFT PEDAL INPUT. THE PILOT LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATELY BUT THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED 180 DEGREES BEFORE COMING TO REST. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THE RH THRUSTER CABLE WAS BROKEN APPROXIMATELY AT THE 90 DEGREE PULLEY ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STATIONARY CONE.
MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT. IMMEDIATELY LANDED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND NO OIL PRESSURE BEING SUPPLIED BY LUBE PUMP. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND METALLIC CHIP LODGED IN THE IMPELLER OF THE OIL PUMP RESULTING IN THE PUMP SHAFT SHEARING. REMOVED TRANSMISSION SIGHT GLASS AND PLUG ON RIGHT SIDE. FOUND RING GEAR HAS CRACK AND MISSING MATERIAL.
OIL LINE FROM TRANSMISSION TO OIL COOLER BEGAN LEAKING AT SWEDGED FITTING ON THE TRANSMISSION SIDE. OIL WAS INJESTED INTO THE OIL COOLER BLOWER AND CAUSED FUMES IN THE CABIN. LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON SHORT FINAL. THE AREA WAS LOOKED AT 3 DAYS PRIOR AND SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKS.