P.J. HELICOPTERS, INC.
Also recorded as: P.J. HELICOPTERS, P.J. HELICOPTERS, INC., P.J. Helicopters, Inc., PJ AIR, PJ Helicopters
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
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.
7 reports on file.
DURING A ROUTINE 150 HOUR INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE COMPOSITE PANEL BELOW THE OIL COOLER BLOWER, AS WELL AS AN AIRFRAME LONGERON AND STRINGER BELOW THE PANEL EXHIBITED STRUCTUAL CRACKING. THE DEFECT OCCURRED DURING UTILITY FIRE FIGHTING OPERATIONS UNDER NORMAL FLIGHT PARAMETERS SOMETIME WITHIN THE LAST 150 FLIGHT HOURS. NO ABNORMAL VIBRATIONS OR ANOMALIES WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT PRIOR TO DISCOVERY OF THE ISSUE. THE PROBABLE CAUSE IS EITHER AN IMBALACE IN THE OIL COOLER BLOWER OR A FAILED TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT BEARING.
ELT WOULD ACTIVATE ON ITS OWN, RETURNED TO MANUFACTURE. REPLACED G SWITCH, RECERTIFY AND FOUND TO BE OK.
INSPECTING ELT, FOUND CASE TO BE IN MANY PIECES WITH CRACKS THROUGHOUT ENTIRE UNIT. PLASTIC SEEMS TO BE VERY SOFT AND BRITTLE. THIS IS SECOND ELT OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL THAT HAS BEEN FOUND IN THIS CONDITION DURING TESTING FOR NON OPERATION.
CRACK FOUND UNDER TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX AT AFT, RIGHT, MOUNT HOLE. CRACK WAS NOT SEEN UNTIL GEARBOX WAS REMOVED TO PERFORM ASBCRACK WAS ONE INCH LONG, GOING FOR AND AFT THRU HOLE.
SUBMITTER STATED THIS MODEL NUMBERED TRANSFER PUMP IS CONSISTENTLY FAILING AT 300 HOURS OR LESS CAUSING A DANGEROUS CONDITION FOR PILOTS AND INCREASED MAINTENANCE. INSTALLED ON 5-22-00. FAILED ON 6-3-00. (X)
SUBMITTER STATED THIS MODEL NUMBERED TRANSFER PUMP IS CONSISTENTLY FAILING AT 300 HOURS OR LESS CAUSING A DANGEROUS CONDITION FOR PILOTS. INSTALLED ON 4-5-00. FAILED ON 5-24-00. (X)
DURING EXTERNAL LOAD OPS, ENGINE RPM WENT TO APPROXIMATELY 60 PERCENT N2. LOAD WAS DROPPED AND RPM CAME BACK TO 95 PERCENT. AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILES TO LZ, BUT WOULD NOT HOLD RPM TO HOVER. FOUND FILTER IN FUEL NOZZLE COLLAPSED.
Linked aircraft
| N-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N216PJ | BELL 214B | 1981 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N217PJ | BELL 214B | 1979 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N400PJ | BELL 407 | 2006 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N402PJ | BELL 407 | 1997 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N403PJ | BELL 407 | 1998 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N405PJ | — | — | Matched by certificate designator | |
| N406PJ | BELL 407 | 2000 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N407PJ | BELL 407 | 2001 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N408PJ | BELL 407 | 1998 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N409PJ | BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407 | 1998 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N411PJ | BELL 407 | 1996 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N414PJ | BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407 | 2010 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N424PJ | BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 429 | 2012 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N426PJ | BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 429 | 2011 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N516PJ | HUGHES 369D | — | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N530PJ | — | — | Matched by certificate designator | |
| N531PJ | — | — | Matched by certificate designator | |
| N61PJ | PHILLIP JACOBUS MTOSPORT | 2018 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N64PJ | — | — | Matched by certificate designator | |
| N79PJ | — | — | Matched by certificate designator | |
| N85PJ | — | — | Matched by certificate designator | |
| N903PJ | PILATUS PC-12/45 | 1999 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N904PJ | PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/47 | 2007 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N92PJ | BELL 206L-3 | 1984 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N97PJ | — | — | Matched by certificate designator |