REEDER FLYING SERVICE, INC.
Also recorded as: REEDER FLYING SERVICE, REEDER FLYING SERVICE, INC., Reeder Flying Service, Inc.
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
Operated by REEDER FLYING SERVICE INC (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.
2 reports on file.
THE TRANSPONDER BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO ENTER SQUAWK CODES. THE UNIT WAS SENT INTO THE MFG FOR REPAIR WHERE THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FACEPLATE WITH NEW. THE EXPLANATION IS THAT THE HELICOPTER OPERATIONS HAVE A HIGHER VIBRATION RATE AS WELL AS PERFORMED IN DUSTIER CONDITIONS. ALSO, MANY HELICOPTERS HAVE THESE UNITS MOUNTED IN THE CONSOLE AT AN ANGLE WHICH ALLOWS SMALL DUST PARTICLES INTO THE SOFT BUTTONS AND THE ASSOCIATED SWITCHING MECHANISMS. THE SMALL DIRT PARTICLES AND VIBRATIONS EAT AWAY THE FOIL SWITCHING MECHANISMS RENDERING THEM INOPERABLE AT SOME POINT. THE SISTER SHIP TO THIS ACFT WITH HALF THE AFTT HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND HAS THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT A FULL FAILURE, MAKING 2 OF THE SAME DISCREPANCIES. ITS TRANSPONDER HAS ALSO BEEN REPAIRED. CLEANLINESS AND MAYBE A DIFFERENT MOUNTING AREA WOULD HELP THE SITUATION. THE AVIONICS SHOP WORKING THIS PROBLEM STATED THAT THEY HAVE ONLY SEEN THIS ISSUE IN HELICOPTERS AND NOT IN FIXED WING ACFT AS OF YET. JUST WANTED TO GET THE WORD OUT THAT THERE MAY BE ISSUES LOOMING.
DURING HOVER ON A LONG-LINE OPERATION, THE ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING PERFORMED AND GRAINS OF METAL WERE FOUND ON THE RT UPPER ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR. FOUND TO BE THE NR 1 BEARING IN THE COMPRESSOR. THIS IS THE OLD, ORIGINAL PART THAT WE ARE REPLACING WITH AN UPGRADED FRONT HOUSING AND BEARING IAW SB 72-3242. SOME INFO IS MISSING AS THE ENGINE AND ITS LOGS WERE SENT OFF FOR REPAIR BEFORE THIS REPORT WAS GENERATED.
Linked aircraft
| N-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N350CR | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N351E | AMERICAN EUROCOPTER CORP AS350B3 | 2011 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N352R | EUROCOPTER AS 350 B3 | 2002 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N353E | AMERICAN EUROCOPTER CORP AS350B3 | 2012 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N354E | AMERICAN EUROCOPTER CORP AS350B3 | 2013 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N356L | BELL 206L-3 | — | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N4237M | BELL 206B | 1989 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |