Cherokee Helicopter Service, LLC
Also recorded as: CHEROKEE HELICOPTER SERVICE, LLC, Cherokee Helicopter Service, LLC
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
No NTSB accidents or incidents linked to this operator.
FAA enforcement actions
No FAA enforcement actions linked to this operator.
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. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
Reports span 2025–2025. Most-reported systems: Engine (72) — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: WARNING INDICATION — 1.
1 report on file.
Part: MODULE — MAKING METAL (ENGINE) · airframe 7,818 hrs · 17,991 cycles
AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT IDENTIFIED AN ABNORMAL SOUND FROM THE REAR PORTION OF THE ENGINE. THE PILOT RECORDED A VIDEO TO CAPTURE THE SOUND. AFTER THE ROTOR STOPPED SPINNING, THE PILOT CALLED MAINTENANCE TO INVESTIGATE. THE REDUCTION GEAR CHIP PLUG WAS CHECKED, AND REVEALED MULTIPLE CHIPS. THE FULL FLOW ELECTRICAL CHIP DETECTOR ALSO REVEALED MAGNETIC CHIPS. THERE WERE NO ENGINE PARAMETER DEGRADATION INDICATIONS IN ANY PHASE OF FLIGHT. THERE WAS ALSO NO COCKPIT CHIP INDICATION. WHILE FOLLOWING THE ENGINE MANUAL CHIP IDENTIFICATION TASK, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS A CLASS B PARTICLE EVENT. THE PARTICLES WERE SENT FOR ANALYSIS. THE CHIPS WERE IDENTIFIED AS HIGH SPEED CHIPS, MOST LIKELY ORIGINATING FROM THE MODULE 4 AND/OR MODULE 5. THESE MODULES HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND THEY ARE BEING SENT FOR TEARDOWN AND CORRECTIVE ACTION.