VIKING AVIATION LLC
Also recorded as: SURVIVAL FLIGHT, VIKING AVIATION LLC, Viking Aviation LLC
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.
14 reports on file.
PERFORMING TRANSMISSION OIL AND FILTER CHANGE, MECHANIC NOTED THAT NEW OIL FILTER WOULD NOT INSTALL ON THE FILTER BOSS. WENT THROUGH INVENTORY AND FOUND THAT A TOTAL OF 10 FILTERS FROM OUR STOCK WOULD NOT FIT ON THE FILTER BOSS.
WHILE CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED ONE WASHER PN:140-007-25S22E6 CRACKED.
WHILE CHANGING TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY, TECHNICIAN NOTICED PYLON RETAINING BOLT WASHER PN:140-007-25S22E6 CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH ON ONE SIDE.
WHILE CHANGING TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY, TECHNICIAN NOTICED THREE PYLON RETAINING BOLT WASHERS PN:140-007-25S22E6 CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH ON ONE SIDE.
PILOT REPORTED SMOKE COMING FROM CAUTION PANEL IN FLIGHT.
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT MOMENTARY LOST POWER, THE LOW ROTOR LIGHT AND CAUTION HORN SOUND FOR LESS THAN 2 SECONDS, THE POWER RETURNED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THE FADEC DEGRADE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO MAKE THE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN THE FIELD. THE MECHANIC WAS CALLED, AND HE RESPONDED TO THE LOCATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE MECHANIC READ THE FAULT CODES AND ALL THE FADEC FAULT CODES POINTED TO A PROBLEM WITH THE MGT SYSTEM. FOLLOWING THE TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE IN THE ROLLS ROYCE MAINTENANCE MANUAL IT WAS DETERMINED THE RESISTANCE WAS HIGH IN THE MGT WIRING GOING FROM THE FADEC COMPUTER TO THE THERMOCOUPLE HARNESS IN THE ENGINE. THE CANNON PLUGS WERE INSPECTED AND CLEANED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN GROUND RAN AND FLOWN WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT OR ANY CODES ON THE CAUTION PANEL.
CRACK FOUND IN VERTICAL TUNNEL WEB @ RBL 4.0 STA 87.5 WL 67.92.
DURING THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION ONE OF THE BEARINGS ON THE TAIL ROTOR PITCH CHANGE LINK WAS FOUND WORN. THE BEARING STARTED TO WEAR THROUGH THE OUTER RACE AND THE PITCH CHANGE LINK WAS CRACKED.
THE FORWARD AND AFT LONGERONS IN THE TAIL CONE PART NUMBERS 206-031-314-037 AND 206-031-314-145 ARE CRACKED IN HALF AT STATION 192.
THE SCREEN ON OUTERLINK DIALER (SATELLITE RADIO) FROZE, THE PILOT COULD NOT COMMUNICATE OR CHANGE CHANNELS ON THE DIALER.
PILOT LOST HYDRAULIC PRESSURE IN FLIGHT. A WIRE WAS FOUND CHAFING ON THE HYDRAULIC RETURN LINE FROM THE TAIL ROTOR ACTUATOR. THE WIRE WAS CHAFED THROUGH THE INSULATION AND WAS ARCING ON THE HYDRAULIC LINE CREATING A HOLE IN THE LINE CAUSING LOSS OF FLUID.
DURING FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT YAWED LEFT AND THE ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD. MECHANIC INSPECTED THE ENGINE CHIP DETECTORS AND FOUND EXCESSIVE METAL ON THE DETECTORS. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED.
PILOT REPORTED HIS MGT HAD INCREASED IN FLIGHT. A VISUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON THE ENGINE AND A CRACK ABOUT 3 INCHES LONG WAS FOUND ON THE LT FORWARD SIDE OF THE COMPRESSOR SCROLL.
COLLECTIVE MOVEMENT WAS NOT SMOOTH. A RATCHETY FEELING IN THE COLLECTIVE LEVER. SERVO'S WERE SWAPPED TO THE CYCLIC CONTROLS. PROBLEM FOLLOWED THE SERVO.
Linked aircraft
| N-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N114SF | BELL 206-L4 | 1995 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N161SF | BELL 206-L4 | 2006 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N173SF | BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407 | — | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N179SF | BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407 | 1996 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N184SF | BELL 407 | 1996 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N184SF | BELL 407 | 1996 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N191SF | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N267SF | BELL 407 | 1996 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N314SF | BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407 | — | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N3191 | BELL 407 | 1997 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N361SF | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N390SF | BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407 | 2000 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N407SF | BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407 | 2006 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N416SF | BELL 407 | 2002 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N464SF | BELL 407 | 1997 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N519SF | BELL 407 | — | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N561SF | BELL 407 | 2000 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N637AL | ZIPLINE INTERNATIONAL INC P2 ZIP | — | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N663SF | BELL 407 | 2000 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N723SF | BELL 407 | 1998 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N749SF | BELL 407 | 2003 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N793SF | BELL 407 | 1999 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N793SF | BELL 407 | 1999 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N811SF | BELL 206-L4 | 1994 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N820SF | BELL 407 | 1998 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N895VA | PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/45 | 2003 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N932SF | BELL 407 | 2005 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |