N277DT2000 Schweizer 269D
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19826 ADs may apply4 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026- Registered owner
- Findlay Enterprises Ltd
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Lafayette, IN
- Certificate issued
- Nov 7, 2014
- Expires
- Nov 30, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 11, 2000
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Schweizer
- Model
- 269D
- Year
- 2000
- Serial number
- 0028
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 3
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- 4H12
- Mode S code
- A2C0DA
Engine
- Make and model
- Ama/Expr Unknown Eng
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2014 – nowFindlay Enterprises LtdLafayette, IN · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (6)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-23-01 | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Type Certificate Previously Held by Schweizer Aircraft… | Dec 15, 2015 | Airframe (269D) |
| 2015-11-09 | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Type Certificate Previously Held by Schweizer Aircraft… | Jul 14, 2015 | Airframe (269D)Only with: Ring gear carrier assembly P/N 269A5194 installed. |
| 2010-16-08 | Schweizer Aircraft Corporation (Schweizer) Model 269D Helicopters | Aug 20, 2010 | Airframe (269D) |
| 2003-09-05 | Schweizer Aircraft Corporation Model 269D Helicopters | May 16, 2003 | Airframe (269D)Certain serial numbers: 269D 0001–0022. Only with: Aluminum horizontal stabilizer endplate P/N 269D3413-11 installed. |
| 99-17-10 | Schweizer Aircraft Corporation Model 269A, 269A-1, 269B, 269C, 269C-1, and 269D… | Sep 2, 1999 | Airframe (269D)Only with: Tail rotor swashplate shaft P/N 269A6049-3 installed. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98-26-06 | Schweizer Aircraft Corporation Model 269D Helicopters | Feb 3, 1999 | Airframe (269D)Only with: Large diameter main rotor hub P/N 269A1002-11 and main rotor drive shaft P/N 269A5305-139, -143, -145, or -147 installed. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (4)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Engine oil · impeller · crackedMay 9, 2012
OIL COOLER IMPELLER WAS INSPECTED FOR CRACKS IN THE BLADE/SHOUD REGION IAW MFG RECOMMENDATIONS EVERY 100 HOURS OF OPERATION. 2 CRACKS WERE CONFIRMED AND SEVERAL OTHERS SUSPECTED. THE CURRENTLY MFG IMPELLER, 269D4530-001, IS APPARENTLY THE LATEST GENERATION THAT EVOLVED FROM PREVIOUS INCIDENTS AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor drive · drive shaft · unserviceableJul 29, 2008
DURING PREFLIGHT, THE M/R DROOP STOP NUT WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE. UPON FURTHER INSP IT WAS DETERMINED THAT M/R HUB SHOULD BE REMOVED TO LOOK FOR SIGNS OF WEAR. ONCE HUB WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED, MODERATE WEAR (FRETTING) WAS FOUND ON DROOP STOP RETAINER PLATE (PN 269A1320), DROOP STOP RETAINER RING…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor · blades · vibratesNov 30, 2005
HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS KEEPING THE M/R BLADES IN ACCEPTABLE TRACK AND BALANCE ON ALL 333/269D CONFIG A AIRCRAFT THAT WE MAINTAIN. ALSO HAVE BEEN FINDING MUCH MORE RAPID DETERIORATION OF THE M/R DAMPERS, FLAPPING HINGE BEARINGS, AND VERTICAL HINGE BEARINGS COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS AIRCRAFT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Main rotor drive · shaft · wornAug 26, 2003
OPERATOR NOTICED CLUNK NOISE WHILE ROTATING DRIVE SYSTEM ON PREFLIGHT. NOISE WAS FROM THE M/R TRANS. DISASSEMBLY OF BOLT DRIVE SYSTEM REVEALED A LOOSE UPPER PULLEY STACK UP DUG TO LOOSE AFT PINION NUT WITH ALL THE ASSOCIATING FRETTING DAMAGE OF UPER PULLEY HUB AND BEARINGS. M/R TRANS WAS REMOVED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 18, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026