This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Apr 16, 2013.
Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jan 1996)5 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report
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Failure of the rotor drive system clutch assembly (separation of the swedge ball from the end of the clutch control cable), which resulted in disengagement of the rotor drive system, while the helicopter was in lateral movement at low altitude.
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for FTW96LA095)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-14-06 | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Helicopters (Type Certificate Previously Held by Schweizer… | Aug 25, 2017 | Airframe (269C)Only with: Lower coupling driveshaft P/N 269-5412, 269A5504, 269A5504-003, 269A5504-005, 269A5559, or 269A5559-003 installed. |
| 2015-23-01 | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Type Certificate Previously Held by Schweizer Aircraft… | Dec 15, 2015 | Airframe (269C) |
| 2001-25-52 | Schweizer Aircraft Corporation Model 269A, 269A-1, 269B, 269C, and TH-55A Helicopters | May 8, 2002 | Airframe (269C)Only with: With tailboom support strut assemblies P/N 269A2015 or 269A2015-5, tailboom center attach fitting P/N 269A2324, or center frame aft cluster fitting P/N 269A2234 or 269A2235 installed. |
| 99-17-10 | Schweizer Aircraft Corporation Model 269A, 269A-1, 269B, 269C, 269C-1, and 269D… | Sep 2, 1999 | Airframe (269C)Only with: Tail rotor swashplate shaft P/N 269A6049-3 installed. |
| 95-21-02 | Schweizer Aircraft Corporation and Hughes Helicopters, Inc. Model 269A, 269A-1, 269B… | Nov 17, 1995 | Airframe (269C)Only with: Main rotor drive shaft P/N 269A5305-3 or 269A5305-11 installed, except drive shafts with serial number prefix "SZ" or "ZS". |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
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.
WHILE HERDING CATTLE AT 75 FEET, AGL. PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND ROTOR RPM DECREASED AND ENGINE RPM INCREASED. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. INVESTIGATION OF THE NOISE REVEALED THE CLUTCH CABLE HAD BROKEN AT CABLE END SWAGED BALL. THIS CABLE ASSEMBLY IS NOT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.