N527FB1992 Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 500N
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched10 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Chatham County Mosquito Control
- Owner type
- Government
- City, state
- Savannah, GA
- Certificate issued
- Nov 3, 2010
- Expires
- Nov 30, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Multiple · Standard, Restricted, Agriculture and Pest Control
- Airworthiness date
- May 4, 2006
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
- Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter
- Model
- 500N
- Year
- 1992
- Serial number
- LN007
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 4
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- H3WE
- Mode S code
- A6A36E
Engine
- Make and model
- Rolls-Royc 250-C20r/2
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
- Power
- 450 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2010 – nowChatham County Mosquito ControlSavannah, GA · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 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 (0)
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.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
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Service Difficulty Reports (10)
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.
- Main rotor · mast · damagedOct 13, 2000
FOUND PAINT SEALANT INSIDE MAST TUBE BLISTERED AND FALLING INTO M/R TRANSMISSION GEARBOX. APPEARED THAT M/R TRANSMISSION OIL MOBILE SHC 626 IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH SEALANT PAINT ON INSIDE OF M/R MAST.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor drive · bearing · seal clip failedSep 25, 1997
LOWER BEARING SEAL CLIP FELL OUT DURING FLIGHT. FOUND DURING 300-HOUR INSPECTION.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Rotor flight controls · switch · failedAug 22, 1997
RUNAWAY TRIM, FORE AND AFT, DUE TO STICK TRIM SWITCH FAILURE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Equipment and furnishings · seat belt · failedMay 31, 1997
SEAT BELT LOOSENS DURING FLIGHT. DOES NOT HOLD WHEN TIGHTENED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · lens · crackedMay 31, 1997
FOUND AFT LOWER STROBE LENS CRACKED AND SEPARATED AT SEAM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · seat belt · faultyMay 31, 1997
SEAT BELT DOES NOT HOLD IN TIGHTEN MODE. ALLOWS BELT TO SLIDE LOOSE DURING FLIGHT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · lens · crackedFeb 27, 1997
BASE OF LENS CRACKED WOULD HAVE FALLEN OFF. FOUND ON INSPECTION. TT: 35 HOURS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · light · failedFeb 7, 1997
STROBE LIGHT GOES INTO 'GLOW' SELF-IONIZATION. PART CAUSES STROBES TO STOP OPERATION. MAY CAUSE HAZARD DURING NIGHT FLIGHT. P/N 70521-01.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · light · failedFeb 4, 1997
STOBE ASSY GOES INTO 'GLOW' SELF-IONIZATION. PART CAUSES STROBES TO STOP OPERATION. SUBMITTER STATED CAN CAUSE HAZARD WHEN FLYING AT NIGHT. P/N 70521-01.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Rotor flight controls · switch · stickingAug 5, 1996
SWITCH STICKS IN ALL POSITIONS AFTER 1 HOUR OF FLIGHT. IN-FLIGHT CAUSES TRIM TO RUN AWAY OR BURN UP TRIM MOTOR. SWITCH PLATING COMES OFF AND BINDS TRIGGER.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026