N842JH1983 Hughes 369E
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19823 ADs may apply8 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Jack Harter Helicopters INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Lihue, HI
- Certificate issued
- Nov 17, 2004
- Expires
- Apr 30, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 7, 1983
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
- Hughes
- Model
- 369E
- Year
- 1983
- Serial number
- 0020E
- 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
- AB8817
Engine
- Make and model
- Allison 250-C20 Ser
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
- Power
- 420 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2004 – nowJack Harter Helicopters INCLihue, HI · 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 (3)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-16-04 | Rolls-Royce Corporation (Formerly Allison Engine Company, Allison Gas Turbine Division… | Sep 7, 2006 | Engine (250-C20 SER) |
| 2006-13-06 | Rolls-Royce Corporation (Formerly Allison Engine Company, Allison Gas Turbine Division… | Jul 26, 2006 | Engine (250-C20 SER)Only with: Engines with gas producer rotor assembly tie bolt P/Ns A23008020, E23008020 (EXTEX), 23008020, 6843388, 6876991 (RRC), A23008020 (SAP), or 23008020P (Pacific Sky Supply) installed. |
| 2005-10-13 | Rolls-Royce Corporation (Formerly Allison Engine Company) 250-B17B, -B17C, -B17D, -B17E… | Jun 22, 2005 | Engine (250-C20 SER)Only with: Engines that do not have turbine energy absorbing ring RRC P/N 23035175, or an equivalent FAA-approved serviceable ring, 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 (8)
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 · blade · dentedMar 31, 2026
AT LANDING PILOT REPORTED MAIN BLADE CONTACT WITH TREE BRANCHES WITH NO CHANGE IN RPM. MECHANIC DETERMINED PER MDHI CSP HMI-2 THAT THERE WAS NO SUDDEN STOPAGE DUE TO NO CHANGE IN ROTOR RPM. MECHANIC INSPECTED AIRCRAFT MAIN ROTOR BLADES FOR DAMAGE AND FOUND SMALL DENTS ON THE BOTOM OF THE YELLOW…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor drive · clutch · making metalJul 28, 2024
DURING A SCHEDULED 100 HOUR MAINTENANCE INSPECTION ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE MECHANIC QUESTIONED THE DARK BURNT APPEARANCE OF THE GREASE IN THE • BEARING, OVERRUNNING CLUTCH BALL OUTPUT. PER OPERATOR REQUEST THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WAS DISASSEMBLED AND A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF METAL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor drive · clutch · making metalJul 9, 2024
DURING AIRCRAFT INSPECTION AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC QUESTIONED DISCOLORING OF THE OVERRUNNING CLUTCH OUTPUT BEARING GREASE. THE BEARING DID NOT DEMONSTRATE ANY ABNORMAL PLAY OR ROUGHNESS. THE CLUTCH HAD THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF OIL INSTALLED. IT WAS DECIDED TO DISASSEMBLE THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. IT APPEARED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Engine · engine · abnormalAug 28, 2023
UDRING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT THE PILOT REPORTED LOW ENGINE TORQUE. THE PILOT SELECTED A LANDING SPOT AND PERFORMED AN UNEVENTFUL PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO A MAINTENANCE LOCATION AND THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FOR INSPECTION. NO CAUSE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine indicating · connector · looseMay 30, 2023
DURING FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTICED THE FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE DROPPED TO ZERO THEN THE ENGINE OIL TEMP WENT TO ZERO. THE INSTRUMENT CIRCUIT BREAKER THEN POPPED. THE PILOT LANDED WITHOUT ISSUE. THE PILOT RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER ONCE SHUT DOWN AND MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MOISTURE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor · blade · dentedDec 27, 2019
DURING A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION A MECHCANIC FOUND A 1/4 X 1/4 INCH DENT IN THE LEADING EDGE OF A MAIN ROTOR BLADE 42 INCHES IBOARD FROM THE TIP OF THE BLADE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · chip detector · contaminatedJul 12, 2018
PILOT REPORTED AND ENGINE CHIP LIGHT AND PERFORMED AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND 1 SLIVER ON THE UPPER GEARBOX CHIP PLUG. THE PLUG WAS CLEANED AND A PENALTY ENGINE RUN WAS PERFORMED IN REFERENCE TO THE ENGINE OMM. THE PLUGS WERE FOUND CLEAN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED BACK IN SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · making metalJan 23, 2018
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AND ENGINE CHIP LIGHT INDICATION OCCURRED. THE PILOT PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED METAL FLAKES ON UPPER AND LOWER ENGINE CHIP PLUG. PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL INSTRUCTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY REQUIRED REMOVAL FROM THE AIRFRAME FOR…
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