- Registered owner
- Columbia Helicopters Inc
- Location
- Aurora, OR
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 107
- Year built
- 1964
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Engine
- Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness
- Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date
- July 1, 2011
- Certificate issued
- October 4, 2017
- Expires
- October 31, 2027
- Mode S code
- A15E9E
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 33
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1963 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1964 | 1 |
| 1966 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 |
| 1974 | 2 |
| 1975 | 1 |
| 1976 | 3 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1980 | 3 |
| 1981 | 2 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Airframe · Boeing-Vertol 107-II
AD 2025-07-01Air Data ComputerAD 2023-11-07Ground Proximity SystemAD 2012-14-10Main Rotor Mast/SwashplateInformation bulletins that may apply
Advisory, not mandatory.
No bulletins matched this aircraft’s models
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N188CHMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Boeing-Vertol 107-II aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N188CHMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Boeing-Vertol 107-II aircraft
Service difficulty reports · 14
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR CHIR201909094132Sync Shaft · crackedDURING A ROUTINE FLUORESENT PENETRANT INSPECTION, (PART OF A SCHEDULED OVERHAUL, DOCUMENTED ON SWO-049059-19) NDT TECH. FOUND ONE CRACK ON THE SYNC SHAFT SUB-ASSEMBLY ADAPTER. DISC-203256-19 HAS BEEN CREATED TO CAPTURE FURTHER MAINTENANCE.SDR CHIA201904298889Bolt · brokenLONGITUDINAL RIGID LINK AFT BOLT ON FORWARD HEAD WAS MAKING WEAR DUST/GREASE FROM THE BOLT HEAD. PROCEEDED TO REMOVE THE BOLT, AND WHEN THE TECHNICIAN STARTED TO LOOSEN THE BOLT, THE HEAD SNAPPED OFF. REMOVED THE REST OF THE REMAINING HARDWARE AND REPLACED WITSDR CHIA201901183729Bulkhead · crackedREMOVED THE NR 1 ENGINE TO CHANGE THE ENGINE MOUNTS. DURING THE OPPORTUNITY INSPECTION FOUND THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE FS 477 BULKHEAD. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THERE WAS CHAFING ON THE WEB FROM BL 7R TO BL 7L. REMOVED THE DAMAGE, FABRICATED REPAIR WEB, LOSDR CHIA2018091293501Fireshield · damagedWHILE PERFORMING A "C" INSP THE FIRE SHIELD ON THE NR 4 SYNC SHAFT WAS FOUND TO BE CUT. DURING REPLACEMENT OF THE FIRE SHIELD AT STATION 410 THE CREW FOUND A SCREW HAD RUBBED A 0.25" DEEP HOLE IN THE 410 CAP ANGLE. DAMAGE REPAIRED ON VP-000245-18. DETAILS ON FSDR CHIR2018042500269Angle · crackedDURING INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND ORIGINATING AT A 410 BOLT HOLE, AND EXTENDING .5 INCH DOWN FROM THE HOLE. DAMAGED AREA WAS REMOVED, AND THE CRACK WAS VISIBLE FOR APPROX. 2 INCHES ON THE BACK SIDE. DAMAGED SECTION WAS REPLACED WITH REPAIR.SDR CHIR201803303229Bulkhead · crackedDURING AN INSPECTION AFTER THE TRANSMISSION IS REMOVED, FOUND A CRACK IN THE DOVE TAIL AREA ON A FRAME. REMOVED THE CRACKED FRAME AND FOUND A TWO AND A HALF INCH CRACK ON THE CANTED BULKHEAD AT BS 527, WL +71, LBL 5.SDR CHIR2018041000001Idler Assy · wornDURING COAST DOWN AT THE END OF DAY, HEARD AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE NR 1 HIGH SPEED SHAFT. THE PILOTS REPORTED THE NR 1 NF STAYED WITH THE NR DURING COAST DOWN WHILE NR 2 NF INDICATION SPLIT OFF. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, FOUND THE NR 1 CLUTCSDR CHIA201803073182Angle · crackedCRACK FOUND ON CAP ANGLE AT STA 497, WL +44, LT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: REPAIRED CRACKED CAP ANGLE PIN 107S7322-15 AT STA. 497, WI +44, BL 26L BY REPLACEMENT OF PREVIOUS REPAIR ANGLE (REF. SL 107-0013) FABRICATED FROM REPLACEMENT P/N 107S7322-15 (P/0-002007SDR CHIA201803073174Support Angle · crackedDURING ENGINE REPLACEMENT, CRACK WAS FOUND IN AFT ENGINE SUPPORT ANGLE, NR 2 ENGINE.SDR CHIR284220170616Blower · failedAPPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE, THE FLIGHT CREW SMELLED SMOKE. THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE WAS MOT APPARENT, IT WAS REPORTED BY BOTH PILOTS AND THE CABIN CREWMEMBER. THE PILOTS SUSPECTED ELECTRICAL FIRE AND DETERMINED TO RETURN TO THE POINT OF DEPARTURESDR CHIR20160608001Fire Detector · defectiveDURING TAKEOFF, NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH NO SECONDARY INDICATIONS. ACFT LANDED IMMEDIATELY BACK AT MAINTENANCE RAMP. THE NR 1 AFT, UPPER, FIRE DETECTOR WAS REPLACED AND DOCUMENTED ON LC-000594-88-16, DISC-000542-88-16. SUPPLEMENTAL INFSDR CHIR201605272394Seal · failedDURING AN INSPECTION MECHANIC REMOVED AFT XMSN LUBE FILTER & NOTICED LARGE METALLIC CHIPS IN THE FILTER HOUSING & ON THE FILTER PACKS. DISASSEMBLED FILTER & FOUND MORE CHIPS. DUE TO A PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE ON N6682D, CREW CHIEF DIRECTED MECHANIC TO REMOVE BLOWSDR CHIR201502021856Gear · crackedINDICATION FOUND AROUND THE BASE OF THE BEARING JOURNAL, CLOSEST TO THE GEAR TEETH THAT ARE DRIVEN BY THE ACCESSORY DRIVE GEAR DURING MPI REQUIRED FOR O/H OF COMPONENT. PART HAS BEEN SENT OUT FOR FURTHER TESTING SINCE INDICATION SEEMS ISOLATED TO THE OUTER SUSDR CHIA20111013001Skin · crackedUPON INSPECTION, DISCOVERED CRACKED ANTENNA MOUNT DOUBLER & SKIN.
STCs that may be installed · 40
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Boeing-Vertol 107-II
STC SH3319NMInstallation of Precise Flight Pulselite Control Unit in the
Landing /Taxi Recognition Visual Control Light system,STC SH1040NWInstallation of Navigation & Communication System.STC SR00925DEInstallation of Garmin GTX 335/335R and GTX345/345R transponders to provide ADS-B Out and In functionality
Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1
This aircraft carried N188CH before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.