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2017 Agustawestland Philadelphia AW139 · Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6C-67C

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Registered owners
City Of Los AngelesAir Operations
Location
Van Nuys, CA
Owner type
Government
Serial number
41528
Year built
2017
Type
Rotorcraft
Engine
Turbo-shaft
Airworthiness
Standard, transport
Airworthiness date
April 18, 2017
Certificate issued
July 14, 2017
Expires
July 31, 2027
Mode S code
A32EAF
Agustawestland Philadelphia AW139Airframe model · 17 seats · 2 engines · 99 registeredTCDS R00002RDAirframe · Agustawestland Philadelphia AW139TCDS E00068ENEngine · Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6C-67C

From the FAA registry file of October 22, 2026.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 66

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2007In forceSuperseded2026
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Information bulletins that may apply · 1

Advisory, not mandatory.

Airframe · Agustawestland Philadelphia AW139

SAIB NM-10-12Navigation: Flight Management SystemIssued Jan 7, 2010

NTSB investigations · 1

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NTSB ANC17LA051Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportTujunga, CAA yaw excursion and uncontrolled descent due to loss of tail rotor effectiveness during aerial firefighting operations resulting in an impact with trees. A contributing factor was the pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed, coupled with a quartering…Sep 2, 2017 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.

Accident 20170902015879ATujunga, CAWhile fire fighting (dropping water), N304FD(la city fire) descended into trees causing damage to the underside and rear of helicopter. The helicopter managed to land at a near by high school football field. No injuries.Sep 2, 2017 · Substantial damage

Service difficulty reports

No reports matched to N304FDGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Agustawestland Philadelphia AW139 aircraft
Reports on N304FD not matched to an aircraft · 3

They name N304FD, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

SDR ULXR2009021080902Throttle Control · wornTHIS TUBE WAS WORN AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE AT THE POINT WHERE IT PASSES THROUGH THE FIREWALL BOOT. DISCOVERED DURING A 300 HOUR INSPECTION AND REPLACED.Feb 10, 2009 · N304FD · Bell 412EP · Power LeverSDR ULXR2009021080903Tube · wornTHIS TUBE WAS WORN AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE AT THE POINT WHERE IT PASSES THROUGH THE FIREWALL BOOT. DISCOVERED DURING A 300 HOUR INSP AND REPLACED.Feb 10, 2009 · N304FD · Bell 412EP · Nacelle/Pylon, Main FrameSDR 2005FA0000413Blade · vibrationON FIRST GROUND RUN, AFTER APPROX 24 HOURS OF HARD RAIN, THE HELICOPTER DEVELOPED A SEVERE VIBRATION. THE VIBRATION WAS TRACED TO A TAIL ROTOR BLADE. SUSPECT BLADE COLLECTED THE RAIN WATER. THE BLADE WAS SCRAPPED IAW THE MM. (K)Jan 11, 2005 · N304FD · Bell 412EP · Tail Rotor Blades

STCs that may be installed · 77

Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

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