- Registered owner
- Vertol Systems Co LLC
- Location
- Wilmington, DE
- Owner type
- LLC
- Serial number
- 36012
- Year built
- 1990
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Engine
- Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness
- Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date
- May 23, 2006
- Certificate issued
- June 15, 2026
- Expires
- June 30, 2033
- Mode S code
- A49CD5
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Pratt & Whitney PT6 model are included below.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 84
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1968 | 1 |
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| 1969 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1975 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1978 | 3 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1980 | 2 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 5 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
See all 99 ADs
Information bulletins that may apply · 9
Advisory, not mandatory.
Historical bulletins · 1
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N397ALMatched 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 Bell 412 aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N397ALMatched 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 Bell 412 aircraft
Service difficulty reports · 13
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR EOPA20121022397Housing · crackedON INSPECTION, AN OIL LEAK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE COMBINED GEARBOX AREA. ON FURTHER INSPECTION THE NR 1 ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR HSG ATTACHED TO THE GEARBOX WAS FOUND CRACKED.SDR EOPA020211397ALFrame · crackedFRAME WAS FOUND CRACKED AT APPROX STA 78 IN TAILBOOM ABOVE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT.SDR 2011F00024Blade · delaminatedM/R BLADE T/E "WEDGE" CAME DEBONDED. REMOVED REMAINING PORTION OF WEDGE AND TOUCHED UP PAINT IAW MFG PRODUCT SUPPORT ENGINEERING.SDR EOPA012811397ALBulkhead · crackedFOUND .5 IN CRACK IN BULKHEAD ASSY LOCATED AT APPROX STA 185 IN TAILBOOM. CRACK WAS IN THE CTR RT PORTION OF THE FRAME.SDR ALGA2010F00206Control Cable · bindingON APPROCH, THE COLLECTIVE STUCK AT APPROX 50 PERCENT TORQUE. PILOT WAS ABLE TO FORCE COLLECTIVE TO BREAK IT FREE. PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BT A N2 CONTROL CABLE SEIZEING UP CAUSING THE SHEAR RIVET TO SHEAR.SDR 98ZZZX3601Crosstube · corrodedDURING 12-MONTH INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION PITTING IN CROSS TUBE BEYOND LIMITS.SDR 95ZZZX4098Firewall · corrodedDURING REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE DECK/WORK DECK, FOUND SEAL RETAINERS CORRODED. ALUMINUM RETAINERS RIVETED TO STAINLESS STEEL PARTS.SDR 95ZZZX4097Firewall · corrodedDURING REPLACEMENT OF WORK DECK/ENGINE DECK, FOUND SEAL RETAINERS CORRODED. ALUMINUM RETAINERS ON STAINLESS STEEL PARTS.SDR 95ZZZX4096Firewall · corrodedDURING REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE SERVICE DECK, FOUND THE STRAPS ON UPPER FIREWALL WHERE THE AIR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BOLTS ON, HAD SEVERE CORROSION. CAUSED BY ALUMINUM BEING SANDWICHED BETWEEN STAINLESS STEEL. SUSPECT CAUSED DISSIMILAR METAL CORROSION.SDR 95ZZZX4095Work Deck · separationDAILY INSPECTION FOUND WORK DECK PANELS TOP SKIN SEPARATED OVER A LARGE AREA. ALSO, UNDERSIDE OF PANEL IS SWELLED. SUSPECT CAUSED BY PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES.SDR 95ZZZX2792Race · wornON DISASSEMBLY FOR REPAIR, FOUND BEARING RACE WORN BEYOND LIMITS. BEARING PN 412010216105, SN RE299. ARM PN 412010263101.SDR 95ZZZX2791Bearing Race · wornON DISASSEMBLY FOR REPAIR, FOUND BEARING RACE WORN BEYOND LIMITS. BEARING PN 412010216105, SN RE493. ARM PN 412010263101.SDR 95ZZZX1851Boost Pump · failedDURING CRUISE FLIGHT NR 2, ENGINE FUEL BOOST PUMP PRESSURE FLUCTUATED AND THEN PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO. REPLACED BOOST PUMP. CAUSE UNKNOWN.
STCs that may be installed · 441
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
See all 441 STCs