- Registered owner
- Redding Air Service Inc
- Location
- Redding, CA
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 53150
- Year built
- 1997
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Engine
- Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- June 9, 1997
- Certificate issued
- January 26, 2021
- Expires
- January 31, 2028
- Mode S code
- A602A5
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Allison 250-C20 model are included below.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 65
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1972 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1973 | 1 |
| 1974 | 1 |
| 1977 | 2 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1982 | 2 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 1999 | 5 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 2001 | 5 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 |
See all 89 ADs
Information bulletins that may apply · 7
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · Bell 407
SAIB SW-15-20Air Conditioning System WiringSAIB SW-12-45Garmin Model 400W/500W Series GPS-WAAS Navigation SystemSAIB SW-10-42R1Emergency Float KitsSAIB SW-08-42Emergency Float with Liferaft Kits (kits)SAIB SW-05-70SAIB SW-04-92Engine · Allison 250-C20 series
SAIB CE-01-10Historical bulletins · 1
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N487ALMatched 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 407 aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N487ALMatched 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 407 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 ALGA2017012541279Indicator · inoperativeDURING CRUISE MODE OF FLIGHT, PILOT NOTICED ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INDICATED "0". ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. PILOTED ELECTED TO RETURN TO BASE.SDR ALGA0730201536129Bearing · wornDURING CRUISE FLIGHT ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LANDED ON AN OFFSHORE PLATFORM, EXAMINED CHIP PLUG FOUND METAL PARTICLES. UPON RECOVERY OF AIRCRAFT & SUBSEQUENT TEAR DOWN OF ENGINE, THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE NUMBER FIVE BEARING ISDR ALGA095232Gear · spalledSPALLING ON GEAR TEETH. THIS IS A NEW STYLE GEAR AND THIS GEARBOX WAS REMOVED FOR HIGH VIBES. THIS IS A RECURRING EVENT ON C-47 GEARBOXES. REPLACED GEAR W/NEW PART.SDR ALGA095231Gear · spalledSPALLING ON GEAR TEETH, THIS IS A RECURRING EVENT ON C-47 GEARBOXES. REPLACED GEAR W/NEW PART.SDR 20001206SH005Nozzle · brokenTURBINE RECEIVED IN SHOP TO PERFORM 2000 HOUR OVERHAUL. UPON REMOVAL OF OUTER COMBUSTION CASE AND COMBUSTION LINER, FOUND A HOLE IN DOME OF 1ST STAGE SHIELD. ALSO, FOUND THE BROKEN PIECE LODGED ON 1ST STAGE NOZZLE VANE. POSSIBLE IMPROPER METAL USED TO MAKE SDR 20000804SH020Duct · crackedUPON DAILY INSPECTION, CRACKS IN CORNERS CAUSED BY INHERENT VIBRATIONS. (X)SDR 99ZZZX4079Disc Pack · spreadFOUND NR 4 DISC PACK SPREAD JUST BEYOND LIMITS DURING 25-HOUR INSPECTION. FOUND NR 4 DISC PACK SPREAD BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED NR 3 TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT TO BLOWER SPLINE ADAPTER TO ENSURE IT STILL CONTAINED PROPER AMOUNT OF LUBRICANT. IT DID, BUT FOUND THE SSDR 99ZZZX3347Disc Pack · damagedDURING 25-HOUR, DISC PACK AD 97-24-17 PARA 'A', FOUND DISC PACK DAMAGED.SDR 99ZZZX1693Bearing · debondedMAIN ROTOR HUB REMOVED FOR BEARING EXTRUDING. BEARING COMPLETELY DEBONDED AT 2ND CONE FROM FLANGE.SDR 99ZZZX48Disc Pack · damagedDURING 25-HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND GAP BETWEEN THE NR 1 DISC (MOST FORWARD) AND NR 2 DISC BEYOND .015 INCH. (THE NR 1 DISC IS THE ONE WITH THE PART NUMBERS SHOWING).SDR 98ZZZX3519Disc · wornDURING 25 HOUR INSPECTION, GAP BETWEEN DISCS NR 1 AND NR 2, NR 2 AND NR 3, OF THE 10-DISC PACK EXCEED LIMITS.SDR 98ZZZX3518Disc · wornDURING 25 HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND GAP BETWEEN DISC NR 1 AND NR 2, NR 9 AND NR 10, EXCEED LIMITS. (TOTAL NUMBER OF DISCS IN THE DISC PACK IS 10).SDR 98ZZZX3521Disc · wornDURING 25 HOURS INSPECTION, FOUND GAP BETWEEN DISCS 9 AND 10 OF THE 10-DISC PACK EXCEED LIMITS.SDR 98ZZZX3520Disc Pack · crackedWHILE PERFORMING A 25 HOUR INSPECTION, DISC PACK NR 7 WAS NOTED TO BE CRACKED. THE CRACKED DISC OF THE 10 DISCS IS THE NR 10 DISC. (THE VERY AFT DISC OF THE NR 7 DISC PACK).
STCs that may be installed · 334
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
See all 334 STCs