# N1545K: 1980 Sikorsky S-76A, registration cancelled 2017-07-14 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: July 14, 2017 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Sikorsky S-76A](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76a) (registry code 8143006) - Engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002) - Data sheets: [TCDS H1NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1NE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 760047 - Year built: 1980 - Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft - Engine type: Turbo-shaft - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: April 12, 1980 - Certificate issued: October 26, 1994 - Last registry action: July 31, 2015 - Mode S code: A0DC1C - Owner when cancelled: [Phi Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHI%20INC) - Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 30.1552° N, 92.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70508, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1545K - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1545K - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1545K-2017-07-14 From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe. ADs and bulletins for the Sikorsky S-76A: https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76a.md ## Service difficulty reports (115, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR HEEA118523](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA118523), Dec 19, 2007: ENGINE. FAILED. APPROXIMATELY 30-40 SECONDS AFTER COMPLETION OF CRUISE CHECKLIST AT 2750 FEET NR1 ENGINE FAILED. COMPLETED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. DIVERTED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURT - [SDR HEEA109302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA109302), May 19, 2006: DOOR. OUT OF ADJUST. WITH LANDING GEAR HANDLE, UP THE THREE GREEN POSITION LIGHTS WENT OUT BUT RED UNLOCK LIGHT REMAINED ON. LOWERED GEAR NORMAL AND LANDED GC52. INSPECTED GEAR AND - [SDR HEEA109165](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA109165), May 8, 2006: PROXIMITY SWITCH. OUT OF ADJUST. AFTER TAKEOFF RAISED THE LANDING GEAR LEVER. THE THREE GREEN LIGHTS REMAINED ON AND THE RED UNLOCKED LIGHT REMAINED ON. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE NOSE GEAR PROXI - [SDR HEEA107919](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA107919), Feb 4, 2006: SERVO. MALFUNCTIONED. ON LANDING AND AFTER LANDING ON OFFSHORE HELIPORT DECK, WHEN PUTTING COLLECTIVE DOWN TO FLAT PITCH, COLLECTIVE WOULD NOT STAY DOWN; EVEN WITH COLLECTIVE TRIM RE - [SDR HEEA107350](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA107350), Apr 4, 2005: TUBE. LEAKING. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ODOR OF HYDRAULIC OIL WAS NOTED IN THE COCKPIT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED AROUND AND LANDED. AFTER LANDING, THE NR 2 HYDRAULIC PRESSURE FLUCTUA - [SDR HEEA088396](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088396), Aug 1, 2003: INDICATOR. PRECESSES. ADI ERRATIC, INTERMITTENTLY PRECESSES IN FLIGHT. SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA088427](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088427), Jul 31, 2003: BLOWER. INOPERATIVE. BLOWER ASSY FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. - [SDR HEEA088421](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088421), Jul 22, 2003: MOTOR. SPLIT. TORQUE SPLIT, DEAD SPOT BEEPING FROM 60 TO 90 PERCENT. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR FOR REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA088415](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088415), Jul 20, 2003: IGNITER. FAILED. ENGINE WOULD NOT START. IGNITER TO BE SENT TO VENDOR FOR REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA088434](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088434), Jul 17, 2003: BATTERY. OVERHEATED. BATTERY HOT LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA088391](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088391), Jul 16, 2003: TRANSCEIVER. MALFUNCTIONED. AUDIO FADES OUT. SENSE COAX CONNECTOR IS LOOSE. IN SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA088409](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088409), Jul 12, 2003: PANEL. MALFUNCTIONED. COCKPIT CAUTION PANEL LAMPS WILL NOT LIGHT UP WHEN FAULTS OCCUR. SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA088369](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088369), Jul 10, 2003: BLADE. CRACKED. MAIN ROTOR BLADE HAS A CRACK IN THE ABRASION STRIP NEAR STATION 152.5 INCHES WITH THE FIBERGLASS BELOW THE STRIP CRACKED AND SEPARATED. THE TIP RIB AND NUT PLAT - [SDR HEEA087794](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA087794), Jun 21, 2003: ACTUATOR. ERRATIC. AFCS ACTUATOR ERRATIC THEN QUIT. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR. - [SDR HEEA087792](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA087792), Jun 20, 2003: INDICATOR. INTERMITTENT. T5 INDICATOR, FLUCTUATED AND WENT TO ZERO. SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA088047](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088047), Jun 19, 2003: ANTENNA. INOPERATIVE. OUTERLINK ANTENNA INOPERATIVE. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR FOR REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA087799](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA087799), Jun 16, 2003: ANTENNA. INTERMITTENT. ANTENNA INTERMITTENT RECEPTION. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA087135](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA087135), Jun 10, 2003: ACTUATOR. ERRATIC. ACTUATOR OPERATES ERRATICALLY AND HESITATES DURING MID TRAVEL. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR FOR REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA087131](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA087131), Jun 10, 2003: CALIPER. WORN. WORN PUCKS - SLOW TO RELEASE. SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA087130](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA087130), Jun 10, 2003: CALIPER. WORN. WORN PUCKS - SLOW TO RELEASE. SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA087121](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA087121), Jun 10, 2003: FUEL CONTROL. MALFUNCTIONED. ANTICIPATOR ROUGH, CAUSING TRIM MOTOR SLOW RESPONSE. - [SDR HEEA086574](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086574), May 22, 2003: GPS. INTERMITTENT. INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT READ DATABASE CARD. SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA086573](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086573), May 22, 2003: GPS. FAILED. GPS FAILED IN FLIGHT. UNABLE TO ACQUIRE SIGNALS. SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA086572](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086572), May 22, 2003: GPS. MALFUNCTIONED. GPS LOSES RAIM. SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA086528](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086528), May 21, 2003: CONTROL UNIT. FAILED. FAILS TO REPORT. SENT TO OUTERLINK FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA084892](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084892), Feb 27, 2003: COMPUTER. FAILED. WEATHER RADAR COMPUTER FAILED IN FLIGHT. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR FOR REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA084166](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084166), Feb 12, 2003: INDICATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. WEATHER RADAR PICTURE IS NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH. - [SDR HEEA082542](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA082542), Dec 13, 2002: FACEPLATE. DAMAGED. FACEPLATE WORN. FOUND LIGHT PANEL AND SELECTOR KNOB BAD. REPLACED. REPAIRED. BENCH CHECK GOOD. - [SDR HEEA082533](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA082533), Dec 13, 2002: GPS. DAMAGED. BROKEN KNOB. FOUND ON/OFF KNOB MISSING AND ON/OFF SWITCH SHAFT BROKEN. REPLACED KNOB AND SWITCH. CLEANED FACEPLATE AND TOUCHED UP WITH BLACK PAINT. BENCH CHECK - [SDR HEEA082437](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA082437), Dec 12, 2002: CONTROL UNIT. INTERMITTENT. VOLUME KNOB IS INTERMITTENT. FOUND FACEPLATE, VOLUME KNOB, CHANNEL SELECTOR KNOB, TONE SWITCH S2 BAD. REPAIRED. ALSO CLEANED MINOR CORROSION ON CASE. BENCH CHEC - [SDR HEEA082417](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA082417), Dec 12, 2002: BEARING. WORN. POSITIONING ROD HAS WORN BEARINGS. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA080415](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA080415), Jul 9, 2002: TRANSCEIVER. INOPERATIVE. WEAK RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT. FOUND RECEIVER GOOD BUT FOUND TRANSMIT POWER AND MODULATION DROPPING OFF AND INTERMITTENT. FOUND RF CONNECTOR NOT SOLDERED PROPERLY. - [SDR HEEA079363](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA079363), May 30, 2002: GPS. INOPERATIVE. GPS UNIT INOPERATIVE. - [SDR HEEA079311](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA079311), May 30, 2002: BLADE. ERODED. TAIL ROTOR BLADE END CAP ON PADDLE "A" ERODED BEYOND LIMITS. - [SDR HEEA078717](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA078717), May 20, 2002: BEARING. WORN. SWASHPLATE BUSHING WORN. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BEARINGS. - [SDR HEEA078506](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA078506), Apr 26, 2002: CARBON SEAL. WORN. COMPRESSOR CARBON SEAL HAS WORN TANGS AND SLOTS. - [SDR HEEA076941](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA076941), Oct 31, 2001: BLADE. CRACKED. LEADING EDGE TITANIUM STRIP HAS A COMPLETE CHORDWISE CRACK WITH MULTIPLE BRANCH WHICH EXTENDS BEYOND LIMITS. PENDING VENDOR REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA076938](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA076938), Oct 31, 2001: SPINDLE. BINDING. DROOP STOP BINDS UP WHEN INSTALLED. FOUND WHEN TORQUEING UP SPINDLE. A BIND PREVENTS THE DROOP STOP FROM RETURNING TO STATIC POSITION AT SHUTDOWN. IT IS FREE TO - [SDR HEEA073009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA073009), May 11, 2001: VALVE. LEAKING. WHILE IN FLIGHT THE LT NOSE FLOAT ASSEMBLY STARTED TO DEPLOY. MAINTENANCE FOUND FLOAT VALVE LEAKING INTERNALY AND STARTED TO INFLATE BAG. - [SDR HEEA065235](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA065235), Nov 17, 1999: AMPLIFIER. INTERMITTENT. AMPLIFLIER HAD INTERMITTENT OPERATION. - [SDR HEEA065119](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA065119), Nov 12, 1999: WX RADAR. INTERMITTENT. PICTURE INTERMITTENT, GOES ON AND OFF. - [SDR HEEA065118](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA065118), Nov 12, 1999: AMPLIFIER. INOPERATIVE. NR 2 PITCH CHANNEL INOPERATIVE. - [SDR HEEA065094](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA065094), Nov 11, 1999: RATE GYRO. FAILED. GYRO WILL NOT POWER UP. - [SDR HEEA063041](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA063041), Jul 29, 1999: VERTICAL GYRO. KICKING. NR 1 PITCH KICKING ON VERTICAL GYRO. - [SDR HEEA063038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA063038), Jul 29, 1999: VERTICAL GYRO. CHATTERS. ROLL CHATTERS IN-FLIGHT. - [SDR HEEA062136](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA062136), May 3, 1999: PUMP. MISMANUFACTURED. IMPROPER CAGE INSTALLED IN OIL PUMP PRESSURE BODY. REVEALED DURING RECEIVING INSPECTION. REFERENCE: AFA NR 41389A. - [SDR HEEA061646](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA061646), Apr 8, 1999: AMPLIFIER. MALFUNCTIONED. CONTROL AMPLIFIER LIGHT STAYS ON. - [SDR HEEA061645](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA061645), Apr 7, 1999: TRANSCEIVER. MALFUNCTIONED. SENSITIVITY AND POWER LOW ON TRANSCEIVER.. - [SDR HEEA061640](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA061640), Apr 6, 1999: RELAY. MALFUNCTIONED. NR 2 GENERATOR LIGHT STAYS ON ALL OF THE TIME WITH GENERATOR ON-LINE. ALSO, NUT STRIPPED PN TERMINAL NR 11. - [SDR HEEA061638](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA061638), Apr 6, 1999: BRAKE. LOOSE. BRAKE SHAFT LOOSE. All 115: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1545K-2017-07-14/reports.md ## FAA accident and incident reports (3) From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [Incident 20000106001109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000106001109I), Jan 6, 2000: Skrsky S76A (N1545K), Galveston, TX, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot-in-command (PIC) made a VFR approach to a helideck located at HI-344A. The approach was terminated at a hover on the north edge of the landing… - [Incident 19950228011059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950228011059I), Feb 28, 1995: Skrsky S76C (N1545K), Venice, LA. Narrative: on short final to a customer's heliport in Venice, Louisiana aircraft N1545K experienced a large torque split which could not be corrected. Just… - [Incident 19950126006739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950126006739I), Jan 26, 1995: Skrsky S76A (N1545K), New Orleans, LA. Narrative: five minutes after takeoff from the New Orleans airport (msy), at 3,000 feet above ground level, the "baggage smoke detector" light illuminated. The… ## Other aircraft with N1545K - [Cancelled 1949-06-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1545K-1949-06-07): Luscombe 8E, S/N 4272. Owner: [Charles M Weber DBA Weber Aeronautics](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHARLES%20M%20WEBER%20DBA%20WEBER%20AERONAUTICS), [Stockton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Stockton) --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.