# N1546G: 1980 Sikorsky S-76A, registration cancelled 2016-12-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 1, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sikorsky S-76A](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76a) (registry code 8143006)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C30 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (registry code 03015)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1NE), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 760076
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: July 31, 1980
- Certificate issued: October 26, 1994
- Last registry action: July 31, 2015
- Mode S code: A0DC3C
- 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/N1546G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1546G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1546G-2016-12-01

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 (150, newest 50)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR HEEA107965](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA107965), Feb 2, 2006: ENGINE. FAILED. ENCOUNTERED LARGE TORQUE SPLIT ON CLIMBOUT FROM HMA BP ENROUTE TO MC778 THUNDER HORSE. USING CHECKLIST DIAGNOSED #2 ENGINE HIGH SIDE FAILURE. RETURNED AND LANDE
- [SDR HEEA090146](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA090146), Sep 30, 2003: WIRE HARNESS. DAMAGED. DURING APPROACH, DID NOT GET A GREEN LIGHT FOR NOSE GEAR. ABORTED LANDING. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED DOWN LOCK HARNESS.
- [SDR HEEA088387](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088387), Jul 19, 2003: FUEL CONTROL. SURGES. FUEL CONTROL SURGING. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR.
- [SDR HEEA088363](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088363), Jul 18, 2003: ENGINE. LEAKING. ENGINE LEAKS OIL.
- [SDR HEEA088044](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088044), Jul 6, 2003: GENERATOR. INOPERATIVE. GENERATOR INOPERATIVE. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR FOR REPAIR.
- [SDR HEEA088042](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088042), Jul 6, 2003: GCU. INOPERATIVE. GCU INOPERATIVE. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR FOR REPAIR.
- [SDR HEEA088046](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088046), Jul 4, 2003: CHIP DETECTOR. BROKEN. ELECTRICAL PINS BROKEN. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
- [SDR HEEA088039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088039), Jul 3, 2003: DAMPENER. WORN. MAIN ROTOR DAMPER WORN. REPLACED DAMPER.
- [SDR HEEA087974](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA087974), Jun 26, 2003: DISPLAY. MALFUNCTIONED. WEATHER RADAR DISPLAY SCREEN DIM AFTER 20 MINUTES. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR FOR REPAIR.
- [SDR HEEA087793](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA087793), Jun 21, 2003: BEARING. WORN. MAIN ROTOR SERVO, BEARINGS WORN. SHOP REPAIR.
- [SDR HEEA087796](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA087796), Jun 19, 2003: INTERPHONE. MALFUNCTIONED. INTERPHONE BOX ICS GOES MUTE. SHOP REPAIR.
- [SDR HEEA087140](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA087140), Jun 10, 2003: INTERPHONE. NOISY. ICS MAKING LOUD SQUEALING NOISE. SHOP REPAIR.
- [SDR HEEA087136](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA087136), Jun 10, 2003: LINK. DAMAGED. IDLER LINK AT LATERAL FORCE GRADIENT DUE TO STILL CYCLIC LATERAL MOVEMENTS. SHOP REPAIR.
- [SDR HEEA087123](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA087123), Jun 10, 2003: TRANSCEIVER. MALFUNCTIONED. SIDETONE GARBLED AND SCRATCHY. SHOP REPAIR.
- [SDR HEEA086569](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086569), May 22, 2003: GENERATOR. INOPERATIVE. GENERATOR INOPERATIVE. SENT FOR WARRANTY REPAIR.
- [SDR HEEA086566](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086566), May 22, 2003: MASTER CYLINDER. LEAKING. PILOT LEFT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING. IN SHOP REPAIR.
- [SDR HEEA086558](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086558), May 22, 2003: VALVE. LEAKING. BRAKE VALVE LEAKING.
- [SDR HEEA086557](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086557), May 22, 2003: VALVE. FAILED. VALVEWILL NOT HOLD PARK.
- [SDR HEEA086550](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086550), May 22, 2003: BRAKE ASSY. LEAKING. LT WHEEL BRAKE LEAKING. SHOP REPAIR.
- [SDR HEEA086549](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086549), May 22, 2003: FIRE DETECTOR. WILL NOT TEST. FIRE DETECTOR WILL NOT TEST.
- [SDR HEEA086539](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086539), May 22, 2003: TRANSCEIVER. MALFUNCTIONED. TRANSCEIVER`S TRANSMITION IS GARBLED. IN SHOP REPAIR.
- [SDR HEEA086536](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086536), May 22, 2003: TRANSCEIVER. WEAK. VHF TRANSCEIVER WEAK. IN SHOP REPAIR.
- [SDR HEEA086535](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086535), May 22, 2003: TRANSCEIVER. MALFUNCTIONED. VHF TRANSCEIVER IS WEAK WITH VOLUME ALL THE WAY UP. IN SHOP REPAIR.
- [SDR HEEA084896](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084896), Feb 27, 2003: TIP CAP. DAMAGED. MAIN ROTOR BLADE HAS A HOLE IN THE TIP CAP. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR FOR REPAIR.
- [SDR HEEA084879](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084879), Feb 27, 2003: TRANSCEIVER. MALFUNCTIONED. TRANSMITTER SIDETONE DROPS OFF LINE. SHOP REPAIR.
- [SDR HEEA084205](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084205), Feb 13, 2003: GPS. MALFUNCTIONED. GPS HANGS UP WITH BUTTONS PUSHED ON NAV, WPT, ENT. BUTTONS AT TIMES TAKES 2 0R 3 PUSHES TO ACTIVATE. ALSO DROPS TERMINAL DATA AND UNABLE TO USE SOME APPROACHES 
- [SDR HEEA084204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084204), Feb 13, 2003: GPS. INOPERATIVE. GPS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
- [SDR HEEA084203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084203), Feb 13, 2003: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. NR 2 YAW ACTUATOR DOES NOT DEFLECT NEEDLE. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR.
- [SDR HEEA084198](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084198), Feb 13, 2003: BLADE. CRACKED. TRAILING EDGE HAS SEPARATION AND A 5 INCH CRACK. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
- [SDR HEEA084184](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084184), Feb 12, 2003: BRACKET. BROKEN. RT TRANSMISSION ACCESS DOOR STRUT UPPER ATTACH BRACKET BROKEN. SCRAPPED.
- [SDR HEEA084180](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084180), Feb 12, 2003: BEARING. WORN. MAIN ROTOR SERVO HAS A PIVOT BEARING WORN. IN SHOP REPAIR.
- [SDR HEEA084160](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084160), Feb 12, 2003: INDICATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. ATTITUDE INDICATOR JUMPS AND JIGGLES IN FLIGHT.
- [SDR HEEA083545](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083545), Jan 14, 2003: INDICATOR. PRECESSES. ATTITUDE INDICATOR IS SLOW TO ERECT AND PRECESSES. SENT TO SHOP FOR REPAIR.
- [SDR HEEA083541](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083541), Jan 13, 2003: ANTENNA. CONTAMINATED. OUTERLINK TRANSMIT ANTENNA FULL OF WATER AND DOES NOT TRANSMIT. REPLACED ANTENNA.
- [SDR HEEA083538](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083538), Jan 13, 2003: BLOWER. DAMAGED. RIVETS LOOSE ON HOUSING. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
- [SDR HEEA082990](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA082990), Jan 7, 2003: LIFE VEST. LEAKING. LIFE VEST LEAKING.
- [SDR HEEA082988](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA082988), Jan 7, 2003: FILTER. FAILED. OUTERLINK TRANSMIT LINE FILTER FAILS TO TRANSMIT SIGNALS TO SATELLITE. SHOP REPAIR.
- [SDR HEEA082986](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA082986), Jan 7, 2003: INTERPHONE. MALFUNCTIONED. INTERPHONE BOX MALFUNCTIONED, COULD NOT BALANCE ICS. IN SHOP REPAIR.
- [SDR HEEA082984](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA082984), Jan 7, 2003: GENERATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. HIGH ENERGY GENERATOR POPS START CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER.
- [SDR HEEA082975](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA082975), Jan 7, 2003: TRANSCEIVER. MALFUNCTIONED. RADAR ALTIMETER INDICATES 50 FEET AT ALL ALTITUDES AND TEST AT 130 FEET. IN SHOP REPAIR.
- [SDR HEEA082971](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA082971), Jan 7, 2003: INDICATOR. READS HIGH. COPILOT ALTIMETER READS 200 FEET HIGH AT 1000 FEET. IN SHOP REPAIR.
- [SDR HEEA082546](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA082546), Dec 13, 2002: INTERPHONE. MALFUNCTIONED. FM2 INTERMITTENT. COULD NOT VERIFY COMPLAINT. FOUND SELECTOR KNOB BAD. REPLACED SAME. REPAIRED. TOUCHED PAINT ON FACEPLATE. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR HEEA082516](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA082516), Dec 13, 2002: BOTTLE. LEAKING. BLOW DOWN LEAKING AT HEAD CONNECTION. REPAIRED.
- [SDR HEEA082512](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA082512), Dec 13, 2002: CONTROL UNIT. MALFUNCTIONED. DIFFICULT TO RESET, APP. 30 SECOND DELAY FROM SWITCH ACTIVATION TO GENERATOR ON LINE.
- [SDR HEEA082485](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA082485), Dec 13, 2002: SCREEN. SEPARATED. RT INTAKE SCREEN SEPARATED. SCRAPPED.
- [SDR HEEA082477](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA082477), Dec 13, 2002: BELLCRANK. CORRODED. MAIN ROTOR DRIVE BUSHINGS WORN AND CORROSION IN BARREL NUT AREA. REPLACED BELLCRANK DUE TO CORROSION.
- [SDR HEEA082410](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA082410), Dec 12, 2002: TRANSPONDER. INOPERATIVE. ALTIMETER TRANSPONDER INOPERATIVE. FOUND UNIT DRAWING EXCESSIVE CURRENT, TROUBLESHOT UNIT, FOUND V101 CAVITY TUBE BAD, REPLACED. REPAIRED. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR HEEA082443](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA082443), Dec 12, 2002: TRANSCEIVER. MALFUNCTIONED. TRANCEIVER FLAG STAYS IN OFF POSITION.
- [SDR HEEA082436](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA082436), Dec 12, 2002: CONTROL HEAD. INTERMITTENT. VOLUME CONTROL INTERMITTENT. REPLACED VOLUME CONTROL, BAD VOLUME KNOB AND BAD TEST SWITCH AND BAD FACEPLATE. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR HEEA082408](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA082408), Dec 12, 2002: SENSOR. MALFUNCTIONED. INDICATOR WILL NOT DIM. REPLACED PHOTOCELL AND LENS, APPLIED DC-4 COMPOUND TO HEADER. BENCH CHECK GOOD.

All 150: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1546G-2016-12-01/reports.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19960731043039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960731043039I), Jul 31, 1996: Skrsky S76A (N1546G), LA, Minor damage. Narrative: while the pilot was taxiing the helicopter to the takeoff area, the left main landing gear ran off the taxiway, causing damage to the gear. [privacy…
- [Incident 19950801033209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950801033209I), Aug 1, 1995: Skrsky S76A (N1546G), Sabine, TX. NR1 fuel pressure and engine surging. Returned Sabine pass phi. Found defective fuel selector valve. Replaced.
- [Incident 19950608029529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950608029529I), Jun 8, 1995: Skrsky S76A (N1546G), Sabine, TX, No damage. Fuel pressure light NR1 engine and surging. Shutdown. Landed private strip. No defects. Replaced fuel controls.
- [Incident 19941216047759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941216047759I), Dec 16, 1994: Skrsky S76A (N1546G), Sabine, TX. Burning odor. Smoke. Loran failed shortly after. Reset. Water leaked into loran. Shorted control head. Fixed leak.

## Other aircraft with N1546G

- [Cancelled 1975-11-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1546G-1975-11-08): Cessna 421B, S/N 421B0642. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Airflite Inc South](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRFLITE%20INC%20SOUTH), [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)

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