# N3115Y: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, registration cancelled 1997-04-29 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: April 29, 1997 - Exported to: Canada - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (registry code 4470706) - Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 500716D - Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft - Certificate issued: June 2, 1989 - Last registry action: March 16, 1995 - Mode S code: A34DA6 - Owner when cancelled: [Soloy Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOLOY%20HELICOPTERS%20INC) - Location: [Wasilla, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Wasilla) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 61.5785° N, 149.4763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wasilla, AK, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3115Y - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3115Y - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3115Y-1997-04-29 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 Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d.md ## Service difficulty reports (17) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 96ZZZX1980](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1980), Apr 3, 1996: SWASHPLATE. BEARING ROUGH. DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE T/R SWASHPLATE BEARING WAS FOUND ROUGH. REPLACED THE T/R SWASHPLATE. - [SDR 96ZZZX1973](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1973), Apr 2, 1996: PIVOT BEARING. PLATE WORN. DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, 3 STRIKER PLATES FOUND WORN BEYOND LIMITS AND ALL 5 PIVOT BEARINGS WORN FROM .030 INCH TO .040 INCH BEARING TO PART NUMBER FIT. - [SDR 95ZZZX6197](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6197), Oct 19, 1995: NOZZLE. DEFECTIVE. PILOT COMPLAINED OF POWER/N2 FLUCTUATING WITH COLLECTIVE INPUT. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED THE FUEL NOZZLE WAS AT FAULT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOZZLE AND PRO - [SDR 95ZZZX5920](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5920), Sep 29, 1995: BLADE. BEARING LOOSE. DURING 25-HOUR INSPECTION, DISCOVERED THE M/R BLADE DAMPER ATTACH BEARING (369A7951-15) WAS QUITE LOOSE. BLADE WAS REMOVED, REPAIRED, AND REINSTALLED. - [SDR 95ZZZX4278](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX4278), Aug 7, 1995: CONTROL BRACKET. CAP BROKEN. DURING 100-HOUR INSPECTION, THE BEARING CAP WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE FORWARD BOLT EAR. - [SDR 95ZZZX3922](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3922), Jul 27, 1995: VENT TUBE. DETACHED. ENGINE DIFFUSER VENT ORIFICE TUBE WOULD NOT STAY IN PLACE. INSPECTION FOUND END OF THE TUBE THAT SLIPS INTO THE VENT BOSS WAS DEFORMED. INSTALLED NEW TUBE. - [SDR 95ZZZX3921](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3921), Jul 27, 1995: GOVERNOR. MISRIGGED. DURING RIGGING CHECK, THE GOVERNOR CONTACTED THE UPPER LIMIT STOP BEFORE THE COLLECTIVE REACHED ITS STOP. - [SDR 95ZZZX3870](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3870), Jul 8, 1995: GAUGE. DEFECTIVE. TORQUE GAUGE FLUCTUATED DURING OPERATION 4-5 PSI. BLEEDING THE SYSTEM FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. REPLACING THE UNIT DID CORRECT IT. - [SDR 95ZZZX2369](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2369), Apr 30, 1995: GOVERNOR. DEFECTIVE. PILOT COULD NOT MAKE SMOOTH 'BEEP' ADJUSTMENTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED UNIT. FELT A NOTCH IN THE ROTATION OF THE LEVER ARM. UNIT SENT TO BE REPAIRED ON ALLISON 25 - [SDR 95ZZZX2166](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2166), Apr 17, 1995: COMPRESSOR. STALLS. COMPRESSOR STALLS WITH SMALL, BUT RAPID POWER CHANGES. UNIT SENT IN FOR REPAIR. - [SDR 95ZZZX2169](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2169), Apr 7, 1995: GOVERNOR. DEFECTIVE. THE GOVERNOR WOULD NOT HOLD RPM WITH SLIGHT POWER CHANGES. THIS UNIT HAS BEEN SENT IN FOR REPAIR 2 TIMES BEFORE IN THE LAST 239.8 HOURS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. SE - [SDR 95ZZZX2148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2148), Mar 29, 1995: GOVERNOR. MALFUNCTION. PILOT COMPLAINED THE ENGINE DROOPED AT HIGH POWER. REMOVED AND REPLACED GOVERNOR, CURED THE PROBLEM. UNIT SENT IN FOR REPAIR ON ALLISON REPORT NR A 160111. - [SDR 95ZZZX1134](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1134), Feb 23, 1995: NOZZLE. CRACKED. NR 1 TURBINE NOZZLE REPLACED DUE TO TRAILING EDGE CRACKING BEYOND LIMITS. UPON REMOVAL, DISCOVERED THE 6823481-7000 ROPE PACKING MISSING. NO INDICATIONS OF POWE - [SDR 95ZZZX1133](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1133), Feb 23, 1995: SHIELD. CRACKED. DURING REPLACEMENT OF NR 1 NOZZLE, NOZZLE SHIELD WAS FOUND CRACKED. PART REPLACED AND SENT IN FOR OVERHAUL. - [SDR 95ZZZX896](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX896), Feb 7, 1995: BOOT. TORN. DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND M/R HUB DUST BOOT RIPPED ALONG THE INSIDE PLEATS FOR ABOUT 120 DEGREES OF ARC ON 3 PLEATS. REPLACED BOOT WITH NEW. - [SDR 95ZZZX837](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX837), Feb 1, 1995: BEARING. MISINSTALLED. M/R TRANSMISSION INPUT ASSY WAS REMOVED TO CHANGE A LEAKY GARLOCK SEAL, NO AXIAL PLAY WAS NOTED. THE AXIAL PLAY SHOULD BE .009 INCH TO .015 INCH. REMOVED DUPLEX - [SDR 95ZZZX663](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX663), Jan 19, 1995: TRANSCEIVER. DEFECTIVE. LOWER PORTION OF DIGITAL DISPLAY CUTS OFF DURING OPERATION. REPLACED UNIT AND SENT IN FOR REPAIR. ## NTSB investigations (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB ANC93LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA125), Jul 24, 1993: Hughes 369D (N3115Y), Cordova, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN. ## FAA accident and incident reports (1) 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. - [Accident 19930723025509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930723025509A), Jul 23, 1993: Hughes 369D (N3115Y), Cordova, AK, Substantial damage. Lost power during pinnicle landing hover. Fell backwards. Sheared tail rotor drive shaft. Cause undetermined. ## Other aircraft with N3115Y - [Cancelled 2005-04-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3115Y-2005-04-27): Piper PA-44-180, S/N 4496192, built 2005. Exported to Jordan. Owner: [Hall Donald S DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALL%20DONALD%20S%20DBA), [Tampa, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tampa) --- 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.