N102VU

ATA 6520

Part: GEARBOX — MAKING METAL (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 7,763 hrs · 22,163 cycles

TAIL ROTOR CHIP INSPECTION REQUIRED AFTER 10HR SHOWED FUZZ PRESENT. AMM REQUIRES GEARBOX TO BE CHANGED IF ANY IS PRESENT DURING INSPECTION. THIS ACFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION WHILE THE TAIL ROTOR GEAR IS REPLACED.

ATA 5302

Part: FITTING — CRACKED (TAILBOOM) · airframe 7,267 hrs · 20,344 cycles

DURING A RECENT INSPECTION, THE MECHANICS FOUND THE HORIZONTAL FIN, LT FWD ATTACH MOUNT BOLT HOLE CRACKED. THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE REPAIRABLE ONLY BY MFG. THE TAIL BOOM HAS BEEN SHIPPED TO THEM FOR REPAIR. THIS ACFT IS CURRENTLY OUT OF SERVICE AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION.

ATA 2150

Part: COMPRESSOR — FAULTY (AC SYSTEM) · airframe 7,142 hrs · 19,984 cycles

WHILE ON A FLIGHT RETURNING TO BASE AFTER DROPPING A PATIENT OFF, CREW STARTED SMELLING AN EXCESSIVE HEAT ODOR IN THE ACFT. THE PILOT DIVERTED THE ACFT TO THE CLOSEST SUITABLE LANDING AREA. THE PILOT SUSPECTED THE CAUSE OF THE ODOR WAS THE AIR CONDITIONER SO THE AIR CONDITIONING SYS WAS SHUT DOWN. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE EXCESSIVE HEAT SMELL DISSIPATED & THE ACFT CONTINUED FLIGHT WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. AFTER PERFORMING VISUAL INSPECTIONS VERIFIED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ODOR. THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS SECURED TO PREVENT FURTHER USE, THE ACFT WAS MEL'D IAW COMPANY POLICY & WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED A FAULTY COMPRESSOR. THIS PART WAS REPLACED, DEFERRAL CLEARED & THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

ATA 5412

Part: FIREWALL — CHAFED

FIREWALL HAS CHAFING DAMAGE ON INSIDE LOWER RADIUS.

ATA 6520

Part: GEARBOX — UNSERVICEABLE (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 6,793 hrs · 18,959 cycles

WHILE PERFORMING D1011 INSPECTION, TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX WAS REMOVED. UPON INSPECTION OF GEARBOX FOUND THE TWO MOUNTING STUDS LOOSE IN THE TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX. THIS GEARBOX IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE PART AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION.

ATA 6520

Part: CHIP DETECTOR — DIRTY (T/R GEARBOX) · airframe 5,484 hrs · 15,283 cycles

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, 4 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE TAIL ROTOR CHIP CAUTION SEGMENT ILLUMINATED. PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURE IAW FMS 9.2-15-5. TAIL ROTOR CHIP REMAINED ILLUMINATED. PILOT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, ACFT SHUTDOWN. MECHANIC REMOVED THE TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX CHIP DETECTOR AND FOUND NO CHIPS, JUST DIRT. CLEANED CHIP DETECTOR, DRAINED AND FLUSHED THE GEARBOX, RE-INSTALLED THE CHIP DETECTOR AND SERVICED THE GEARBOX. A TEN MINUTE GROUND RUN WAS THEN PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE ACFT WAS THEN APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 5,270 hrs · 14,683 cycles

INBOUND TO THE MAIN HELIPAD WHEN THE LOW ROTOR HORN ACTIVATED WHILE AIRSPEED WAS ABOVE 55 KNOTS. DUE TO THE DECREASING AIRSPEED DURING APPROACH AND AFT CYCLIC STICK APPLICATION, AIRSPEED DROPPED BELOW 55 KNOTS & ROTOR RPM INSCREASED TO 101 PERCENT. ABORTED ATTEMPT TO LAND ON THE ROOFTOP HELIPAD AND PROCEEDED TO AIRPORT. AS AIRSPEED INCREASED AGAIN ABOVE 55 KNOTS, ROTOR HORN AGAIN ACTIVATED AND ROTOR RPM DROPPED TO 94 PERCENT. PILOT PLACED VARTOMS SWITCH INTO MANUAL MODE AND MANUALLY BEEPED ROTOR TO 102 PERCENT TO ENSURE ADEQUATE ROTOR RPM FOR LANDING. ACFT LANDED. MECHANIC PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTIONS OF THE N1, N2 CONTROLS, TO INCLUDE TRIM MOTORS, AND FUEL CONTROLS, OVERRIDE SPRING, THROTTLES AND VARTOMS. NR 1 & 2 ENGINES BOTH REQUIRED N1 ADJUSTMENTS. THESE ADJUSTMENTS WERE PERFORMED AND AN MOC FLIGHT CHECK WAS PERFORMED. THE ACFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

ATA 2121

Part: BLOWER — BURNED OUT (A/C SYSTEM) · airframe 5,017 hrs · 13,893 cycles

THE PILOT REPORTED ON DESCENT A SLIGHT ODOR WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS ON AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THE ODOR DISSIPATED QUICKLY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS TURNED OFF. THE PILOT LANDED AS SOON AS PRACTICLE WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ISSUES. THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED BY THE MECHANIC, AND THE AFT EVAPORATOR BLOWER FAN ASSY WAS FOUND TO BE SUSPECT. THE SYS HAS BEEN DEFERRED WITH THE AFT EVAPORATOR BLOWER ASSY ON ORDER.

ATA 5302

Part: FRAME — CRACKED (TAILBOOM) · airframe 4,781 hrs · 13,093 cycles

DURING A 1200 HR INSP, THE MECHANIC FOUND A CRACK IN THE TAILBOOM AT UPPER FRAME 9L RUNNING VERTICAL FROM THE LOWER RT RIVET HOLE TO THE EDGE.

ATA 7320

Part: VALVE — FAILED (NR1 ENGINE) · airframe 4,304 hrs

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