N108MT
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
2 reports on file, 2013-12-26 – 2014-04-15.
Part: CHIP DETECTOR — CONTAMINATED (TRANSMISSION) · airframe 309 hrs · 15,078 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING A PATIENT TRANSFER. APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY THROUGH THE TRIP THE PILOT RECEIVED A TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY LOCATED THE SAFEST PLACE TO LAND IN A LARGE HAY FIELD. THE PATIENT WAS THEN TRANSFERRED BY LIFE AIR RESCUE 1 FROM THE SCENE. THE MECHANIC ARRIVED ON SCENE & CHECKED BOTH THE UPPER & LOWER CHIP DETECTORS. A SMALL CHIP WAS FOUND ON THE LOWER DETECTOR. FOLLOWING PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN BHT MM CHAPTER 63, THE CHIP DETECTORS WERE CLEANED & A 20 MINUTE PENALTY RUN AT 100% WAS PERFORMED. NO OTHER OCCURRENCES ENCOUNTERED UPON PERFORMING THESE PROCEDURES. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: ENGINE — MAKING METAL · airframe 180 hrs · 422 cycles
PILOT & CREW WAS ON A PATIENT TRANSFER FLIGHT WHEN THE ENG CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT WAS FLYING DIRECTLY OVER MARSHALL, TX AIRPORT & MADE AN IMMEDIATE LANDING WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ISSUES. PULLED BOTH UPPER & LOWER CHIP DETECTORS & FOUND FLAKES & CHUNKS THAT MEASURED AROUND .0625 INCHES. THIS EXCEEDS THE .032 INCHES IAW M250-C47B, 72-00-00, 8 E 2 B. ENG CHANGE IN PROGRESS.