N176AM
Registered owner: SPECTRUM HEALTH HOSPITALS, MI (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum Health Hospitals (BTEA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
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.
4 reports on file, 2012-08-08 – 2013-11-29.
Part: STARTER GEN — FAILED (LEFT) · airframe 2,505 hrs · 8,069 cycles
NR 1 STARTER/GENERATOR FAILED. DURING START, THE ENGINE TOOK AN UNUSUALLY LONG TIME TO REACH LIGHT OFF AND IDLE SPEED. AFTER ENGINE START, THE GENERATOR WOULD NOT COME ON LINE. AFTER THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY, THE STARTER WAS EXAMINED AND THE INTERNAL DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO THE BRUSHES, BRUSH HOLDER CLIPS, ETC. THE STARTER/GENERATOR WAS REPLACED. ALL SYSTEMS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: BRUSHES — BROKEN (STARTER GEN) · airframe 2,270 hrs
NR 2 DC GENERATOR FAILED IN FLIGHT. AFTER THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE MX FACILITY, THE STARTER GENERATOR WAS REMOVED FOR INSPECTION. THE BRUSHES WERE FOUND WORN EXCESSIVELY AND BROKEN. REPLACED WITH AN O/H UNIT, ALL SYS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: HMU — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 2,076 hrs
THE FUEL CONTROL FAILED ON START CAUSING THE ENGINE TO EXCEED TEMPERATURE LIMITS. THE HMU WAS FOUND TO BE AT FAULT. (SUSPECT THE CONSTANT DELTA "P" VALVE FAILED). THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY AND HMU WERE REPLACED. THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE OCCURRED IN FLIGHT CAUSING AN IN FLIGHT SHUT DOWN OF THE ENGINE.
Part: ENGINE — VIBRATION (NR 1) · airframe 1,844 hrs
INTEGRATED INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM, (IIDS), DISPLAYED A "MINOR" ENGINE FAULT "TQ TRIM LVL L" FOR THE NR 1 ENGINE FROM THE DIGITAL ENGINE CONTROL UNIT (DECU). PILOTS CHECK FOR FAULTS FROM THE DECU AND THE IIDS. A MINOR FAULT WAS NOTED ON THE NR 1 ENG; "TQ. TRIM, LVL 1". FAULT OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE FLIGHTS IN AN INTERMITTENT FASHION. ON ALL THREE OCCURRENCES, ACFT DIVERTED AND RETURNED TO MX FACILITY. FIRST OCCURRENCE, TROUBLESHOOTING TOOK PLACE USING BOTH ENGINE AND ACFT MM. THE FAULT CLEARED ITSELF AND NO DEFINITIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN. SECOND OCCURRENCE, TROUBLESHOOTING AGAIN SHOWED NO DEFINED DEFECTS. TORQUE CONFIRMATION BOX WAS REPLACED. THIRD OCCURRENCE, "MINOR" FAULT ADDITIONAL TROUBLESHOOTING DETECTED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION OF THE NR 1 ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS R & R WITH A 0.0 TSO, ENGINE ASSEMBLY.