N222AM
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.
7 reports on file, 2010-03-10 – 2014-05-06.
Part: FUEL LINE — BROKEN (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 11,325 hrs
WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE NR 1 ENG BEGAN RUNNING ERRATICALLY & THE NP WAS ATTEMPTING TO OVER SPEED. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO ARREST THE ENG POWER BY MANUALLY RETARDING THE NG CONTROL TWIST GRIP. MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT KBVU. MADE AN INITIAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE NR 1 ENG & FOUND THAT THE RIGID TUBE BTW THE FUEL CONTROL & THE GOVERNOR HAD BROKEN OFF WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE PR PORT ON THE FUEL CONTROL. THE POINT OF BREAKAGE WAS ABOUT 4 MILLIMETERS BEHIND THE FLARE ON THE TUBE & THE FLARE ITSELF HAD NO DAMAGE OR EVIDENCE OF HAVING BEEN OVER TORQUED IN THE PAST. REPLACED THE TUBE & PERFORMED A GND OPERATIONAL CHECK & THE PILOT PERFORMED A BASIC TEST FLIGHT. RETURNED THE ACFT TO SERVICE.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 11,321 hrs
DURING MAINTENANCE FOUND CRACK .7 IN LONG IN LOWER LEFT BELLY SKIN TRAILING EDGE AT FS 245.3-246 BL -16 WL 25.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (LOWER FUSELAGE) · airframe 11,320 hrs
DURING MAINTENANCE, FOUND CRACK IN BELLY SKIN APPROX, .7".
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 11,321 hrs
DURING MAINTENANCE FOUND .7 INCH CRACK IN BELLY SKIN AT FS 245.3, BL -16, WL 25.
Part: ACTUATOR — INOPERATIVE (ENGINE) · airframe 11,126 hrs
ON A ROUTINE ENGINE OVERSPEED SYS CHECK, WANTED TO INCREASE THE ENGINE RPM SLIGHTLY WITH THE TRIM SWITCH. FOUND UNABLE TO GET THE SWITCH TO DO ANYTHING. ON INSPECTION, MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE LINEAR ACTUATOR WAS INOPERATIVE AND SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED THAT PART WHICH RESTORED SYS TO WORKING ORDER.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (TAIL SKID) · airframe 11,019 hrs
TAIL SKID BRACKET ON BOTTOM OF VERTICAL FIN CRACKED AT TAIL STINGER AND TAIL ROTOR GUARD ATTACHMENT POINT. REMOVED VERTICAL FIN TO FACILITATE REMOVAL OF CRACKED BRACKET. REPLACED BRACKET WITH NEW TAIL SKID BRACKET AND REINSTALLED VERTICAL FIN.
Part: GEAR — FAILED (TRANSMISSION) · airframe 10,582 hrs
SPIRAL BEVEL COLLECTOR GEAR FAIL APART, (DRIVE TOOTH/GEAR BOKE AWAY/SEPARATED FROM THE BEVEL GEAR BODY) WITH IN THE MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX/TRANSMISSION.