N222MN
Registered owner: MERIDIAN AIRCRAFT LLC, DE (owner ≠ operator)
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.
9 reports on file, 2003-01-10 – 2025-05-01.
Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (ZONE 600) · airframe 2,749 hrs
RIGHT WING FWD LWR I/B SKIN. FWD STIFFENER CRACKED.
Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (ZONE 600) · airframe 2,749 hrs
RIGHT WING FWD LWR I/B SKIN. AFT STIFFENER CRACKED.
Part: IMPULSE COUPLING — LOOSE (MAGNETO)
SLICK MAG P/N 4373, S.N. 21091310 FOUND LOOSE RIVETS ON IMPULSE COUPLING DURING INSPECTION, REPLACED IMPULSE COUPLING WITH NEW.
Part: ENGINE — LEAKING (NR 1) · airframe 7,457 hrs · 6,054 cycles
RETURNING TO BASE AT THE COMPLETION OF A SCENE FLIGHT, THE ECS UNIT WAS TURNED ON. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE MEDIC, IN THE CABIN, STATED THAT THERE WAS A FOG IN THE CABIN & A STRONG SMELL OF JET FUEL. THE PILOT BACKED UP BY THE NURSE HOLDING THE RFM RAN THE SMOKE & FUME ELIMINATION CHECKLIST. SINCE THE PILOT SUSPECTED THE SMOKE WAS COMING IN THROUGH THE CABIN ECS DUCTING, THE PILOT TURNED OFF THE ECS. THE AIR IMMEDIATELY CLEARED & THE SMELL OF FUEL WENT AWAY. AS THE SHIP WAS ONLY THEN A FEW MILES FROM THE BASE, THE CREW LANDED BACK AT BASE & NOTIFIED MX. THE PILOT INSPECTED THE NR 1 ENG COMPARTMENT & FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM BOLTS ON THE COMPRESSOR CASE. THE MECHANIC HAD TOPPED OFF THE OIL EARLIER IN THE DAY & NOW AFTER LESS THAN AN HOUR OF FLIGHT, THE OIL LEVEL HAD DROPPED TO ADD 2 QUARTS LINE. MX ACTIONS ARE ONGOING.
Part: WIRE — FRAYED (ENGINE DECK) · airframe 7,078 hrs
PILOT REPORTED HIGH OIL TEMP WITH CONTINOUS RISING ON NR 1 ENGINE. MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. ON APPROACH NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE WAS ALSO HIGH ON NR 1 ENGINE. TROUBLESHOT & FOUND MOISTURE (OIL AND WATER) IN THE MAIN ENGINE ELECTRICAL DISCONNECT CONNECTOR AT THE FWD FIREWALL AND ALSO FOUND A WIRE AT THE BACK OF THE OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER FRAYED. CLEANED CONNECTOR AND REPAIRED FRAYED WIRE, PERFORMED A GROUND RUN AND CHECK FLIGHT WITH NO FURTHER HIGH PRESSURE OR TEMP INDICATIONS. RELEASED THE ACFT FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (STA 340) · airframe 6,866 hrs
DURING AIRFRAME ZONE 9, INSPECTION, FOUND MULTIPLE SMALL CRACKS IN AIRFRAME AND DOUBLERS ON THE TAIL ROTOR DIRECTIONAL SUPPORT LONGERONS FROM BS 340 TO 356 AND THE AFT SUPPORT FOR LONGERONS AT BS 356. CRACKS ARE ON A PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED LOCATIONS ON THE LONGERONS AND THE AFT SUPPORT.
Part: FITTING — UNSERVICEABLE (BLEED AIR LINE) · airframe 6,407 hrs
LIFTING, AT ABOUT 70 FT, ACFT SLIGHTLY YAWED & LOST POWER IN NR 1 ENGINE. TORQUE IN NR 2 ENGINE WAS AT MAX & NR 1 NG SURGING. LANDED AT NEARBY AIRFIELD. MX PERFORMED OPS GROUND RUN. NOTICED EXCESSIVE HOT AIR FROM ENGINE AT 0800 POSITION FUTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED BLEED AIR FITTING FROM TURBINE TO THE ECS BLEED AIR LINES CRACKED AT THE ELBOW. CRACK STARTED AT THE WELD 0600 POSITION TO THE 1000 POSITION APROX .5" IN LENGTH. REPLACED FITTING ASSY, OPS GROUND RUN AND TEST FLIGHT WERE PERFORMED.
Part: SWITCH — FAULTY (FIRE DETECTION) · airframe 6,391 hrs
FIRE DETECTION LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. PROBLEM FIXED BY REPLACING FIRE DETECTION SWITCH AND FIX WIRES ON LIGHT.
Part: INVERTER — MALFUNCTIONED (AC SYSTEM) · airframe 3,086 hrs
INVERTER TRIPS ON AND OFF EVERY 10-15 SECONDS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.