N300EV
Registered owner: AEROXS INC, GA (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
DURING THE LAST FLIGHT OF THE DAY, THE ACFT WAS DESCENDING WITH 7.5% PITCH. AS SOON AS PITCH WAS PULLED IN, NR 1 ENG WENT INTO COMPRESSOR STALL WITH A TEMP OF 780F. A LOWER PITCH SETTING OF 8% WAS SET & PULLED IN POWER WITH THE SAME RESULT. ENG FLIGHT IDLES MATCHED WITHIN 1%. ENG GND IDLES MATCHED WITHIN 1%. POWER CHECK PERFORMED EARLIER WITH SATISFACTORY RESULT. BORESCOPED ENG COMPRESSOR SECTION & TURBINE FOR ANY DAMAGE. NO DEFECTS NOTED. CHECKED AIRFRAME & FCU FUEL FILTER. NO DEFECTS NOTED.
DURING THE FIRST TAKEOFF FROM THE SHIP AS SOON AS THE ACFT CAME OFF THE DECK, THE RT LOW PRESS FILTER CLOGGED LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE HELICOPTER WAS TRANSITIONING TO A HOVER. WHILE IN A HOVER THE FILTER CLOGGED LIGHT FLICKERED ON & OFF, THE PILOTS REQUESTED PERMISSION TO LAND BACK ON THE SHIP. THE ACFT LANDED ON THE DECK & A QUICK CHECK OF THE RT LOW PRESS FILTER SHOWED AN EXTENDED DELTA P INDICATING A CLOGGED FILTER. THE PILOTS CONDUCTED NORMAL SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES WITH NO SECONDARYâS SHOWING. FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURES IN THE MM CHAPTER 28.20.301 THE LOW PRESS FILTER WAS REMOVED FOR INSPECTION & THE NR 2 ENG FUEL CONTROL FILTER WAS ALSO REMOVED. NO FOREIGN DEPOSITS WERE NOTED IN THE FILTERS IN THE AMOUNT THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO CLOG THE FILTER & CAUSE IT TO GO INTO BY-PASS MODE. BOTH FILTERS WERE REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE FILTERS FROM THE INVENTORY THAT HAD BEEN CLEANED & INSPECTED. ALL PROCEDURES FOR BLEEDING THE SYS & LEAK CHECKS WERE PERFORMED WITH NO SECONDARYâS. THE ACFT WAS STARTED AGAIN, VISUAL INSPECTIONS OF THE DELTA P INDICATOR WERE PERFORMED & THE ACFT FLEW AN ADDITIONAL 0.2 HOURS TO CHECK THE SYSTEMS & PERFORM AN ENG POWER TREND CHECK. DURING THIS FLIGHT THERE WERE NO MORE INDICATIONS OF FAILURE. UPON SHUTDOWN THE FILTER CLOGGED DELTA P WAS INSPECTED AGAIN & WAS NOT EXTENDED. NO ADDITIONAL MX IS REQUIRED.
DURING P4 AGEING INSPECTION, SIGNIFICANT CORROSION WAS FOUND ON LT & RT BEAMS AT THE HOOK WELL AREA IAW SRM 53-12 PG 35E FIG 18A ITEMS 21 & 22.
DURING P4 AGEING INSPECTION, SIGNIFICANT CORROSION WAS FOUND ON UPPER LT FUSELAGE ANGLE IAW 53-12 PG 32 & E3 FIG 17 ITEM 26.
DURING P4 AGEING INSPECTION, SIGNIFICANT CORROSION WAS FOUND BELOW MAIN GEARBOX LT BEAM A-38. IAW SRM 53-13 PG 77 & 78 ITEM 6.
DURING P4 AGEING INSPECTION, SIGNIFICANT CORROSION WAS FOUND ON EXTRUSION AT FRAME 2480 UNDER PILOTS SEATS IAW SRM 53-12 PG 13 FIG 7 ITEM 24.
UPON LEAVING PORT AFTER AN EXTENDED PERIOD, 30 DAYS, WAS SCHEDULED FOR AN EXERCISE FLIGHT, AFTER LONG IN PORT PERIOD & PILOT TRAINING. ACFT HAD BEEN FLYING WITH NO ISSUES FOR APPROX 45 MINUTES WHEN PILOTS SCHEDULED FUEL TRANSFER. WHEN FUEL TRANSFER SWITCH WAS SELECTED THE CORRESPONDING CB POPPED. THE PIC TURNED OFF THE FUEL TRANSFER SWITCH & RESET CB, WHICH POPPED AGAIN. FUEL TRANSFER WAS ABORTED & FLIGHT RESUMED TO SCHEDULED DESTINATION. UPON INVESTIGATION, PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE HUNG UP DUE TO LACK OF USE OVER LONG IN PORT PERIOD. PUMP WAS REMOVED, INSPECTED & REINSTALLED. GND TEST WAS SUCCESSFUL.