N33QP
Registered owner: AIR METRO HELICOPTER INC, NY (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.
2 reports on file, 2000-04-03 – 2003-04-01.
Part: BEARING — FAILED (ENGINE)
DURING FLIGHT, ENG CHIP LIGHT ACTIVATED. MAGNETIC OIL PLUGS REMOVED AND INSPECTED AND WERE FOUND TO HAVE METAL PARTICLES ATTACHED. ENG WAS REMOVED AND THE GEARBOX REMOVED FROM THE COMPRESSOR AND TURBINE. ENG 1.5 ROLLER BEARING PN 6843362 FAILED. ROLLER CAGE WAS IN A FAILED CONDITION, INNER RACE PN 23034786B FAILED. GEARSHAFT HAS 2 GEARS ATTACHED, PRESUMED TO BE WELDED TO SHAFT, SMALLER GEAR, WHICH DRIVES THE FUEL CONTROL SEPARATED AT THE RADIUS ATTACH POINT. THE STEEL INSERT(CAGE) PN 6843362 WHICH RECEIVES THE BRG PN 23005749 IN THE GEARBOX COVER WAS FOUND TO BE ROTATING THE STEEL LOCKPIN WHICH HOLDS THE STEEL INSERT(CAGE) IN ALUMINUM COVER WAS FOUND TO BE SHEARED.
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (TAIL BOOM)
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, DISCOVERED HARILINE CRACK IN SKIN. SUBMITTER SUGGESTED MORE FREQUENT CHADWICK BALANCE & TRACK OR OTHER FORM OF VIBRATION TEST AT OR OF TALL ROTOR BLADES AS THIS HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION, WHICH RESULTS FROM TAIL ROTOR OUT OF BALANCE CONDITION, CAN CAUSE THESE CRACKS. ALSO, CONTINUED DISCRETIONAL, EXTREMELY VIGILANT INSPECTION OF SURROUNDING AREA FOR IMPENDING SKIN CRACKS LEADING TO CASTING FAILURE AT TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX MOUNT. (X)