N350BH

ATA 5630

Part: WINDOW — BLEW OUT (SLIDING DOOR) · airframe 10,396 hrs · 30,053 cycles

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT LT PAX SLIDING DOOR WINDOW FELL OUT & WAS HIT BY TWO MAIN ROTOR BLADES. TEC TOOLS COMFORT WINDOW STC SH8966SW.

ATA 2110

Part: COMPRESSOR — BURNED (AIR CON) · airframe 824 hrs · 24,258 cycles

THE ACFT WAS ON THE GROUND RUNNING, GETTING READY FOR DEPARTURE, WHEN A GROUND CREW MEMBER NOTIFIED THE PILOT VIA RADIO, THAT THE ACFT WAS SMOKING. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE. A POST FLIGHT REVEALED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR WAS BURNED ALONG WITH THE BELT. NO INJURIES TO PERSONNEL OR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT WAS NOTED.

ATA 5610

Part: WINDSCREEN — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 7,377 hrs · 19,734 cycles

AT CRUISE FLIGHT AT NIGHT, AT APPROX 1500FT ALTITUDE, A SUDDEN BLAST IN THE ACFT WAS FELT. THE PILOT REALIZED THAT HE WAS THEN INJURED DUE TO A BIRD STRIKE THAT PENETRATED THE LT AND RT WINDSCREENS. PILOT REGAINED CONTROL OF THE ACFT AND INITIATED AN EMERGENCY DECENT TO A PARKING LOT. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. UPON INSP IT WAS NOTED THAT APPROX 4 TO 5 GEESE HAD STRUCK THE ACFT. BOTH WINDSCREENS HAD BEEN PENETRATED. A HOLE WAS PUNCTURED THRU THE LOWER CABIN AT THE PILOTS T/R PEDALS WITH GOOSE REMAINS , THE UPPER CABIN WAS PENETRATED WITH A HOLE THRU THE ROOF AT THE PILOTS GREENHOUSE WINDOW, AND THE UPPER DOGHOUSE WAS DAMAGED FROM THE IMPACT WITH REMAINS. THE ACFT WAS TRAILERED BACK TO ORIGIN FOR A MORE DETAILED INSPECTION.

ATA 2435

Part: STARTER GEN — FAILED (ENGINE)

WHILE ACFT WAS CIRCLING AT A SCENE CALL, THE CREW WAS STARTING TO DETECT WHAT SEEMED TO BE BURNING PLASTIC FOLLOWED BY A GENERATOR CAUTION LIGHT. AC LANDED BACK AT HOSPITAL PAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINT WAS DISPATCHED. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE STARTER GENERATOR HAD FAILED AND THE PLASTIC FAN BLADES WERE DEFORMED RESULTING IN THE PLASTIC BURNING ODOR. THE STARTER GENERATOR WAS REPLACED AND AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE SYSTEM WAS SATISFACTORY. (K)