N350LN
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.
4 reports on file, 2009-05-29 – 2014-10-12.
Part: COMPRESSOR — FAILED (AC BAY) · airframe 5,693 hrs
DURING THE RETURN FLIGHT TEN MILES NORTH OF OUR BASE, THE MEDICAL CREW & I SMELLED FUMES IN THE COCKPIT. THE SMELL WAS COMING THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONER VENTS, TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER SYS OFF. THE SMELL IMMEDIATELY DISSIPATED & CONTINUED THE FLIGHT TO A NORMAL LANDING. THE POST FLIGHT INSPECTION SHOWED WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN OIL FILM ON THE DRIVE BELT, DOCUMENTED THE DISCREPANCY & TOOK THE ACFT OUT OF SERVICE. CHECKED THE AIR CONDITIONER WHILE I GND RAN THE ACFT & HE REPORTED THAT THE COMPRESSOR PULLEY WAS WOBBLING & THE DRIVE BELT WAS DRIFTING FWD ON THE PULLEY MAKING CONTACT WITH THE AFT HOUSING OF THE COMPRESSOR & A WIRE THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE AFT HOUSING, THE BELT HAD WORN THE INSULATION OFF OF THE END OF THE WIRE. THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR HAD FAILED IN FLIGHT. PERFORMED GND RUNS & DETERMINED THAT IT CAN BE MEL'D WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING SYS INOPERATIVE. PULLED CB & TAGGED SYS.
Part: BLOWER MOTOR — SHORTED (EVAPORATOR) · airframe 4,026 hrs · 12,531 cycles
THE ACFT WAS RETURNING TO BASE, WAS ON FINAL APPROACH, WHEN THE PILOT AND MED CREW ON BOARD ALL SMELLED AN ODOR THAT WAS INITIALLY THOUGHT TO BE THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR BELT HAD BURNED. THE ACFT LANDED AND SHUTDOWN WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE MECHANIC TROUBLESHOT THE SYS AND FOUND THAT THE FWD EVAPORATOR BLOWER MOTOR HAD SHORTED. THE MECHANIC PLACED A NEW BLOWER MOTOR ON ORDER AND MEL'D THE AIR CONDITIONING SYS TO RETURN THE ACFT TO SERVICE. NOTE: THE ENGINE TOTAL CYCLES IS NP. NG TOTAL CYCLES IS 9488.1
Part: BELT — SLIPPED (COMPRESSOR) · airframe 3,735 hrs · 11,706 cycles
SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING, HOSPITAL CREW NOTICED RUBBER SMELL IN CABIN, PILOT CARRIED OUT A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING . AFTER SHUTDOWN, THE HOT RUBBER SMELL WAS DETERMINED TO BE COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR BELT. THE CLUTCH WAS DETERMINED TO BE SLIPPING. AC SYS WAS DEFERRED TO MEL AND PARTS PLACED ON ORDER.
Part: CLUTCH — SLIPPED (AIR CONDITIONING) · airframe 3,038 hrs
A BURNING SMELL WAS DETECTED, ALL ELECTRICAL SYS INDICATIONS NORMAL, SMOKE WAS THEN SEEN ON LT SIDE OF INSTRUMENT PANEL IN VICINITY OF AIR CONDITIONER DISCHARGE PORT. EXECUTED IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING (PL) AT AIRPORT .5 MILE AWAY. THE AIR CONDITIONER IMMEDIATELY STOPPED PRODUCING COOL AIR, SYS WAS SHUTDOWN, VENTS AND WINDOWS OPENED. PL SAFELY COMPLETED, MECHANIC CALLED TO SCENE AND NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES ACTIVATED. MECHANICS REPORT - CLUTCH SLIPPING CAUSING TO HEAT CLUTCH, PULLEY, AND BELT.