N37RX
Registered owner: REACH AIR MEDICAL SERVICES LLC, CA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| REACH Air Medical Services, LLC. (JBZA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
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, 2011-08-21 – 2015-06-27.
Part: BLADE — BROKEN (ENGINE) · airframe 5,021 hrs
AFTER PREFLIGHT PLANNING, ACFT DOCUMENT & AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTION & NORMAL STARTS, ACFT DEPARTED. AFTER UNEVENTFUL 1.6 HR FLIGHT, ACFT LANDED, TOOK ON 117 GALS JET A FROM FUEL TRUCK. AFTER APPROX 40 MINUTES, ANOTHER PREFLIGHT & UNEVENTFUL STARTS, DEPARTED PASSING THROUGH 7200 FEET. 3 LOUD POPS IN RAPID SUCCESSION & SIMULTANEOUS NR 1 ENG CHIP LIGHT EXPERIENCED BY PILOT. AS PILOT QUICKLY REDUCED POWER ON NR 1 ENG, THE ENG FAILED & ROLLED BACK. THERE WAS NO HIGH TEMP OF FIRE INDICATIONS. THE NEAREST AIRPORT WAS 6.6 MILES AND 4001 FT MSL, BUT REQUIRED CLIMBING OVER A RIDGELINE, PILOT DECIDED TO TURN BACK. POST ENG FAILURE TO UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT AIRPORT SEQUENCE TOOK APPROX 14 MINUTES.
Part: PLATE — LEAKING (FUEL CELL) · airframe 4,158 hrs
FUEL TANK EQUIPMENT PLATE HAD INSERTS FOR FUEL BOOST PUMP AND FUEL QUANTITY PROBE COME OUT DURING REMOVAL. THIS IS THE THIRD OCCURENCE ON THIS ACFT. ONE OTHER EQUIPMENT PLATE WAS REPLACED AND ONE OF THE INSERTS WERE ABLE TO BE TIGHTENED.
Part: COMPRESSOR — BURNED (CABIN AIR) · airframe 2,478 hrs
THE FOLD DOWN PELICAN RACK AT THE REAR OF THE ACFT ABOVE THE LOADING TUNNEL WAS INSPECTED FOR THE SOURCE OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. INITIALLY THE CENTRAL PILOTS DISPLAY SYS BOX FANS (2 EA) WERE SUSPECTED OF FAILURE. ONCE THE FAN UNIT WAS REPLACED AND SHIP BATTERY POWER WAS TURNED ON, THE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AIR PUMP/COMPRESSOR MOUNTED ON THE SAME PELICAN RACK EMITTED SPARKS AND SMOKE. MECHANIC BELIEVES THE PUMP ARMATURE MAY HAVE A DEAD SPOT BECAUSE THE UNIT OPERATED NORMALLY DURING TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE ODOR. A REPLACEMENT AIR PUMP IS ON ORDER.
Part: RESISTOR — BURNED OUT (COMPASS) · airframe 2,430 hrs
AFTER TURNING ON THE MASTER BATTERY SWITCH AS WELL AS THE ACFT FADEC (2) SWITCHES, NURSE SITTING IN THE CO-PILOTS SEAT POSITION BEGAN TO SMELL AN ODOR SIMILAR TO AN ELECTRICAL BURN. CREW ALSO SMELLED THE ODOR. DUTY CREW SAW A FAINT GLOW INSIDE THE CENTRAL INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF FADEC SWITCHES AND MASTER BATTERY SWITCH, GLOW AND ODOR SUBSIDED. COMPASS LIGHT RESISTOR WAS FOUND BURNED OUT BEHIND THE RT PEDESTAL POWER DISTRIBUTION BOARD. REPLACEMENT RESISTOR INSTALLED, MX RUNS AND VISUAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED, AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.