N38RX
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.
3 reports on file, 2009-07-30 – 2010-04-20.
Part: DISC — CRACKED (ROTOR BRAKE) · airframe 941 hrs
PILOT REPORTED "ROTOR BRAKE CHATTER DURING USE". MECHANIC FOUND ROTOR BRAKE DISK HAD (2) CRACKS, ONE 1.1250" LONG, ONE 1 14" LONG, LOCATED ROUGHLY 180 DEGREES APART, BOTH CRACKS EMANATING OUTWARD TO THE EDGE OF THE DISK. INSTALLED NEW BRAKE ROTOR DISK. FAILED COMPONENT SENT FOR ANALYSIS.
Part: FIRE DETECTOR — FALSE ACTIVATION (ZONE 400) · airframe 711 hrs
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FIRE WARNING BELL WITH NO CAUTION LIGHT, WARNING LIGHT OR OTHER SECONDARY INDICATIONS. MADE THE DECISION TO ABORT FLIGHT AND PERFORM A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING BACK AT DEPARTURE. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO INDICATION OF ACTUAL FIRE. SUSPECT FAULTY FIRE DETECTION SYS. TROUBLESHOOTING INDICATED A FAULTY TEST ON THE NR 2 SYS. FIRE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE BUT THE AUDIO WAS ABSENT. REPLACED FAULTY INBD RT ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE DETECTOR.
Part: ISOLATOR — LEAKING (ZONE 200) · airframe 271 hrs
ON THURSDAY 07/30/09 AT APPROX 0730 HRS TOOK OFF FOR AN INTER FACILITY TRANSFER. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TOOK OFF FOR RETURN AT APPROX 0822 HRS. CLIMB TO 8000 FT WENT FAIRLY SMOOTH AND WITHOUT INCIDENT. STARTED TO LEVEL OFF, HELICOPTER BEGAN TO SHAKE LATERALLY. WOULD CLASSIFY INTENSITY AS MODERATE. FLIGHT MEDIC, IMMEDIATELY VOICED CONCERN ABOUT LEVEL OF LATERAL VIBRATION. CONTINUED FOR A SHORT TIME TO SEE IF VIBRATION WOULD SMOOTH OUT AT ALTITUDE, BUT IT DIDNâT. BOTH CREW MEMBERS WERE FEELING THE VIBRATION AT THIS POINT AND WERE VERY CONCERNED. DIDNâT NOTICE ANYTHING UNUSUAL IN REGARDS TO THE N2 OR NR WAS HOLDING AROUND 100KTS AND 8000 FT. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS ON THE CAD. EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL TO ME EXCEPT THE LATERAL VIBRATION WE WERE EXPERIENCING. MADE DECISION TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING BACK AT DEPARTURE. TURNED LT AND DESCENDED WITH REDUCED POWER. TORQUE WAS AROUND 30 PERCENT AND KEPT THE AIRSPEED AROUND 110-120KTS. VIBRATION WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AT THIS POINT. AS MADE TURN TO FINAL ACFT SEEMED TO PERFORM NORMALLY UNTIL LEVELED OFF AT AROUND 50 FT. AIR TAXIED BACK TO PAD AT APPROX 25 KNOTS AT 50 FT AND SOME OF THE VIBRATION RETURNED ALTHOUGH IT WAS MINOR. LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. NOTIFIED BASE MECHANIC, AND AAOC. MX REPORT: FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF ACTUAL CAUSE OF VIBRATION WAS FAILURE OF THE LT FWD Z-ARIS VIBRATION ISOLATOR. MX FOUND THE UNIT LEAKING HYD FLUID. REMOVED (PN L633M2010108, SN 2P8255), AND INSTALLED SAME (PN, S/N 194801/026). INSPECTED BY MFG.