N440SL

ATA 5302

Part: STRINGER — UNSERVICEABLE (TAILBOOM) · airframe 12,262 hrs · 43,617 cycles

DURING C 0872 INSPECTION OF ACFT BATTERY, FOUND CHAFING ON OMEGA STRINGER ON TAIL BOOM BEHIND AFT BATTERY INSTALLATION. FURTHER INSPECTION ESTABLISHED THIS DAMAGE AS A MAJOR SCRATCH IAW SRM 51-10-00, 2-1. CHAFING WAS CAUSED BY INBD BATTERY ATTACH BOLT.

ATA 5340

Part: GUIDE — CRACKED (RT CREST) · airframe 11,803 hrs · 41,958 cycles

A ONE INCH CRACK ON THE AFT END OF RT GUIDE RAIL FOR THE CREST COWLING ON THE TOP OF THE FUSELAGE LOCATION WATER LINE 2900 MM, BUTTLINE RT 300MM AND STATION 4000MM. THIS ITEM WAS FOUND DURING AAIP INSPECTION. CENTER CREST COWL ATTACHES AT THIS POINT SO IF HAVING EITHER LOOSE HARDWARE, VIBRATION AND HAVING ALMOST 12,000 HRS THIS IS COMMON.

ATA 5210

Part: GUIDE — OUT OF ADJUST (SLIDING DOOR) · airframe 11,613 hrs · 41,168 cycles

LEFT CREW SLIDING DOOR AFT LOWER CATCH WAS DISENGAGED FROM THE ACFT. ADJUSTED CATCH AND REINSTALLED DOOR. NO DAMAGE TO COMPONENT OR ACFT OCCURRED. LANDED.

ATA 5630

Part: WINDOW — MISSING (CABIN DOOR) · airframe 11,108 hrs · 39,174 cycles

RT AFT CABIN DOOR SLIDING WINDOW WAS FOUND TO BE MISSING AT SHIFT CHANGE WALK AROUND BY PILOTS. LOCATION AND TIME OF WINDOW DEPARTING THE ACFT IS UNKOWN. CREW DID NOT NOTE THE WINDOW MISSING DURING ANY FLIGHTS. REPLACED WINDOW AND PUT ACFT BACK IN SERVICE.

ATA 2120

Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 9,795 hrs · 34,113 cycles

PILOT RECEIVED A REQUEST FOR A BABY FLIGHT. THE CREWMEMBERS AND PILOT PROCEEDED TO THE AIRCRAFT TO REPOSITION DOWNTOWN SO THEY COULD PICKUP THE CHILDREN'S TEAM. UPON TAKEOFF AT 11:02 A CREWMEMBER IN THE AFT CABIN ANNOUNCED SHE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. ALL COCKPIT INSTRUMENT INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED TO RETURN TO BASE THE ODOR BECAME STRONGER TO THE PILOT. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED AT BASE WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. AIRCRAFT TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AND MAINT WAS CALLED. MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE FUMES/SMELL, OR TO DUPLICATE THEM. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1) · airframe 7,946 hrs · 26,457 cycles

APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, MASTER CAUTION ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH ENG I LOW LIGHT. NOTICED THE TORQUE OF THE NR 1 ENGINE DROPPING ALL THE WAY TO ZERO. N1 OF THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS 75 PERCENT. N2 DROPPED TO APPROXIMATELY 97 PERCENT. BEEPED UP THE ENGINES TO GET APPROXIMATELY 99 PERCENT N2. PILOT THEN TRIED TO INCREASE THE TORQUE OF THE NR 1 ENGINE, HOWEVER HAD NO EFFECT OF ANY POWER CHANGE OR TORQUE INCREASE. PILOT PERFORMED RUN ON LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED NUMEROUS CHECKS TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. ALL PARAMETERS WITHIN MANUFACTURERS LIMITS, NO DEFECTS FOUND. ALL COMPONENTS OPERATING NORMAL.

ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2) · airframe 7,935 hrs · 26,414 cycles

APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, MASTER CAUTION ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH ENG II LOW LIGHT, N1 OF NR 2 ENGINE OSCILLATED BETWEEN 60 PERCENT AND 70 PERCENT. TORQUE OF NR 2 ENGINE OSCILLATED BETWEEN 20 PERCENT AND 24 PERCENT. PILOT PERFORMED RUN ON LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED NUMEROUS CHECKS TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. ALL PARAMETERS WITHIN MANUFACTURERS LIMITS, NO DEFECTS FOUND. ALL COMPONENTS OPERATING NORMAL.

ATA 5302

Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (VERTICAL STAB)

THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED ON A HELIPAD, ON START UP THE PILOT NOTICED A ABNORMAL VIBRATION AT APPROX 45 PERCENT N1 / 25 PERCENT ROTOR, AND ABORTED THE START. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION A DENT APPROX 5 INCHES LONG, AND A TEAR APPROX 4 INCHES LONG, ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER STARTING APPROX 5 INCHES BELOW THE GEARBOX MOUNT AND CONTINUING DOWNWARD TOWARD THE LEFT HAND SIDE WERE DISCOVERED. THE DAMAGED WAS DETERMINED TO BE UNAIRWORTHY. SUSPECTED CAUSE OF DAMAGE IS ICE BEING SLUG FROM THE MAIN ROTOR OR MAIN ROTOR HUB DURING THE START PROCEDURE. ICING CONDITIONS WERE PRESENT AT THE TIME. TT 7012.4 TOTAL LANDINGS: 22,595

ATA 2824

Part: PUMP — FAILED (FUEL TRANSFER)

ON STARTUP WHILE SWITCHING FUEL TRANSFER PUMPS ON, TRANSFER PUMP FORWARD FAILED TO OPERATED. PROBABLE CAUSE, BEARINGS SEIZED.

ATA 6310

Part: CLUTCH — DAMAGED (TRANSMISSION)

PILOT STARTED NR 1 ENGINE, AND RAN UP TO GROUND IDLE. PILOT STARTED NR 2 ENGINE, AND RAN UP TO GROUND IDLE. PILOT FELT THUD AND HIGH FREQ VIBRATION IN THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT THEN SHUT BOTH ENGINES DOWN. THEN INSPECTED ENGINE COMPARTMENTS, AND FOUND NR 2 ENGINE TO TRANSMISSION DRIVE SHAFT TO BE BENT AND TWISTED. MAINTENANCE CONTACTED TECH SUPPORT. TECH SUPPORT FELT THAT THE CLUTCH DID NOT ENGAGE UNTIL NR 2 ENGINE WAS AT GROUND IDLE. TWISTING THE DRIVE SHAFT, WHEN IT DID ENGAGE.