N44925
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.
7 reports on file, 2012-12-28 – 2015-12-11.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (COCKPIT) · airframe 5,006 hrs · 16,099 cycles
DURING STARTUP AT GND IDLE, CREW REPORTED BURNING RUBBER SMELL IN COCKPIT. ACFT WAS SHUT DOWN. MECHANIC POWERED ON ALL SYSTEMS USING A POWER CART FOR APPROX 30 MINUTES. ALL COWLINGS & DOORS WERE OPENED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. A/C BELT SHOWED NO VISUAL EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE. ENG INTAKE WAS INSPECTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. HELICOPTER WAS THEN GND RAN FOR 15 MINUTES WITH NO SMELLS OR DEFECTS NOTED. ALL SYSTEMS WERE POWERED TO INCLUDE HEATER & AIR CONDITIONING. AFTER SHUTDOWN A CLOSER INSPECTION OF THE A/C BELT WAS PERFORMED FOR POSSIBLE SLIPPAGE. NO VISUAL EVIDENCE OF SLIPPAGE WAS DETECTED HOWEVER THE BELT WAS DETERMINED TO BE LOOSE. THE A/C BELT WAS TIGHTENED. SINCE IT COULD NOT BE POSITIVELY VERIFIED THAT THE BELT SLIPPED & WAS THE CAUSE, THIS FAULT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.
Part: DOOR — DELAMINATED (CARGO BAY) · airframe 4,775 hrs · 14,704 cycles
LEFT LATERAL CARGO HOLD DOOR HAS TWO DENTS WITH DELAMINATION.
Part: DRIVE BELT — BROKEN (AC SYSTEM) · airframe 4,588 hrs · 14,048 cycles
DURING A PATIENT TRANSFER, THERE WAS A BURNT RUBBER ODOR IN THE CABIN & LOSS OF AIR CONDITIONING. AFTER LANDING AT GOOD SAM & OPENING THE TRANSMISSION COWLING, RUBBER DEBRIS COVERED THE DECKS & SEPARATED BELT WAS DISCOVERED. NO DAMAGE TO ROTATING COMPONENTS OR HYD BELT WAS FOUND. DEBRIS WAS CLEANED UP & THE MEL COMPLETED. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO SDL FOR FUEL & RETURN TO BASE FOR REPAIRS.
Part: LINE — LEAKING (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 4,250 hrs · 12,987 cycles
PILOT REPORTED HYD FLUID ON THE M/R TRANSMISSION AND DECK POST FLIGHT. CLEANED THESE AREAS, RETIGHTENED ALL THE HYD LINE FITTINGS THEN PERFORMED A GROUND RUN OF THE ACFT. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, DURING THE GROUND RUN HYD FLUID BEGAN SEEPING OUT FROM UNDER THE PROTECTIVE SHETH COVERING THE SWEDGED AREA OF THE HOSE ASSEMBLIES. NO LEAKS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE FITTINGS. SERVICEABLE PRE-MOD HOSES WERE CANNIBILIZED FROM ANOTHER ACFT THEN WERE INSTALLED ON THE SUBJECT ACFT WHICH STOPPED ANY FUTHER LEAKAGE.
Part: LINE — LEAKING (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 4,250 hrs · 12,987 cycles
PILOT REPORTED HYD FLUID ON THE M/R TRANSMISSION AND DECK POST FLIGHT. CLEANED THESE AREAS, RETIGHTENED ALL THE HYD LINE FITTINGS THEN PERFORMED A GROUND RUN OF THE ACFT. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION DURING THE GROUND RUN HYD FLUID BEGAN SEEPING OUT FROM UNDER THE PROTECTIVE SHETH COVERING THE SWEDGED AREA OF THE HOSE ASSEMBLIES. NO LEAKS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE FITTINGS THEMSELVSE. SERVICEABLE PRE-MOD HOSES WERE CANNIBILIZED FROM ANOTHER ACFT THEN WERE INSTALLED ON THE SUBJECT ACFT WHICH STOPPED ANY FUTHER LEAKAGE.
Part: LINE — LEAKING (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 4,250 hrs · 12,987 cycles
PILOT REPORTED HYD FLUID ON THE M/R TRANSMISSION AND DECK POST FLIGHT. CLEANED THESE AREAS, RETIGHTENED ALL THE HYD LINE FITTINGS, THEN PERFORMED A GROUND RUN OF THE ACFT. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION DURING THE GROUND RUN HYD FLUID BEGAN SEEPING OUT FROM UNDER THE PROTECTIVE SHETH COVERING THE SWEDGED AREA OF THE HOSE ASSEMBLIES. NO LEAKS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE FITTINGS THEMSELVSE. SERVICEABLE PRE-MOD HOSES WERE CANNIBILIZED FROM ANOTHER ACFT THEN WERE INSTALLED ON THE SUBJECT ACFT WHICH STOPPED ANY FUTHER LEAKAGE.
Part: ACM — SEIZED (LEFT) · airframe 4,077 hrs · 12,724 cycles
SEIZED AC COMPRESSOR DAMAGED THE BELT CAUSING BURNED RUBBER SMOKE TO CIRCULATE INTO THE CABIN. EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. NO INJURIES ON DAMAGED FOUND OTHER THAN THE FREON AC COMPRESSOR AND DRIVE BELT.