N500PH
Registered owner: PRECISION HELI-SUPPORT LLC, AZ (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Helicopters | Operator | 2013-07-25 – 2013-07-25 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Maintenance disclosures
ELECTRICAL TRIM FAILURE IN FLIGHT RESULTING IN A FULL RT DEFLECTION ON THE TRIM ACTUATOR. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING CONDUCTED AT AIRPORT OF ORIGIN. ACFT TOWED TO MX FACILITY. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE TRIM SWITCH LOCATED ON THE CYCLIC HAD BECOME STUCK IN THE FULL RT POSITION RESULTING IN TRIM MOTOR ACTIVATION TO FULL RIGHT. REPLACED TRIM SWITCH WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
PILOT NOTICED A VIBRATION & METAL ON METAL BANGING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM GROUND IDLE TO FLT IDLE. PERFORMED EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN & NOTICED TAIL ROTOR APPEARED TO BE TURNING INDEPENDENT OF MAIN ROTOR. INSPECTION REVEALED THE T/R DRIVE SHAFT HAD SHEARED AT AFT END OF PLENUM TUBE. UPON TEARDOWN, DISCOVERED SPOT WELDS ON THE AFT SUPPORT OF T/R DRIVE SHAFT HAD BROKEN, ALLOWING SHAFT TO CONTACT TUBE. DRIVE SHAFT TUBE REPLACED. AFTER REPAIRS & DURING BALANCING TAIL ROTOR, FOUND ELASTOMERIC BEARINGS IN T/R FORK ASSY CAUSED OUT OF LIMITS VIBRATION. T/R FORK ASSY REPLACED. TAIL ROTOR BALANCED & AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
PILOT NOTED LOW POWER AND HIGH TOT. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT.
ON OR AROUND 5:00 PM, WEDNESDAY, 6 AUGUST, 2008, WHILE CONDUCTING A POST FLIGHT INSP, DISCOVERED SOME OIL LEAKAGE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AS HE WAS INVESTIGATING LEAKAGE, NOTICED THAT THE FUEL FILTER PRESSURE SWITCH HAD PLAYED BETWEEN TWO BODY HALVES AND HAD SOME FUEL LEAKAGE. AT WHICH TIME, GROUNDED HELICOPTER, RESCHEDULED OUR FLIGHTS FOR NEXT DAY, AND ORDERED THE PART TO REPAIR THE FAULT. AT THIS TIME, HAVE NO PROBABLE CAUSE FOR THIS INCIDENT BUT DID INFORM THE MECHANIC TO USE CAUTION IN TORQUING THE LINES AND FITTINGS THAT CONNECT THIS PART TO THE ENGINE. (K)
GREASE LEAKING FROM DRAIN.
STARTER/GENERATOR WILL NOT CRANK ENGINE.
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT REPORTED 'SMALL EXPLOSION' WITH SPARKS AND 'SMOKE' FROM THE RT ENGINE. SECURED SAME AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND MADE UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND N1 SECTION OF ENGINE LOCKED UP. NII SECTION FREE TO ROTATE.
ARTIFICAL HORIZON SLOW TO ERECT.
DESCENDS BEYOND THE SELECTED ALTITUDE OVER CORRECTING IN BANK. TIME SINCE REPAIR 308:00 HOURS.
VACUUM SYSTEM VALVE INOPERATIVE.
ALTITUDE SELECT FUNCTION IS INOPERATIVE.
HEATER BLOWER INOPERATIVE.
RNAV PROCESSOR UNIT HAS SOME SEGMENTS THAT ARE INOPERATIVE.
DME WILL NOT RECEIVE ON 110 FREQUENCIES.
REMOVED WITH CVR S/N 288 FOR WILL NOT TEST IN AIRCRAFT.
CVR WILL NOT TEST IN AIRCRAFT.
GYRO COMPASS SLOW TO SLAVE.
RIGHT ENGINE FAILED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. LABRATORY REPORT FROM P & W CONTRIBUTED ENGINE FAILURE TO 1ST STAGE COMPRESSOR STATOR FAILURE. STATOR AIRFOIL FAILED DUE TO HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE.
FUEL CELL LEAKING.
NLG ACTUATOR EXCESSIVE END PLAY.
DME INDICATOR FLASHES INTERMITTENTLY.
CALIBRATION IS OFF, TORQUEMETER TRANSMITS HIGH.
INOPERATIVE, BUTTONS WON'T LIGHT AND SCREEN BLANK.
INACCURATE FUEL QTY READING THROUGHOUT RANGE.
TRANSCEIVER VERY WEAK. TIME SINCE REPAIR 278:50.
INDICATOR STICKS AT 600 DEGREES.
INDICATOR READS HIGH; CANNOT ADJUST.
RADAR INTERMITTENT.
GYRO INTERMITTENT SIGNAL.
TRANSMITTER FAILED.
DAMAGE TO ONE BLADE TIP. TSO DUE 9-97.
YAW DAMPER INOPERATIVE. TIME SINCE REPAIR 1284:40.
CAUSES YAW DAMPER TO SWING SIDE TO SIDE.
WILL NOT RUN CO-PILOTS HSI. GIVES WRONG SIGNAL. TIME SINCE REPAIR 1298:25.
CVR WILL NOT TEST.