N500PH

Part: TUBE — LOOSE (ENGINE) · airframe 12,617 hrs · 13,651 cycles

PILOT NOTED LOW POWER AND HIGH TOT. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT.

Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — LEAKING (ENG FUEL PUMP)

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)

Part: PUMP — LEAKING (FUEL BOOST)

GREASE LEAKING FROM DRAIN.

Part: STARTER — FAILED (START/GENERATOR)

STARTER/GENERATOR WILL NOT CRANK ENGINE.

Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED (RIGHT)

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.

Part: ARTIFICIAL HORIZ — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)

ARTIFICAL HORIZON SLOW TO ERECT.

Part: COMPUTER — MALFUNCTIONED (AUTOPILOT)

DESCENDS BEYOND THE SELECTED ALTITUDE OVER CORRECTING IN BANK. TIME SINCE REPAIR 308:00 HOURS.

Part: VALVE — INOPERATIVE (WING)

VACUUM SYSTEM VALVE INOPERATIVE.

Part: MODE SELECTOR — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)

ALTITUDE SELECT FUNCTION IS INOPERATIVE.

Part: BLOWER — INOPERATIVE (HEAT SYSTEM)

HEATER BLOWER INOPERATIVE.

Part: PROCESSOR UNIT — FAILED (COCKPIT)

RNAV PROCESSOR UNIT HAS SOME SEGMENTS THAT ARE INOPERATIVE.

Part: CVR — FAILED (COCKPIT)

CVR WILL NOT TEST IN AIRCRAFT.

Part: RECEIVER — FAILED (DME)

DME WILL NOT RECEIVE ON 110 FREQUENCIES.

Part: BEACON — FAILED (COCKPIT)

REMOVED WITH CVR S/N 288 FOR WILL NOT TEST IN AIRCRAFT.

Part: GYRO COMPASS — FAILED (COCKPIT)

GYRO COMPASS SLOW TO SLAVE.

Part: STATOR — FAILED (RT ENGINE)

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.

Part: FUEL CELL — LEAKING (ENG FUEL)

FUEL CELL LEAKING.

Part: ACTUATOR — WORN (NLG)

NLG ACTUATOR EXCESSIVE END PLAY.

Part: DME INDICATOR — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)

DME INDICATOR FLASHES INTERMITTENTLY.

Part: TORQUEMETER — FAILED (ENGINE)

CALIBRATION IS OFF, TORQUEMETER TRANSMITS HIGH.

Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)

INOPERATIVE, BUTTONS WON'T LIGHT AND SCREEN BLANK.

Part: INDICATOR — FAULTY (FUEL QTY)

INACCURATE FUEL QTY READING THROUGHOUT RANGE.

Part: TRANSCEIVER — WEAK (COCKPIT VHF)

TRANSCEIVER VERY WEAK. TIME SINCE REPAIR 278:50.

Part: INDICATOR — STICKS (COCKPIT TOT)

INDICATOR STICKS AT 600 DEGREES.

Part: INDICATOR — READS HIGH (COCKPIT)

INDICATOR READS HIGH; CANNOT ADJUST.

Part: RADAR — INTERMITTENT (COCKPIT)

RADAR INTERMITTENT.

Part: GYRO — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)

GYRO INTERMITTENT SIGNAL.

Part: TRANSMITTER — FAILED (OIL PRESS)

TRANSMITTER FAILED.

Part: BLADE — TIP DAMAGE (PROP)

DAMAGE TO ONE BLADE TIP. TSO DUE 9-97.

Part: COMPUTER — MALFUNCTION (AUTO PILOT)

YAW DAMPER INOPERATIVE. TIME SINCE REPAIR 1284:40.

Part: GYRO — DEFECTIVE (YAW DAMPER)

CAUSES YAW DAMPER TO SWING SIDE TO SIDE.

Part: VIR 30AGM — DEFECTIVE (CO PILOT)

WILL NOT RUN CO-PILOTS HSI. GIVES WRONG SIGNAL. TIME SINCE REPAIR 1298:25.

Part: CVR — WONT TEST (COCKPIT)

CVR WILL NOT TEST.