N502FS
Registered owner: SPITAKER LEASING LLC, CO (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erickson Transport, Inc. (8EKA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
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.
8 reports on file, 2002-05-20 – 2015-06-11.
Part: GOVERNOR — STICKS (ZONE 400) · airframe 16,298 hrs · 15,470 cycles
PROP GOVERNOR STUCK IN FLIGHT. ACFT RETURNED TO BASE. GOVERNOR FOUND TO BE STICKY.
Part: ENGINE — BIRD INGESTION (NR 2)
BIRD STRIKE ON NR 2 ENG. WAITING FOR OFFICIAL REPORT FROM FLT CREW & MAINTENANCE. ENG CHANGE CURRENTLY IN PROCESS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED UPON RECEIPT OF OFFICIAL REPORT & MAINTENANCE LOGS FOR ENG CHANGE MOC FLIGHT.
Part: ESCAPE HATCH — DEPARTED (ZONE 800) · airframe 15,129 hrs · 14,557 cycles
AFTER THE NORMAL REFUELING, REMOVED HATCH AND FUELED FROM THE TOP OF AIRPLANE, WENT TOPSIDE TO INSPECT THE FUEL CAPS. ON RETURNING TO THE CABIN, REINSTALLED THE HATCH. ROTATED THE HANDLE TO THE "LOCKED" POSITION, THERE WAS A POP AND THE HANDLE CAME OFF IN HAND. NOTICED THE ROLL PIN THAT RETAINS THE HANDLE TO THE SHAFT OF THE LOCKING MECHANISM WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR BELOW. REINSTALLED HANDLE TO SHAFT AND REINSERTED THE ROLL PIN TO RETAIN THE HANDLE. HATCH APPEARED SECURE. CRANKED AND TAXIED FOR TAKEOFF. TAKEOFF NORMAL. DIVERTED ATTENTION TO OVERHEAD PANEL TO MOVE SWITCHES AND NOTICED HATCH GONE. LANDED AND INSPECTED HATCH AND COULD NOT FIND ANY DAMAGE TO HATCH.
Part: ESCAPE HATCH — DEPARTED (ZONE 800) · airframe 15,129 hrs · 14,557 cycles
AFTER NORMAL REFUELING OPERATION, REMOVE HATCH AND FUELED FROM TOP OF AIRPLANE, WENT TOPSIDE TO INSPECT THE FUEL CAPS. ON RETURNING TO CABIN, REINSTALLED HATCH. ROTATED THE HANDLE TO "LOCKED" POSITION AND HANDLE CAME OFF. NOTICED ROLL PIN FOR HANDLE TO SHAFT WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR BELOW. REINSTALLED HANDLE. HATCH APPEARED SECURE. TAXIED FOR TAKEOFF. TAKEOFF NORMAL AND NOTICED HATCH GONE. FOUND ON GROUND. LANDED AND INSPECTED HATCH AND COULD NOT FIND ANY DAMAGE. INSPECTED TOP OF AIRPLANE AND COULD NOT DEFINITIVELY ATTRIBUTE ANY MARKINGS, TO THE LOSS OF THE HATCH.
Part: ENGINE — POWER LOSS (NR 1) · airframe 14,884 hrs · 14,364 cycles
FIFTEEN MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE NR 1 ENGINE EXPERIENCED A MOMENTARY POWER LOSS OF ABOUT TEN PERCENT TORQUE. ALL THE GAUGES INDICATED THE SAME AND THE ACFT YAWED IN THAT DIRECTION. THIS LASTED ONLY A SECOND OR TWO, BUT A FEW MINUTES LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. AT THIS POINT THE ACFT RETURNED TO BASE. ON THIS FLIGHT IT HAPPENED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES.
Part: ESCAPE HATCH — DISLODGED · airframe 14,823 hrs · 14,320 cycles
ON TAKEOFF ROLL, THE UPPER ESCAPE HATCH FELL OFF THE AIRCRAFT.
Part: WIRE HARNESS — CORRODED (BOOST PUMP) · airframe 14,419 hrs · 14,055 cycles
PRIMARY LT FUEL BOOST PUMP LOST POWER. ACFT SAFELY RETURNED TO ORIGINATING AIRPORT. FOUND THAT THE PUMP WIRE HARNESS (THE INTEGRAL WIRES FROM THE PUMP TO THE CONNECTOR) WAS CORRODED.
Part: CELL — SHORTED (NR 1 BATTERY) · airframe 10,358 hrs · 9,582 cycles
PILOT REPORTED THAT EN ROUTE BETWEEN KLG AND ANC THAT THE NR 1 BATTERY TEMP ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED BATTERY DISCONNECT PROCEDURE PER THE CASA AFM SECTION 2-8. REMAINDER OF TRIP REPORTED UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE DISCHARGED BATTERY AND FOUND ONE OF THE CELLS SHORTED INTERNALLY. BYPASSED CELL AND CONTINUED DISCHARGE OF BATTERY WITH NO OTHER FAULTS.