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
PROP GOVERNOR STUCK IN FLIGHT. ACFT RETURNED TO BASE. GOVERNOR FOUND TO BE STICKY.
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.
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.
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.
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.
ON TAKEOFF ROLL, THE UPPER ESCAPE HATCH FELL OFF THE AIRCRAFT.
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.
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.