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EUROCOPTER AS365 Minor injury Part 135 — Air Methods Corp.

Operated by Air Methods Corp (per NTSB report)

EUROCOPTER AS365N3 No injuries Part 135 — Air Methods Corp.

Operated by AIR METHODS CORP (per NTSB report)

ATA 3460

Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAULTED (NR 1 NAV RADIO) · airframe 6,161 hrs · 30,452 cycles

PILOT SMELLED UNKNOWN FUMES COMING FROM REAR OF AIRCRAFT. WAS COMING IN TO LAND AT MIAMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND DIFERTED TO MORAINE AIRPARK (OUR MAINTENANCE HANGAR). UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THE #1 NAV RADIO TO HAVE A BURNT ELECTRICAL SMELL COMING FROM IT. CAPPED AND STOWED WIRES AND MEL'D THE SYSTEM.

ATA 7230

Part: COMPRESSOR — LEAKING (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 3,099 hrs · 16,060 cycles

CLIMB OUT FROM A SIMULATED ENGINE FAIL USING THE TRAINING SWITCH IN A SA365. SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE COCKPIT PREDOMINATELY ON COPILOT SIDE. NOTICED THE HEAT LEVER WAS SLIGHTLY FORWARD SHUTOFF, SMOKE AND FUMES REDUCED AND WENT AWAY. RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED. FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM SPLIT LINE OF COMPRESSOR MODULES 1 AND 2, ON NR 2 ENG CAUSED OIL INGESTION INTO BLEED AIR HEAT SYS, AFTER INSPECTING ENGINE IT IS DETERMINED THAT A MODULE 2-3 REPLACEMENT IS REQUIRED.

ATA 5310

Part: FRAME — CRACKED (CANOPY) · airframe 3,033 hrs · 15,817 cycles

THE MECHANIC WAS PERFORMING AN AIRWORTHINESS INSP AND FOUND A CRACK ON THE CANOPY FRAME AT THE TOP OF THE PILOTS DOOR OPENING APPROX 5 IN FWD OF THE 14 DEGREE FRAME. THE CRACK PROPOGATES THROUGH 2 ANCHOR NUT HOLES FOR THE INTERIOR TRIM AND GREENHOUSE WINDOW. THE MECHANIC IS WORKING WITH AEC FOR AN APPROVED REPAIR. THE ACFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE AT THIS TIME.

ATA 7320

Part: B-NUT — LEAKING (ENGINE FUEL) · airframe 2,739 hrs · 14,730 cycles

THE PILOT SMELLED FUEL IN THE COCKPIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE BASE AND HAD MECHANIC INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT. MECHANIC DID FIND A LOOSE B-NUT THAT WAS LEAKING ON THE FUEL RETURN LINE FOR THE NR 2 ENGINE. THE MECHANIC TIGHTENED THE B-NUT, PERFORMED A GROUND RUN TO CHECK FOR LEAKS. NO FURTHER LEAKS OR ODORS WERE DETECTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

ATA 5620

Part: WINDOW — DEPARTED · airframe 2,569 hrs

DEPARTED, AROUND 0309 LOCAL, HEARD A LOUD BANG. FLT NURSE STATED WE LOST WINDOW. CALLED COMMS CTR & SAID WE WERE ABORTING & LANDING. COMMS CTR INITIATED THE PIAP. CALLED SAFE ON DECK . COMMS CTR CALLED APPROACH & STATED WE WERE DOWN & SAFE. CALLED COMMS CENTER TO CONFIRM SAFE ON DECK. OBSERVED THAT THE FWD UPPER RETAINING PIN FOR DOOR FRAME WAS PARTIALLY RETRACTED. EXAMINED JETTISON HANDLE. NOTED NO PROTECTIVE SHIELD IN PLACE, SHEAR WIRE JEPORDIZED AND JETTISON HANDLE PARTIALLY ROTATED. THIS COULD ALLOW UPPER PART OF DOOR FRAME TO BECOME EXPOSED TO THE AIR STREAM ALLOWING THE AIR TO CATCH THE UPPER DOOR FRAME, BENDING IT AFT & DOWNWARD BREAKING THE WINDOW.

ATA 7261

Part: LINE — BURNED (OIL VENT) · airframe 1,641 hrs · 9,065 cycles

UPON SHUTDOWN, PILOT SMELLED SMOKE, SAW SMOKE COMING FROM NR1 ENGINE, OPENED COWLING SAW SMALL FIRE ON STARTER GENERATOR, RAN BACK TO COCKPIT ACQUIRED THE HANDHELD FIRE EXTINGUISHER, AND PUT FIRE OUT. DISCOVERED A BRAIDED OIL VENT LINE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TERMINAL ON THE STARTER GENERATOR, AND CAUGHT THE RUBBER PROTECTIVE BOOT OF THE STARTER GENERATOR ON FIRE. NO FURTHER DAMAGE.

ATA 7250

Part: TURBINE WHEEL — DAMAGED (ENGINE) · airframe 1,255 hrs · 6,762 cycles

DURING MAINTENANCE GROUND RUNS, STARTED NR 1 ENGINE AND NR 2 ENGINES TO PERFORM REQUIRED MAINTENANCE CHECKS AFTER INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES. SHUTDOWN ENGINES TO MAKE TAILROTOR BLADE WEIGHT CHANGE. ATTEMPTED TO START NR 1 ENGINE AND IT WOULD NOT TURN. ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY ROTATE COMPRESSOR AND COULD NOT. REMOVED STARTER/GENERATOR AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN COMPRESSOR. STILL WOULD NOT TURN. AFTER ENGINE COOLED DOWN, WAS ABLE TO TURN COMPRESSOR BY HAND AND HEARD TURBINE RUB. HP TURBINE DISK IS RUBBING. CHANGING MODULE 2 AND 3 OF AFFECTED ENGINE. PILOT REPORTED NO ABNORMITIES DURING FIRST RUN OF NR 1 ENGINE.

ATA 7200

Part: TURBINE WHEEL — DAMAGED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 1,255 hrs · 6,762 cycles

DURING MAINTENANCE GROUND RUNS, STARTED NR 1 ENGINE AND NR 2 ENGINES TO PERFORM REQUIRED MAINTENANCE CHECKS AFTER INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES. SHUTDOWN ENGINES TO MAKE TAILROTOR BLADE WEIGHT CHANGE. ATTEMPTED TO START NR 1 ENGINE AND IT WOULD NOT TURN. ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY ROTATE COMPRESSOR AND COULD NOT. REMOVED STARTER/GENERATOR AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN COMPRESSOR. STILL WOULD NOT TURN. AFTER ENGINE COOLED DOWN, WAS ABLE TO TURN COMPRESSOR BY HAND AND HEARD TURBINE RUB. HP TURBINE DISK IS RUBBING. CHANGING MODULE 2 AND 3 OF EFFECTED ENGINE. PILOT REPORTED NO ABNOMALIES DURING FIRST RUN OF NR 1 ENGINE.