N538LN
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
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.
2 reports on file, 2012-08-27 – 2015-07-21.
Part: ENGINE — MAKING METAL (NR 1) · airframe 3,865 hrs · 12,895 cycles
THE PILOT HAD JUST DEPARTED HOSPITAL WITH PATIENT ON BOARD FOR TRANSFER TO ANOTHER HOSPITAL. APPROX 9 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT & CREW EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT YAWING, JOSTLING & HEARD A LOUD THUD FROM THE BACK OF THE ACFT. ALL ENG INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. AN EMER LANDING ZONE WAS IDENTIFIED & THE PILOT THEN REDUCED AIRSPEED & DESCENDED FOR LANDING. AT APPROX 800 FOOT AGL, HE OBSERVED A NR 1 ENG CHIP LIGHT. HE LANDED THE ACFT IN THE FIELD & PERFORMED AN ENG SHUTDOWN. THE MECHANIC ARRIVED & INSPECTED THE CHIP PLUG & FOUND EXCESSIVE CHIPS ON THE PLUG. THE ENG WAS DEEMED TO BE UNSERVICEABLE AT THAT POINT. ANOTHER ENG IS CURRENTLY ON THE WAY AS THIS ACFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION.
Part: CONNECTOR — BURNED (A/C UNIT) · airframe 3,131 hrs
CREW NOTICED ODOR AND FUMES IN ACFT DURING FLIGHT, FOUND CONNECTOR BURNED IN BELLY BY AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER MOTOR FOR SB EC135-8010. THIS IS PART OF THE CONDENSOR BLOWER MOTOR WIRING HARNESS.