N542LM
Registered owner: AERO AIR LLC, OR (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| AERO AIR LLC (O9IA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM ANC-BFI AS A MEDEVAC FLIGHT. AT TOP OF THE CLIMB, APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE FLIGHT CREW SAID THEY HAD A FAINT SMELL OF SOMETHING LIKE A HOT RUBBER AFTER BEING ALERTED BY THE MEDICAL CREW IN THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED INTERIOR PANELS IN THE BAGGAGE AND SIDE WALLS OF THE AIRCRAFT. ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WERE RUN FOR APPROX 15 MINUTES TO CHECK FOR ANY ELECTRICAL FAILURES. SYSTEMS TO INCLUDE HEATERS, BLOWER MOTORS, AIR CONDITIONING, AUXILIARY POWER PORTS, LIFEPORT BEDS, ALL LIGHTING, SAT PHONE, AND INTERCOMS. NO ELECTRICAL FAULTS WERE NOTED. MAINTENANCE THEN RAN THE AIRCRAFT WITH INTERIOR REMOVED AT FULL POWER FOR 5 MINUTES, THEN AT 75% POWER FOR 10 MINUTES TO CHECK FOR BLEED AIR ISSUES. THIS WAS DONE WITH NAC HEAT, WING/STAB HEAT ON AS WELL. WITH WING/STAB HEAT ON, A SLIGHT SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER/PLASTIC WAS NOTATED. FOUND THE COIN MAT ON THE LT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE NEAR THE WING TRAVERSE DUCT WAS IN CONTACT AND HEATING UP THE MAT. REMOVED THE POSITION OF THE MATTING AND RAN UP THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN. NO FURTHER SMELLS OF ANY BURNING RUBBER/PLASTIC NATURE WERE PRESENT. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT WAS SATISFACTORY WITH NO BURNING SMELL, AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO BLEED AIR OR ELECTRICAL ISSUES ARE PRESENT WITH THE AIRCRAFT. (NOTE: JASC CODE 2611 WAS USED AS IT IS THE CLOSEST TO SMELL OF ACRID FUME. NO ISSUE WITH THE SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM EXISTS).
AFTER LEVELING OFF AT CRUISE ALTITUDE AFTER ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES THE RT GENERATOR CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT NOTED THAT THEY HAD LOST THE RT GENERATOR. RT GENERATOR WOULD NOT RESET AFTER RUNNING THE CHECKLIST. THE LT GENERATOR WAS THEN NOTED TO BE OFFLINE AS WELL. THE FIRST TWO ATTEMPTS TO RESET THE LT GENERATOR DID NOT WORK. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND STARTED DESCENT TO 14000FT. THE LT GEN DID RESET AND WORKED PROPERLY ON THE THIRD RESET. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED. MAINT INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND ON PULLING THE COWLING, NOTICED SMALL METAL WIRE PARTS FALLING OUT. THE PARTS WERE FOUND TO BE THE WINDINGS FROM THE RT GENERATOR. THE GENERATOR WAS REMOVED AND FOUND TO HAVE A SHEARED SHAFT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, FOUND THE RT CURRENT LIMITER WAS BLOWN AND THE TORLON INSERT IN THE GEARBOX TO THE GENERATOR WAS DAMAGED. THE RT INSERT, CURRENT LIMITER, AND GENERATOR WERE REPLACED. GENERATORS WERE PARALLELED, AND OPERATIONAL CHECK OF LT AND RT DC GENERATION SYSTEMS WERE GOOD. NO FURTHER DAMAGE OR ISSUES NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
RIGHT ENGINE FIRE LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. PULLING POWER BACK THROUGH 86.7 PERCENT FAN, THE LIGHT WENT OUT.