N562EH
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.
15 reports on file, 1999-03-25 – 2009-09-28.
Part: PUMP — FAILED (FUEL SYS)
NR 1 ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT. (K)
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (NR 1) · airframe 32,561 hrs
NR 1 ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT.
Earlier reports · 1999–2004 · 13 reports
2004
Part: FWC — FAULTY (ELT) · airframe 29,473 hrs
FAULTY G SWITCH. SWITCH BECAME OPERABLE AFTER GENTLY TAPPING THE REAR END OF UNIT, BUT UNIT WAS SENT OUT FOR REPAIR AS PER MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATION.
Part: THROTTLE — CONTAMINATED (EMERGENCY SYS) · airframe 29,192 hrs
WATER CONTAMINATED, EMERGENCY THROTTLE LOCKED UP. DUE L/O IN 96 HOURS. ECU SHAFT AND THROTTLE VALVE STIFF 6O ROTATE, FUEL PUMP DRIVE SHAFT VERY STIFF. INTERNAL CORROSION TO FUEL SYSTEM DUE 6O WATER CONTAMINATION. INHIBIT AND PRESERVE ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM IAW SEI-182 SECT 72-00 PG 303-309. ENGINE ASSY LIGHT OVERHAULED IAW SE--1-183 REV 21.
Part: TRANSDUCER — INOPERATIVE (ENGINE) · airframe 29,359 hrs
BIM COMES ON WHEN NR IS 80 PERCENT AND GOES OUT WHEN NR IS 80 PERCENT ALL BLADE SPAR PRESSURE GOOD. CONTACTS WERE CLEANED AND ADJUSTED, CONNECTOR V/S ACTION TAKEN: INSPECTED REPAIRED ADJUSTED CONNECTOR AND O-RINGS REPLACED POST REPAIR FUNCTION TEST.
Part: EXTINGUISHER — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 29,010 hrs
UNIT HAS LOW PRESSURE, BARE METAL SHOWING, ID PLATE IS DAMAGED, WARNING LABEL IS DAMAGED, PRESSURE GUAGE IS 50 PSI OUT OF CALIBRATION. ACTION TAKEN: CLEANED, INSEPCTED, HYDROTESTED IAW CFR 49 180.205, BEAD BLAST AND PAINTED, OVERHAULED, REPLACED GUAGE, INSTALLED DECALS, FILLED, LEAK CHECKED, WT CHECKED (7.00 LBS W/ CARTRIDGES INSTALLED) IAW CMM 26-21-83 REV 4
2003
Part: BLADE — LOW (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 28,042 hrs
VBIM INDICATING LOW PRESSURE . PRESSURE CHECKED AT 2.8 PSI AT 20 DEGREE C. SENT TO CTI FOR REPAIR. INSPECTED PER SRM SA 4045-31E CHAPTER / SECTION 65-10-01 REV 5. PERFORMED 2 DAY CHECK PER SER 50908. REPLACED BIM TRANSDUCER TRANSDUCER AND REINSTALLED BIM; RECHARGED SPAR PER S-61N MM SA4045-80 REV. MARCH 1, 1978 AT TT 8723.6. ALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED UTILIZING DESIGNED, PROCESS SPECIFICATION, DRAWINGS, MANUALS OR OTHER MEDIA SUPLIED BY THE MANUFACTURE. PERTINENT DETAILS TO THE INSPECTION, ALTERATION AND REPAIRS ARE ON FILE AT CTI REPAIR STATION.
2002
Part: DRIVE SHAFT — VIBRATION (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 28,105 hrs
T/R DRIVESHAFT HAS EXCESSIVE VIBRATIONS. SENT TO ACRO FOR REPAIR TWO COLLARS/BUSHINGS FOUND OUT OF CONCENTRICITY BY .0065 INCH MAX ALLOWABLE - 002 INCH. SHAFT STRAIGHTENED TO WITHIN TOLERANCE WAS .95 INCH IS NOW .006 INCH TWO COLLARS REPLACED.
Part: INDICATOR — CONTAMINATED (WX RADAR) · airframe 27,311 hrs
UNIT WORKS ONLY IN WX MODE. UNIT WOULD NOT COME ON. FOUND CORROSION CAUSED BY WATER DAMAGE. FOUND BLOWN RESISTOR ON HV SWEEP CARD. FOUND BAD TRACKS AND CONNECTIONS ON MAIN CONNECTOR. FOUND BAD FLYBACK. ACTION TAKEN: REPLACED ALL BAD PARTS, ALIGNED & TESTED UNIT
Part: NUT — SPLIT (HYDRAULIC SYS)
ON INBOUND FLIGHT, THE PRIMARY HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILED. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED AT THE FIRST AVAILABLE PLACE. INSPECTED AND FOUND PRIMARY HYDRAULIC TANK EMPTY DUE TO LEAK AT SPLIT HYDRAULIC FITTING JAM NUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE NUT AN ORING. REPLACED HYDRAULIC PUMP DUE TO POSSIBLE RUN DRY CONDITION. LEAK AND OPS CHECK OK.
2000
Part: FREEWHEEL UNIT — SLIPPED (G/B COUPLING) · airframe 27,314 hrs
WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT YAWED AND THE NOSE DROPPED. FOUND NR 1 TORQUE AT TOPPING AND NR 2 TORQUE AT ZERO. CONTROLLED RPM (ROTOR) WITH COLLECTIVE. FOLLOWED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, RETURNED, AND LANDED. SUBSEQUENT PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REVEALED FREEWHEEL UNIT SLIPPING. INSPECTION INTERVAL OF THE FREEWHEEL UNIT HAS BEEN REDUCED FROM 1,250 HRS TO 625 HRS TO BE IMPLEMENTED AS SOON AS SPARES AVAILABILIY ALLOWS. THE CHECKLIST WILL BE REVISED TO RUN THE EMERGENCY LUBE PUMP FOR 30 SECONDS. (X)
1999
Part: OIL COOLER — FAILED (ENGINE)
OIL COOLER REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO ERA 7-14-99. HIGH TEMP 1 REACHES 121 DEGREES WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF HOVER. COOLING FIN PLUGGED UP.
Part: DAMPER — WEAK (MAIN ROTOR)
MAIN ROTOR DAMPER WEAK.
Part: DAMPER — STIFF (MAIN ROTOR)
DAMPER REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT DUE TO BEING STIFF.
Part: TRANSMITTER — MALFUNCTIONED (HYDRAULIC SYS)
NEW PRESSURE TRANSMITTER. PRESSURE FLUCTUATING.