N562NA
Registered owner: NATIVE AIR SERVICES INC, CO (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Methods Corp. (QMLA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| NATIVE AMERICAN AIR AMBULANCE INC | Operator | on 2004-08-18 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by NATIVE AMERICAN AIR AMBULANCE INC (per NTSB report)
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.
8 reports on file, 2001-11-14 – 2014-11-26.
Part: EXHAUST STACK — CRACKED (ENGINE)
ENGINE DEICE HOT AIR OUTLET CRACKED.
Part: CONNECTOR — BURNED (FUEL QTY) · airframe 10,227 hrs · 18,295 cycles
DURING OTHER MX TO CLEAN AN INTERNAL FUEL BAY IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WAS A BLACK STREAK GOING BOTH UP FROM AND DOWN FROM THE FUEL QUANTITY WIRE HARNESS CONNECTOR INSIDE THE FUEL BAY OF THE LEFT WING. REMOVED THE CONNECTOR FROM THE BULKHEAD AND FOUND THAT THE BACKSHELL WAS FULL OF FUEL. A PRECAUTIONARY CHECK OF THE RT WING HAS DETERMINED THAT THE SAME CONDITION EXISTS IN THAT WING TOO.
Part: FIRE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE) · airframe 8,691 hrs · 14,695 cycles
ON CLIMB-OUT FOR A RETURN FLIGHT, ENG FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DID MEMORY ITEMS, CONTACTED ATC AND STARTED TURN AND DECENT BACK TO DEPARTURE. LANDED BACK AT DEPARTURE WITH NO INCIDENT. ON THE TAXIWAY THE ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT. WORK PERFORMED BY MECHANIC TROUBLESHOOTING SYS, BY VISUALLY INSP OF SYS, NO DEFECTS ON FIRE WIRE ALSO VISUALLY INSPECTED WIRES FOR CONNECTOR PLUG TO FIRE WALL, CONNECTOR NO DEFECTS NOTED PERFORMED FIRE WARNING ELECTRICAL TEST, OPS CK GOOD. ALSO, PERFORMED ENGINE RUN AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. OPS CK GOOD IAW CURRENT PC-12/45 AMM CHAP 12-A-26-10-00-00A-040A-A.
Part: SHAFT — SHEARED (NR 2 GENERATOR) · airframe 4,034 hrs · 4,896 cycles
NR 2 GENERATOR DRIVE SHAFT SHEARED.
Part: PROBE — FAILED (AOA) · airframe 3,905 hrs · 4,790 cycles
RT AOA PROBE FAILS TO HEAT.
Part: WIRE HARNESS — DEFECTIVE (ENGINE IND) · airframe 3,905 hrs · 4,790 cycles
TREND REPORTS SHOWED ITT FLUCTUATING. FOUND ITT HARNESS RESISTANCE OUT OF LIMITS.
Part: STRUCTURE — CRACKED (VERTICAL STAB) · airframe 2,985 hrs
DURING 100 HOUR INSPECTION 2 IDENTICAL CRACKS WERE NOTICED ON THE UPPER VERTICAL STABILIZER, DIRECTLY ABOVE THE RUDDER AND MIGRATING FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 4.5 INCHES. AFTER CONTACTING MANUFACTURER, IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE BOTTOM FAIRING OF THE VERTICAL STAB WAS NOT MANUFACTURED WIDE ENOUGH AND THE SKINS HAD TO BE SQUEEZED FOR THE PROPER INSTALLATION OF THE FAIRING. A REPAIR WAS APPROVED AND PERFORMED TO STRENGTHEN THE SKINS IN THAT AREA.
Part: ENGINE — MAKING METAL (ENGINE) · airframe 2,816 hrs · 4,089 cycles
ENGINE OIL ANALYSIS SHOWED A CLIMBING TREND IN MAGNESIUM AND IRON AMOUNTS. AFTER THREE SAMPLES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER, REMOVED AND SENT ENGINE TO THEM FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.