N563EH
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.
18 reports on file, 1998-12-08 – 2006-09-19.
Part: UPLOCK — OBSTRUCTED (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 28,228 hrs · 61,667 cycles
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OFFSHORE RIG BOUND TO A SHORE BASE, THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE, GEAR HAD AN UNSAFE INDICATION. USED EMERGENCY BLOWDOWN HANDLE, GEAR SHOWED SAFE INDICATION. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT DESTINATION WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS USED DURING ALL PHASES OF THE MALFUNCTION. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE EMERGENCY RELEASE PIN ON THE LT MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD VIBRATED LOOSE FROM THE RETAINING SPRING CLIP, THUS DISABLING THE UPLOCK MECHANISM. THE PIN AND THE RETAINING CLIP WERE REPLACED AND A FUNCTION TEST OF LANDING GEAR RETRACTION/EXTENSION SYSTEM WAS CONDUCTED SATISFACTORILY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Earlier reports · 1998–2004 · 17 reports
2004
Part: EXCITER — SHORTED (IGNITION SYS) · airframe 26,740 hrs
EXCITER IGNITION REMOVED FOR POPPING NR 1 STARTER CIRCUIT BREAKER ON START. CLEANED HOUSING AND COVER, REPLACED BUSH HANGER ASSY UNIT, TESTED, UNIT TESTED SERVICEABLE.
2003
Part: BLOWER — WORN (OIL COOLER) · airframe 26,408 hrs
FAN RUBBING, WORN BEARINGS. SLIGHT FREE FLOAT OF BEARINGS OBSERVED, SIGNS OF RUBBING INDICATED IN A 1INCH PORTION OF OUTER HOUSING. PULLEY TO BE VERIFIED FOR ALIGNMENT UPON INSTALLATION ON AIRCRAFT. BEARINGS REPLACED WITH NEW. L GAP ADDRESSED WITH APPROPRIATE SHIMMING. OUTER HOUSING DRESSED OUT WHERE FAN HAS CONTACTED.
Part: BLADE — DEBONDED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 26,282 hrs
TRAILING EDGE ERRODED AND UNBONDED. SENT FOR REPAIR INSPECTED IAW SA 4045-31E CHAPTER / SECTION 65-20-01 AND NAVAIR 0395B-126 CHANGE 1; REPLACED RUBBER CAP IAW S61 L/N SRM SA 4045-31E CHAPTER 65-20-01 PROCEDURE 13 AND CHAPTER 65-10-01 PROCEDURE 5.A; REPLACED TRAILING EDGE CAP IAW SES 611038 AND DRWG S6117-30101; REPLACED TIP CAP 61 N/L. SRM SA 4045-31E CHAPTER 65-20-01 PROCEDURE 34 AND 35; REFINISHED IAW S61 L/N SRM SA4045-31E PROCEDURE 1,3 AND SS 9208; STATIC BALANCED IAW SES 611038 AND S6117-30101 @ TT 23284.7.
Part: RESISTOR — OVERHEATED (RADAR INDICATOR) · airframe 26,456 hrs
UNIT SMOKED UPON INSTALLATION. UNIT WORKED GOOD. FOUND TWO OVERHEATED RESISTORS. REPLACED DAMAGED RESISTORS AND TESTED. .
2002
Part: INDICATOR — CONTAMINATED (RADAR SYS) · airframe 25,443 hrs
RADAR INOPERABLE, HAS BLANK SCREEN. UNIT ALSO INTERMITTANT; HAD MODERATE WATER DAMAGE. REMOVED CORROSION, REPLACED R39, REPAIRED BLOWN TRACES, ALIGNED AND TESTED.
Part: INDICATOR — STRIPPED (RADAR SYS) · airframe 25,194 hrs
UNIT IS INOPERABLE. LOCK SCREWS ARE STRIPPED. HAS CORROSION, MAJOR WATER DAMAGE. ACTION TAKEN: CLEANED, REPLACED LOCKING SCREWS. ALSO REPLACED BROKEN KNOB.
Part: INDICATOR — CONTAMINATED (RADAR) · airframe 25,253 hrs
UNIT WILL NOT POWER UP, CAN'T SEE ANYTHING. HAS MAJOR WATER DAMAGE. ACTION TAKEN: REPLACED BLOWN RESISTOR AND CLEANED CORROSION.
Part: INDICATOR — CONTAMINATED (RADAR SYSTEM) · airframe 25,281 hrs
WILL NOT POWER UP ; NO INDICATION. UNIT HAS MAJOR WATER DAMAGE. REPAIRED BURNED TRACE, REMOVED CORROSION AND TESTED.
Part: BLADE — DEBONDED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 24,751 hrs
ABRASION STRIP DEBONDING ABOUT 2 FEET FROM END. LAST POCKET NR 25 CRACKED ON TOP AND BOTTOM, COMING SEPERATED FROM SPAR. CUFF LEAKING AT BOLTS, NR 25 POCKET CRACKED AND VOID, O/B ABRASION STRIP VOID, CTR ABRAISION STRIP VOID, NR`S 13, 15, 16 POCKETS VOID, NR 12 POCKET CRACKED, POLY SPLICE COVER ERRODED. ACTION TAKEN: REPAIRED AS PER 8130-3 BLOCK NR 13.
2001
Part: BUSHING — WORN (BATTERY ABSORBER) · airframe 24,756 hrs
BUSHINGS WORN.
Part: SERVO — FLUCTUATES · airframe 24,570 hrs
INSTALLED ON A/C AND HAD TO REMOVE DUE TO GAUGE FLUCTUATING. RETURNING ON ERA REPAIR ORDER # RW -885179 REQUESTING WARRANTY REPAIR.
Part: PUMP — FAILED (ENGINE)
LANDING GEAR DID NOT DEPLOY NORMALLY. EMEREGNCY BLOW DOWN PROCEDURES EMPLOYED PER ROTORCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL. HYDRAULIC PUMP MOTOR FAILURE CAUSED LACK OF PRESSURE TO OPERATE GEAR. DATE OF LAST INSPECTION WAS FEB 25, 2000. TYPE OF LAST INSPECTION WAS OVERHAUL. THE TBO FOR THE PUMP/MOTOR IS 2000 HOURS. (M)
2000
Part: VALVE — BROKEN (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 23,913 hrs
DEPARTED MC822 EN ROUTE TO VENICE. DURING LETDOWN TO VENICE, A SLIGHT FUEL ODOR DETECTED. AS POWER INCREASED TO LEVEL AT 500 FEET, NR 2 ENGINE CAME OFF-LINE. N1 NOTED AT APPROX 60 PERCENT, TORQUE AT 20-30 PERCENT, NF HAD SPLIT FROM NR 1 NF. A STRONG FUEL ODOR NOTED. NR 2 ENGINE SECURED PER EMERGENCY ACTION CHECKLIST. A RUNNING LANDING PERFORMED, ACFT LANDED WITH NO DAMAGE. SUBSEQUENT PRELIMINARY INSP REVEALED FLOW DIVIDER FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF FUEL TO ENGINE. RECOMMENDATION TO PRECLUDE RECURRENCE: FOLLOW UP 9-19-00. FLOW DIVIDERS ON ALL ENGINES WERE REMOVED AND THE TEMP VALVES NDT INSPECTED AND RE-ASSEMBLED. NO DEFECTS NOTED, SERVICEABLE UNITS REINSTALLED. (X)
1999
Part: INDICATOR — MISMANUFACTURED (FUEL QTY)
FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR RECENTLY PURCHASED IS NOT SERVICEABLE. WILL NOT CALIBRATE TO EMPTY AND FULL.
Part: TRANSMITTER — MALFUNCTIONED (VHF)
TRANSMITTER UNIT HAS HEAVY STATIC IN-FLIGHT.
Part: RECEIVER — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
NAV RECEIVER UNIT HAS 54 CYCLES, REMAINS IN G/S WHEN SWITCHED TO GPS.
1998
Part: GPS — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
NEW GPS INSTALLED ON AIRCRAFT BUT WOULD NOT POWER UP AND HAD TO BE REMOVED.