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ATA 5320

Part: STRUCTURE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 4,650 hrs · 12,581 cycles

HEAVY CORROSION FOUND ALONG RIGHT HAND FUSELAGE CABIN FLOOR EDGING FRAME

ATA 5302

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (TAILBOOM) · airframe 4,248 hrs · 11,436 cycles

DURING A PREFLIGHT, THE TAILBOOM WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK APPROXIMATELY 128MM LONG ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

ATA 7310

Part: FILTER ELEMENT — BYPASSING (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 3,232 hrs · 8,869 cycles

ON APPROACH FOR LANDING, DURING FLIGHT RECEIVED A MOMENTARY, FUEL FILTER BYPASS, WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION. REDUCED POWER & THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. AS POWER WAS INTRODUCED AGAIN DURING LANDING THE WARNING LIGHT MOMENTARILY ILLUMINATED AGAIN. LANDED & SHUTDOWN ENG. THE MECHANIC ON DUTY ARRIVED TO INVESTIGATE THE AIRFRAME FUEL FILTER FOR A BYPASS INDICATION & DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL FILTER BYPASS BUTTON HAD INDICATED A BYPASS. PERFORMED CORRECTIVE ACTIONS AS REQUIRED IAW AMM, MX, TROUBLESHOOTING MANUALS & VEMD FLM. THIS ACFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

ATA 7261

Part: O-RING — DAMAGED (LT ENGINE) · airframe 3,029 hrs · 8,386 cycles

AFTER LANDING, ON POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND, DISCOVERED OIL PRESENCE FROM ENG DECK DRAIN UNDER ACFT. UPON OPENING ENG COWLING IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE OIL PRESENCE WAS ON THE ENG DECK & LEAKAGE APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE BASE OF THE ENG OIL FILTER CUP HOUSING FROM THE O RING SEAL. REPLACED THE OIL FILTER CUP O RING ON THE ENG. GND RUN WAS COMPLETED TO CONFIRM THE DISCREPANCY HAD BEEN CORRECTED & THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

ATA 2822

Part: PUMP — FAULTY (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 2,903 hrs · 8,053 cycles

THE PILOT NOTICED A FUEL P LIGHT ILLUMINATE ON APPROACH WITH APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES REMAINING UNTIL LANDING. THE INDICATION WAS TO ADVISE LOSS ON ONE FUEL PUMP WITH ANOTHER ONE STILL OPERATIONAL. THE PILOT DECIDED AFTER REVIEW THE RFM TO STAY ON COURSE FOR THE INTENDED AIRPORT & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE MECHANIC WAS CALLED & ARRIVED AT THE ACFT TO INSPECT & TROUBLESHOOT THE DISCREPANCY. HE DETERMINED THE FAULT TO BE ASSOCIATED TO THE FUEL PUMP. IT WAS THEN ORDERED & REPLACED A DAY LATER. THE ACFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE FOLLOWING REPLACEMENT OF THIS FUEL PUMP WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

ATA 3150

Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 2,896 hrs · 8,038 cycles

ON TAKEOFF, THE PILOT RECEIVED AN EXCEEDANCE INDICATION ON THE VEMD. THE PILOT LANDED THE ACFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE MECHANIC ARRIVED TO INSPECT THE ACFT & FOUND NO STORED EXCEEDANCES IN THE VEMD. HE THEN ASKED THE PILOT TO PERFORM A GND RUN WHICH AFTER SHUTDOWN SHOWED NO FAULTS FOUND IN THE VEMD. THE ACFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

ATA 7260

Part: CHIP DETECTOR — CONTAMINATED (ENGINE) · airframe 2,893 hrs · 8,029 cycles

AFTER TAKEOFF, ENG CHIP DETECTOR CAUTION CAPSULE FLICKERED. RETURNED TO BASE & SHUT DOWN. BY SHUT DOWN, CHIP LIGHT WAS STEADY. THE MECHANIC ARRIVED & INSPECTED THE SYS, HE COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANY ANOMALIES IN THE SYS. HE CLEANED THE CHIP PLUGS OF SOME CARBON BUILDUP BUT NO METAL PARTICLES FOUND. PERFORMED A GND RUN WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AT THIS TIME.

ATA 2120

Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (COCKPIT) · airframe 2,656 hrs · 7,335 cycles

THE PILOT DEPARTED THE BASE EN ROUTE FOR A PATIENT. OUTSIDE AIR TEMP WAS 3 3DEG F. THE HEATING & DEMISTING SYS WAS SWITCHED ON. AS THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO HEAT UP WE NOTICED A STRONG ODOR, IT WAS NOT THE NORMAL SMELL OF THE HEATING SYS WARMING UP BUT A STRONGER SMELL. THE PILOT TURNED THE HEATING & DEMISTING SYS OFF, OPENED THE PILOTS WINDOW & ABORTED THE FLIGHT & RETURNED TO BASE. THEY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT & THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN & THE MECHANIC NOTIFIED. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE SYS & FOUND NO DEFECTS. A GND RUN & FLIGHT CHECK WERE COMPLETED WITH NO NOTICEABLE SMELLS OR DEFECTS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

ATA 2150

Part: COMPRESSOR — FAILED (AIR CON) · airframe 748 hrs · 2,079 cycles

CREW TOOK OFF ON A MISSION & SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF AIR CONDITIONING & RETURNED TO BASE. PILOT FOLLOWED ODOR TO LT TRANSMISSION AREA & NOTICED AIR CONDITIONING BELT HAD FAILED. TRIED TO TURN THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR & FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO TURN. INSPECTED ACFT & AIR CONDITIONING SYS AS REQUIRED & DEFERRED AIR CONDITIONER. REMOVED BELT & PLACED ITEM ON MEL. AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FAILED & TOO MUCH LOAD FOR BELT TO SUPPORT. BURNING ODOR CAUSED BY THE BELT SLIPPING ON COMPRESSOR PULLEY. AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED & HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.