N572AM
Registered owner: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC, WA (owner ≠ operator)
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.
6 reports on file, 2013-03-11 – 2018-07-28.
Part: PUMP — SEIZED (AC BAY) · airframe 2,934 hrs · 9,077 cycles
WHILE ENROUTE TO RECEIVING FACILITY THE SMELL OF BURNING WAS INDICATED BY THE CREW. NO PRESENCE OF SMOKE WAS NOTED. PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING PERFORMED SHUT DOWN PROCEDURES EXITED THE HELICOPTER AND INSPECTED AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND FOUND A BROKEN AND BURNT BELT. LATER DETERMINED BY MAINTENANCE THAT THE A/C PUMP HAD SEIZED CAUSING THE BELT FAILURE.
Part: SWITCH — CLOGGED (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 2,872 hrs · 8,857 cycles
THE LOW LEVEL WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER DRAINING AND REFUELING (FOR DEBRIS FOUND IN FUEL SAMPLE DRAIN VALVE CAUSING A LEAK).WE REFUELED THE TANK WITH A KNOWN QUANTITY OF 100+ GALLONS AND THE LOW LEVEL WARNING LIGHT DID NOT GO OUT ON THE CAUTION ADVISORY PANEL. THROUGH TROUBLESHOOTING IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THE LOW LEVEL FLOAT SWITCH IS EITHER CLOGGED AND STUCK OR FAULTY. ** NOTE: THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO A NEW INSTALLATION OF THE CFRS (CRASH RESISTANCE FUEL SYSTEM) INSTALLATION. **
Part: DRAIN VALVE — LEAKING (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 2,856 hrs · 8,806 cycles
PILOT COMPLETED A FUEL SAMPLE WITH NO ISSUES. PILOT AND CREW WENT TO LAUNCH AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM DRAIN ON THE FUEL TANK. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED A 2 INCH PIECE OF RUBBER STICKING POUT OF DRAIN VALVE ASSEMBLY.
Part: DISPLAY — SMOKE (INSTRUMENT) · airframe 2,695 hrs · 8,453 cycles
ON FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. THE PARAMEDICS STATED THAT THEY SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY. THE DISPLAY CUTOUT, AND THE PILOT MADE THE DECISION TO LAND AT A NEARBY AIRPORT 5 MILES AWAY. THE FLIGHT COMPLETED AT THE AIRPORT WITHOUT ANY OTHER ANOMALIES NOTED.
Part: STARTER GEN — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 2,303 hrs · 7,524 cycles
AFTER TAKE OFF, ENROUTE THE PILOT NOTICED THE FUEL PRESSURE INDICATION WAS DECREASING AS WELL AS THE BATTERY VOLTAGE INDICATION ON THE VEMD. DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD. SHORTLY AFTER INITIAL DECENT FOR THE APPROACH, THE VEMD SHUTDOWN. NEVER RECEIVED A GEN FAILURE LIGHT. MECH REPLACED THE STARTER GENERATOR IAW AMM 24-31-00, 4-1A. PERFORMED A FUNCTIONAL TEST IAW AMM 24-30-00, 5-1B. DETERMINED IT TO BE IN AN AIRWORTHY CONDITION.
Part: WIRE — GROUNDED (EXTERIOR LIGHT) · airframe 1,083 hrs · 4,395 cycles
UPON LANDING PILOT OPENED AFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AND SMELLED ELECTRICAL ODOR. MECHANIC FOUND LIGHT WIRE CHAFED INSIDE HORIZONTAL. REPAIRED CHAFED WIRE ON LT SIDE OF STABILIZER.