N63CF

Part: SKIN — DENTED (TAILBOOM) · airframe 11,343 hrs · 62,838 cycles

DURING MX INSPECTIONS A DENT MEASURING 2" HIGH X 1.5" WIDE X .127 INCHES DEEP WAS DISCOVERED ON THE L/E OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. THE ACFT WAS REPOSITIONED FOR MX ON 4/23/12 APPROX 18:30. DUE TO OTHER MX BEING PERFORMED THE DENT WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL 4/26/12. THE SECTION OF SKIN DENTED IS CLASSIFIED AS SECONDARY STRUCTURE.

Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (SERVO) · airframe 11,269 hrs · 62,481 cycles

AT ABOUT 10-20 FT AFTER TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT BEGAN A RAPID YAW TO THE LT. DID NOT HAVE FULL AUTHORITY OF THE RT YAW PEDAL. WAS ABLE TO STOP THE YAW RATE AND STABILIZE AT ABOUT A 60 FOOT HOVER. MOVING THE COLLECTIVE IN EITHER DIRECTION INDUCED A YAW EITHER TO THE LT OR THE RT. VERY SLOWLY LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE AND WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN A VERY SLOW YAW RATE UNTIL ABLE TO LAND THE ACFT. FOUND TAIL ROTOR SERVO CONNECTOR PLUG LOOSE AND FULL OF OIL CAUSINFG SERVO TO TURN OFF. CLEANED AND RESUECURED CONNECTOR PLUG, COMPLETED MX CHECKS ON GROUND AND OPS CHECK FLIGHT, NO FURTHER ISSUES FOUND.

Part: CONNECTOR — CONTAMINATED (REAR 9 ALPHA PAN) · airframe 11,122 hrs · 61,840 cycles

THE NR 1 GAUGE WENT TO ZERO WITH NO ASSOCIATED WARNING LIGHT WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY LANDED AT THE CLOSEST AIRPORT AND CALLED THE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND SOME WATER IN THE 9 ALPHA CONNECTOR FOR THE INDICATOR. THE MECHANIC DRIED THE WATER FROM THE CONNECTOR AND CLEANED IT COMPLETELY. HE THEN HAD THE PILOT PERFORM A GROUND RUN WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: CABLE — BROKEN (RT ENGINE) · airframe 11,079 hrs · 61,622 cycles

PILOT NOTED ON ENGINE START, THAT THE NR 2 ENGINE NG INDICATION WAS 15 PERCENT LOWER THAN THE NR 1 ENGINE NG INDICATION. PERFORMED A NORMAL ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND CALLED MX. FOUND THE ANTICIPATOR CABLE BROKEN APPROX 5" FROM THE RT FWD SERVO. REPLACED THE ANTICIPATOR CABLE AND RETURNED THE ACFT TO SERVICE.

Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (OIL PRESS IND) · airframe 11,069 hrs · 61,572 cycles

AFTER LANDING AT A SCENE TO PICK UP A PATIENT, THE PILOT NOTICED THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION DROP TO 0 PSI. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN ACFT, AND CALLED MX. MX VERIFIED THE DISCREPANCY. INSPECTED THE ASSOCIATED WIRING AND ALSO REMOVED, CLEANED, AND RE-INSTALLED THE CONNECTOR AT THE REAR OF THE 14 DATA PACK INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE PILOT THEN PERFORMED A GROUND RUN ON THE NR 1 ENGINE. THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION WAS NORMAL AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: TACHOMETER — FLUCTUATES (ENGINE) · airframe 9,613 hrs

NG GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE THROUGH ENTIRE ENGINE RANGE.

Part: BEARING — WORN (STARTER/GEN)

STARTER/GENERATOR HAD BEARING PLAY.

Part: SERVO CONTROL — LEAKING (CYCLIC)

SERVO CONTROL LEAKING AT SHAFT SEAL.

Part: BEARING — DISINTEGRATED (STARTER/GEN)

BEARING HAS SLOP, GETTING HIGH VIBRATIONS FROM GENERATOR.

Part: AMPLIFIER — FAILED (AUTO PILOT)

AMPLIFIER UNIT, SN 170, LANE 1 COMPARATOR INOPERABLE. WILL NOT HOLD ROLL, LANE 1.

Part: PUMP — MALFUNCTIONED (FUEL BOOST)

BOOSTER PUMP REMOVED DUE TO LOW PRESSURE.

Part: SERVO CONTROL — INTERMITTENT (CYCLIC)

INTERMITTENT SERVO LIGHT IN SYSTEM.

Part: AMPLIFIER — INOPERATIVE (AUTO PILOT)

ALTITUDE HOLD AND AIRSPEED HOLD INOPERABLE.

Part: HE GENERATOR — INOPERATIVE (ENGINE)

HE GENERATOR INOPERABLE.

Part: ANTENNA — FAILED (WEATHER RADAR)

ANTENNAE FAULT.

Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (COCKPIT)

TRANSCEIVER REMOVED OFF FREQUENCY.

Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (COCKPIT)

TRANSCEIVER HAD BROKEN RECEPTION.

Part: STRUT — RATCHETS (MLG)

STRUT LEAKING AT SHAFT AND RATCHETS.

Part: TRANSCEIVER — MISREPAIRED (COCKPIT)

TRANSCEIVER INSTALLED IN AIRCRAFT. ON FIRST FLIGHT, TONES WOULD NOT OPEN AND TRANSMIT WAS BROKEN AND GARBLED.

Part: SERVO — MALFUNCTIONED (MAIN ROTOR)

REMOVED FOR SERVO JAM LIGHT INOPERATIVE.

Part: GYRO — FAILED (ATTITUDE)

INSTALLED OVERHAULED ATTITUDE INDICATOR. WITHIN 5 HOURS, UNIT SHOWED SIGNS OF BEING UNSTABLE IN-FLIGHT SUCH AS AUTOPILOT WOULD NOT STAY ENGAGED; THEN, INDICATOR GOT WORSE AND NOW WILL ROLL OVER IN-FLIGHT.

Part: GPS — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)

RECEIVED LOANER TNL3000 TRIED TO INSTALL IN A/C. DISPLAY INDICATED GPS PORTION INOPERABLE.

Part: BEARING — CONTAMINATED (M/R DRIVE)

REMOVED DUE SUSPECTED WEAR AND METAL CONTAMINATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW BEARING.

Part: PIN — CORRODED (M/R BLADE)

REMOVED BLADE PINS SN'S M10720, M9864, M10730, M10306, M10171, M10137, 8044, M9266 DUE TO CORROSION. INSTALLED NEW PINS SN'S M3081, M3020, M3023, M3024, M3025, M3039, M3187, M3227.

Part: TRANSMITTER — INACCURATE (ENG OIL PRESS)

PRESSURE TRANSMITTER READS 5 BAR WHEN POWER IS ON AND GOES UP FROM THERE.

Part: OIL COOLER — CONTAMINATED (ENGINE)

OIL COOLER - METAL, CONTAMINATED, REQUIRED FLUSHING AND RECERTIFICATION.

Part: TRANSMITTER — NOT CALIBRATED (TORQUE)

TRANSMITTER CALIBRATED IMPROPERLY.

Part: FCU — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE)

FUEL CONTROL INOPERATIVE. SLOW STARTS AND FLUCTUATING RPM.

Part: ENGINE — MAKING METAL (ENGINE BAY)

ENGINE MAKING METAL AND MODULE 3 DUE TBO.

Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (COCKPIT)

TRANSCEIVER WILL NOT TRANSMIT.

Part: SENSOR — MALFUNCTIONED (AC SYSTEM)

INVERTER LIGHT ILLUMINATES OCCASIONALLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED 115 VOLT SENSOR.

Part: SENSOR — MALFUNCTIONED (OVERSPEED)

OVERSPEED FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY.

Part: FCU — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE)

FUEL CONTROL INOPERABLE. HARD STARTS AND HOT STARTS FIRST START OF THE DAY.

Part: CONTROL UNIT — FAILED (COMMUNICATIONS)

UNIT LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT TRANSMIT MOSTLY ON FM2. WILL TRANSMIT AFTER TURNED OFF AND BACK ON.

Part: CONTROL UNIT — FAILED (COMMUNICATIONS)

UNIT LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT TRANSMIT MOSTLY ON FM2. WILL TRANSMIT AFTER TURNED OFF AND BACK ON.

Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (COCKPIT)

TRANSCEIVER UNIT WILL TRANSMIT FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN FAILS.

Part: ENCODER — FAILED (ALTIMETER)

ALTIMETER ENCODING PN 39600-5214 SN 350 WILL NOT ENCODE.

Part: TRANSCEIVER — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)

TRANSCEIVER'S RECEIVE LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME, AND UNIT RECEIVES INTERMITTENTLY.

Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (COCKPIT)

LOANER RT 450 SN 652 WILL NOT TRANSMIT. REPLACED WITH LOANER RT 450 SN 465.

Part: CHECK VALVE — LEAKING (ENGINE OIL)

REPLACED VALVE FOR EXTERNAL LEAKING SN P171B. REMOVED VALVE SN P171B AND INSTALLED SERVICABLE VALVE , SN K575B.

Part: MAGNETIC SEAL — LEAKING (STARTER DRIVE)

MAG SEAL REMOVED FOR LEAKING.

Part: BRUSHES — WORN (STARTER/GEN)

GENERATOR BRUSHES WORN. OVERHAULED, CHANGED BEARINGS, AND NEW BRUSHES.

Part: LOBE — WORN (PITCH CONTROL)

LOBES WORN ON TAIL ROTOR PITCH.

Part: COMPUTER — MALFUNCTIONED (AUTO PILOT)

AUTOPILOT DECOUPLES, INTERMITTENT, HAS PROBLEMS HOLDING TRACK.

Part: CONTROL UNIT — INTERMITTENT (COMMUNICATIONS)

RT 450 HAS INTERMITTIENT TRANSMIT LANE RT2.

Part: SERVO — LEAKING (TAIL ROTOR)

TAIL ROTOR SERVO LEAKS AT INPUT AND OUTPUT, SERVO INPUT LEVER WORN.

Part: TRANSCEIVER — INTERMITTENT (COCKPIT)

RT 450 LOANER SN 652 IS INTERMITTENT IN TRANSMIT. REMOVED LOANER RT 450 SN 652 AND REINSTALLED RT 450 SN 530. OP CHECKS GOOD.

Part: TRANSCEIVER — INTERMITTENT (COCKPIT)

RT 450 LOANER SN 652 IS INTERMITTENT IN TRANSMIT. REMOVED LOANER RT 450 SN 652. REINSTALLED LOANER RT 450 SN 464. OP CHECKS GOOD.

Part: TRANSCEIVER — INTERMITTENT (COCKPIT)

RT 450 SN 530 REMOVED DUE TO INTERMITTENT TRANSMIT. REMOVED RT 450 SN 530. INSTALLED RT 450 LOANER FROM CORPORATE JETS PN 400-0103-00 SN 464. TRANSMITS AND RECEIVES GOOD.

Part: CHIP DETECTOR — LEAKING (ENGINE)

CHIP PLUG LEAKS THROUGH BODY AND ELECTRODE IS LOOSE.

Part: TRANSCEIVER — MISREPAIRED (COCKPIT)

RECEIVED REPAIRED RT-450 SN 530. RETURNING LOANER RT-450 SN 465. NOT SERVICABLE DUE TO INTERMITTENT TRANSMIT. REMOVED RT-450 SN 465. RETURNED TO INSTALLED REPAIRED UNIT RT-450 SN 530. OP CHECK GOOD.

Part: TRANSCEIVER — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)

LOANER RT-450 IS STATIC IN TRANSMIT. BLEEDING OVER ONTO OTHER RADIOS. PROBLEM IS CONSTANT WITH INTERMITTENT BREAKS IN TRANSMIT. REMOVED LOANER RT 450 SN 652. INSTALLED LOANER SN 465. OPS CHECK GOOD.

Part: ACTUATOR — INOPERATIVE (STEP)

ACTUATOR INOPERATIVE.

Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (COCKPIT)

VHF TRANSCEIVER WILL NOT COME ON.

Part: BRUSH — DEBONDED (M/R GEARBOX)

GIMBLE RING BUSHINGS DEBONDED AND WORN.

Part: DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN)

DETECTOR ILLUMINATES WHEN BATTERY TURNED ON. REPLACED AND SCRAPPED LOCALLY.

Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (COCKPIT)

TRANSCEIVER WILL NOT TRANSMIT.

Part: BUTTON — MALFUNCTIONED (AUX MLG)

BUTTON IS INTERMITTENT, GEAR WILL NOT EXTEND OCCASIONALLY.

Part: TRANSMITTER — ERRATIC (ENG OIL PRESS)

TRANSMITTER INDICATION ERRATIC. REMOVED.

Part: BLADE — DAMAGED (MAIN ROTOR)

MAIN ROTOR REMOVED FOR DAMAGE TO INBOARD LEADING EDGE.

Part: BLOWER — INOPERATIVE (AIR DISTRIBUTION)

BLOWER INOPERABLE.

Part: SWITCH — INTERMITTENT (TRIGGER)

SWITCH INOPERATIVE, INTERMITTENT ACTIVATION.

Part: STRUT — RATCHETS (MLG)

STRUT DOES NOT EXTEND SMOOTHLY. RATCHETS DOWN AND SOME TIMES WILL NOT EXTEND.

Part: ENCODER — INACCURATE (ALTIMETER)

ENCODER INDICATES INACCURATELY.

Part: ROD END — WORN (MAIN ROTOR)

PART WORN EXCESSIVELY.

Part: BLADE — DAMAGED (MAIN ROTOR)

MAIN ROTOR REMOVED FOR DAMAGE TO INBOARD LEADING EDGE.

Part: SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG)

LANDING GEAR SWITCH INTERMITTENT, WILL NOT EXTEND OCCASIONALLY .

Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (COCKPIT)

TRANSCEIVER WILL NOT TRANSMIT.

Part: GYRO — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)

GYRO WILL NOT STAY.

Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (COCKPIT)

RT 450 WILL NOT TURN ON.

Part: TRANSMITTER — FAILED (TORQUE)

TORQUE TRANSMITTER SHORTED INTERNALLY.

Part: INDICATOR — STICKING (NG TACH)

TACHOMETER GAUGE STICKS.

Part: TRANSMITTER — READS LOW (TORQUE)

TORQUE TRANSMITTER READS LOW.