N776P

Part: SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (NLG) · airframe 14,059 hrs

DURING TAKEOFF THE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ADJUSTED NOSE LANDING GEAR CENTERING SWITCH.

Part: FUEL CONTROL — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE) · airframe 13,975 hrs

ON CRUISE, WE WERE UNABLE TO BEEP NR 2 ABOVE 102. BEEP NR 1 TO MATCH. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES FROM HMA, THE NR 2 JUMPED TO 106. MAINTENANCE REPLACED FUEL CONTROL.

Part: CONNECTOR — CONTAMINATED (FIRE WARNING) · airframe 13,898 hrs

INBOUND TO HMA THE NR 1 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY THEN AFTER 30 SEC IT CAME ON STEADY WITH HORN. PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURE. ASKED PASSENGERS IF ANY SECONDARY INDICATIONS WERE NOTED, NONE WERE APPARENT. COMPLETED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. ASKED AC WHO WAS NEARBY TO VISUALLY INSPECT AIRCRAFT FOR SMOKE AND FIRE. HE SAW NOTHING AND ESCORTED US TO BVL. COMPLETED UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. MAINTENANCE CLEANED WATER FROM THE CONNECTOR TO THE NR 1 ENGINE FORWARD FIRE DETECTOR.

Part: INDICATOR — FLUCTUATES (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 13,713 hrs

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT; NR 1 FUEL FLOW INDICATOR FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 320 LB. PER HOUR TO 140 LB. PER HOUR. PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR ABNORMAL FUEL FLOW - WITHOUT SECONDARY INDICATIONS. DEVIATED TO FOURCHON. SWAPPED FLOW METER CONNECTORS, COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.

Part: FUEL CONTROL — FLUCTUATES (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 13,702 hrs

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE NR 1 ENGINE N1 BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE .2 TO .3 AND TORQUE 2 TO 3.5 TO 8 MINUTES LATER THE N1 FLUCTUATED .8 TO 1.0. REVIEWED THE CHECKLIST AND LANDED AT HOUMA AND NOTIFIED MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED 9.5 CC'S OF WATER FROM THE TEMPERATURE COMPENSATING CAPSULE OF THE NR 1 FUEL CONTROL.

Part: STARTER GEN — FAILED (ELECT GEN SYS) · airframe 13,340 hrs

THE ESS BUSS LOW CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURE, LANDED AT LAFAYETTE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE #1 STARTER GENERATOR.

Part: SERVO — MALFUNCTIONED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 12,816 hrs

AFTER CRUISE CHECK, THE NR 1 HYDRAULIC LIGHT CAME ON; FOLLOWED CHECKLIST AND WERE UNABLE TO CLEAR LIGHT. RETURNED TO MCY FOR MAINTENANCE. REPLACED TAIL ROTOR SERVO.

Part: BOLT — FROZEN (MLG) · airframe 12,589 hrs

AFTER TAKEOFF, RETRACTED LANDING GEAR IAW CHECKLIST. GEAR RETRACTION NORMAL. ON DOWNWIND LEG HEARD A LOUD POP FROM AFT LT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT AND THEN RED UNLOCK LIGHT CAME ON. SLOWED AIRCRAFT TO BELOW 80 KIAS AND RECYCLED GEAR LEVER. GEAR CAME DOWN NORMAL WITH THREE GREEN LIGHTS. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND MAIN LANDING GEAR TIEDOWN RING ATTACHEMENT BOLT FROZEN, CAUSING TIEDOWN RING TO NOT BE FREE TO SPRING AND LAY AGAINST LANDING GEAR STRUT, CAUSING INTERFERENCE WITH LANDING GEAR DOOR DURING RETRACTION. REPLACED BOLT.

Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 11,930 hrs

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT NR 2 ENGINE BEEPED TO MINIMUM BY ITSELF. BEEPED ENGINE BACK UP BUT ENGINE AUTO BEEPED TO MINIMUM. COMPLIED WITH EMERGENCY CHECK LIST AND LANDED AT NEW ORLEANS.

Part: ACTUATOR — INOPERATIVE (AFCS) · airframe 11,353 hrs

AFCS ACTUATOR INOPERATIVE.

Part: CONTROL BOX — MALFUNCTIONED (WX RADAR SYS) · airframe 11,362 hrs

SYSTEM DOES NOT COME BACK ON WHEN POWER IS CYCLED FROM CIRCUIT BREAKER OR RADIO MASTER SWITCH. SYSTEM WOULD ONLY COME BACK ON WITH SWITCH ON DISPLAY. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR FOR WARRANTY REPAIR.