N813AM

ATA 3210

Part: LANDING GEAR — CRACKED · airframe 2,944 hrs · 10,587 cycles

DURING INSPECTION SEVERAL COMPONENTS OF THE LANDING GEAR WERE FOUND DAMAGED BEYOND LIMITS. THE LEFT SKID (350A41-6002-0201) HAD A CRACK MEASURING 1.14''. THE RIGHT SKID (350A41-6002-0301) WAS CORRODED MEASURING TO .032'' DEEP AT ITS DEEPEST. THE FORWARD CROSSTUBE (350A41-4000-01) WAS ALSO CORRODED AT ITS MATING SURFACES BEYOND LIMITS. ALL THREE LANDING GEAR COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE MG752 UNDER CRS2A6R933B.

ATA 5310

Part: SUPPORT FRAME — DAMAGED (ZONE 100) · airframe 2,944 hrs · 10,587 cycles

DAMAGE TO THE LEFT EDGE FRAME AND RT EDGE FRAME, IN THE FORM OF CORROSION AND DENTS, WAS IDENTIFIED ACROSS THE ENTIRE LENGTHS OF THE OUTBOARD FACES OF THE FRAMES. A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE APPROVED REPAIR/INSTALLATION PROCEDURES IS PROVIDED IN AIRBUS REPAIR DESIGN APPROVAL SHEET RDAS-EC130-53-2024-0040, ISSUE A DATED 09 JAN 2024, AND AC 43.13-1B CHAPTER 4, SECTION 4, PARAGRAPH 4-57 CHANGE 1 DATED 9/8/98.

ATA 5310

Part: XMSN DECK — CHAFED (ZONE 200) · airframe 2,944 hrs · 10,587 cycles

DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED ON THE TRANSMISSION DECK FWD DOUBLER AND THE AFT DOUBLER IN THE FORM OF SEVERAL CHAFE DAMAGE AREAS. THE CHAFE DAMAGE AREAS ARE ALL LOCATED UNDER THE MGB BAR FITTING INSTALLATION AREAS. THE DAMAGE AREAS ON THE FWD DOUBLER WERE WITHIN AN AREA OF 1.0” X 1.75” AND 0.019” DEEP ON THE LT SIDE, AND WITHIN AN AREA OF 1.25 X 0.50 AND 0.020” DEEP ON THE RT SIDE. THE DAMAGE AREAS ON THE AFT DOUBLER WERE WITHIN AN AREA OF 1.75 X 1.0 AND 0.015 DEEP ON THE LT SIDE, AND WITHIN AN AREA OF 1.0” X 0.50 AND 0.016 DEEP ON THE RT SIDE. A REPAIR PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED IAW REPAIR DESIGN APPROVAL SHEET RDAS-EC130-53-2026-1199A, REV A.

ATA 5302

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (TAIL BOOM) · airframe 2,944 hrs · 10,587 cycles

DURING AN INSPECTION A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE TOP OF THE HORIZONAL STABILIZER MEASURING 4.25 IN LONG. THE HORIZONTAL WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE MG752 UNDER CRS2A6R933B.

ATA 5302

Part: STATOR — CORRODED (TAIL BOOM) · airframe 2,944 hrs · 10,587 cycles

DURING A 12-YEAR INSPECTION, THE STATOR WAS REMOVED AND FOUND TO HAVE MULTIPLE LEGS WITH CORRODED BASES. THE DEPTH OF CORROSION VARIED FROM .020 TO .030 DEEP. PER AIRBUS TE-2026-EC130-00406, THE STATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE MG752 UNDER CRS2A6R933B.

ATA 5302

Part: BEARING SUPPORT — CRACKED (TAILBOOM) · airframe 1,449 hrs · 4,362 cycles

FOUND NUMBER 5 BEARING SUPPORT CRACKED.

ATA 2120

Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 1,281 hrs · 3,885 cycles

UPON DEPARTURE FROM BASE I TURNED ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM (ECS) TO WARM THE COCKPIT. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE ENTIRE CREW SMELLED A BURNING SMELL AND THE MEDICAL CREW IN BACK REPORTED SEEING SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE ECS WAS IMMEDIATELY SECURED AND THE SMELL STARTED TO DIMINISH. CORRECTIVE ACTION: OBSERVED THAT RESIDUAL OIL WAS COMING FROM THE INLET BARRIER FILTER FROM WHEN IT WAS SERVICED PREVIOUSLY IN THE DAY. CLEANED ALL EXCESS OIL FROM THE INLET AND PERFORMED A COMPRESSOR WASH OF THE ENGINE. PERFORMED A GROUND RUN WITH THE ECS ON AND FOUND NO DEFECTS WITHIN THE SYSTEM. OPS CHECK IS GOOD. ALL WORK WAS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AIR METHODS AIRBUS EC130T2 AMM AND DETERMINED TO BE IN AN AIRWORTHY CONDITION. PERFORM AN OPERATIONAL MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT WAS GOOD. NO FURTHER ACTION WAS NEEDED. AIRCRAFT DETERMINED TO BE AN AIRWORTHY CONDITION.

ATA 2612

Part: FIRE WARNING — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 142 hrs · 510 cycles

THE PILOT HAD JUST COMPLETED A FLIGHT & LANDED AT RECEIVING HOSPITAL, NORMAL SHUTDOWN & UNLOADED PATIENT. THE PILOT THEN POWERED UP THE ACFT TO CRANK FOR THE RETURN FLIGHT TO BASE & WHEN BATTERY POWER WAS APPLIED NOTICED THAT THE ENG FIRE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. CHECKED ENG TEMP & OPENED ENG COWL. TOOK ACFT OOS & CALLED MECHANIC ON CALL. THE PILOT THEN APPLIED BATTERY POWER AGAIN TO CHECK CYCLES WITH NO FIRE LIGHT INDICATED. MECHANIC ARRIVED & ENGAGED ACFT BATTERY SWITCH WITH NO ENG FIRE INDICATION NOTED. INSPECTED ENG FIRE DETECTORS & WIRING, NO DEFECTS NOTED. POWERED UP ACFT BATTERY AGAIN, CHECKED ENG FIRE SYS IAW FLM, NO DEFECTS NOTED. GND RUN ACFT & SHUTDOWN WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT RTS.