N8631E
Registered owner: AM PM SERVICES LLC - FOXTROT SERIES, IL (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENSTROM HELICOPTER CORPORATION | Operator | on 1992-02-29 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by ENSTROM HELICOPTER CORPORATION (per NTSB report)
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.
23 reports on file, 2008-06-28 – 2013-02-16.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — DEFECTIVE (NLG STEERING) · airframe 23,623 hrs · 21,254 cycles
ON FLIGHT 3885 (JFK TO PHL) STEERING INOPERABLE CAUTION MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON DEPATRURE FROM JFK ONCE THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED. FOLLOWED QRH DID NOT ALTER MESSAGE. STEERING DID NOT RESET AND CREW ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TOW TO CLEAR RUNWAY ON HIGH SPEED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. LANDED LONGEST RUNWAY AT PHL. REMOVED AND REPLACED PILOT HANDWHEEL CONTROL UNIT (TILLER) IAW CRJ 200 AMM 32-51-01. TAXIED AIRCRAFT NO PROBLEMS NOTED. OK FOR SERVICE. ALL OPERATIONS CHECKS GOOD.
Earlier reports · 2008–2012 · 22 reports
2012
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 22,937 hrs · 20,561 cycles
ON FLIGHT 4015 DURING APPROACH INTO CHS RECEIVED FLAPS FAIL MESSAGE AT 20 DEGREES. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING PER BOMBARDIER REV 43 IAW AD 2009-06-12 PARAGRAPH (H) (6)(I), AMOC DATED APRIL, 19 2012 AND PA AD 27-052H. FOUND FAULT LOG CODES 19 C1 & 19 C2 PRESENT AND FLAP LEVER PASSES FLAP LEVER TEST. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED PER FIM 27-50-00 PG 117 D (1) DM 71789 PLACARD REMOVED.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (ROW 1) · airframe 22,807 hrs · 20,429 cycles
CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHT OVER ROW 1 IS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHT OVER ROW 1 IAW AMM 33-51-16. OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: TRIM SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 22,525 hrs · 20,155 cycles
STAB TRIM & MACH TRIM DISCONNECTS ON APPROACH, ONLY WHEN FLAPS LOWERED AND CAPTAIN TRIM CONTROL SWITCH USED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE ON GROUND. PERFORMED CONTINUITY, RESISTANCE CHECKS IAW ESPM 20-12-0 AND WM 27-41-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED MCU IAW AMM 27-42-05. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: SWITCH — FAILED (STAB TRIM) · airframe 22,525 hrs · 20,155 cycles
STAB TRIM MACH TRIM DISENGAGES WHEN TRIM IS USED OR WHEN YOKE IS JOSTLED. REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPTAIN'S STAB TRIM DISENGAGE SWITCH. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 27-41-30.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (RT WING TE FLAPS) · airframe 22,472 hrs · 20,107 cycles
RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP LOWER SKIN DENTED BETWEEN FLAP STATION 178.13 AND 226.13. REPAIRED IAW BOMBARDIER REO 601R-57-53-938.
Part: DRAG ANGLE — CRACKED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 22,338 hrs · 19,975 cycles
AFT PASSENGER DOOR DRAG ANGLE CRACKED. REPAIRED PASSENGER DOOR DRAG ANGLE IAW REO 601R-52-11-513 REV A.
Part: PROXIMITY SWITCH — OUT OF RIG (NLG) · airframe 22,258 hrs · 19,898 cycles
UPON GEAR RETRACTION HAD A NOSE GEAR DISAGREE MESSAGE. INTERROGATED PSEU & FOUND 2 EVENTS FAULTS ON S23 (PS14GA) INSPECTED & MEASURED PRO SWITCH PS14GA AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. RERIGGED PROX SWITCH PS14GA IAW AMM32-61-05. OPS CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED GEAR SWING IAW AMM 32-30-00 OPS CHECK GOOD. OK FOR SVC. SEE AML PAGE 2241857 ITEM 1 FOR PA SIGN OFF.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (EXTERIOR) · airframe 22,258 hrs · 19,898 cycles
EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SERVICE DOOR INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT FWD, AFT EXTERNAL EMERGENCY LIGHTS, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 33-51-21.
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 21,908 hrs · 19,564 cycles
FLIGHT ATTENDANT FLASHLIGHT INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FA FLASHLIGHT BATTERY IAW AMM 25-61-04, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: BEAM — DAMAGED (NLG WW) · airframe 21,770 hrs · 19,423 cycles
RIGHT BEAM IN NLG WHEEL WELL AT FS 202.75 HAS 1.5" OF MISSING MATERIAL FROM FREE FLANGE AND A CRACK MEASURING .5" PROPAGATING FROM THE TOP OF THE MISSING MATERIAL AND INTO THE BEND RADIUS. REPAIRED IAW BOMBARDIER REO 601R-53-11-2272.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 21,687 hrs · 19,348 cycles
AIR RETURN FOR L AOA HEAT CAUTION MSG IN FLIGHT (1500 FT AGL DEPARTING) RAN QRH-MSG PERSISTED. RESET CB IAW AMM 30-31-15. OPS CHECKED GOOD MESSAGE CLEARED.
2011
Part: FLAP — FAILED (WING) · airframe 20,933 hrs · 18,608 cycles
FLAP FAILED AT ZERO, PLACED ON MEL 27-50-00.
Part: ECU — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAP) · airframe 20,933 hrs · 18,608 cycles
FLAPS STUCK AT 20 DEGREES AFTER TAKEOFF. AIR RETURN & CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. REMOVED AND REPLACED FECU IAW AMM 27-50-00, OPS CHECK GOOD.
2008
Part: BPSU — MALFUNCTIONED (T/E FLAP)
FLAP FAIL MESSAGE IN CRUISE. FLAP ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (FECU) INTERROGATED FAULT CODES LOGGED 1. RT BPSU (BRAKE POSITION SENSING UNIT) 2. FECU 3. WIRING RT BPSU. 12 1B AND 12 2B. R&R THE RT BPSU PER BOMBARDIER AMM OPS CHECK PERFORMED ALONG WITH A FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: BPSU — FAILED (TE FLAPS)
RECEIVED "FLAP FAIL" MESSAGE IN CRUISE, QRH FOLLOWED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FOLLOWED BY UNEVENTFUL LANDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT WING BRAKE POSITION SENSING UNIT (BPSU) IAW BOMBARDIER AMM, OPERATIONALLY CHECK FLAPS. (S)
Part: BPSU — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS)
RECEIVED "FLAP FAIL" MESSAGE IN CRUISE. QRH FOLLOWED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FOLLOWED BY UNEVENTFUL LANDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT WING BRAKE POSITION SENSING UNIT (BPSU) IAW BOMBARDIER AMM, OPERATIONALLY CHECK FLAPS. (S)
Part: FLAP SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS)
FLAP FAILURE MESSAGE IN CRUISE FL330. OVERSPEED WARNING SOUNDING THEN FLAP FAILURE AT ZERO. QRH FOLLOWED. DIVERTED TO IAD, DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH UNEVENTFUL LANDING. TROUBLESHOT PER BOMBARDIER FIM AND AMM, ALL LRUS PASSED. VERIFIED RIGGING OF THE LT AND RT BRAKE POSITION SENSING UNITS, (BPSU) FOUND TO BE CORRECT. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE FLAP SYSTEM IAW BOMBARDIER AMM WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. (S)
Part: FLAP SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS)
FLAP FAILURE MESSAGE IN CRUISE FL330. OVERSPEED WARNING SOUNDING THEN FLAP FAILURE AT ZERO. QRH FOLLOWED, DIVERTED TO IAD, DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH UNEVENTFUL LANDING. TROUBLESHOT PER BOMBARDIER FIM AND AMM. ALL LRUS PASSED. VERIFIED RIGGING OF THE LT AND RT BRAKE POSITION SENSING UNITS (BPSU), FOUND TO BE CORRECT. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE FLAP SYSTEM IAW BOMBARDIER AMM WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. (S)
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (WARNING SYS)
AT FL 260 280KTS RECEIVED OVERSPEED CLACKER THEN FLAPS HALF SPEED FOLLOWED BY FLAPS FAIL MESSAGE. QRH FOLLOWED, DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH UNEVENTFUL LANDING. FLAPS RESET PER FIM AND PLACED ON 72 HOUR WATCH AD 2006-12-21. (S)
Part: FCU — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS)
IN CRUISE RECEIVED SPEED CLACKER FOLLOWED BY FLAP FAIL MESSAGE. QRH FOLLOWED, EMERGENCY DECLARED LAND WITH FLAPS AT ZERO UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FLAP ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (FECU) PER BOMBARDIER AMM. OPERATIONAL CHECK PERFORMED. (S)
Part: FLAP SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS)
FLAP FAIL AT ZERO ON APPROACH. QRH FOLLOWED, EMERGENCY DECLARED WITH UNEVENTFUL LANDING. RESET FLAPS AND PLACED ON 72 HOUR WATCH. (S)
Part: BPSU — MALFUNCTIONED (T/E FLAP)
FLAP FAIL MESSAGE DURING CRUISE, QRH FOLLOWED, EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FLAP SYSTEM RESET PER BOMBARDIER FIM AND PLACED ON 72 HOUR WATCH. THE 72 HOUR WATCH PERIOD CLEARED BY REMOVING AND REPLACING THE RT BRAKE POSITION SENSING UNIT (BPSU) IAW BOMBARDIER AMM. (S)