N863MB
Registered owner: REACH AIR MEDICAL SERVICES LLC, CA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Medical Resource Group LLC (7AJA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
DURING THE RETURN FLIGHT AFTER THE PATIENT HAD BEEN DROPPED OFF, THE MGB CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. I IMMEDIATELY REDUCED POWER AND LOOKED FOR A SUITABLE LANDING SPOT, USING MY CREW TO HELP LOOK FOR OBSTACLES. I MONITERED THE MGB TEMP AND MGB P LIGHTS. NEITHER ILLUMINATED. UPON LANDING I CONTACTED DISPATCH, MAINTENANCE, AND THE PMOC. THE LANDING WAS CARRIED OUT WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED CHIP DETECTOR AND PERFORMED FAULT ISOLATION TEST IAW AMM 05-50-00,6-1 AND AMM 60-00-00,1-1 AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. PERFORMED GROUND RUN AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE.
APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE MED CREW NOTICED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THEY WERE UNAIDED AT THE TIME AND COULD SEE A LIGHT SMOKE BETWEEN THEM & THE LIGHTING THEY WERE USING FOR PATIENT CARE. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO SEE IT UP FRONT UNTIL HE TURNED ON THE READING LIGHT AND FLIPPED UP HIS NVG GOOGLES. SMELL AND APPEARANCE WAS IDENTICAL TO PREVIOUS SMOKE IN THE CABIN EVENT FROM AIR FILTER OIL. PILOT CLOSED HEATER/DEMISTER VALVES, VENTED CABIN. SMOKE CLEARED IMMEDIATELY AND DID NOT RETURN.
25 MINUTES AFTER TAKE-OFF, MEDICAL CREW NOTICED LIGHT SMOKE IN THE CABIN. PILOT REMARKED THAT THE ODOR WAS IDENTICAL TO A PREVIOUS INCIDENT WHERE ENGINE INLET FILTER OIL ENTERED THE COMPRESSOR AFTER SERVICING. MAINTENANCE CLEANED INLET AND PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION AND A FUNCTIONAL CHECK, NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RUN WITH HEATING AND DEMISTING SYSTEMS ON WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.
AFTER TAKEOFF AFTER TURNING ON THE BLEED AIR HEATER AND DEMISTER A BURNING ODOR AND LIGHT SMOKE WAS VISIBLE IN THE COCKPIT. SMOKE AND FUMES WENT AWAY AFTER TURNING OFF HEATER AND DEMISTER AND VENTED THE CABIN. MAINTENANCE FOUND EXCESS ENGINE INLET BARRIER FILTER OIL HAD BEEN PULLED INTO P2 AIR PATH AFTER A RECENT FILTER SERVICING. EXCESS OIL WAS REMOVED AND SYSTEM FUNCTION CHECKED NORMALLY.