N900NM
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
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.
5 reports on file, 2011-05-01 – 2016-12-09.
Part: FILTER — LEAKING (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 4,626 hrs · 16,273 cycles
DURING TAKE OFF PHASE, THE PILOT NOTICED THE FUEL FILTER LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TOOK PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AND LANDED THE HELICOPTER. THE MECHANIC CHANGED OUT THE FUEL FILTER. THE FILTER BOWL FITTER HAD A LITTLE SEDIMENT IN THE BOTTOM. THE BOWL WAS CLEANED, AND A NEW FILTER ELEMENT AND O-RINGS WERE INSTALLED. THE MECHANIC THEN PERFORMED A LEAK CHECK ON THE GROUND RUN WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: FUEL FILTER — CONTAMINATED (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 4,479 hrs · 15,786 cycles
DURING TAKEOFF THE PILOT NOTICED THE FUEL FILTER LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND TOOK PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AND LANDED THE HELICOPTER. THE MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED AND ARRIVED AT THE ACFT LOCATION TO TROUBLESHOOT. NOTICED THAT THE FILTER HAD A LITTLE SEDIMENT IN THE FUEL BOWL, CLEANED THE BOWL AND INSTALLED NEW FILTER ELEMENT AND O-RINGS. THEN PERFORMED A LEAK TIGHTNESS CHECK ON A GROUND RUN WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE ACFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: SWITCH — DEFECTIVE (FIRE WARN TEST) · airframe 2,895 hrs · 10,111 cycles
ON TAKEOFF, FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN WENT OUT. DETERMINED TO BE A DEFECTIVE WARNING LIGHT TEST SWITCH.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 2,685 hrs · 9,381 cycles
CREW HEARD A LOUD "POP" NOISE FOLLOWED BY AN ACRID ODOR IN THE CABIN . PILOT DID NOT NOTICED ODOR OR HEARD THE POP. PILOT CHECKED THE AIR CONDITIONING, HEATER, CHECKED ALL OF THE INSTRUMENTS. EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE WORKING NORMALLY. MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. A COMPLETE VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ACFT FOLLOWED BY A GROUND RUN DID NOT REVEAL ANY ISSUES. A OPS CHECK FLIGHT WAS COMPLETED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE ACFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: GAS GENERATOR — NOISY (ENGINE) · airframe 2,306 hrs · 7,967 cycles
AFTER THE COMPLETION OF A THIRD PATIENT FLIGHT, THE ACFT FAILED TO START. DURING THE NORMAL START SEQUENCE AS THE FUEL WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT WITH AN IMMEDIATE DROP IN T4 TEMPERATURE. THE MECHANIC BEGAN TROUBLESHOOTING THE ENGINE FUEL SYS. ENGINE STARTED NORMALLY WHEN COLD. AFTER RUNNING FOR A FEW MINUTES, THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN NORMALLY. AFTER AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENGINE, THERE WAS A GRINDING/SCRAPING NOISE HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THAT START WAS IMMEDIATELY ABORTED, AND AFTER SHUTDOWN, IT WAS NOTICED THAT WHEN THE COMPRESSOR BLADES WERE TURNED BY HAND, THERE WAS SOME DRAP FELT AND THE SCRAPING NOISE COULD BE HEARD. ENGINE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED.