N911RZ
Registered owner: AIR MED SERVICES LLC, LA (owner ≠ operator)
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.
60 reports on file, 1996-06-04 – 2003-01-14.
Part: TRANSPONDER — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 5,680 hrs
DOES NOT GENERATE SIGNAL. REPLACED BAD F401 FUSE, BAD V101 CAVITY AND BAD R477 RESISTOR. REPAIRED PROBLEM. ADJUSTED PULSE WIDTH AND FREQUENCY. FOUND DYNAMIC RANGE BAD. ALIGNED PRESELECTOR AND IF SECTION. REPAIRED PROBLEM. ALSO REPLACED FACEPLATE AND V301 PHOTOCELL AND CLEANED CODE SELECTOR WAFER SWITCHES. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: DRIVE SHAFT — WORN (STARTER GEN)
STARTER GEN DRIVESHAFT SPLINES WORN. REPLACED DRIVESHAFT.
Earlier reports · 1996–2002 · 58 reports
2002
Part: TRANSCEIVER — DAMAGED (VHF SYSTEM) · airframe 5,600 hrs
VOLUME KNOB BROKEN. REPLACED ON/OFF VOLUME POTENTIOMETER, FACEPLATE, INSTALLED TWO SHIELDS ON BOTTOM OF MAIN BOARD THAT WERE MISSING, AND REPLACED DISPLAY. FIRED UNIT UP BUT NOTICED BLEED OVER ON DISPLAY.
Part: SLEEVE — CORRODED (ROTOR HEAD)
TAIL ROTOR HEAD INNER SLEEVE HAS CORROSION AT SEAL RIDE.
Part: ROTOR HEAD — LEAKING (MAIN ROTOR)
MAIN ROTOR HEAD YELLOW GRIP LEAKS. REPAIRED.
Part: AUDIO PANEL — DAMAGED (COCKPIT)
VOLUME KNOB WILL NOT ADJUST ICS.
Part: BLADE — ERODED (TAIL ROTOR)
TAIL ROTOR BLADE HAS PAINT EROSION.
Part: BLADE — ERODED (TAIL ROTOR)
TAIL ROTOR BLADE HAS PAINT EROSION.
Part: PUMP — INOPERATIVE (FUEL BOOST)
FUEL BOOST PUMP INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED.
Part: BATTERY — WEAK (MAIN)
MAIN BATTERY WEAK.
Part: MIXER BOX — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
AUDIO MIXER BOX HAS BLEED OVER.
Part: BLADE — ERODED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 5,291 hrs
THE LEADING EDGE ABRASION STRIP HAS EROSION HOLES NEAR THE TIP OF MAIN ROTOR BLADE.
Part: BLADE — ERODED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 5,291 hrs
THE LEADING EDGE ABRASION STRIP HAS EROSION HOLES NEAR THE TIP OF MAIN ROTOR BLADE.
2001
Part: STRUCTURE — DETERIORATED (HORIZONTAL STAB)
PAINT DETERIORATED, STRIP. METAL TRAILING EDGE ALODINED AND PRIMED. RIGHT DEVORE FLOODLIGHT INSERT LOOSE.
1999
Part: RNAV — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
LED BLINKS OUT AND LOSES MEMORY.
Part: BLADE — DAMAGED (MAIN ROTOR)
ROTOR BLADE HAD SEPARATION ON THE INBOARD ABRASION STRIP ON THE OUTER END. THE ABRASION STRIP AT THE TIP HAD EROSION HOLES.
Part: REGULATOR — FAILED (DC SYSTEM)
VOLTAGE REGULATOR WOULD NOT SHARE LOAD.
Part: AUDIO CONTROL — FAILED (COCKPIT)
AUDIO CONTROL HAD NO ICS VOLUME CONTROL.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (COCKPIT)
RADAR ALTIMETER INOPERATIVE ABOVE 500 FEET.
1998
Part: INDICATOR — INTERMITTENT (FUEL LEVEL)
FUEL LEVEL GAUGE INTERMITTENT OPERATION ON BOTH SIDES. FRICTION ERROR BOTH NEEDLES.
Part: AUDIO CONTROL — FAILED (COCKPIT)
AUDIO CONTROL PANEL WILL NOT TRANSMIT ON EITHER VHF RADIO. RECEPTION WAS GOOD.
Part: TRANSMITTER — MALFUNCTIONED (FUEL QUANTITY)
FUEL QUANTITY TRANSMITTER STICKING.
Part: FUEL MANIFOLD — LEAKING (NR 2 ENGINE)
DURING FLIGHT, MEDIC NOTICED FUEL DRIPPING ON THE SIDE WINDOW. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED AT LAFAYETTE HELIPORT. FOUND NR 2 ENGINE MANIFOLD LEADING. REF: LTS-101-4-7 IPC, CHAPTER 73-10-00, FIGURE 3, ITEM 15D.
Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT HSI)
HSI CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY INOPERATIVE, G/S NEEDLE STICKS.
Part: TRANSMITTER — MALFUNCTIONED (MAST MOMENT)
TEST LIGHT ON TORQUE TRANSMITTER STAYS ON IN-FLIGHT.
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (MAST MOMENT)
TEST LIGHT ON INDICATOR STAYS ON IN-FLIGHT.
Part: ENCODER — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
ENCODER GIVES ERRONEOUS READINGS INTERMITTENTLY THROUGHOUT SCALE.
Part: ELT — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
ELT WILL NOT TURN OFF.
Part: ARMATURE — DAMAGED (START/GEN)
STARTER/GENERATOR ARMATURE IS BAD. INSTALL P/N N1828-1 LONG WEAR BRUSHES.
Part: TRANSDUCER — FLUCTUATES (TORQUE)
TORQUE TRANSDUCER FLUCTUATES.
Part: VALVE — FAULTY (ENGINE)
LITTLE RISE IN TOT WHEN ECU TURNED ON.
Part: BEARING — UNBONDED (MIXING LEVER)
TEFLON LINER UNBONDED AND BEARING VERY STIFF. UNABLE TO MOVE INNER RACE. REPLACED WITH NEW BEARING.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (COCKPIT)
COMPASS CARD PRECESSES AND SLOW LOCALIZER.
Part: AUDIO CONTROL — NOISY (COCKPIT)
ICS HAD LOUD STATIC WHEN ON.
Part: AUDIO CONTROL — FAILED (COCKPIT)
AUDIO CONTROL INTERNAL LIGHTING INOPERATIVE.
Part: SWITCH — MALFUNCTION (COCKPIT)
ICS/PVT SWITCH VIBRATES TO THE OFF POSITION IN FLIGHT.
Part: TRANSDUCER — ERRATIC (TORQUE)
PRESSURE TRANSDUCER ERRATIC INDICATION.
Part: BLADE — SEPARATED (M/R)
ABRASION STRIP SEPARATED ON THE INBOARD END LOWER SIDE BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: BLADE — SEPARATED (M/R)
ABRASION STRIP SEPARATED ON THE INBOARD END BOTH SURFACES BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: ELT — CRACKED (COCKPIT)
NARCO ELT CRACKED. SENT TO ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
Part: INDICATOR — FLUCTUATES (TRIPLE TACH)
NR2 NEEDLE WILL FLUCTUATE INTERMITTENTLY.
1997
Part: INDICATOR — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
AIRSPEED INDICATOR INDICATES 10-20 KNOTS BELOW ACTUAL SPEED.
Part: VOLTS REGULATOR — FAILED (DC SYS)
NO. 1 GEN WILL NOT COME ON LINE.
Part: VOLTS REGULATOR — FAILED (DC SYS)
VOLTAGE REGULATOR FAILED. WILL NOT SHARE THE LOAD WITH THE OTHER SYSTEMS.
Part: SENSOR — INOPERATIVE (SPAS)
SPAS WOULD NOT TEST.
Part: GYRO — FAILED (COCKPIT HORIZ)
HORIZ GYRO TUMBLED IN FLIGHT.
Part: NARCO ELT — MALFUNCTION (COCKPIT)
ELT ACTIVATES ITSELF..GOES OFF WHEN LANDING. PART RECENTLY OVERHAULED ON 8-12-96. LOW TIME SINCE REPAIR.
Part: TRANSDUCER — FAILED (OIL PRESS)
TRANSMITTER PEGS OUT.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — DEFECTIVE (AUTO FLT)
CONTROL UNIT INTERMITTENT KICK.
Part: INDICATOR — LIGHT INOP (COCKPIT RMI)
RMI LIGHT INOPERATIVE.
Part: TRANSMITTER — FLUCTUATING (FUEL QTY)
FLUCTUATING QTY GAUGE WHEN ABOVE 80 GALLONS.
1996
Part: TRANSCEIVER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT ATC)
FREQUENCY OUT OF TOLERANCE. PERFORMED PRELIMARY INSPECTION. ADJUSTED PULSE WIDTH AND FREQUENCY TO SPECS. FOUND RECEIVER SENSITIVITY LOW. REPLACED CR202 MIXER DIODE. HEATED AND VIBRATED UNIT. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: INVERTER — NOISEY (AC GEN)
INVERTER CAUSES NOISE INTERFERENCE IN #2 VHF AND NAV RADIOS.
Part: INVERTER — DEFECTIVE (AC SYS)
INVERTER CAUSES STATIC ON THE #2 VHF AND VOR.
Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
REMOVED FOR TROUBLESHOOTING, DID NOT CURE PROBLEM. FOUND DISPLAY DIGITS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BAD DS901 DISPLAY. CLEANED DISPLAY CONTACTS, APPLIED HUMISEAL TO PREVIOUSLY DONE HEADER MOD. UNIT BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: INVERTER — DEFECTIVE (AC SYS)
NOISE IN #2 VHF RADIO FREQUENCY RANGE 118-136. NEEDS MOD "A". UNIT LOCATED IN VERY HOT AREA.
Part: OIL COOLER — CONTAMINATION (ENG OIL)
OIL COOLER METAL CONTAMINATION.
Part: GYRO — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT DG)
COCKPIT DIR GYRO WILL NOT ALIGN OR SLAVE.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — INTERMITTENT (COCKPIT ATC)
INTERMITTENT AS PER TOWER. REPLACED DEFECTIVE CR202 MIXER DIODE AND WEAK V101 CAVITY OSCILLATOR. ADJUSTED POWER AND FREQUENCY TO SPECS. BENCH CHECK GOOD.
Part: ALTIMETER — FRICTION ERROR (COCKPIT)
NEEDLE HAS EXCESSIVE FRICTION ERROR.