N911TG

Part: FITTING — CRACKED (T/R GEARBOX) · airframe 6,943 hrs · 27,243 cycles

TAILROTOR GEAR BOX MOUNT FITTING AT TOP OF VERTICAL FIN CRACKED AND TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX MOUNTING STUD ROSSET FITTING LOOSE.

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (TAILBOOM) · airframe 6,737 hrs · 26,459 cycles

A CRACK WAS FOUND AT THE TOP OF THE TAILBOOM VERTICAL FIN WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING A TAIL ROTOR VIBRATION ISSUE. THE CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE LT SIDE OF THE ACCESS SIDE OF THE OPENING FOR ACCESS TO THE TAILROTOR GEARBOX MOUNTING HARDWARE.

Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (ENGINE RPM) · airframe 5,301 hrs

NR 2 ENG N1 IND LED DIGITAL DISPLAY DIM/BRITE BULB BURNED OUT. REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE UNIT. 06/04/2004

Part: CONTROL UNIT — INOPERATIVE (AUTOPILOT) · airframe 5,262 hrs

STRONG LAT. INPUTS WITH YAW CSAS IN ON POSITON OR STANDBY POSITION, GOES AWAY WHEN SYSTEM IS TURNED OFF. UNIT LASTED 83.6 HOURS SINCE LAST REPAIR. LAST REPAIR, CJ RO 9-090006-17 ; INVOICE NR S29024201.

Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 5,258 hrs

WHEN FLOWN WITH INDICATOR. WINGS LEVEL IN TRIM A/C MAKES SLOW RT TURN, INDICATOR IS DRIFTING. REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE UNIT. 05/05/2004

Part: CONTROL UNIT — FAILED (AUTOPILOT) · airframe 5,172 hrs

YAW CSAS MADE UNCOMMANDED YAW OSCILLATIONS IN NORMAL AND STANDBY MODE AT APPROX. TWO SECOND INTERVALS. UNIT WAS INSTALLED 02/16/2004 AT A/C TT 5145.8 AND WAS REMOVED 03/12/2004 AT A/C TT 5172.2 FOR A TOTAL OF 26.4 HOURS. LAST REPAIR REF RO 9-090006-18 MMIR CLAIM NR 91640 (ALSO A WARRANTY REPAIR FOR UNIT FAILING OUT OF BOX). THIS WILL BE THE THIRD REPAIR ON THIS UNIT IN 8 MONTHS.

Part: BLADE — DAMAGED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 5,148 hrs

WARRANTY REPAIR/EXCHANGE : SINCE JULY 2, 1996 BLADE HAS FLOWN ONLY 346.1 HOURS. BLADE HAS ZERO HOURS AFTER BEING REMOVED FOR SUSPECTED COWLING STRIKE ON JULY 9, 1998 (A/C 7109). BLADE REPAIRED THREE TIMES SINCE 1998 AND BLADE IS STILL UNABLE TO FLY. LAST REPAIR TOOK PLACE SEPTEMBER 16, 2002 UNDER OUR PO 8-080096-09.

Part: BLADE — OUT OF TRACK (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 5,148 hrs

RETURN OF RENTAL BLADE AFTER .4 HOURS OF USE, BLADE WOULD NOT TRACK. REPLACED WITH ANOTHER RENTAL BLADE (S/N 2413)

Part: BLADE — OUT OF TRACK (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 5,148 hrs

RENTAL 117-151451V001 S/N 2622 RENTAL CHARGE 36.75 HR REPLACEMENT VALVE RETURN OF RENTAL BLADE AFTER .4 HOURS OF USE, WOULD NOT TRACK REPLACED WITH ANOTHER RENTAL BLADE (S/N 2419)

Part: BLADE — DAMAGED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 5,146 hrs

LEAD/LAG IN EXCESS OF 20MM, INSTALLED A/C TT 5145.8, REMOVED AC TT 5146.2 FOR A TOTAL .4 HOURS. RECEIVED BLADE ON EXCHANGE FROM AEC UNDER OUR PO 8-080114-36. WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS BLADE BACK AFTER REPAIR, SEEMS TO HAVE A GOOD HISTORY OF BEING ABLE TO STAY IN THE AIR. S/N 1012 ; LEAD/LAG IN EXCESS OF 20MM PENDABS ALSO NEED REINSTALLED (DIFFERENT STYLE). INSTALLED A/C TT 5145.8, REMOVED A/C TT 5146.2 FOR A TOTAL OF .4 HOURS. LAST REPAIR OF BLADE WAS UNDER PO 8-080114-31. (ALSO A WARRANTY REPAIR)

Part: BLADE — OUT OF TRACK (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 5,148 hrs

WARRANTY REPAIR/EXCHANGE : S/N 198 ; BLADE WILL NOT TRACK, CLIMBS AND DIVES FROM GROUND TO HOVER TO FLIGHT. SINCE FEBRUARY 21,200 BLADE HAS ACCUMULATED ONLY 279.8 HOURS BUT HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SIX DIFFERENT AIRCRAFT FOR REPAIR WITH THIS BEING THE SEVENTH TIME. THIS TIME BLADE WAS INSTALLED FOR A TOTAL OF 1.8 HOURS ON N911TG/7506. LAST REPAIR 9-090000-65 S/N 2254 ; BLADE WILL NOT TRACK, CLIMBS AND DIVES FROM GROUND TO HOVER TO FLIGHT. WE RECEIVED BLADE ON EXCHANGE UNDER OUR PO 8-080107-53. BLADE WAS INSTALLED FOR A TOTAL OF 1.8 HOURS ON N911TG/7506. BLADE HAS ACCUMULATED ONLY 19.3 HOURS BUT HAS BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES SINCE 11/13/2001.

Part: BLADE — OUT OF TRACK (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 5,148 hrs

BLADE WILL NOT TRACK, CLIMBS AND DIVES FROM GROUND TO HOVER TO FLIGHT. BLADE WAS INSTALLED ON A/C N911TG/7506 FOR A TOTAL OF 2.4 HOURS. BLADE WAS RECEIVED AS AN EXCHANGE, UNDER OUR PO 8-080114-36.

Part: BLADE — OUT OF TRACK (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 5,148 hrs

BLADE WILL NOT TRACK, CLIMBS AND DIVES FROM GROUND TO HOVER TO FLIGHT. BLADE WAS INSTALLED ON A/C N911TG/7506 FOR A TOTAL OF 2.4 HOURS. LAST REPAIR WAS A INSURANCE CLAIM, REF. PO 1-010199-41.

Part: BLADE — DAMAGED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 5,146 hrs

BLADE DIVES IN FORWARD FLIGHT. BLADE WAS INSTALLED .2 HOURS SINCE WE HAD RECEIVED AS AN EXCHANGE UNDER OUR PO 8-080114-10. BLADE HAS ACCUMULATED 106.1 HOURS SINCE 10/23/2001 AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES IN THAT TIME SPAN WITH THIS BEING THE FOURTH. AIR METHODS HAD BLADE INSTALLED ON A/C 7111 ON 02/26/2003 FOR A TOTAL OF .3 HOURS BEFORE RECEIVED.

Part: GYRO — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 5,145 hrs

STANDBY GYRO CARD SLIPS IN DISPLAY. REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE UNIT. 02/20/2004

Part: BLADE — DAMAGED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 5,145 hrs

EXCESSIVE BLADE LAG, BLADE WAS INSTALLED BUT NEVER FLOWN DUE TO EXCESSIVE LAG. RECEIVED BLADE ON EXCHANGE FROM AEC UNDER OUR PO 8-080103-07, BLADE IS UNSERVICABLE WITH ZERO HOURS ON IT. BLADE HAS ACCUMULATED ONLY 733.4 HOURS ON IT SINCE 09/15/1997 BUT HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR EIGHT TIMES WITH THIS BEING THE NINTH.

Part: BOLT — MISMANUFACTURED

BOLTS JUST PURCHASED, BUT THE COTTER PINS HOLES ARE DRILLED WRONG, MAKING THE BOLTS UNUSEABLE. REQUEST WARRANTY CREDIT ON THESE BOLTS.

Part: BLADE — DAMAGED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 5,145 hrs

MAIN ROTOR BLADE HAS MINOR LEAD LAG PLAY. BLADE LASTED ONLY 421.6 HOURS SINCE LAST REPAIR. PART IS ALSO DUE LOOP INSPECTION.

Part: IGNITER BOX — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 5,048 hrs

IGNITOR BOX NOT FIRING. IGNITOR BOX IS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE UNIT. 02/27/2004

Part: STARTER GEN — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 4,820 hrs

BELIEVE INTERNAL MALFUNCTION. BRUSHES LOOK GOOD. NO GENERATION. THIS STARTER GENERATOR WAS INSTALLED 7/1/02 AND ONLY HAS 168.5 HOURS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.

Part: PUMP — INTERMITTENT (FUEL BOOST) · airframe 4,806 hrs

FUEL BOOST PUMP INTERMITTENT OPERATION. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.

Part: BLADE — CRACKED (T/R)

DURING A PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC FOUND A 3 INCH CRACK AT THE ROOT END OF TAIL ROTOR BLADE. THIS IS THE THIRD EVENT. 11-18-94, 198.4 HRS, S/N 116/118. 5-3-96, 1,050.1 HRS, S/N 103/104. 858.5 HOURS ON THE BLADES, SAME P/N.

Part: MOUNT — FLANGE CRACKED (AC EVAP COIL)

FORWARD AND REAR MOUNT BRACKETS CRACKED DUE TO VIBRATION AND SB 133-1 HAD NOT BEEN ISSUED YET AND HAD NOT BEEN C/W AT THE TIME. INSTALLED NEW COIL ASSY, PN JBS3001-3, AND C/W SIB 133-1.

Part: FCU — DEFECTIVE (ANTICIPATOR)

IN CRUISE FLIGHT, 60 PERCENT TORQUE WHEN ENGINE IS BEEPED TO 100 PERCENT, N2 TORQUE DROPS OFF 40 PERCENT, AND N1 DROPS OFF 10-15 PERCENT. SEEMS TO OPERATE NORMALLY WHEN N2 IS AT 98-99 PERCENT.

Part: EVAPORATOR MOUNT — CRACKED (AIR CONDITIONER)

DURING ROUTINE BATTERY CHANGE, MECH NOTICED 3 OUT OF 4 MOUNTS ON A/C EVAPORATOR ASSY CRACKED. UNIT JUST INSPECTED 5 DAYS PRIOR WITH NO DEFECTS. UNIT LOCATED BETWEEN ENG EXHAUST EJECTORS. THESE AFT COWLING ARE NOT NORMALLY REMOVED BETWEEN ENG CHANGES OR MAJOR INSPECTIONS WITH EXCEPTION OF 1 COWLING REMOVED TO SERVICE BATTERY. IT IS KNOWN BY MFG THIS PROBLEM EXISTS. REF A.E.C. LETTER DATED MAY 2, 1995. AN INTERVAL TIME NEEDS TO BE ESTABLISHED SO UNIT CAN BE REPEATEDLY INSPECTED, 25 FLIGHT HRS SEEMS ADEQUATE. SB OR TECH BULLETIN NEEDS TO BE ISSUED. UNIT SITS ABOVE T/R DRIVE SHAFT & REQUIRES A CERTIFIED TECH TO EVACUATE FREON SYS & SERVICE UNIT ACCORDING TO FED REGULATIONS, A SERVICE NOT READILY AVAILABLE.