N944ME
Registered owner: CENTER FOR EMERGENCY MEDICINE OF WESTERN PA, PA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTER FOR EMERGENCY MEDICINE OF WESTERN PA INC (E3MA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
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.
3 reports on file, 2011-06-01 – 2017-11-15.
Part: ACTUATOR — BINDING (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 5,890 hrs · 18,950 cycles
DURING A POST ENGINE MAINTENANCE GROUND RUN, THE PILOT COULD NOT MOVE THE CYCLIC IN THE AFT DIRECTION DURING THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM CHECK. INSPECTION OF THE MAIN ROTOR CONTROL SYSTEM REVEALED THAT THE LONGITUDINAL ACTUATOR WAS AT THE FULL AFT TRAVEL LIMIT. WITH HYDRAULIC POWER REMOVED AND NO CYCLIC INPUT THE AFFECTED ACTUATOR WOULD MOVE TO THE CENTERED POSITION.
Part: ACTUATOR — ABNORMAL · airframe 3,993 hrs
DURING POST MX FLIGHT CHECKS, THE PILOT SAID SMALL INPUTS TO THE COLLECTIVE RESULTED IN LARGE MOVEMENTS TO THE ACFT. THE ENG TORQUES WERE ALSO DIFFICULT TO STABILIZE. AFTER LANDING, SHUTDOWN & INSPECTION BY MX, A LAG OF COLLECTIVE INPUT TO THE MOVEMENT OF THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE WAS NOTICED WHILE OPERATING THE HYDS ON THE GND.
Part: BLADE — WORN (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 177 hrs
PILOT COMPLAINED OF A VIBRATION THAT WAS MOST NOTICEABLE IN THE TAIL ROTOR PEDALS. UPON INSPECTION OF THE TAIL ROTOR A BLADE WAS DICOVERED TO HAVE EXCESSIVE LEAD-LAG MOVEMENT.