SkySouth Aviation, Inc.

Part: DOOR — INFLT SEPARATION (ZONE 800) · airframe 4,362 hrs · 4,103 cycles

DURING TAKEOFF, A KEY LEFT IN THE CREW DOOR DEPARTED THE LOCK AND WENT INTO THE LEFT ENGINE, CAUSING A LOUD NOISE WHICH ALERTED THE CREW TO AN ENGINE PROBLEM. THE PIC REDUCED POWER WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE NOISE TO BE GREATLY REDUCED. THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN VFR TO THE FIELD WITH THE GEAR AND FLAPS DOWN AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TEXTRON-GSO WAS CALLED TO EVALUATE THE LH ENGINE DAMAGE.

Part: STROBE — SHORTED (TAIL CONE) · airframe 5,662 hrs

DURING INSPECTION, DISCOVERED TAIL CONE STROBE WIRING HARNESS ASSY SHORTING INSIDE CONNECTOR PLUG CAUSING ALL STROBES TO BE INOPERATIVE. DEACTIVATED TAIL CONE STROBE LIGHT ASSY AND ORDERED REPLACEMENT LIGHT ASSY AND DEFERRED IAW MEL.

Part: MOTOR — BURNED OUT (MLG) · airframe 5,475 hrs

LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE OF ELECTRIC GEAR MOTOR. REPLACED MOTOR AND SYSTEM OPS CHECKS GOOD. ALTERNATOR OUT LIGHT PROVED TO BE BROKEN WIRE ON IN-LINE FUSE FOR INDICATOR. REPAIRED WIRE AND OPS CHECKS OK. ALSO REPLACED ONE ACFT BATTERY WITH NEW. RUN-UP FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OPS CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: TUBE — CONTAMINATED (BLEED AIR SYS) · airframe 1,485 hrs

MAINTENANCE REPLACED RT BLEED AIR TUBE ASSY (P/N 101469-002) DUE TO TIME CHANGE. THE ASSY WAS INSPECTED FOR CONDITION AND RECEIVING DOCUMENTS FOR TRACEABILITY OF THE PART. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED DURING RECEIVING INSPECTION. GROUND RUNUP OK AFTER REPLACEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. ACFT PREPOSITIONED TO KINT FOR PASSENGER PICK-UP. UPON DEPARTURE AND CLIMBOUT, PILOT NOTICED ODOR AND SMOKE IN COCKPIT. AFTER LANDING, MAINTENANCE INSPECTED BLEED AIR SYSTEM. THE TUBE ASSY PREVIOUSLY REPLACED (P/N 101469-002), WAS REMOVED FOR INSPECTION. THE TUBE ASSY WAS CLEAR EXCEPT FOR SOME TYPE OF CONTAMINATION WHICH WAS FOUND IN THE FOLDS OF THE FLEXIBLE PORTION OF THE TUBE ASSY. THE UNIT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CLEANED, DRIED, AND REINSTALLED. GROUND RUN-UP PROVED SATISFACTORY. MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO DEFECTS. AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

Part: SEQUENCE VALVE — LEAKING (ZONE 700) · airframe 825 hrs

AFTER LANDING AT HOME BASE, NOTICED HYDRAULIC FLUID ON GROUND UNDER NOSE WHEEL AREA. DISCOVERED NLG SEQUENCE VALVE LEAKING. PART REPLACED BY MAINTENANCE.

Part: ENGINE — SEIZED (RIGHT) · airframe 4,311 hrs

PILOT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT. HEARD POP AND NOTICED RT ENGINE WAS WINDMILLING. FEATHERED PROPELLER. ATTEMPTED RESTART BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. LANDED AT ALTERNATE FIELD. ON GROUND, DISCOVERED RT ENGINE PROPELLER WOULD NOT TURN - SEIZED.

Part: HOUSING — CRACKED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 4,246 hrs

PILOT REPORTED ABNORMAL OIL LOSS FOR RIGHT ENGINE. ALSO, OIL TRAIL ON LOWER RT WING. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND NR 6 CYLINDER FORWARD PUSH ROD HOUSING CRACKED, ALLOWING OIL TO DRAIN INTO LOWER COWL. REPLACED PART.

Part: HOUSING — CRACKED (PUSH ROD) · airframe 4,246 hrs

PILOT REPORTED ABNORMAL OIL LOSS FOR RIGHT ENGINE. ALSO, OIL TRAIL ON LOWER RT WING. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND NR 6 CYLINDER FORWARD PUSH ROD HOUSING CRACKED, ALLOWING OIL TO DRAIN INTO LOWER COWL. REPLACED HOUSING.

Part: HOUSING — CRACKED (PUSH ROD) · airframe 4,246 hrs

PILOT REPORTED ABNORMAL OIL LOSS FOR RIGHT ENGINE. ALSO, OIL TRAIL ON LOWER RT WING. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND NR 6 CYLINDER FORWARD PUSH ROD HOUSING CRACKED, ALLOWING OIL TO DRAIN INTO LOWER COWL. REPLACED HOUSING.

Part: ELEMENT — SHORTED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 3,969 hrs

DURING GROUND RUN, DISCOVERED RIGHT ENGINE OIL TEMP WOULD NOT REACH GREEN RANGE. REPLACED OIL TEMP SENDER AND SYSTEM OPS CK OK. OIL TEMP SENDER BULB ALLOWED OIL TO LEAK INTO ELECTRICAL CONNECTION CAVITY, THUS SHORTING THE CONNECTION.

Part: PUMP — BROKEN (PNEUMATIC SYSTEM) · airframe 3,910 hrs

IN FLIGHT, NOTICED RIGHT PNEUMATIC PRESSURE PUMP INOP FLAGGED. CONTINUED FLIGHT ON LEFT PUMP SYSTEM. SENT ACFT TO MAINTENANCE. REPLACED PUMP WITH OVERHAULED PART. REPLACED RIGHT INSTRUMENT FILTER. OPS CK OK.

Part: PUMP — FAILED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 3,910 hrs

IN FLIGHT, NOTICED RIGHT PNEUMATIC PRESSURE PUMP INOP FLAGGED. CONTINUED FLIGHT ON LEFT PUMP SYSTEM. SENT ACFT TO MAINTENANCE. REPLACED PUMP WITH OVERHAULED PART. REPLACED RIGHT INSTRUMENT FILTER. OPS CK OK.

Part: CONTROL CABLE — BROKEN (FUEL SELECTOR) · airframe 3,904 hrs

FOUND LEFT FUEL SELECTOR CABLE FROZEN. REPLACED WITH NEW HOUSING AND CABLE CORE. OPS CK OK.

Part: CONTROL CABLE — WORN (CABIN HEATER)

CABIN HEATER BECAME INOPERATIVE. FOUND BAD IRIS CONTROL CABLE SWITCH INOP. REPLACED AND OPS CK OK.

Part: CONTROL CABLE — BROKEN (CABIN HEAT) · airframe 3,904 hrs

CABIN HEATER BECAME INOPERATIVE. FOUND BAD IRIS CONTROL CABLE. REPLACED CABLE AND OPS CK OK.