Service difficulty report · Unknown · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
January 31, 2012
Submitted
February 2, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N62UP
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0475
Aircraft time
2,974 hours, 12,839 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ENROUTE, 4 MINUTES INTO A 15 MINUTE FLIGHT, WITH A TRAUMA PATIENT ON BOARD, LEVEL AT 1200 FEET, THE PILOT AND MEDICAL CREW ON BOARD ALL HEARD A LOUD "THUD" COMING FROM THE AREA UNDER THE PILOTS FLOORING. THE PILOT AND CREW ALL CONFIRMED THAT NOTHING HAD BEEN DROPPED. THERE WERE NO FLUCTUATIONS ON THE GAUGES. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT AND PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. THIS IS THE 9TH OCCURANCE OF THIS "THUD" SINCE OCTOBER 2011. THIS ACFT IS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE AT OUR REPAIR STATION NEXT WEEK, SO IT MAY UNDERGO INDEPTH TROUBLESHOOTING.

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