N131LN
Registered owner: AIR METHODS LLC, CO (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Methods Corp. (QMLA) | 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.
8 reports on file, 2011-12-28 – 2022-12-28.
Part: FADEC — FAULTED · airframe 8,425 hrs · 28,215 cycles
READY FOR DEPARTURE ENGINE WILL NOT START. AMBER ARC FOR NG AND TORQUE INDICATIONS WITH AMBER AND RED GOV LIGHT. HMU WILL NOT GO THROUGH START TEST.
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — UNSERVICEABLE (ZONE 200) · airframe 8,019 hrs
FUEL FILTER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMNATED ON TAKEOFF.
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — WARNING MESSAGE · airframe 8,019 hrs
FUEL FILTER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMNATED ON TAKEOFF.
Part: FRAME — CHAFED (ZONE 100) · airframe 7,092 hrs · 24,340 cycles
WEAR DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE LT X-FRAME P/N 350A21-4450.20 ON THE INSIDE AFT SURFACE OF THE LOWER LEG.
Part: STABILIZER — CRACKED (TAILBOOM) · airframe 4,705 hrs · 16,530 cycles
FOUND APPROX 2.5" CRACK ON UPPER RT SIDE OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. APPROX 4" AFT OF THE STABILIZER MOUNT.
Part: WHEEL — BROKEN (M/R GEARBOX) · airframe 4,123 hrs · 14,404 cycles
ON START-UP, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE NR INDICATION WAS AT 364 INSTEAD OF 394 & WAS FLUCTUATING DOWN TO 351. BOTH THE ANALOG NRS & THE DIGITAL NRS ARC WERE FLUCTUATING & THAT THE NF HAD EVERY OTHER SEGMENT OF THE DIGITAL ARC NOT ILLUMINATED. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, THE ENTIRE SYS IAW MM CH 63-41-00,1-1 NO DEFECTS FOUND. ADVISED TO LOOK FOR BROKEN FINGER OR FINGERS ON THE PHENOLIC WHEEL IN THE MAIN GEAR BOX. ONE FINGER WAS FOUND MISSING. MAINTENANCE WILL BE DONE TO RETURN THIS ACFT TO SERVICE. THIS WAS DISCOVERED ON A GND RUN, 0 FLIGHT TIME RECORDED.
Part: ENGINE — MAKING METAL · airframe 4,004 hrs · 13,926 cycles
THE PILOT STARTED THE ACFT ENG WITH THE INTENTION OF TAKEOFF, WHEN JUST BEFORE, HE OBTAINED AN ENG CHIP LIGHT. THE MISSION WAS ABORTED & THE ACFT WAS SHUT DOWN. TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM, FOUND THE ENG CHIP DETECTOR FULL OF METALLIC MATERIAL. HE REFERRED TO THE MM & TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE FOR THE ENG. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS MAINTENANCE EVENT IS CURRENTLY IN WORK & THE ACFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE.
Part: BLADE — BROKEN (TURBINE SECTION) · airframe 2,888 hrs · 9,765 cycles
HP TURBINE BLADE LOCK BROKEN.