N138AE
Registered owner: AIR EVAC EMS INC, MO (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Evac EMS, Inc. (EVCA) | 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.
6 reports on file, 2010-06-02 – 2024-09-06.
Part: UNKNOWN — CRACKED (BS 145) · airframe 22,160 hrs · 40,103 cycles
CRACK IN 145 STATION
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (STATION 155) · airframe 21,680 hrs · 38,638 cycles
CRACK IN R/H ROLLOVER CLOSE OUT PANEL APPROX 1 INCH LONG EXTENDING TO EDGE OF PANEL. P/N 206-031-117-443. THIS PART WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO BE REMOVED TO REPAIR THE FRAME MIGHT CONSIDER REPLACEMENT OF PANEL IF PROCURABLE.
Part: BLADE — CRACKED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 21,250 hrs · 37,309 cycles
VAN HORN MAIN ROTOR BLADE INBOARD TAB ATTACHMENT TO BLADE SURFACE HAS CRACKS AT BOTH INBOARD AND OUTBOARD ATTACH POINTS ON BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BLADE SURFACES.
Part: STRUCTURE — CRACKED · airframe 19,748 hrs · 32,489 cycles
DURING 300 HOUR INSPECTION, AN AMT DISCOVERED CLIP P/N 206-033-306-008 CRACKED JUST FWD OF TB ATTACH ACCESS AREA IN THE UPPER R/H QUADRANT ADJACENT TO THE TR AND ELEVATOR BELL CRANK SUPPORT FITTING.
Part: CHIN BUBBLE — DETACHED (ZONE 100) · airframe 15,489 hrs · 20,317 cycles
APPROX 3 NM NW OF AIRPORT HEARD A NOISE. A FEW MOMENTS PASSED AND THEN THERE WAS A "POP", A QUICK PRESSURE CHANGE AND AIRFLOW INTO THE COCKPIT. DISCOVERED THE GAPING HOLE WHERE THE CHIN BUBBLE SHOULD BE INSTALLED. IMMEDIATELY TURNED TOWARD THE AIRPORT AND NOTIFIED CENCOM OF A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. MEANWHILE WE REDUCED SPEED AND BEGAN A SHALLOW APPROACH INTO THE AIRPORT.
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (BS 142) · airframe 15,294 hrs · 19,833 cycles
DURING A ROUTINE INSP, MECHANIC FOUND CRACK ON BULKHEAD STA NR 142, WL 61, ON THE RT SIDE GENERATING FROM A NUTPLATE SCREW LOCATION.