N138HN
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.
5 reports on file, 2018-05-16 – 2025-04-06.
Part: DOOR — OFF TRACK (ZONE 800) · airframe 11,187 hrs
LH SLIDING DOOR CAME OFF TRACK WHEN OPENED.
Part: BYPASS VALVE — UNSERVICEABLE (NR 1 ENG OIL) · airframe 10,978 hrs · 35,780 cycles
ENGINE #1 OIL TEMP CLIMBED PAST LIMIT INFLIGHT, BROUGHT BACK TO IDLE AND RETURNED TO BASE.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 10,893 hrs
FUEL SMELL NOTICED BY BOTH MEDCREW AFTER START UPON TAKE OFF FROM DOLLY.
Part: CHIP DETECTOR — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 10,386 hrs · 34,056 cycles
PILOT ARRIVED AT GRANT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. HE SHUT DOWN AND AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES, HE APPLIED POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER APPLYING BATTERY POWER, BUT BEFORE ENGINE START, THE PILOT NOTICED THE "XMSN CHIP" CAUTION WAS ILLUMINATED. HE POWERED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND CALLED TO INFORM ME OF THE DISCREPANCY. AFTER ARRIVING AT THE AIRCRAFT, I REMOVED THE CHIP DETECTOR AND INSPECTED IT. I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF TINY DUST-LIKE PARTICLE ON THE DETECTION SURFACE. PER AIRBUS EC135P2+ AMM 63-40-00, 6-3 THIS TYPE OF CONTAMINATION IS CONSIDERED TO BE CATEGORY "A". THE PROCEDURE IS TO REFERENCE THE LOGBOOK TO SEE IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY SIMILAR CHIP EVENTS WITHIN THE PAST 100FH OF OPERATION. THERE WERE NOT. I CLEANED THE CHIP DETECTOR, RE-INSTALLED IT, THEN HAD THE PILOT RUN THE ACFT FOR APPROX. 10 MIN. THE CAUTION DID NOT RETURN SO WE RETURNED THE ACFT TO SERVICE
Part: FLOOR PANEL — DELAMINATED (CABIN) · airframe 7,288 hrs · 25,015 cycles
AIRCRAFT MAIN CABIN FLOOR PANEL HAD TWO LARGE DENTS WITH DELAMINATION ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FLOOR PANEL.