N139TJ
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.
3 reports on file, 2022-09-04 – 2026-08-01.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — FALSE ACTIVATION (ZONE 200) · airframe 9,878 hrs
WHILE INFLIGHT DUAL FADEC MINOR CAUTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. NO OTHER INDICATIONS NOTED. LANDED SAFELY AT LOCAL AIRPORT. MECHANIC RESPONDED. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST, UNABLE TO DUPLICATE.
Part: SLIDING WINDOW — UNKNOWN (L/H CO-PILOT DOO) · airframe 8,116 hrs · 42,451 cycles
WE (PILOT, NURSE, MEDIC) WERE RETURNING FROM OUR FUELING POINT AFTER COMPLETING AN INTER-FACILITY TRANSFER. APPROXIMATELY FOUR MINUTES INTO A SIX-MINUTE FLIGHT, THE PARAMEDIC SITTING IN THE COPILOT SEAT (WITHOUT CONTROLS) , ASKED IF HE COULD OPEN THE SLIDING WINDOW, DUE TO OUR AIR CONDITIONER BLOWING WARM AIR. UPON OPENING THE WINDOW, IT BECAME DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.
Part: BUTTON — INOPERATIVE (CYCLIC CONTROL) · airframe 8,212 hrs · 43,034 cycles
ON FINAL TO KLOM FOR FUEL, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN AND CONSISTENT UN COMMANDED MOVEMENT OF THE CYCLIC IN MULTIPLE AXES, WITH & WITHOUT THE AFCS ENGAGED, AND WITH AND WITHOUT THE FORCE TRIM BUTTON BEING DEPRESSED. ADDITIONALLY, FELT AS IF FORCE TRIM WAS ACTUATING DESPITE THE CYCLIC BUTTON BEING DEPRESSED. NO CAUTION OR WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED EXCEPT THOSE EXPECTED WHEN THE AFCS WAS "PICKLED" FROM THE CYCLIC TO SEE IF IT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE MOVEMENTS. WHILE FORCEFUL, MOVEMENTS WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT A SAFE LANDING. MIS WAS SUBMITTED ON 09/05/2023, BUT UPON FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH RAD AND RAM, THIS SDR IS ALSO BEING SUBMITTED.