N145HH
Registered owner: HARTFORD HOSPITAL, CT (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.
6 reports on file, 2012-04-11 – 2025-02-28.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 6,045 hrs · 27,412 cycles
CREWMEMBER REPORTED FUEL ODOR IN CABIN.MECHANIC INSPECTED AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE AND ENGINES FOR FUEL LEAKS. PERFORMED GROUND RUN AND WATCHED FOR ANY LEAKS. NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKS OR FUEL SMELL FOUND. AIRCRAFT RETURNED RO SERVICE AND THERE ARE NO COMPONENTS CAUSING DIFFUCULTY OR DAMAGED.
Part: TRANSMITTER — UNKNOWN (R/H SIDE OF MAIN) · airframe 5,652 hrs · 25,938 cycles
DURING RETURN FLIGHT FROM BAYSTATE HOSPITAL BACK TO BASE, WHILE OVER BRADLEY AIRPORT (KBDL) THE RIGHT-SIDE MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION PRESSURE INDICATION DROPPED TO 0. LANDING WAS PERFORMED AT KBDL MANAGEMENT, OCC, AND MAINT. WHERE THEN NOTIFIED.
Part: SWITCH — FAILED (PILOT COLLECTIVE) · airframe 3,390 hrs · 16,900 cycles
WHILE ENROUTE, AIRCRAFT HAD A VARNR LIGHT ILLUMINATE AND EXPERIENCED AN APPROXIMATE 30% ENGINE SPLIT WITH NR 2 ENGINE GOING LOW. AIRCRAFT VARTOMâS SYSTEM WENT INTO MANUAL MODE. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO BEEP UP THE NR 2 ENGINE WITH COLLECTIVE TRIM SWITCH WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. COLLECTIVE TRIM SWITCH WOULD ONLY INCREASE THE NR 1 ENGINE, WHICH WAS ONLY DONE MOMENTARILY TO CHECK IF SWITCH WAS WORKING. THE NR 2 ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO COLLECTIVE TRIM SWITCH. ELECTED TO DO A RUN ON LANDING AS A PRECAUTION IN ORDER TO NOT EXCEED ANY LIMITATIONS ON THE NR 1 ENGINE. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND NO LIMITATIONS EXCEEDED.
Part: DRAIN LINE — CLOGGED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 2,744 hrs · 13,555 cycles
DURING TAKEOFF, THE CREW NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN CABIN. FOUND THE COMMON DRAIN LINE ON THE NR 2 ENG DECK TO BE CLOGGED. THIS ALLOWED AN ACCUMULATION OF FUEL AFTER MULTIPLE STARTS, WHICH RESULTED IN THE FUEL SMELL IN THE CABIN. CLEANED DRAIN WITH AIR GND RUN. ACFT OPERATIONS CHECKED OK.
Part: ACTUATOR — LEAKING (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 2,162 hrs · 10,440 cycles
THE TAIL ROTOR ACTUATOR WAS FOUND SEEPING. THIS ACTUATOR WAS IN SERVICE FOR 146 HOURS, ABOUT THE AVERAGE TIME FOR REPLACEMENT EXPERIENCED AT THIS FACILITY WITH THIS ACFT. THE LEAKAGE RATE EXCEEDS THE LIMITS SPECIFIED IN THE MBB BK117C-2 AMM IAW CH 67-34-00, 6-1 F 3 C & F LEAKAGE RATES & CH 29-00-00, 5-1 TABLE 1.
Part: RING — LOOSE (ROTOR HEAD) · airframe 1,292 hrs · 6,142 cycles
BOLTS SECURING RINGS TO MAIN ROTOR HEAD INNER SLEEVES LOOSE.