N152AC
Registered owner: SOUTHERNAG DRONE SERVICES LLC, GA (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, 1996-03-01 – 2013-01-15.
Part: OIL COOLER — LEAKING · airframe 4,446 hrs · 12,510 cycles
DURING AIRWORTHINESS PREFLIGHT CHECK, MECHANIC NOTICED OIL COMING FROM INTERNAL AREAS OF OIL COOLER, ORDERED 2 NEW OIL COOLERS AND INSTALLED. SEVERAL RUNUPS WERE ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO OIL LEAKAGE OCCURRING, BUT DID NOT FLY. PILOT TRAINING, THE ACFT FLEW APPROX 1+25 HOURS WHEN PILOT NOTICED OIL ON SIDE OF ACFT AND ON DECK OF GEARBOX PIN POINTING IT COMING FROM OIL COOLER. MECHANIC WAS CALLED IN AND HE DISCOVERED THE OIL COOLER TO BE LEAKING IN FIN AREA OF 1 OF THE 2 OIL COOLERS BECAUSE OF ALL THE OIL SPRAYED IN THAT AREA, BUT NOT COMING FROM ANY OF THE 4 LINES GOING TO THE OIL COOLER. ORDERED 2 NEW OIL COOLERS.
Part: BELT — BROKEN (AIR CONDITIONER)
IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF AND LEVELING FOR CRUISE, THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURNED ON. WITHIN A SHORT TIME A STRONG ACRID SMELL WAS PRESENT IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL WAS UNKNOWN IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IMMEDIATELY LANDED NEXT TO A HARD-SURFACE ROAD JUST SOUTH OF THE HOSPITAL IN A SOY BEAN FIELD. THE SKIDS WERE DIRECTLY BETWEEN THE ROWS AND NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE FIELD BY THE AIRCRAFT. AN AMBULANCE WAS IMMEDIATELY DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE AND THE PATIENT TRANSFERRED TO THE AMBULANCE FOR TRANSPORT. THE DUTY MECHANIC WAS IMMEDIATELY CALLED. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE ACRID SMELL AS THE AIR CONDITIONER BELT. THE MECHANIC THEN INSPECTED THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR, REMOVED WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE BELT, INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, MEL`D THE AIR CONDITIONER MADE APPROPRIATE LOG BOOK ENTRIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (K)
Part: HINGE — WORN (T/R)
TAIL ROTOR ELASTOMERICS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH 2 EACH NEW UNITS FROM KIT 350A33-2153-00, CORRECTED PROBLEM.