N154AM
Registered owner: WINDWARD AVIATION INC, HI (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, 2008-10-05 – 2017-02-22.
Part: SPLICE — CRACKED (TAILBOOM) · airframe 11,435 hrs · 40,558 cycles
CRACK FOUND IN SPLICE WHILE PERFORMING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON AIRCRAFT. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY NICKS OR DAMAGE THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED CRACK. SUSPECT CRACK WAS CAUSED BY FATIGUE.
Part: GEARBOX — MAKING METAL (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 11,247 hrs · 39,862 cycles
WHILE PERFORMING SCHEDULED INSPECTION. DISCOVERED FOUR SMALL METAL FLAKES ON INTERMEDIATE GEARBOX CHIP DETECTOR. NOT NUMEROUS OR LARGE ENOUGH TO CAUSE A CAUTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NO METAL DEBRIS ALLOWED IAW MAINTENANCE MANUAL. GEARBOX REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT FOR REPAIR. THIS AIRCRAFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION AWAITING THE REPLACEMENT GEARBOX TO ARRIVE AT THE BASE.
Part: STRINGER — DAMAGED (TAILBOOM) · airframe 11,068 hrs · 39,175 cycles
DURING AAIP A 0312 ZONE 12 AIRFRAME INSPECTION, DISCOVERED DAMAGE ON INTERIOR TAIL BOOM OMEGA STRINGER. DAMAGE IS LOCATED ON THE INSIDE TAIL BOOM UPPER RT OMEGA STRINGER 130MM FROM FLANGE OPENING. DAMAGE IS 10MM X 7MM WITH A MAX DEPTH OF .030 INCHES. SUSPECTED CAUSE WAS FROM AN ALUMINUM HYD HOSE CLAMP PN 1120-43021.07 THAT WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE STRINGER.
Part: SWITCH — MISLOCATED (AUDIO PANEL) · airframe 8,932 hrs · 30,984 cycles
IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEPARTURE, WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 100 FT, PILOT COULD NOT CONTACT DISPATCH VIA FM RADIO AND ALSO SMELLED BURNING ELECTRONICS. DECISION MADE TO ABORT FLIGHT AND RETURN TO BASE. MX CHECKED FM RADIO FOR OPERATION, FOUND AUDIO PANEL SELECTOR SWITCH INCORRECTLY PLACED. OPERATION OF RADIO FOUND GOOD. INSPECTED FOR SOURCE OF ODOR. USING GROUND POWER SUPPLY. ALL ACFT SYS OPERATING PROPERLY. NO BURNED ELECTRICAL ODOR FOUND. ACFT GROUND RUN AND SUBSEQUENTLY CHECK FLOWN WITH NO ODORS FOUND. POSSIBLE THAT THE ODOR CAME FROM BURNING AT A LOCAL REFINERY AND NOT THE ACFT.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (COCKPIT) · airframe 8,378 hrs · 29,009 cycles
PILOT EXPERIENCED SMELL OF BURNED ELECTRICAL DURING APPROACH; ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT WAS VISUALLY INSPECTED FOR DEFECTS, NONE NOTED. ADDITIONALLY, NO ABNORMAL SMELLS OR BURNED ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FOUND. ACFT WAS GROUND RUN W/ALL ACCESSORIES OPERATING. NO EVIDENCE OF MALFUNCTION OF ANY COMPONENTS. ACFT RELEASED FOR MX OPS CHECK FLT. ACFT FLOWN WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS ALSO GOOD.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — SHORTED (INSTRUMENT PANEL)
AFTER STARTING ENGINE NR 1 NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. ACFT SHUTDOWN, MX. LIGHT INTENSITY CONTROL UNIT P/N 117-92031-07 SHORTED OUT CAUSING BURNED ELECTRICAL ODOR IN COCKPIT. SHORTED UNIT CAUSED INSTRUMENT LIGHTS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE AND THEN POPPED THE INSTRUMENT LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER.