N27AE
Registered owner: AIR EVAC EMS INC, MO (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Evac EMS, Inc. (EVCA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| Air Evac EMS, Inc. (EVCA) | Operator | on 1998-05-24 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by AIR EVAC EMS, INC. (per NTSB report)
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, 2010-03-08 – 2019-07-08.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 33,080 hrs · 36,769 cycles
VERTICAL TUNNEL RT WEB CRACKED THROUGH RIVET HOLE AT FS STA. 80, WL 66.5.
Part: ATTACH FITTING — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 31,054 hrs · 31,925 cycles
UPON INSPECTION OF TAIL BOOM, UPPER ATTACHMENT FITTING, IAW AD 2013-25-10 FOUND A CRACK THAT RAN ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE ATTACHMENT FITTING ON ONE SIDE THROUGH TWO RIVETS. THE RIVETS ARE THE TWO FWD MOST ON THE LOWER SIDE OF THE FITTING. CRACK APPEARS TO GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE METAL.
Part: TRANSMISSION — MAKING METAL (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 28,503 hrs · 4,029 cycles
CHECKED TRANSMISSION CHIP DETECTOR AFTER CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON APPROACH TO LANDING. SMALL PIECE OF METAL FOUND ON CHIP DETECTOR , CLEARED BY MX, 30 MIN GROUND RUN PROVED NO MORE METAL ON CHIP PLUG. MOVED ACFT TO NEW LOCATION, .1 FLIGHT TIME REINPECTED CHIP PLUG AND FOUND MORE CHIPS. DIRECTOR OF MX DECISION WAS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. WILL DO A TEAR DOWN REPORT.