N284AM
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.
4 reports on file, 2015-08-26 – 2023-05-25.
Part: MOTOR — DIRTY (BLOWER) · airframe 3,595 hrs · 11,475 cycles
RETURNING TO BASE FROM AN INTERFACILITY TRANSFER, MEDIC NOTED A SLIGHT ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN THE AFT CABIN. NURSE CONCURRED. PILOT SECURED THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THE SMELL WENT AWAY. ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL INDICATIONS NORMAL, NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED ETC. FLIGHT WAS OVER THE ACTIVE RANGE COMPLEX OF EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, 6 MINUTES FROM LANDING AT NICEVILLE BASE. LANDED AT NICEVILLE NO ISSUES. MAINTENANCE CHECKED AFT AC BLOWER MOTOR. MOTOR WAS MAKING DUST AND APPEARED WORN OUT. MOTOR WAS REPLACED IAW PROCEDURES, FUNCTION CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE
Part: STARTER GEN — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 1,345 hrs · 4,709 cycles
GENERATOR FAILED IN FLIGHT AND COULD NOT BE RESET.
Part: CHIP DETECTOR — FALSE ACTIVATION (MGB) · airframe 273 hrs · 850 cycles
DURING FLIGHT TO EVENT, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE TRANS CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CHECKED PRESS & TEMPERATURE GAUGES & THEY WERE IN THE NORMAL RANGE. DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE LANDING LOCATION & CALLED FOR THE MECHANIC. WHEN THE MECHANIC ARRIVED, HE TURNED ON POWER & THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A CHIP LIGHT. HE THEN INSPECTED & CLEANED ALL CHIP DETECTORS & FOUND NOTHING ABNORMAL. THE ACFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: BLADE — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 121 hrs · 331 cycles
ON A PREFLIGHT, THE PILOT FOUND SMALL CRACKS ON EACH SIDE OF A RIVET ON THE END CAP OF A TAIL ROTOR BLADE. UPON REVIEW, THE ASSEMBLY WAS R & R. THIS ACFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.