N317NA

PILATUS PC-12/45 · 1998 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 12 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: NATIVE AIR SERVICES INC, CO (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Air Methods Corp. (QMLA)Certificate holderMatched 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.

17 reports on file, 2000-03-31 – 2018-01-08.

WARNING INDICATION · 2018-01-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2435

Part: STARTER GEN — FAILED (NR 1) · airframe 12,942 hrs · 24,873 cycles

PRIOR TO DESCENT, PILOT REPORTED A GENERATOR 1 FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED GENERATOR 1 FAIL EMERGENCY PROCEDURE. THE NR 1 GENERATOR WOULD NOT RESET. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND COMPLETED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION AND LANDED.

Source: SDR QMLA2018010818003
Earlier reports · 2000–2014 · 16 reports

2014

OTHER · 2014-05-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6120

Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (PROPELLER) · airframe 11,358 hrs · 22,683 cycles

AFTER TOUCHING DOWN, REVERSE WAS SELECTED. THE PROPELLER INITIALLY WENT INTO REVERSE NORMALLY, AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE PROPELLER THEN WENT TO FLAT PITCH, RESULTING IN LOSS OF REVERSE EFFECTIVENESS.

Source: SDR QMLA2014050114047

2010

WARNING INDICATION · 2010-10-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3230

Part: RELAY — INOPERATIVE (MLG) · airframe 10,070 hrs

LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. MANUALLY EXTENDED GEAR WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Source: SDR 2010F00244

2009

FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2009-04-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2212

Part: RELAY — FAULTY (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 9,232 hrs · 18,364 cycles

UPON APPROACH TO LANDING, THE ACFT BEGAN PITCHING UP WITH TRIM RUNAWAY CONDITION. AT THE SAME MOMENT THE TRIM BEGAN THE RUNAWAY CONDITION AN ELECTRONIC BUZZING NOISE WAS HEARD THROUGH THE PILOT'S HEADSET AND CONTINUED UNTIL THE STAB TRIM CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS PULLED TO DEACTIVATE THE STAB TRIM. ACFT WAS RE-TRIMMED USING THE ALT STAB TRIM AND THE MISSION WAS ABORTED AND ACFT RETURNED TO BASE. MX TROUBLESHOT THE SYS WITH THE ASSISTANCE FROM THE MFR AND IT WAS DETERMINED A FAILURE OF THE TRIM RELAY K22. RELAY WAS REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER FAULTS.

Source: SDR RMXAN317NA0492009

2003

VIBRATION/BUFFET · 2003-08-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2150

Part: ACM — NOISY (A/C SYSTEM) · airframe 4,234 hrs · 7,578 cycles

AIR CYCLE MACHINE IS MAKING UNUSUAL NOISES.

Source: SDR 223082303
WARNING INDICATION · 2003-05-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2430

Part: DRIVE SHAFT — FAILED (NR 2 GENERATOR) · airframe 3,945 hrs · 7,216 cycles

NR 2 GENERATOR CAWS LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO FAILURE OF NR 2 GENERATOR DRIVE SHAFT.

Source: SDR 223050303
NO TEST · 2003-04-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2220

Part: PROBE — FAILED (AOA) · airframe 3,865 hrs · 7,060 cycles

RT AOA PROBE DOES NOT HEAT.

Source: SDR 223020203
FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2003-03-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2216

Part: SERVO — FLUCTUATES (SERVO YAW) · airframe 3,849 hrs · 7,024 cycles

RUDDER TRIM FLUCUATES IN FLIGHT.

Source: SDR 223032503
WARNING INDICATION · 2003-02-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3010

Part: TIMER — FAILED (DE ICE SYSTEM) · airframe 3,775 hrs · 6,870 cycles

WING DE-ICE CAWS LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT.

Source: SDR 223022703
F.O.D. · 2003-01-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7314

Part: PUMP — FOD (FUEL SYS) · airframe 3,690 hrs · 6,569 cycles

FOD FOUND IN FUEL OUTLET FILTER. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND FUEL CONTROL.

Source: SDR 223012703

2002

OTHER · 2002-04-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3251

Part: ROD CAP — SEPARATED (NOSE STEERING)

ON 100 HOUR INSPECTION THE ROD END BEARING ON THE NOSE GEAR STEERING ORING WAS FOUND TO BE MIGRATING OUT OF THE ROD END ASSEMBLY. IF ROD END WAS NOT REPLACED AND THE BEARING MIGRATED ALL THE WAY OUT OF THE ROD END THEN STEERING CONTROL WOULD BE LOST. THIS COULD BE POSSIBLY PREVENTED BY A SB FROM MFG, IMPLEMENTING A LARGE AREA WASHER ON THE BOTTOM OF THE ROD END OR AN EQUIVALENT FIX, THIS WOULD PREVENT THE BEARING FROM MIGRATING ALL THE WAY OUT OF THE ORING ROD END AND LOSING CONTROL OF NOSE WHEEL STEERING. THIS DISCREPANCY IS A RESULT OF NORMAL OPERATIONS, NOT A RESULT OF TOWING OR UNUSUAL OPERATIONS.

Source: SDR S4W2002F00001

2001

OTHER · 2001-09-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — MAKING METAL (NACELLE) · airframe 2,556 hrs · 4,471 cycles

ENGINE OIL ANALYSIS SHOWED A CLIMBING TREND IN THE MAGNESIUM AND IRON AMOUNTS. AFTER THREE SAMPLES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER, REMOVED AND ENGINE AND SENT TO MANUFACTURER FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.

Source: SDR 2001F00332
OTHER · 2001-09-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — MAKING METAL (FRONT) · airframe 2,556 hrs · 4,471 cycles

ENGINE OIL ANALYSIS SHOWED A CLIMBING TREND IN THE MAGNESIUM AND IRON AMOUNTS. AFTER THREE SAMPLES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER, REMOVED ENGINE AND SENT TO MANUFACTURER FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.

Source: SDR 2001F00333
OTHER · 2001-09-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — MAKING METAL (ENGINE) · airframe 2,556 hrs · 4,471 cycles

ENGINE OIL ANALYSIS SHOWED A CLIMBING TREND IN THE MAGNESIUM AND IRON AMOUNTS. AFTER THREE SAMPLES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER, REMOVED ENGINE AND SENT TO MANUFACTURER FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.

Source: SDR 2001F00331
OTHER · 2001-09-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2150

Part: A/C PACK — INOPERATIVE (ENGINE BAY) · airframe 2,567 hrs · 4,494 cycles

ECS SYSTEM WOULD NOT COOL BELOW AMBIENT TEMPERATURE NO MATTER WHAT POSITION THE CONTROL WAS IN, AUTO OR MANUAL. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING SYSTEM AND TALKING TO TECH REPS, CHANGED COOLING TURBINE AND HEAT EXCHANGER. OPERATIONAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKED OK.

Source: SDR 2001F00266
OTHER · 2001-09-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2150

Part: A/C PACK — INOPERATIVE (ENGINE BAY) · airframe 2,567 hrs · 4,494 cycles

ECS SYSTEM BLOWS WARM AIR IN EITHER MANUAL OR AUTO MODES. REMOVED AND REPLACED REFRIGERATION PACK AND OPS CHECK OK.

Source: SDR 2001F00373

2000

OTHER · 2000-03-31 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7921

Part: COOLER — CRACKED (NOSE)

FOUND OIL COOLER VANE CRACK WITH 3 POPPED RIVETS. REMOVED AND REPLACED OIL COOLER VANE IAW MANUFACTURER''''S SB 71-001 KIT. NO RECOMMENDATIONS TO PREVENT RECURRENCE SINCE SB 71-001 HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN C/W. (X)

Source: SDR 20000505SH024