N388AM
Registered owner: FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST CO, NJ (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.
7 reports on file, 2013-01-14 – 2019-03-20.
Part: FRAME — CHAFED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 2,869 hrs · 8,404 cycles
WEAR DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE ST1790.15 CENTER FRAME (PN: 350A21-4294) MEASURING 0.5â IN LENGTH AND 0.07â DEEP.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 2,869 hrs · 8,404 cycles
DURING MAINTENANCE, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE WEB (PN: 350A21-4002-21) LOCATED NEXT TO THE SUPPORT ANGLE AT STA 845 AND OUTBOARD OF RBL 673.5.
Part: FLOOR SKIN — CRACKED (CABIN) · airframe 2,869 hrs · 8,404 cycles
CRACK DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE CABIN FLOOR, NEAR THE DOOR POST IN THE AREA OF THE DOOR STRUT FITTING, SPECIFICALLY THE FLOOR P/N: 350A21-0700-20 AND FLOOR EDGING P/N: 350A21-0722-20.
Part: STRUCTURE — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 1,983 hrs · 5,873 cycles
DURING REINSTALLATION OF MEDICAL INTERIOR, CRACK WAS NOTED ON CABIN FLOOR WHERE FRONT OTBD SCREW SECURES MEDICAL FLOOR TO CABIN FLOOR.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — FALSE ACTIVATION · airframe 780 hrs · 633 cycles
DURING CRUISE, PILOT HAD A VEMD OVERLIMIT INDICATION, WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE A FALSE INDICATION OF THE GENERATOR.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 545 hrs · 1,850 cycles
DURING CRUISE, ODOR OF JET FUEL WAS NOTICED. DURING THE FIRST AND SECOND LEG OF THE FLIGHT NO FUMES WERE NOTED IN THE CABIN. THE FUMES WERE FAINT INITIALLY, BUT NOTICED THAT THE FUMES WERE TO BECOME MORE PUNGENT.
Part: WINDSHIELD — CRACKED (COCKPIT) · airframe 442 hrs
BIRD STRIKE IN FLIGHT, CAUSED 8" CRACK TO COMPOSITE NOSE AREA OF ACFT ON PILOT SIDE BETWEEN PILOT WINDSHIELD AND CENTER WINDSHIELD.