N404AM

BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407 · 2014 · Rotorcraft · 1 engine · 8 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: AIR METHODS LLC, 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.

1 report on file, 2021-02-17.

INADEQUATE Q C; FLUID LOSS · 2021-02-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6320

Part: O-RING — OUT OF POSITION (OIL FILTER) · airframe 1,806 hrs · 6,506 cycles

DURING MGB OIL FILTER CHANGE, FOUND O-RING IN WRONG GROOVE ON OIL CLOGGING INDICATOR FOR THE LOWER END OF FILTER. THERE ARE TWO GROOVES BUT ONE IS JUST PART OF THE DESIGN OF THE HOUSING AND IF O-RING IS IN THIS WRONG GROOVE, UNFILTERED OIL CAN BYPASS THE FILTER AND CAUSE CONTAMINATION TO SPREAD THROUGHOUT OIL SYSTEM.

Source: SDR QMLA2021021820008