N408LM

BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407 · 2015 · 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.

2 reports on file, 2002-01-28 – 2017-09-24.

WARNING INDICATION · 2017-09-24 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — MAKING METAL · airframe 824 hrs · 1,632 cycles

ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CHECKED CHIP DETECTORS, FORWARD ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR HAD NUMEROUS METAL CHIPS. CHECKED THE BOTTOM GEARBOX DETECTOR AND ALSO HAD NUMEROUS METAL PARTICLES. THE OIL FILTER BYPASS INDICATOR WAS ALSO POPPED.

Source: SDR QMLA2017092417095
OTHER · 2002-01-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3240

Part: CALIPER — LEAKING (BRAKES)

SCRAPER SEALS FAILING. 3 AIRCRAFT, BRAKE ASSEMBLIES SO FAR. SCRAPER SUPPORTS PISTON GUIDE AND IS COMING UNSEATED. THE GUIDE THEN SHIFTS IN THE BORE AND COCKS THE PISTON SIDEWAYS AND THE SEAL BECOMES INEFFECTIVE. WAITING ON ENGINEERING DISPOSITION FROM ABSC.

Source: SDR G1X2002F00002