N420GA

BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407 · 2011 · Rotorcraft · 1 engine · 8 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: FLAGSTAFF MEDICAL CENTER INC, AZ (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.

4 reports on file, 2012-11-13 – 2022-05-25.

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2022-05-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2100

Part: MOTOR — ODOR (BLOWER) · airframe 7,100 hrs · 14,379 cycles

INTERMITTENT BURNING SMELL IN AIRCRAFT DURING RETURN FLIGHT TO BASE. DIVERTED TO KSOW TO HAVE MAINTENANCE INSPECT. FOUND AFT A/C BLOWER MOTOR FAILING & REPLACED IT.

Source: SDR QMLA2022052620029
OTHER · 2020-11-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7300

Part: TRANSDUCER — UNSERVICEABLE (MOTION CONTROL) · airframe 5,624 hrs · 11,557 cycles

ENGINE HAD FLUCTUATIONS IN MGT AND TQ DURING FLIGHT. SUSPECT MOTION CONTROL TRANSDUCERS UNDER COPILOT SEAT.

Source: SDR QMLA2020111620063
OTHER · 2017-10-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5312

Part: FIREWALL — CRACKED (ENGINE BAY) · airframe 3,437 hrs · 7,138 cycles

DURING PREFLIGHT, PILOT NOTICED A CRACK ON THE AFT FIREWALL IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

Source: SDR QMLA2017100717107
FLUID LOSS; SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2012-11-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7314

Part: PUMP — CRACKED (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 699 hrs · 1,528 cycles

ON POST FLIGHT, NOTICE FUEL ODOR, OPEN ENIGNE COWLING NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM HMU ASSY. THERE ARE TWO CRACKS ON FUEL PUMP HOUSING. LOCATED THE 5:00 IS 1.5 " IN LENGTH ON THE IN SERVICE PORT LOCATED AT THE 6:00 RT ABOVE THE DRAIN PORT LENGTH IS 1.0".

Source: SDR QMLA2012111312179