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BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407 · 2013 · Rotorcraft · 1 engine · 8 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: MED-TRANS CORP, TX (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Med-Trans Corporation (M3XA)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, 2015-12-14.

WARNING INDICATION · 2015-12-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7720

Part: INDICATION SYS — ERRATIC (COCKPIT) · airframe 1,361 hrs · 5,930 cycles

AFTER A TAKEOFF FROM A SCENE FLIGHT WITH A PATIENT ONBOARD, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE MGT READINGS BECAME ERRATIC, DISPLAYING INTERMITTENT VALUES FROM 150 CELSIUS TO NORMAL OPERATION TEMPERATURE. THE PILOT SAID THAT THE FLUCTUATIONS WOULD LAST FOR 5 - 10 SECONDS & THEN STABILIZE AT NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR 30 SECONDS TO 1 MINUTE & THEN FLUCTUATE AGAIN. PILOT RETURNED BACK TO BASE AFTER NOTICING HIS MGT WAS FLUCTUATING FROM 150 - 650 DEGREES C. MECHANIC EN-ROUTE TO TROUBLESHOOT. PATIENT WAS PICKED UP BY EMS AT THE BASE.

Source: SDR M3XA2015121403