N445AE

BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 206L-4 · 2013 · Rotorcraft · 1 engine · 5 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: AIR EVAC EMS INC, MO (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Air Evac EMS, Inc. (EVCA)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.

5 reports on file, 1997-06-02 – 2023-03-03.

OTHER · 2023-03-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5300

Part: ATTACH FITTING — CRACKED (L/H UPPER TB FIT) · airframe 4,396 hrs · 8,005 cycles

CRACK FOUND IN L/H UPPER ATTACHMENT TAILBOOM FITTING P/N 206-032-409-001P DURING 50 HOUR INSPECTION

Source: SDR EVCA03032023
OTHER · 2020-01-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5312

Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 2,878 hrs · 9,290 cycles

DURING PERIODIC INSPECTION, FOUND TAILBOOM ATTACHMENT BULKHEAD CRACKED AT UPPER LH INTERCOSTAL.

Source: SDR EVCA202001130001
OTHER · 2018-11-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 2,310 hrs · 10,514 cycles

RT AFT STIFFENER IN CENTER POST HAS A 2 INCH CRACK ACROSS THE STIFFENER APPROXIMATELY AT WATERLINE 67, RIGHT BL 5 AND STATION 82. RT WEB HAS 1 INCH CRACK IN SAME LOCATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT AFT BROOM CLOSET ANGLE P/N 206-033-110-239S AND REPAIRED CRACK R/H BROOM CLOSET SKIN IAW SRM. NO DEFECTS NOTED

Source: SDR EVCA201811272
OTHER · 2000-10-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5712

Part: RIB — CRACKED (RT WING)

DURING A PHASE INSPECTION, FOUND THE CRACK IN THE RIGHT CANTED RIB HAD PROGRESSED BEYOND THE PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED STOP DRILLS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO THE OPERATOR WITH A ''FERRY PERMIT'' FOR REPAIR. (X)

Source: SDR 20001109SH024
ELECT. POWER LOSS-50 PC; WARNING INDICATION · 1997-06-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2435

Part: ARMATURE — DAMAGED (START/GENERATOR)

WHILE APPROACHING TO LAND AT 'LAS', PILOT LOST LT GENERATOR INDICATION. TWO MINUTES LATER PILOT GOT A FIRE WARNING INDICATION AND SECURED THE ENGINE AND FIRED THE LT FIRE BOTTLE. LANDED WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. EXAMINATION FOUND THE GENERATOR SHAFT SHEARED AND ARMATURE DAMAGED. BEARINGS WERE INTACT AND CASE OF GENERATOR SHOWED SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. NO OTHER DAMAGE FOUND. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE GENERATOR AND FIRE BOTTLE. SYSTEMS CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR 97ZZZX2906