N447AE

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.

3 reports on file, 2017-11-06 – 2018-12-04.

SIGNIFICANT FAILURE REPORT · 2018-12-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2100

Part: DRIVE RING — WORN (ZONE 200) · airframe 2,717 hrs · 9,844 cycles

UPON INSPECTING AIR CONDITIONING DRIVE PULLEY AND SPLINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AIR COMM SB206EC-18-07 AND AIR EVAC MIL 356. IT WAS DISCOVERED A/C DRIVE PULLEY TO BE WORN BEYOND LIMITS. DRIVE PULLEY WAS REPLACED AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MIL 356 AND SB206EC-18-07. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

Source: SDR EVCA2018120703
FLAME/FIRE; SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2018-06-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2422

Part: INVERTER — ODOR (COCKPIT) · airframe 2,424 hrs · 9,325 cycles

CREW REPORTED DURING FLIGHT A QUICK FLASH OF LIGHT. QUOTING WRITTEN DISCREPANCY: SOFTBALL SIZE YELLOW FLAME EMITTED FROM UNDER MONITOR SHELF JUST BEHIND PILOT SEAT WITH MELTED PLASTIC SMELL. AMT DISCOVERED NO SIGN OF FLAME OR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. INSPECTED INVERTER, WIRING AND POWER STRIP. ALL WORKED AS REQUIRED. AMT DID NOTE THAT INVERTER DID SMELL OF BURNT ELECTRICAL ODOR. INVERTER WAS REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS COMPLETED. NO DEFECTS NOTED

Source: SDR EVCA201806141
OTHER · 2017-11-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 2,077 hrs · 5,165 cycles

DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND THE TOP END OF THE RT AFT VERTICAL CONTROL TUBE TUNNEL STIFFENER CRACKED.

Source: SDR EVCA201711061