N4497Y
Registered owner: AIR METHODS LLC, CO (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Methods Corp. (QMLA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| ROB COLLINS | Operator | on 1997-05-29 | Operator named in NTSB report |
| AIR AG INC | Operator | on 1989-06-01 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
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.
11 reports on file, 2012-08-12 – 2026-05-11.
Part: BATTERY — UNSERVICEABLE (ZONE 100) · airframe 7,144 hrs · 12,211 cycles
BATTERY LIGHT ON. COMPLETED BY PLACING REMOVED BATTERY ON BATTERY MINDER. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE BATTERY IAW ICA. RECORDED BATTERY VDC AT INSTALL / CHARGE COMPLETION. OP& RSQUO;S CHECK GOOD. CURRENT BATTERY VDC: 26.64 VISUALLY INSPECTED AIRCRAFT EXTERIOR FOR LIGHTNING STRIKE. NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED BATTERY, BATTERY HARNESS, CIRCUIT BREAKERS, GENERATOR AND MASTER ELECTRICAL BOX. NO DEFECTS NOTED. THIS AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO REVENUE SERVICE, REF #58142
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · airframe 6,324 hrs · 12,544 cycles
CORROSION DAMAGE DISCOVERED TO THE L/H CABIN FLOOR EDGING P/N: 350A21-1359-20.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · airframe 6,324 hrs · 12,544 cycles
CORROSION DAMAGE DISCOVERED TO THE R/H CABIN FLOOR EDGING P/N: 350A21-1359-21.
Part: FLOOR PANEL — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · airframe 5,357 hrs · 10,401 cycles
CORROSION DAMAGE ON LT AND RT FLOOR EDGING THAT WILL REQUIRE REPAIRS.
Part: STIFFENER — CHAFED (BS 3650) · airframe 5,357 hrs · 10,401 cycles
DAMAGE LT AFT LOWER LEG LOCATED AT STA 3650, WL 2305, AND BL 430L THE DAMAGE IS 0.022 DEEP, 0.5 X 0.3.
Part: WIRE HARNESS — UNSECURE (TAILBOOM) · airframe 4,699 hrs · 8,964 cycles
CHAFING FOUND DURING VISUAL INSPECTION CREATED BY ANTENNA WIRE BUNDLE RUBBING AGAINST THE SKIN OF THE TAIL BOOM FORWARD OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER INSTALLATION.
Part: LIGHT — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN) · airframe 3,127 hrs · 5,195 cycles
DURING STRAIGHT & LEVEL FLIGHT, THE FLIGHT CREW HAD BOTH THE CABIN REAR NVG LIGHTS ON FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES OF THE 40 MINUTE FLIGHT. AT 30 MINUTES THEY NOTICED SPARKS & A SMALL PUFF OF SMOKE COME OUT OF THE LIGHT SOCKET AREA. NOTICED SMOKE RESIDUE AROUND THE LIGHT SOCKETS PLASTIC SHROUD ENCASING. REMOVED UNIT & LOOKED INSIDE & SMALL TRACES OF SMOKE RESIDUE ON BACK OF LIGHT FIXTURE AREAS. COULD NOT FIND ANY INDICATION OF BURNING, PITTING OR ARCING OF THE WIRING OR FIXTURES. THE LIGHTS WERE OPERATIVE & DID NOT SMOKE WHEN I ARRIVED TO BEGIN MY INSPECTION.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 3,082 hrs
DURING THE RETURN FLIGHT FROM UMC, THE PILOT SWITCHED ON THE CABIN VENT BLOWER. THE MEDICAL CREW IMMEDIATELY SMELLED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE VENTS. THE PILOT TURNED THE VENT BLOWER OFF & THE SMELL DISSIPATED. THE PILOT PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT A NEARBY AIRPORT. AFTER THOROUGH INSPECTION NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. THE ACFT WAS GND RAN & VENT BLOWER OPERATED WITH NO DEFECTS. ALL CB`S WERE CHECKED, REMOVED PANELS NECESSARY TO INSPECT AVIONICS WIRING WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE & FLOWN AROUND THE AIRPORT FOR 20 MINUTES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (COCKPIT) · airframe 2,640 hrs
TWELVE MINUTES INTO A FIFTEEN MINUTE FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DETECTED A FAINT "HOT WIRING" ODOR COMING FROM THE FORWARD PORTION OF THE COCKPIT, NO AMP OR VOLTAGE FLUCTUATIONS WERE NOTED DURING THAT TIME. VISUALY INSPECTED THE WIRING FOR THE AVIONICS, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, AND AIRFRAME WIRING WITH ALL BELLY PANNELS REMOVED, GLAIR SHIELD REMOVED, AND ACCESS PANNELS REMOVED. THE WIRING IN THE AFT JUNCTION BOX AND BAGGAGE AREA WAS ALSO INSPECTED. NO DEFECTS OR DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED, NO CHAFING WIRES WERE FOUND AND NO BURNED WIRING WAS FOUND. A FIFTEEN MINUTE GROUND RUN WAS PERFORMED WITH ALL ELECRTICAL AND AVIONICS SYSTEMS OPPERATING, NO ODORS WERE NOTED, AND NO ABNORMANITIES WERE NOTED. THE ACFT WAS FLOWN ON A CHECK FLIGHT FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES, WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE ACFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — FALSE ACTIVATION (FIRE DETECTION) · airframe 2,583 hrs · 4,084 cycles
AFTER LANDING, THE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED BRIEFLY THEN EXTINGUISHED. CHECKED CONTINUITY OF FIRE DETECTORS REF AMM 26-11-00, 6-2, CHECKED WIRING REF WDM 26-11, CHECKED AND APPLIED STABILANT 22 TO PLUG 22 DELTA, CHECKED 38W HOLD STRIP, CHECKED 40W RELAY AND APPLIED STABILANT 22 TO CONNECTORS, COULD NOT DUPLICATE, NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: TRAY — CRACKED (TAILBOOM) · airframe 2,098 hrs
DURING 100 HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND A TOTAL OF 6 CRACKS, CHAFING ON THE LT AND RT AFT BATTERY TRAYS. APPLIED FOR, RECEIVED AND PERFORMED A REPAIR, ISSUED WITH AN 8110-3.