N486AE

BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 206L-4 · 2014 · 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.

1 report on file, 2017-11-05.

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2017-11-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2497

Part: CONNECTOR — UNSECURE (BATTERY RELAY) · airframe 1,291 hrs · 3,513 cycles

DURING DEPARTURE FROM BASE PILOT REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR IN THE CABIN. ON MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION, FOUND THAT THERE WAS A LOOSE CONNECTION AT THE BATTERY RELAY OF THE POSITIVE LEAD WIRE NR P1A4. THE LOOSE CONNECTION DAMAGED THE RING TERMINALS ON WIRES P16A22, P16A18, AND THE INTELLISTART POWER LEAD TO FUSE HOLDER WIRE.

Source: SDR EVCA20171109001