N489AM
Registered owner: AIRMED INTERNATIONAL LLC, AL (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIRMED INTERNATIONAL, LLC (MDGA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched 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.
8 reports on file, 2020-11-07 – 2026-07-16.
Part: DCU — FAILED · airframe 7,299 hrs · 6,583 cycles
IN CLIMB, THE RIGHT ENGINE INDICATION BLINKED SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN WAS COMPLETELY LOST. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE TOWER. THEY LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. THE ENGINE DATA CONCENTRATOR WAS REPLACED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE.
Part: FLAP SYSTEM — FAULTED · airframe 7,168 hrs · 6,470 cycles
IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE CREW RECEIVED A FLAP ASYMMETRY WARNING WITH NO FLAP INPUT. THE CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT FROM THE ORIGINAL DESTINATION OF KMDW TO KORD FOR THE LONGER RUNWAY SINCE A NO FLAP LANDING WAS REQUIRED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION. THEY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPORTED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THE ASYMMETRY LIGHT WAS EXTINGUISHED AND THE FLAP SYSTEM OPERATED WITH NO FAULTS.
Part: LANDING GEAR — FAULTED · airframe 6,688 hrs · 6,067 cycles
AFTER TAKE-OFF AND GEAR UP SELECTION THE RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CREW CYCLED THE GEAR WITH THE SAME RESULT. THEY RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND ON GEAR DOWN SELECTION HAD THREE GREEN INDICATED WITH NO RED UNSAFE LIGHT. THEY LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE JACKED THE AIRCRAFT AND CYCLE THE LANDING GEAR AND FOUND NO ANOMALIES. THEY CLEANED AND TESTED THE GEAR UPLOCK SWITCHED AND NO FAULTS WERE FOUND.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN · airframe 6,398 hrs · 5,797 cycles
UPON TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT REPORTED NO BRAKES, CO-PILOT ALSO REPORTED NO BRAKES, ANTI-SKID WAS SELECTED OFF AND BRAKING WORKED. A TIRE WAS FLAT-SPOTTED AND THE OTHER DEFLATED, AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD TO BE TOWED FROM THE RUNWAY. AFTER WHEELS WERE REPLACED, AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED WITH ANTI-SKID ON AND OFF AND THERE WERE NO ISSUES. ANTI-SKID WAS DEFERRED, AND AIRCRAFT FLOWN TO MAINTENANCE FACILITY WHERE ANTI-SKID FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED WITH NO FINDINGS.
Part: DOOR SEAL — TORN (ZONE 100) · airframe 6,142 hrs · 5,545 cycles
AIRCRAFT DEPRESSURIZED IN CRUISE FLIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY NOISE FROM CABIN DOOR SEAL
Part: LANDING GEAR — UNWANTED EXTEND · airframe 6,086 hrs · 5,485 cycles
DURING CLIMB NOSE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED UNCOMMANDED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT TO BE SERVICED.
Part: ACTUATOR — UNKNOWN · airframe 5,408 hrs · 4,867 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF UNUSUALLY HIGH PRESSURE REQUIRED TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT UNDER PITCH CONTROL. EMERGENCY TRIM SELECTED AND TRIM CONTROL WAS REGAINED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ALL MAINTENANCE MANUAL CHECK WERE RUN AND PROBLEM WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DUPLICATED
Part: BRAKE — LOCKED (LEFT) · airframe 5,279 hrs · 4,754 cycles
WHILE TAXIING WE WERE PERFORMING OUR USUAL TAXI CHECKS. AFTER PERFORMING THE BRAKE CHECK AND BEGINNING A TURN TOWARDS RUNWAY THE BRAKE SYSTEM DID NOT DISENGAGE. WE WERE UNABLE TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT. DURING TOWING OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RAMP THE LEFT BRAKE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP WHICH REQUIRED THE AIRCRAFT TO BE FIXED ON THE TAXIWAY. BRAKE ASSEMBLY REPLACED.