N496LG

AIRBUS HELICOPTERS INC AS350B3 · 2018 · Rotorcraft · 1 engine · 7 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: AIR METHODS LLC, CO (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Air Methods Corp. (QMLA)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.

2 reports on file, 2022-10-15 – 2023-05-26.

OTHER · 2023-05-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5510

Part: STABILIZER — UNKNOWN (HORIZONTAL) · airframe 1,726 hrs · 4,919 cycles

MECHANIC FOUND A DEVORE LIGHT CONNECTOR HAD RUBBED THROUGH THE BOTTOM SKIN OF HOIZONTAL ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE

Source: SDR QMLA2023052920041
FLUID LOSS · 2022-10-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2910

Part: CONTROL SERVO — LEAKING (SHAFT) · airframe 1,455 hrs · 4,137 cycles

SIGNIFICANT QUANTITY OF HYDRAULIC FLUID FOUND LEAKING FROM RH HYDRAULIC SERVO. APPARENTLY LEAKING AT SHAFT SEAL. THERE WAS NOT, HOWEVER, A NOTABLE DROP IN FLUID LEVEL ON THE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR SIGHT GLASS.

Source: SDR QMLA2022101920071