N520MT

BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407 · 2007 · Rotorcraft · 1 engine · 8 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: MED-TRANS CORP, TX (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Med-Trans Corporation (M3XA)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, 2017-04-23.

WARNING INDICATION · 2017-04-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6340

Part: TRANSMISSION — MAKING METAL · airframe 5,311 hrs · 15,768 cycles

TRANSMISSION CHIP INDICATION IN FLIGHT EN-ROUTE TO HOSPITAL. A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE IN A FIELD. THE TRANSMISSION CHIP DETECTORS AND FREEWHEELING UNIT CHIP DETECTOR WERE REMOVED AND INSPECTED. ONE SMALL SLIVER WAS FOUND. CHIP DETECTOR WAS CLEANED AND A SUBSEQUENT 20 MINUTE GROUND RUN COMPLETED WITH NO FURTHER INDICATIONS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE

Source: SDR 2017FA0000165