N530LN
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 |
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.
7 reports on file, 2007-06-17 – 2021-05-10.
Part: PRESSURE DECK — CORRODED (COCKPIT) · airframe 4,970 hrs · 16,213 cycles
DURING 1000 HOUR INSPECTION FOUND THE PILOT'S SIDE COCKPIT FLOOR GROUND BRACKET AND UPPER AND LOWER SKIN CORRODED AT F.S. 1700
Part: PRESSURE DECK — DAMAGED (COCKPIT) · airframe 4,970 hrs · 16,213 cycles
DURING A 1000 HOUR INSPECTION FOUND THE LEFT SIDE OF COCKPIT FLOOR BEHIND THE PILOT'S SEAT JUST FORWARD OF F.S. 3150 AND INBOARD OF L.B.L 500 SEVERAL MEDIUM SIZED DENTS AND DELAMINATE UPPER SKIN.
Part: KEELBEAM — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · airframe 4,970 hrs · 16,213 cycles
DURING A 1000 HOUR INSPECTION FOUND THE LEFT HAND KEEL BEAM TOP EXTRUSION AT F.S. 5700, LBL 500 EXFOLIATED AT THE END.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (ZONE 200) · airframe 4,970 hrs · 16,213 cycles
DURING A 1000 HOUR INSPECTION FOUND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE 5 ALPHA FRAME CRACKED. INSTALLING A DOUBLER P/N L533M1105103 OVER THE EXISTING 5 ALPHA FRAME AS PER THE SRM
Part: PAD — WORN (ROTOR BRAKE) · airframe 4,057 hrs · 13,134 cycles
ABOUT 18 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, ROTOR BRAKE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH AN ACCOMPANYING ODOR. LANDED AIRCRAFT AND SHUTDOWN AND VERIFIED THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR FIRE. CALLED MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ROTOR BRAKE, FOUND TO BE FREE AND OPERATING NORMAL, HOWEVER BRAKE PADS LOOKED WORN BEYOND LIMITS. MEL'D THE ROTOR BRAKE AND DEACTIVATED IT.
Part: GEAR — CORRODED (M/R GEARBOX) · airframe 3,884 hrs · 12,604 cycles
AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A COCKPIT MGB CHIP LIGHT AFTER ENGINE START AND BEFORE TAKE-OFF. SERVICEABILITY CHECKS AND MGB OIL FLUSH WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRWORTHY CONDITION AND RELOCATED TO MAINTENANCE FACILITY IAW AMM AND ASB EC135-63A-012. DURING THE POST CHIP EVENT REQUIRED INSPECTIONS OF THE MGB INPUT DRIVE PINION ASSEMBLIES PITTING WAS FOUND ON THE TEETH.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (COCKPIT) · airframe 347 hrs
AIRCRAFT AND CREW RETURNING FROM A MEDICAL RUN WHEN A SUDDEN STRONG ODOR OF BURNING FILLED THE COCKPIT AND CREW AREA. NO SMOKE WAS NOTED IN THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED. AS OF TIME OF THIS REPORT AIRCRAFT IS GROUNDED WITH A MECHANIC AND PILOT ATTEMPTING TO ISOLATE PROBLEM AND NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE.