N535LN
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.
4 reports on file, 2016-07-24 – 2024-10-12.
Part: TRANSMISSION — MAKING METAL (MAIN) · airframe 9,137 hrs
MAIN XMSN CHIP ILLUMINATED ON START. CLEANED MAG CHIP DETECTOR ENGINE RUNS COMPLETE. IAW AMM 63-40-00
Part: PROFILE — CRACKED (ZONE 200) · airframe 7,684 hrs · 25,161 cycles
DURING INSPECTION OF AN ADJACENT AREA FOUND THE L/H A PROFILE UNDER THE MAIN TRANSMISSION DECK CRACKED AT F.S. 4530 MM BL. 130 MM AWAITING REPAIR PROCEDURE.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FRM 5) · airframe 7,161 hrs · 23,655 cycles
FOUND 2 CRACKS IN FRAME 5 OF FUSELAGE AT LOCATIONS AND LENGTHS LISTED ON PAGE 3 OF THIS FORM DURING 1000 HOUR INSPECTION.
Part: TRANSMISSION — MAKING METAL (MAIN) · airframe 5,170 hrs · 1,739 cycles
DURING MAINTENANCE GROUND RUN FOR GENERATO ADJUSMENT, TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT CAME ON. THE TRANSMISSION OIL AND FILTER HAD JUST 55 MIN TT SINCE LAST CHANGE FOR ANOTHER CHIP INDICATION. THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE CHIP DETECTOR AND INSPECTED. DETERMINED THE CHIP TO BE A STAGE D IAW ASB EC135-63A-012. CLEANED THE DETECTOR, REINSTALLED, AND HAD THE PILOT PERFROM A 15 MINUTE GROUND RUN. REMOVED THE CHIP DETECTOR AGAIN, INSPECTED AND FOUND HEAVEY AMOUNTS OF METAL FLAKES & CHIPS. CLEANED, REINSTALLED, AND GROUND RAN FOR ANOTHER 15 MINUTES. ONCE AGAIN REMOVED THE DETECTOR , INSPECTED AND FOUND SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF METAL FILINGS. REMOVED BOTH INPUT QUILLS, CLEANED & INSPECTED, AND FOUND PITTING AND GALLING, WITH MULTIPLE LARGE SLIVERS AND CHIPS OF METAL COATING THE GEARS.