N558AM
Registered owner: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC, WA (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.
3 reports on file, 2015-10-31 – 2021-10-21.
Part: BULKHEAD — CHAFED (ZONE 100) · airframe 5,246 hrs · 16,892 cycles
DURING A 600 HOUR INSPECTION FOUND THE FUEL LINE FROM THE FUEL TANK CHAFFED INTO THE LEFT HAND LATERAL BULKHEAD (X FRAME) ON THE INBOARD FACE .016 DEEP. AWAITING A REPAIR.
Part: FUEL TANK — NONE (ZONE 100) · airframe 5,246 hrs · 16,892 cycles
DURING A 600 HOUR INSPECTION OF THE CRASH RESISTANT FUEL TANK, FOUND A STAND OFF INSIDE THE TOP OF THE TANK DE-BONDED, CAUSING THE INTERNAL FUEL HOSE TO DROOP DOWN IN THE TANK. THE FUEL TANK WILL NEED REPLACED.
Part: CHIP DETECTOR — CARBONED (TR GEARBOX) · airframe 3,081 hrs · 10,546 cycles
WHILE EN-ROUTE TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR A PATIENT TRANSFER, THE TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED INFLIGHT WITHOUT SECONDARYâS. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY INFORMED THE CREW & AIR COM THAT THEY WERE ABORTING THE FLIGHT FOR MX & PROCEEDING BACK TO BASE. THE CREW THOUGHT THEY SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, BUT THEY DID NOT KNOW THAT THE PILOT HAD JUST TURNED ON THE AIRCRAFT HEATER A MINUTE EARLIER. THE PILOT BELIEVED THAT THE HEATER CAUSED THE BURNING SMELL SO HE TURNED THE ACFT HEATER OFF, BUT A SLIGHT BURNING OR IRREGULAR SMELL STILL REMAINED. THERE WAS NO SMOKE IN THE AIRCRAFT CABIN. INITIALLY, HE INTENDED TO PROCEED BACK TO HOME BASE IAW THE RFM BUT, WITH NO SURE WAY TO VERIFY THAT IT WAS NOT THE TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX BURNING UP OR DISINTEGRATING, HE ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY EMER LANDING IN A FARMERâS FIELD. AIR COM, OCC & THE REGIONAL AVIATION MANAGER WERE NOTIFIED AFTER HE CALLED THE MECHANIC & THE ACFT WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT, PROPERTY OR PERSONNEL. PULLED & CHECKED THE CHIP DETECTOR, NO METALLIC CHIPS WERE FOUND, ONLY CARBON BUILDUP. AFTER CLEANING THE CHIP DETECTOR, THE PILOT PERFORMED A MX GND RUN WITHOUT INCIDENT OR TAIL ROTOR CHIP LIGHT. HE ALSO TURNED ON THE HEATER WITH THE MECHANIC IN THE ACFT TO CONFIRM THAT THE SMELL WAS GONE. THE MECHANIC SIGNED OFF THE ACFT LOGBOOK DISCREPANCY & RETURNED THE ACFT BACK TO SERVICE. WE PROCEEDED BACK TO HOME BASE WITHOUT INCIDENT..