N579AM
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.
2 reports on file, 2025-05-22.
Part: FLOOR SKIN — DENTED (ZONE 200) · airframe 6,923 hrs · 23,038 cycles
DENT DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED ON THE COCKPIT FLOOR (PN: L533M1014106) AT THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE INBOARD COPILOT SEAT TRACK MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 24.5â IN LENGTH AND 2.63â WIDE. AN APPROVED REPAIR PROCEDURE WAS COMPLIED WITH PER AIRBUS REPAIR DESIGN APPROVAL SHEET RDAS-EC135-53-2025-1145, ISSUE B DATED 09 APR 2025, WHICH CONTAINS A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DAMAGE AND REPAIR INSTRUCTION.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 6,923 hrs · 23,038 cycles
CRACK DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED ON THE LH AND RH FRAME 5 AND INBOARD ANGLE AT THE UPPER AND LOWER ATTACH POINTS OF THE MEDICAL INTERIOR BEAM. THE CRACK DAMAGES DISCOVERED WERE LESS THAN 2.5â IN LENGTH. AN APPROVED REPAIR PROCEDURE WAS COMPLIED WITH PER AIRBUS REPAIR DESIGN APPROVAL SHEET RDAS-EC135-53-2025-1104, ISSUE A DATED 28 MAR 2025, WHICH CONTAINS A DESCRIPTION OF THE TYPE OF DAMAGE OBSERVED AND REPAIR INSTRUCTION.