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BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407 · 2012 · 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, 2021-11-01.

WARNING INDICATION · 2021-11-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6320

Part: TRANSMISSION — NONE (CENTER FUSELAGE) · airframe 2,263 hrs · 10,912 cycles

PILOT REPORTED IN CRUISE FLIGHT A TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH A PATIENT ON BOARD. PILOT PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. PATIENT WAS TRANSPORTED BY GROUND. MECHANIC INSPECTED TRANSMISSION CHIP DETECTORS AND FOUND A HAIR LIKE SLIVER. CLEANED TRANSMISSION CHIP DETECTORS AND REINSTALLED. PERFORMED A 20 MINUTE GROUND RUN UNDER POWER AND RE-INSPECTED CHIP PLUG. NO FURTHER DEFECTS. REPOSITIONED AIRCRAFT TO BASE AND PERFORMED A SERVICEABILITY CHECK PER THE BELL MAINTENANCE MANUAL WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR M3XA20211101005