N659AM
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, 2018-06-29 – 2021-04-27.
Part: TAIL BOOM — CRACKED · airframe 6,410 hrs · 19,017 cycles
CRACK DAMAGE MEASURING 3" LONG WAS NOTED ON THE STA 4960 FRAME ASSY P/N 109-0340-03-261 AT WL 860/BL560. REPAIR OF THE DAMAGE WAS PERFORMED VIA REPAIR DOUBLER IAW AWPC-PSE-AW109-054 REV / DATED 22-APR-20. MULTIPLE (3 EA) CRACKS MEASURING .5" TO 1.25" LONG WERE DISCOVERED ON THE STA 4710 FRAME ANGLE (LEONARDO PN 109-0342-26-107). LEONARDO HELICOPTERS HAS PROVIDED THE PART NUMBER OF THE CRACKED ANGLE (REF: PSEAW109/2020/117680/332905) AND HAS ALSO PROVIDED THE MATERIAL OF THE ANGLE FOR FABRICATION AS REQUIRED. REMOVED THE DAMAGED ANGLE IAW CSRP-A-51-41-00-00A-028A-D. FABRICATED A REPLACEMENT ANGLE USING 0.025â THICK 2024-T3 CLAD ALUMINUM SHEET (AMS-QQ-A-250/5) IAW CSRP-A-51-24-01-00A-670A-D. APPLIED CONVERSION COATING IAW CSRP-A-51-21-06-00A-644A-D AND EPOXY PRIMER IAW CSRP-A-51-21-02-01A-257A-D. PART MARKED THE REPLACEMENT ANGLE WITH â109-0342-26-107_AMCâ USING INDELIBLE INK. INSTALLED THE NEW PART IAW CSRP-A-51-41-00-00A-028A-D. A LENGTHWISE CRACK ON THE TAILBOOM LOWER SKIN BETWEEN BS 672-887 AT BL30 MEASURING 9â LONG. THE AREA HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW AIR METHODS ENGINEERING AUTHORIZATION 06-5300-EA-3349. A DISCREPANT PREVIOUS REPAIR ON TAILBOOM SKIN AT FS 6453 BL -266 WL 1400 DUE TO THE REPAIR NOT BEING PER INDUSTRY STANDARD, THE REPAIR WAS REMOVED, REVEALING A 4.3â CRACK. THE DAMAGE SIZE IS WITHIN THE REPAIRABLE LIMITS OF THE A109 CSRP AND IS DOCUMENTED ON 06-5300-EA-3358 REV â DATED 04/27/2021.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (TAILBOOM) · airframe 5,995 hrs · 17,504 cycles
TAIL BOOM SKIN CRACK AT STA 7000, WL 1065, 1.50 INCHES LONG, DISCOVERED DURING DAILY INSPECTION BY MECHANIC. ENGINES S/N33025 5579+35TT 17504.00FC S/N33028 5492:08TT 17205.00FC.
Part: TUBE — CRACKED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 5,893 hrs · 17,092 cycles
STRONG FUEL SMELL IN AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT. DURING TROUBLE SHOOTING DISCOVERED A CRACKED FCU RETURN FUEL TUBE BELOW THE NR 1 ENGINE DECK.
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (TAILBOOM) · airframe 5,550 hrs · 15,878 cycles
AFT BULKHEAD CRACKS AT STA 9725 WL 1564.1 DISCOVERED DURING DAILY INSPECTION BY MECHANIC.