N687AM

BELL 407 · 2001 · Rotorcraft · 1 engine · 7 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: AIR METHODS LLC, CO (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Air Methods Corp. (QMLA)Certificate holderMatched by certificate designator
Air Methods Corp. (QMLA)Operatoron 2022-09-04Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 2022-09-04 Operator named in NTSB report
BELL 407 Serious injury Part 91Air Methods Corp.

Operated by AIR METHODS CORP (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case WPR22LA333

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, 2017-08-10 – 2022-03-09.

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2022-03-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2800

Part: NONE — TORN (ZONE 100) · airframe 6,841 hrs · 24,217 cycles

CREW REPORTING FAINT FUEL ODOR IN THE REAR CABIN ON APPROACH. SOUND PROOFING BAGS P/N: 222-025-026-105 & 222-025-026-101 WERE FOUND TO BE TORN AND HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD CONTACT WITH FUEL.

Source: SDR QMLA2022031020016
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2017-08-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2120

Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN)

DURING RUN-UP AND PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF, A STRONG BURNING ODOR EMITTED WITHIN THE ENTIRE CABIN OF THE AIRCRAFT. A CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS FOUND TO BE TRIPPED FOR LANDING GEAR POWER.

Source: SDR QMLA2017081017079