N730CF
Registered owner: MIAMI VALLEY HOSPITAL, OH (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.
4 reports on file, 2015-08-12 – 2019-01-07.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (COCKPIT) · airframe 1,961 hrs · 9,365 cycles
DURING AN INSPECTION WE FOUND 3 SCREWS ON THE 25 DEGREE FRAME THAT WERE PULLED THROUGH AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION WE FOUND THE 25 DEGREE FRAME CRACKED ABOUT AN INCH ABOVE THE TOP CO-PILOTS DOOR HINGE. THIS IS CRACKED COMPLETELY THRU ALL THE WAY AROUND. THIS IS ROUGHLY STATION 1550 AND WATERLINE -2035. THIS AIRCRAFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION AWAITING A REPAIR.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN)
CREWMEMBER REPORTED SMELLING FUEL. RETURN TO BASE. NO FURTHER DEFECTS FOUND DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS.
Part: CONNECTOR — BURNED (NVIS LIGHT) · airframe 668 hrs · 2,854 cycles
REPOSITIONING FROM A PATIENT OFFLOAD FROM OUR SOUTH PAD TO OUR NORTH PAD, SMELLED ELEC SMOKE. AFTER LANDING, DETECTED SMOKE FROM THE AREA AROUND THE 5A PANEL. FOUND 2" NVIS LIGHT CONNECTOR FOR 5A PANEL BURNT.
Part: STUD — SHEARED (VERTICAL STAB) · airframe 566 hrs · 2,343 cycles
DURING TAKEOFF THE LT VERTICAL STABILIZER SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT, THE PIC WAS UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE UNTIL THE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER NOTIFIED HIM BY RADIO. NO EFFECT WAS FELT DURING THE REST OF THE FLIGHT. THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY & DURING A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION THE STUDS ATTACHING THE STABILIZER WERE FOUND SHEARED.