N741AC
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.
6 reports on file, 2022-07-05 – 2026-08-14.
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · airframe 4,548 hrs · 12,501 cycles
CORROSION ON THE COLLECTIVE SPLIT FRAME ON FWD AND AFT SIDE OF OPENING.
Part: RIB — CHAFED (ZONE 300) · airframe 4,548 hrs · 12,501 cycles
CHAFE DAMAGE ON BL 1263 RIB ON RH SIDE OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.
Part: CROSSBEAM — CHAFED (ZONE 100) · airframe 4,548 hrs · 12,501 cycles
GOUGE/CHAFE DAMAGE TO THE AFT LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT FWD CROSSBEAM AND SUPPORT ANGLE.
Part: FAN — DAMAGED (ZONE 200) · airframe 4,030 hrs · 10,942 cycles
AFTER LIFTING GENESIS EAST MED CENTER AND HEADING TO IOWA CITY. THE AV FAN CAME ON FOLLOWED BY A STRONG BURNING SMELL. FOUND INOP AVIONICS FAN RIGHT SIDE UNDER INSTRUMENT PANEL.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 3,522 hrs
COLLECTIVE APPLICATION DURING TAKEOFF CREW NOTICE A SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER. I THOUGHT IT WAS AN AC BELT BURNING, RETURNED TO PAD SHUT DOWN, WENT BACK TO TRANSMISSION AND NOTICED THE AC BELT WAS STILL INTACT. CALLED MX, MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATED AND SMELLED AREAS IN COCKPIT, AND AROUND HELICOPTER , NO NOTICABLE SMELL, ASKED PILOT IF THE HEATER WAS ON DURING THIS EVENT AND IT WAS OFF, SO NOT SUSPECTING HEATER COMPONENTS AT THIS TIME, RAN UP HELICOPTER TO FLIGHT FOR 10 MIN STILL NO NOTICABLE SMELL INSIDE OR OUT, IN COWLINGS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE SO AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE, COULD NOT PIN POINT ANY CAUSE OR SYSTEM AT THIS TIME.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — FALSE INDICATION · airframe 2,920 hrs · 7,946 cycles
ARRIVED AT HANGAR. DISCREPANCY IN LOGBOOK STATES "FLICKERING YELLOW GOV LIGHT". TURNED ON AIRCRAFT POWER, NORMAL OPERATION WAS OBSERVED. GROUND RUN AIRCRAFT, NORMAL OPERATION WAS OBSERVED. COMPLETED AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT, NORMAL OPERATION WAS OBSERVED. SUSPECT EXTREME HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS, HEAT INDEX WAS 110 F, AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED ALL DAY FULLY EXPOSED TO THE SUN. RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO SERVICE.