N775AL
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.
3 reports on file, 2015-03-09 – 2025-10-20.
Part: POTENTIOMETER — UNSERVICEABLE · airframe 4,545 hrs · 12,687 cycles
A FADEC DEGRADE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN-FLT ENROUTE BACK TO HOMEBASE. AFTER NOTIFYING THE CREW OF THE EMERGENCY EVENT THAT OCCURRED, EXECUTED EMERGENCY PROCEDURE IAW BH407HP RFM, WHICH WAS TO ENSURE ACFT STABILIZED & MINIMIZING CONTROL INPUTS, FADEC RESET BUTTON PRESSED. CAUTION LIGHT EXTINGUISHED; PILOT NOTIFIED CREW THE CAUTION LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, & CREW IN AGREEMENT TO LAND ACFT BACK AT HOMEBASE. AT THE TIME OF COMPLETING EMERGENCY PROCEDURE, CREW WAS APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY FROM COLORADO SPRINGS, TO HUGO. LANDED SAFELY AT HOMEBASE WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUES. REPLACED COLLECTIVE POTENTIOMETER
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (ZONE 400) · airframe 4,381 hrs
TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED
Part: GEARBOX — MAKING METAL (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 835 hrs · 2,298 cycles
DURING AN EVENT 2 AIRFRAME INSPECTION, CHIPS WERE FOUND ON THE LOWER MAIN GEAR BOX CHIP PLUG. AFTER EXAMINATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IAW THE MM 63-12 & 63-13 THE SIZE & QTY OF THE FLAKES FOUND ON THE LOWER CHIP PLUG IAW FIGURE 63.13, FEW MODERATELY SIZED & OR NUMEROUS SMALL FLAT PIECES. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE COMPONENT. MAIN GEAR BOX WAS REMOVED FOR REPAIR, MAST & FREEWHEELING UNITS WERE SENT IN FOR INSPECTION.