N811LV
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.
4 reports on file, 2009-07-25 – 2014-04-22.
Part: ROLL PIN — MISSING (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 8,256 hrs
TANDEM HYDRAULIC PN 117-45020V002, SN 05-0198, TT 9205 4 FAILED AMC BK117 AAIP A-1641 TEST. THE LATERAL 1 SERVO VLV PN 105-46682 WAS FOUND MISSING ROLL PIN & SPRING.
Part: O-RING — PINCHED (DRAIN VALVE) · airframe 7,966 hrs · 27,129 cycles
PILOT REPORTED FUEL SEEPING FROM ENGINE NR 2 COWLING AND MIGRATING BACK TO RT CLAMSHELL DOOR: UPON TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND DAMAGED O-RING AT ENGINE 2 DRAIN VALVE. THE MECHANIC R & R THE O-RING AND PERFORMED LEAK CHECK WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AT THAT TIME.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN/COCKPIT) · airframe 7,773 hrs · 26,196 cycles
THE PILOT DETECTED THE ODOR OF FUEL IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT, APPROXIMATELY FOUR MINUTES INTO FLIGHT. RETURNED TO BASE. MX INSPECTED ACFT IAW THE MM 60. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. A MX CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED WITH NO ODOR DUPLICATED. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: CAP — MISINSTALLED (FUEL CELL) · airframe 7,030 hrs
PILOT DID NOT PUT FUEL CAP BACK ON PROPERLY AFTER REFUELING, AFTER TAKEOFF A FUEL ODOR WAS NOTICED PILOT MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING, NOTICED FUEL ON THE CABIN DOOR. INSTALLED FUEL CAP PROPERLY WITH OUT FURTHER INCIDENT.