N819LF

EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH EC 135 P2+ · Rotorcraft · 2 engines · 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

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.

9 reports on file, 2020-06-19 – 2026-06-15.

OTHER · 2026-06-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5321

Part: FLOOR PANEL — DAMAGED (ZONE 100) · airframe 4,497 hrs · 10,475 cycles

DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE COCKPIT FLOOR PANEL IN THE FORM OF IMPACT DAMAGE AND CORROSION. A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DAMAGE AND AN APPROVED REPAIR PROCEDURE IS PROVIDED IN AIRBUS REPAIR DESIGN APPROVAL SHEET RDAS-EC135-53-2026-24444A DATED 16 JUL 2026, AIR METHODS ENGINEERING AUTHORIZATION 23-5321-EA-5737 INITIAL REVISION DATED 22 JUL 2026, AND AIR METHODS ENGINEERING AUTHORIZATION 23-5321-EA-5741 REV. 1 DATED 27 JUL 2026. FOR ALL OTHER INFORMATION PLEASE REFER TO WORK ORDER MG #759 ON FILE AT CRS#2A6R933B.

Source: SDR 2A6R2026061575901
WARNING INDICATION · 2026-03-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6300

Part: WARNING MESSAGE — ILLUMINATED · airframe 4,405 hrs · 10,280 cycles

TRANSMISSION CHIP CAUTION ILLUMINATED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. CAUTION REMAINED ON FOR LAST 3 MINUTES OF FLIGHT.

Source: SDR QMLA2026032720024
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2026-02-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2120

Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (ZONE 400) · airframe 4,337 hrs · 10,144 cycles

AFTER SHUTTING DOWN, CREW INDICATED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE AFT NR 2 ENGINE AREA. CREW DESCRIBED THE ODOR AS ACRID AND ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. PILOT NOTED UNBURNT JET FUEL ODOR BUT COULD NOT IDENTIFY AN ELECTRICAL ODOR OR SEE ANY EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR BURNING.

Source: SDR QMLA2026021320012
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2025-02-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2120

Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (ECS) · airframe 3,679 hrs · 8,552 cycles

CREW REPORTED ABNORMAL SMELL IN THE REAR CABIN DURING OPERATING OF THE BLEED HEATING. TURNED THE HEATING OFF AND CONTINUED ON RTB LEG. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, CALLED MAINTENANCE TO INVESTIGATE.

Source: SDR QMLA2025022320025
ENGINE STOPPAGE · 2023-04-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 2,815 hrs · 6,577 cycles

CORRECTION TO PREVIOUS SUBMISSION. THIS WAS INCORRECTLY SUBMITTED UNDER CONTROL NUMBER QMLA202305050031. (THIS CONTROL # WAS PREVIOUSLY USED) NEW SDR SUBMITTED AS QMLA2023050520036 N819LF 0781

Source: SDR QMLA202305060031
ENGINE STOPPAGE · 2023-04-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: WARNING UNIT — UNSERVICEABLE (INSTRUMENT PANEL) · airframe 2,815 hrs · 6,577 cycles

INFLIGHT ON AN AIR AMBULANCE FLIGHT. RECEIVED A #2 FUEL VALVE CL CAUTION FOLLOWED BY #2 FUEL PRESSURE AND THEN AND ENGINE FAIL LIGHT. I MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT. AFTER LANDING AND COMPLETE SHUTDOWN FOR TEN MINUTES. SDR SUBMITTED LATE FROM THE FIELD

Source: SDR QMLA2023050520031
ENGINE STOPPAGE · 2023-04-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: WARNING UNIT — UNSERVICEABLE (INSTRUMENT PANEL) · airframe 2,815 hrs · 6,577 cycles

INFLIGHT ON AN AIR AMBULANCE FLIGHT. RECEIVED A #2 FUEL VALVE CL CAUTION FOLLOWED BY #2 FUEL PRESSURE AND THEN AND ENGINE FAIL LIGHT. I MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT. AFTER LANDING AND COMPLETE SHUTDOWN FOR TEN MINUTES. THIS WAS INCORRECTLY SUBMITTED UNDER SDR # QMLA2023050520031 THIS # WAS PREVIOUSLY USED.

Source: SDR QMLA2023050520036
OTHER; SIGNIFICANT FAILURE REPORT · 2022-05-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5300

Part: NONE — DAMAGED · airframe 2,497 hrs · 5,805 cycles

COMPLETION OF 23-5300-EO-3820 PART 1. REPAIRED FRAME 5 IAW REFERENCED EA BY INSTALLING DOUBLERS AS DIRECTED. ISSUED 337 FOR REPAIR. EO CONTAINS FIGURES OF REPAIRS. MORE DETAILS FOUND ON UNIFLIGHT AVIATION WORK ORDER. AIRCRAFT OOS AT HEAVY MAINTENANCE EVENT STARTING 03/30/2022, EXPECTED RTS 08/31/2022

Source: SDR QMLA2022082920058
OTHER · 2020-06-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7110

Part: WIRE — UNSECURE (COWLING) · airframe 1,551 hrs · 3,495 cycles

AC EQUIPPED WITH AN FDC IBF SYSTEM, WHICH INVOLVES AN ADDITIONAL COWLING ACROSS THE FORWARD PART OF THE TRANSMISSION DECK. THIS COWLING INCLUDES, ON EACH SIDE, TWO PIECES OF HARD PLASTIC DUCTING CONNECTED BY A PIECE OF FLEXIBLE ORANGE DUCTING WITH A METAL WIRE WOUND THROUGH THE INTERIOR FOR STIFFENING (SCAT TUBING), WHICH COMPRISE THE INTAKE PATH FOR THE NR 1 AND NR 2 OIL COOLER IMPELLER FANS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF SERVICE FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE. ONE OF THE LOCAL MECHANICS WAS TURNING THE MR SYSTEM THROUGH AS PART OF AN INSPECTION, AND HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT APPEARED THAT THE STIFFENING WIRE FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE FLEXIBLE DUCTING HAD COME LOOSE AND BEEN INGESTED INTO THE IMPELLER FAN. AIRCRAFT STILL REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE AT THIS TIME DUE TO OTHER MAINTENANCE.

Source: SDR QMLA2020062220028