N865NC
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, 2018-09-13 – 2026-07-03.
Part: TRANSMISSION — MAKING METAL · airframe 7,621 hrs · 24,729 cycles
XMSN CHIP ILLUMINATED AT PICKUP HOSPITAL. MISSION WAS ABORTED, DID NOT STARTUP WITH TRANSMISSION CAUTION. CONTACTED MECHANIC TO FIX ON STATION. INSPECTED CHIP CONFIRMED CAT C RTS
Part: OIL SYSTEM — OVERTEMP (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 5,516 hrs · 18,937 cycles
WHILE FLYING AT 2000 MSL HEADED TO SCENE USING 60 TORQUE THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL TEMP ROSE TO 130. ALL OTHER SYSTEM INDICATIONS LOOKED NORMAL. FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE AND INCREASED AIRSPEED. I DID THIS BY REDUCING POWER AND ESTABLISHING A DECENT. BURLINGTON AIRPORT WAS DIRECTLY AHEAD IN MY FLIGHT ROUTE. NR 1 ENGINE OIL TEMP DECREASED TO 124. LANDED ON THE HELIPAD AT THE AIRPORT CO-LOCATED WITH OUR MAINTENANCE HANGER.
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (FIRE DETECTOR) · airframe 5,007 hrs · 17,439 cycles
PER PILOT: FIRE WARNING AUDIBLE "CHIME" WITHOUT LIGHT WHILE IN FLIGHT ON RETURN LEG WITHOUT PATIENT WHILE DESCENDING FOR LANDING AT HOME BASE. NO SECONDARIES OBSERVED IN FLIGHT OR ON GROUND DURING SHUT DOWN. ON GROUND, POST NORMAL SHUTDOWN, NOTHING VISUALLY NOTICED ON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION. TROUBLESHOT FIRE WARNING TEST SWITCHES VIA BATTERY POWER; #1 WORKED NORMAL WITH BOTH LIGHT AND TONE. #2 WORKED NORMAL WITH BOTH LIGHT AND TONE INITIALLY BUT ON SUBSEQUENT TESTS THE LIGHT ALWAYS WORKED BUT THE CHIME TONE SOMETIMES DID NOT WORK AND OTHER TIMES THE AUDIBLE CHIME TONE DID WORK BUT WOULD NOT STOP AS IT SHOULD WHEN THE TEST SWITCH WAS TURNED BACK OFF. FLIGHT WATCH WAS NOTIFIED, MAINTENANCE REP WAS NOTIFIED, BASE LEAD WAS NOTIFIED. PER 135.415 SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT THIS INCIDENT MIGHT WARRANT REPORTING. UPON FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING; CORESPONDING "FIRE" LIGHT ON THE #2 NOW ILLUMINATES WHEN AIRCRAFT IS POWERED ON BATTERY AND GPU. POWER WIRE TO #2, INBOARD FIRE DETECTOR IS FAULTING TO GROUND. TIGHTENED #2 FIRE DETECTOR CONNECTOR, SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 4,821 hrs · 16,848 cycles
UPPER T CAP ON FRAME 3 AT FLIGHT STATION 3150, WATER LINE 1480 WAS FOUND TO HAVE CORROSION UNDER SEVERAL NUT PLATES ON THE BOTTOM OF THE MAIN CABIN FLOOR. ADDITIONALLY THE FORWARD LOWER SIDE OF THE ADJACENT BULKHEAD WAS FOUND TO HAVE CORROSION AT THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE WEB.