N87AM

BELL 412EP · 2003 · Rotorcraft · 2 engines · 15 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.

1 report on file, 2016-07-25.

OTHER · 2016-07-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5610

Part: WINDSHIELD — CRACKED (COCKPIT) · airframe 3,460 hrs · 12,801 cycles

ON NR 1 ENGINE START UP THE CO-PILOT WINDSCREEN CRACKED APPROX. 28" ALONG THE LOWER EDGE. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND WROTE UP THE DISCREPANCY. MECHANICS REPORTED THE DISCREPANCY TO MCAS AND THE AIR CRAFT WAS TAKEN OOS. A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL FERRY PERMIT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.

Source: SDR QMLA2016072516085