N887AE

BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 206L-4 · 2016 · Rotorcraft · 1 engine · 5 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: TVPX AIRCRAFT SOLUTIONS INC TRUSTEE, UT (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Air Evac EMS, Inc. (EVCA)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.

3 reports on file, 2017-09-26 – 2023-03-04.

OTHER · 2023-03-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5302

Part: ATTACH FITTING — CRACKED (TAILBOOM FITTING) · airframe 3,556 hrs · 6,955 cycles

CRACK FOUND IN L/H UPPER ATTACHMENT TAILBOOM FITTING P/N 206-032-409-001P DURING 50 HOUR INSPECTION

Source: SDR EVCA03062023
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2017-10-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2121

Part: MOTOR — FAILED (A/C BLOWER) · airframe 395 hrs · 1,023 cycles

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED SMELLING A BURNING ODOR IN THE AIRCRAFT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS OPERATING. AFTER MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION, FOUND THE AFT BLOWER MOTOR OF THE AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM TO HAVE A BURNED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. AIR CONDITIONER INSTALLED IAW STC SH2750NM.

Source: SDR EVCA201710130001
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2017-09-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2150

Part: BLOWER MOTOR — BURNED (AC SYSTEM) · airframe 367 hrs · 932 cycles

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL IN THE CABIN. DURING MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION BLACK SOOT WAS FOUND AROUND AFT AIR CONDITIONING VENTS AND THE AFT AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER MOTOR WAS MAKING A METALLIC SOUND AND SHOWED SIGNS OF HAVING BURNED.

Source: SDR EVCA201709261