N88AE

BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 206L-4 · 2014 · Rotorcraft · 1 engine · 5 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: AIR EVAC EMS INC, MO (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.

4 reports on file, 2014-01-25 – 2022-09-13.

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2022-09-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2120

Part: BLOWER MOTOR — OVERHEATED (AFT EVAP) · airframe 5,366 hrs · 12,615 cycles

INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL FUMES IN CABIN AND COCKPIT IN CRUISE FLIGHT. AIR CONDITIONER AFT EVAPORATOR BLOWER MOTOR OVERHEATING.

Source: SDR EVCA202209160001
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2022-06-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2100

Part: INVERTER — INOPERATIVE (AFT CABIN) · airframe 5,123 hrs · 12,283 cycles

SHARP ACRID ELECTRICAL SMELL IN COCKPIT & CABIN 20 MIN INTO FLIGHT, EXECUTED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT AEL 26; NO CHANGE IN ANY ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENTS. REMOVED INVERTER PN: MD50, SN: L12-10852 AND REPLACED WITH SAME PN, SN: J15-11274 AS PER REF A.C. INVERTER SYSTEM INSTALL DOCUMENT NUMBER AEL206-25-030. ALL CHECKS GOOD ON GROUND.

Source: SDR EVCA062222
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2022-06-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2197

Part: WIRE — MELTED (AFT BLOWER ASSY) · airframe 5,124 hrs · 12,284 cycles

BURNT ELECTRICAL SMELL IN CABIN AREA. AIR CONDITIONER AFT EVAPORATOR BLOWER WIRE SPLICE OVERHEATED AND MELTED AT RESISTOR.

Source: SDR EVCA0622221
OTHER · 2014-01-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7120

Part: MOUNT — CORRODED (ENGINE) · airframe 22,391 hrs · 33,020 cycles

WHEN DISASSEMBLY OF ACFT AFTER IT WAS DECOMMISSION, MECHANIC FOUND ENG MOUNT SUPPORT LEG CORRODED THROUGH.

Source: SDR EVCA2014071700063