N902LC
Registered owner: LESTER E COX MEDICAL CENTERS, MO (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 |
| Air Methods Corp. (QMLA) | Operator | on 2014-11-27 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by Air Methods Corporation (per NTSB report)
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, 2010-07-12 – 2014-01-22.
Part: TRANSMISSION — MAKING METAL (MAIN) · airframe 2,834 hrs · 11,203 cycles
MULTIPLE MAIN TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHTS, AFTER FOLLOWING CSP 900RMM 2 CHAPTER 63-20-00 & TABLE 601. CHIPS INDICATED ALL UNDER THE LIMITS OF THE CHAPTER BUT COME ON EACH AIRCRAFT RUN UP.
Part: TRANSMISSION — MAKING METAL (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 2,235 hrs · 8,865 cycles
CHIP LIGHT MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION.
Part: IMPELLER — DAMAGED (NR 2 COMPRESS) · airframe 1,765 hrs · 7,052 cycles
PART OF THE GASKET OF THE INLET SCREEN CAME LOOSE AND WAS INGESTED INTO THE ENGINE. ONE BLADE ON THE COMPRESSOR HAD DAMAGE THAT CAUSED A LOUD WHINING NOISE WHEN THE ENGINE WAS OPERATED. THE ONLY DAMAGE THAT CAN BE OBSERVED IS THE COMPRESSOR BLADES. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE POSSIBLY OF OVER TORQUING THE INLET SCREEN MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE GASKET FAILURE ALONG WITH NOT ENOUGH ADHESIVE ON THE GASKET TO ENSURE IT WOULD NOT RELEASE.
Part: BLADE — DEBONDED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 1,432 hrs · 5,651 cycles
DURING 100 HR INSP DAMAGE LOCATED APPROX 1.25 INCHES FROM THE OTBD END OF THE BLADE TIP, ALONG THE AFT EDGE OF THE ABRASION STRIP ON THE LOWER SURFACE, AND MEASURES 1.00 INCH WIDE BY .50 INCHES LONG (FWD/AFT). THE OVERALL SIZE OF THE DAMAGE IS ROUGHLY THE SIZE OF A QUARTER, WITH APPROX (2) COMPOSITE PLIES MISSING. TAP TESTING OF THE AREA HAS DETERMINED THAT AN APPROX .1875 INCH BAND OF DEBOND DAMAGE EXIST AROUND THE DAMAGE AREA, AND THAT THE ABRASION STRIP IS INTACT (NO EVIDENCE OF DEBONDING). REPLACEMENT BLADE ON ORDER.