N904CF
Registered owner: TVPX AIRCRAFT SOLUTIONS INC TRUSTEE, UT (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Med-Trans Corporation (M3XA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| Air Methods Corp. (QMLA) | Operator | on 2010-01-17 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by Air Methods (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, 2012-03-30 – 2016-10-06.
Part: FILTER — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 6,731 hrs · 21,175 cycles
DURING FLIGHT INTERMITTENT SMELL OF SMOKE. AFT OVERHEAD LIGHT TURNED OFF SMELL DISSIPATED. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. OPENED VENTS IN LIGHT/VENT ASSEMBLY ALLOWING AIR TO CIRCULATE. (INFREQUENTLY USED INCANDESCENT LIGHT) SMELL DID NOT RETURN. NVIS FILTER REMOVED AND RE-INSTALLED WITH SPECIFIED ADHESIVE.
Part: CIRCUIT CARD — UNSERVICEABLE (VOLT REGULATOR) · airframe 5,781 hrs · 18,679 cycles
GENERATOR ADVISER LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH DECLINING VOLTAGE. Z1 VOLTAGE REGULATOR CARD REMOVED, TIME SINCE REPAIR 10HRS 55MIN. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE CARD FUNCTION CHECKED GOOD.
Part: COMPRESSOR — FAILED (AC SYSTEM) · airframe 5,532 hrs
BURNING SMELL & SMOKE IN THE CABIN. AIR CONDITIONING & FAN TURNED OFF & IT SUBSIDED. AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR INTERNAL FAILURE.
Part: AIR FILTER — OVERSERVICED (ZONE 200) · airframe 4,657 hrs · 15,352 cycles
IN CRUISE FLIGHT, CREW SMELLED WHAT WAS AT FIRST BELIEVED TO BE AN ELECTRICAL ODOR. CREW ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. MX REVEALED VISUALLY INSPECTED AND FOUND THE FDC AIR INTAKE FILTER HAD BEEN RECENTLY CLEANED AND SERVICED AND THE BLUE OIL HAD BEEN APPLIED IN A MANNER WHICH ALLOWED THE OIL TO DRIP ONTO THE HOT SECTION OF THE ENGINE AND SMOKE. THIS CREATED THE ODOR THE CREW SMELLED. CLEANED THE EXCESS OIL AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.