N911BK

No registry detail on file · not in current registry

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Air Methods Corp. (QMLA)Operatoron 2012-12-10Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 2012-12-10 Operator named in NTSB report
MBB BK 117 A-3 Fatal injury Part 135 — Air Methods Corp.

Operated by Air Methods Corporation (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case CEN13FA096

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.

10 reports on file, 2002-11-26 – 2012-03-14.

OTHER · 2012-03-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5302

Part: FRAME — CRACKED (TAILBOOM FIN) · airframe 10,576 hrs · 43,570 cycles

DURING VISUAL INSPECTION OF VERTICAL FIN INNER AND OUTER SURFACE, A CRACK WAS NOTED ON THE LT SIDE CAMLOC FRAME THAT SUPPORTS THE VERTICAL FIN COWL. THE CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES IN LENGTH LOCATED BETWEEN THE 4TH CAMLOC RECEPTACLE COUNTING UP FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME AND THE VERTICAL FIN SKIN AND DOUBLER. THERE IS NO CHAFING OR CORROSION NOTED AFFECTING THE AREA. MFG WILL ONLY ALLOW REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE CAMLOC FRAME AS OUTLINED IN THE SRM.

Source: SDR QMLA2012031412045
WARNING INDICATION · 2011-12-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2822

Part: PUMP — INOPERATIVE (TRANSFER) · airframe 10,509 hrs · 43,257 cycles

FWD FUEL TRANSFER PUMP CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. PILOT DIVERTED AND RETURNED TO THE HOME BASE AND PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. TROUBLSHOOTING REVEALED THE FORWARD TRANSFER FUEL PUMP WAS INOPERATIVE. PUMP REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED PUMP. PERFORMED A LEAK CHECK AND FUNCTIONALLY TESTED SATISFACTORY. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR QMLA2011120711117
OTHER · 2004-04-28 Unresolved
ATA 2435

Part: SPLINE — WORN (STARTER GEN) · airframe 7,191 hrs

SPLINE WORN BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT, 05/20/2004

Source: SDR BAQA094262
ENGINE FLAMEOUT; WARNING INDICATION · 2003-10-22 Unresolved
ATA 7321

Part: FUEL CONTROL — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE) · airframe 6,156 hrs

ENGINE FLAME-OUT DURING OVERSPEED CHECKS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. 11/3/03

Source: SDR BAQA090586
OTHER · 2003-08-30 Unresolved
ATA 3422

Part: HSI — STUCK (COCKPIT) · airframe 6,808 hrs

COMPASS CARD STICKING. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.

Source: SDR BAQA088880
OTHER · 2003-07-30 Unresolved
ATA 3340

Part: RELAY — INTERMITTENT (SEARCH LIGHT) · airframe 6,742 hrs

LAMP RELAY INTERMITTENT. EXTEND AND RETRACT MOTOR ROUGH. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.

Source: SDR BAQA088273
OTHER · 2003-07-29 Unresolved
ATA 3422

Part: GYRO — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 6,742 hrs

SLOW TO SLAVE TO HEADING. SPEX FILE ; 128575 REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.

Source: SDR BAQA088235
OTHER · 2002-12-03 Unresolved
ATA 2822

Part: PUMP — INOPERATIVE (FUEL BOOST) · airframe 6,444 hrs

BOOST PUMP INOPERATIVE. SHORTED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.

Source: SDR BAQA081571
NO TEST · 2002-11-26 Unresolved
ATA 3422

Part: GYRO — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 6,439 hrs

DISPLAY STICKS PERIODICALLY AND LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF DURING FLIGHT. SPEX FILE. NO NUMBER GIVEN. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.

Source: SDR BAQA081535
NO TEST · 2002-11-26 Unresolved
ATA 3421

Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 6,439 hrs

GYRO TAKES TOO LONG TO COME ON LINE. 4-5 MINUTES. SPEX FILE WITH NO NUMBER REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.

Source: SDR BAQA081534