N925MD
Registered owner: AIR METHODS LLC, CO (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 |
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.
1 report on file, 2020-08-12.
Part: STARTER GEN — ARCED (ENGINE) · airframe 5,289 hrs · 10,440 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION OF STARTER/GENERATOR, WE FOUND A MOLTEN HOLE IN THE FAN COVER AT THE REAR OF THE GENERATOR. UPON REMOVING THE COVER, WE FOUND ONE OF THE BRUSH LEADS HAD SHORTED TO THE CASE, DAMAGING THE CASE AND THE LEAD. IT WAS ALSO NOTICED THAT ADJACENT TO SOME BRUSH LEADS THERE WAS AN ANTI-CHAFE/INSULATING TAPE APPLIED TO THE COVER, BUT NOT AT THIS LOCATION. THERE WAS NO INSULATION ON ANY OF THE BRUSH LEADS. WHEN WE INSPECTED TWO OTHER GENERATORS, WE FOUND NO INSULATION TAPE, BUT ALL OF THE BRUSH LEADS WERE INSULATED WITH A "SNAKE SKIN". WE CONTACTED PRECISION HELIPARTS LOUISIANA, WHO HAD DONE THE LAST OVERHAUL. THEY TOLD US THERE HAD BEEN A HISTORY OF THE THESE GENERATORS HAVING THE INSULATING TAPE COME LOOSE FROM THE COVER AND INGESTING IT, LEAVING THE BRUSH LEAD UNPROTECTED AND THERE WAS A NEW LEAD AVAILABLE THAT WAS INSULATED AND DIDN'T NEED THE INSULATING TAPE.