N930U
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.
5 reports on file, 2009-01-15 – 2025-08-13.
Part: MOTOR — FAILED (EVAP FAN) · airframe 4,135 hrs · 13,550 cycles
ENROUTE BACK TO BASE AFTER A TRANSPORT, THE CREW SMELLED A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL. SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT EP WAS FOLLOWED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SMELL WENT AWAY WHEN THE ECS WAS TURNED OFF. IAW THE EP, WE LEFT THE ECS OFF AND CONTINUED TO BASE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (GENERATOR) · airframe 4,109 hrs · 13,439 cycles
GENERATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT AND WOULD NOT RESET. LANDED AT A NEARBY AIRPORT. FOUND WIRE BROKEN AT TERMINAL ON THE GENERATOR.
Part: ENGINE — POWER LOSS (ZONE 200) · airframe 3,697 hrs · 11,952 cycles
ON PICKUP I NOTICED THE FLI WAS HIGHER THAN NORMAL, I CAN USUALLY LIFTOFF AT 7/7.5 ON THE FLI AT MGW BUT THIS TIME I WAS 100LBS UNDER MGW AND IT DIDNT LIFT OFF UNTIL OVER 8 ON THE FLI. ON CLIMB-OUT IT FELT SLUGGISH SO I CHECKED MY NUMBERS. I WAS AROUND 98 N1/NG AND MY TQ SEEMED LOWER THAN USUAL AT THE HIGH LOWS I SAW OF 63% AND 52 % RESPECTIVELY. COMPLETED COMP WASH, CLEANED BLEED VALVE FILTER AND VISUALLY INSPECTED ENGINE, IAW SAFFRAN 75-00, NO DISCREPANCY NOTED OPS CHECKS GOOD
Part: HOPPER — CRACKED (OIL COOLER FAN) · airframe 838 hrs · 2,627 cycles
DURING AAIP A0740 INSPECTION, FOUND THE OIL COOLER FAN HOPPER CRACKED AT FAN ATTACHMENT LOWER RIGHT BOLT LOCATION.
Part: WINDSHIELD — CRACKED (COCKPIT) · airframe 2,172 hrs
FOUND CRACK IN RIGHT WIND SCREEN UPON WALK AROUND AT PWA. MAINTENANCE WAS ON SIGHT AND DISPATCH WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD BE OUT OF SERVICE WHILE THE WIND SCREEN WAS REPLACED. WINDSHIELD CRACKED 12 INCHES FROM THE RIGHT SIDE TO THE CENTER OF THE RT WINDSHIELD, OUTSIDE AIR TEMP WAS 9 DEGREES F, THIS WAS AN ORIGINAL WINDSHIELD AND WAS 4.5 YEARS OLD. CRACK ORIGINATED AROUND A SPACER THAT STANDS OFF THE TRIM STRIP.