N984ME
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 LLC (QMLA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
NUMBER 2 ENGINE OVSP FAIL DID NOT EXTINGUISH.
MRB VIBE ABSORBERS LEAKING.
DAMAGE TO THE LH STA5025 FRAME INNER SKIN PANEL (PN: B533K5606-211) IN THE FORM OF 2EA CRACKS ON THE UPPER END OF THE PART AND A CHAFE ON THE LOWER END OF THE PART. THE CRACKS WERE MEASURED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 0.19â AND 0.20â IN LENGTH EMANATING FROM A FASTENER HOLE. THE CHAFE WAS MEASURED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 0.66â X 0.55â AND 0.010â DEEP. THIS DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND DOCUMENTED ON FAA FORM 337 DATED 06/05/2021.
DAMAGE WAS REPORTED ON THE RWL1505 INTERCOSTAL (PN: B533K5396-204) IN THE FORM OF CHAFES. THE CHAFES WERE MEASURED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 0.007â AND 0.010â DEEP. THIS DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND DOCUMENTED ON FAA FORM 337 DATED 06/05/2021.
S/N 9080 BK117 C-2/EC145 WAS FOUND TO HAVE CHAFE DAMAGE IN THE TAIL CONE OMEGA STRINGER AT STA6541. THIS DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND DOCUMENTED ON FAA FORM 337 DATED 06/05/2021.
DAMAGE WAS REPORTED ON THE STA5375 CANT FRAME UPPER DOUBLER (PN: B533K3517-201) IN THE FORM OF A CHAFE MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 0.50â X 0.10â AND 0.050â DEEP. THIS DAMAGE HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED AND DOCUMENTED ON FAA FORM 337 DATED 06/05/2021.
BK117-C2 S/N 9080 WAS FOUND TO HAVE CHAFE DAMAGE TO THE UPPER BULKHEAD ANGLE P/N L533K3138-201 AT STA 4963, RBL 40, WL 2625. THE DAMAGE MEASURES 0.01â DEEP, AND 0.25â X 0.25â IN AREA.
MEDCREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN AREA, PILOT NOTICED CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED, DESCENDED AND MADE AN UNSCHEDUALED LANDING. CALLED MECHANIC.
AIR CONDITIONING DRIVE PULLEY BOLTS SHEARED AND THE PULLEY DETACHED FROM THE DRIVE. IT LOOKS LIKE THE BOLTS LOST TORQUE SLIGHTLY, BOLT HEADS WERE SAFETIED, THE THE PULLEY WORKED THE THE BOLTS UNTIL THEY SHEARED. I HAVE OPERATED 8500 HOURS ON 5 DIFFERENT EC-145S WITH THIS PULLY SYSTEM WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. I HAVE CHECKED MY OTHER 5 EC-145 HELICOPTERS FOR AIR-CONDITIONG PULLY ATTACHMENT AND THEY ARE ALL PERFECT. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. --- AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE ATTACHING BOLTS, THE BOLT SHANKS THAT WERE STILL IN THE PULLEY WERE TIGHT HOWEVER FRETTING WAS FOUND ON THE PULLEY ATTACHING SURFACE. IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT THE INSTALLER OF THIS STC (HELI-DYNE)INSTALLED THE WRONG LENGTH BOLTS.
THE AIR-CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR SEIZED, THE DRIVE BELT CONTINUED TURNING, SMOKING UNTIL IT BROKE.