Desert Air Ambulance INC
Also recorded as: DESERT AIR AMBULANCE INC, Desert Air Ambulance INC
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
No NTSB accidents or incidents linked to this operator.
FAA enforcement actions
No FAA enforcement actions linked to this operator.
Maintenance disclosure history
Service Difficulty Reports are self-reported maintenance findings. The NUMBER of reports is not a measure of reliability — diligent operators file more, not fewer. These are shown for transparency, not as a negative signal. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
Reports span 2008–2011. Most-reported systems: ATA 85 — 2. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: OTHER — 1; VIBRATION/BUFFET — 1.
2 reports on file.
Part: CONNECTING ROD — CRACKED (ENGINE)
REMOVED THE ENGINE FROM RT POSITION FOR SHIPMENT BACK DUE TO A DAMAGED CASE. DAMAGE APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY A FAILED CONNECTING ROD THAT BROKE APART AND PUNCTURED 2 LARGE HOLES IN THE CRANKCASE. BRIEF HISTORY: 325.5 HRS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE OF ENGINE, STARTER ADAPTER FAILED DAMAGING THE CASE. THE ENGINE WAS SHIPPED WHERE IT WAS DISASSEMBLED, CLEANED AND INSPECTED BEFORE GETTING REASSEMBLED USING A SERVICEABLE CRANKCASE. THE IS THE 2ND TIME THIS ACFT HAS SUFFERED AN INFLIGHT ENGINE FAILURE, BOTH FAILURES WERE A RESULT OF A CONNECTING ROD BREAKING LOOSE AND BOTH FAILURES WERE ON SAME O/H ENGINE WITH A BIT OVER 900 HRS SINCE O/H.
Part: CASE — CRACKED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 6,657 hrs
REMOVED THIS ENGINE FROM THE RT POSITION FOR SHIPMENT BACK TO RAM AC DUE TO A DAMAGED CASE. DAMAGE APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY A FAILED CONNECTING ROD THAT BROKE APART AND PUNCTURED (2) LARGE HOLES IN THE CRANKCASE. BRIEF ENGINE HISTORY: 347 HOURS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE ENGINE DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK FROM A HAIRLINE CRACK IN THE RT CASE. THE ENGINE WAS SHIPPED TO RAM WHERE IT WAS DISASSEMBLED, CLEANED AND INSPECTED BEFORE GETTING REASSEMBLED USING A SERVICEABLE CRANKCASE, NEW CAMSHAFT, LIFTERS, MAIN AND ROD BEARINGS.