- Registered owner
- Air Methods LLC
- Location
- Greenwood Village, CO
- Owner type
- LLC
- Serial number
- 9054
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Engine
- Turbo-shaft
- Certificate issued
- April 16, 2015
- Expires
- April 30, 2028
- Mode S code
- A011C7
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 58
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
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Airframe · Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2
AD 2026-17-05Cabin Equipment/FurnishingsAD 2026-09-08Cabin Equipment/FurnishingsAD 2026-08-10Passenger compartment equipmentInformation bulletins that may apply · 3
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2
SAIB SW-18-04Engine Oil Drainage SystemSAIB SW-12-22MBB BK117 C-2 Auto Flight SystemSAIB SW-08-04Night Vision Imaging System installation on BK -117C-2 HelicopterNTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N103VUMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2 aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N103VUMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2 aircraft
Service difficulty reports · 7
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR QMLA2025060920062Belt · meltedSMOKE STARTED FILLING THE CABIN IN FLIGHT A COUPLE MILES FROM OUR DESTINATION. INSPECTED, REMOVED PARTIALLY MELTED AIR CONDITIONER BELT FROM COMPRESSOR. DEFERRED AIR CONDITIONING.SDR QMLA2023081420062Light · arcedDURING TAKEOFF, CREW IN REAR NOTED UNUSUAL ODOR. EXECUTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TO THE HOSPITAL PAD WHICH WAS ADJACENT TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE ODOR WAS NOTED WITHIN 15 SECONDS OF LIFTING FROM THE PAD. ONCE LANDED, EXECUTED SHUTDOWN. AFTER SHUTDOWN IT WAS NOT DESDR QMLA2017020417014Gearbox · making metalAFTER TAKEOFF, THE TAIL ROTOR CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE LIGHT. THE PILOT THEN DIVERTED AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT COULD REACH THE DIVERSION AIRPORT IT WAS DECIDED TO LAND IMMEDIATELY DUE TO PILOT FEELING VISDR QMLA2016061816067Chip Detector · contaminatedPILOT REPORTED TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX CHIP DETECTOR ILLUMINATION. HE WAS ABLE TO USE THE FUZZ BURNER SUCCESSFULLY 2 TIMES. AFTER THE THIRD ATTEMPT HE WAS ON APPROACH. UPON MAINTENANCE INSPECTION OF THE TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX CHIP DETECTOR THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL AMOUNSDR QMLA2013091313130Attach Fitting · crackedDURING AN AAIP ZONE 10 INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX ATTACH FITTING. CRACK IS LOCATED BELOW THE LT SIDE OF THE UPPER ATTACHMENT NUT FOR THE GEARBOX.SDR QMLA2012010412001O-Ring · tornTHE PILOT REPORTED AFTER LANDING, THE NURSE IN THE AFT CABIN STATED HE SMELLED GAS FUMES. AS THE CREW WAS EXITING THE ACFT, THEY VISUALLY CONFIRMED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE NR 1 ENGINE COWLING. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY COMPLIED WITH AN EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN OF THE ENSDR 904510062007Wire · arcedDURING SEVERAL FLIGHTS ON OCTOBER 5, 2007 THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED A BURNING ODOR IN THE AIRCRAFT BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE A SOURCE FOR THE ODOR. THE ODOR WAS THAT OF BURNING RUBBER AND ONLY OCCURRED DURING LANDING AS AIRCRAFT PASSED THROUGH ETL (EFFECTIVE TRANS
STCs that may be installed · 111
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2
STC ST00885LAInstallation of fire extinguisher cartridges as replacements for Pacific Scientific fire extinguisher cartridges in fire extinguisher bottles.STC SR00006RDnstallation of Emergency Medical System (EMS) equipment part number 145121-501 or 145121-502STC SR00601DEInstallation of a cabin air conditioning system.