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N138LN

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2004 Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2+ · Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B2

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Registered owner
Air Methods LLC
Location
Greenwood Village, CO
Owner type
LLC
Serial number
0352
Year built
2004
Type
Rotorcraft
Engine
Turbo-shaft
Airworthiness
Standard, normal
Airworthiness date
January 5, 2015
Certificate issued
May 22, 2014
Expires
May 31, 2027
Mode S code
A099F0
Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2+Airframe model · 7 seats · 2 engines · 166 registeredTCDS H88EUAirframe · Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2+TCDS E42NEEngine · Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B2

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 50

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2000In forceSuperseded2026
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Information bulletins that may apply · 3

Advisory, not mandatory.

NTSB investigations

No NTSB investigations matched to N138LNMatched 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 EC 135 P2+ aircraft

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.

Incident 20071201828189IStarting Engines · Va(-23) On 12/01/2007 at 1000EST, the pilot was starting the number one engine, when it caught on fire. There was heat damage to the engine cowling. Further investigation determined that the fuel manifold had a pin hole which caused fuel to spray and was…Dec 1, 2007 · Minor damage

Service difficulty reports · 5

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SDR QMLA2026100620076Doubler · crackedDURING INSPECTIONS FOUND REAR DOUBLER CRACK. ALSO NEXT TO THAT THE INSIDE REINFORCEMENT CRACKEDOct 6, 2026 · N138LN · Urocop EC135P2 · Fuselage Main, Plate/SkinSDR QMLA2026092120071Outlet · odorUPON APPROACH AND LANDING BACK TO BASE, CREWMEMBER IN REAR OF AIRCRAFT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT IN THE NR 1 SIDE WALL OF THE AIRCRAFT. LANDED AND EXAMINED THE AREA, THEN REMOVED ELECTRICAL POWER FROM CIRCUIT AND ODOR DISSIPSep 19, 2026 · N138LN · Urocop EC135P2 · Electrical Power SystemSDR QMLA2023092520076Tachometer · faultedTRIPLE TACH FAILURE IN FLIGHT. ROTOR NEEDLE SWUNG FULL DEFLECTION AND BACK TO ZERO MULTIPLE TIMES. NO CHANGE IN ROTOR STABILIZATION. NO ASSOCIATED WARNINGS OR AUDIBLE TONES.Sep 25, 2023 · N138LN · Urocop EC135P2 · Indicating/Recording SystemSDR QMLA2023092120074Tachometer · unknownIN CRUISE FLIGHT AROUND 18 MINUTE AWAY FROM SYRACUSE, I RECEIVED A ROTOR RPM LOW AURAL ALERT AND CONFIRMED THAT BOTH MY NR AND #2 ENGINE N2 WERE BLEEDING QUICKLY TO ZERO. NO CHANGE IN AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE, SOUND, OR HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS. I LOWERED THE COLLSep 19, 2023 · N138LN · Urocop EC135P2 · Indicating/Recording SystemSDR QMLDMR0281Blade · cracked(4) CRACKS IN MAIN ROTOR BLADE UPPER SKIN AT BLADE STATION 75" APPROX 3" LONG, T/E AT BLADE STATION 78" APPROX .5" AND (2) IN INBD TRIM TAB AT BLADE STATION 152" APPROX .5" EA.Jun 14, 2011 · N138LN · Urocop EC135P2 · Main Rotor Blades

STCs that may be installed · 74

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