- Registered owner
- Air Methods LLC
- Location
- Greenwood Village, CO
- Owner type
- LLC
- Serial number
- 0671
- Year built
- 2008
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Engine
- Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- December 31, 2008
- Certificate issued
- August 26, 2013
- Expires
- August 31, 2029
- Mode S code
- A0FCF2
Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2+TCDS H88EUAirframe · Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2+TCDS E42NEEngine · Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 51
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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| 2004 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 | 5 |
Airframe · Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2+
AD 2026-20-06Main rotor gearboxAD 2026-17-05Cabin Equipment/FurnishingsAD 2026-08-10Passenger compartment equipmentInformation bulletins that may apply · 3
Advisory, not mandatory.
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N163BFMatched 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
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N163BFMatched 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 EC 135 P2+ aircraft
Service difficulty reports · 11
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR 2A6R2021062960606Stiffener · crackedDURING 1000 HOUR INSPECTION, AFTER REMOVING THE MAIN GEARBOX FOR USE ON ANOTHER AIRCRAFT, MULTIPLE CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE AREA OF FS 4505 - FS 4565. L/H AND R/H "A PROFILES FOUND CRACKED. STIFFENER OUTSIDE OF L/H "A PROFILE CRACKED. LONGERON 18CM TO LEFT OF SDR 2A6R2021061460605Bulkhead · corrodedDURING 1000 HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION AT FS 3150 HAT CHANNELS & AROUND PREVIOUS REPAIR PATCH. PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED.SDR 2A6R2021061460604Keelbeam · corrodedDURING 1000 HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND R/H KEEL BEAM UPPER ANGLE CORRODED UNDER NUTPLATE AT FWD END OF CABIN FLOOR.SDR 2A6R2021060260603Skin · corrodedDURING 1000 HR INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION AROUND PREVIOUS REPAIRS ON L/H AND R/H MAINTENANCE STEPS. PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ON FAA FORM 337 DATED 16 SEPTEMBER 2013.SDR 2A6R2021060260602Skin · corrodedDURING 1000 HR INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION AROUND AND UNDER DATA TAG. PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ON FAA FORM 337 DATED 16 SEPTEMBER 2013.SDR 2A6R2021060260601Rib · corrodedDURING 1000 HR INSPECTION FOUND VERTICAL STAB TOP RIB HAS EXFOLIATION CORROSION BEHIND SEVERAL NUTPLATES.SDR QMLA2018102618115Battery Box · smokeUPON APPROACHING HOSPITAL, THE PILOT NOTICED A BATTERY DISCONNECT LIGHT ON THE CAD, AND AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME DETECTED AN ELECTRICAL TYPE ODOR IN THE AIRCRAFT. HE THEN TURNED OFF THE BATTERY AND WAS LESS THAN TWO MINUTES FROM THE HOSPITAL, AND CHOSE TO LAND ISDR QMLA2015101315096Pinion · damagedMAIN TRANSMISSION HAD STAGE 2 HIGH IRON INDICATION FROM OIL SAMPLE, REQUIRING INPUT DRIVE STAGE TOOTHING INSPECTION IAW ASB EC135-63A-012 WITHIN 25 FH. INSPECTION REVEALED PITTING IN BOTH INPUT PINIONS & BEVEL GEAR OF MAIN TRANSMISSION REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OSDR QML4201202170441Tail Boom · corrodedDURING ROUTINE 800 HOUR/ 3 YEAR INSPECTION, FOUND EVIDENCE OF CORROSION BETWEEN TAIL ROTOR STATOR ARMS AND STATOR ATTACHMENT CUPS AT 5 LOCATIONS. REVEALED THIS CORROSION IS NOT REPAIRABLE AT FIELD LEVEL AND WAS DIRECTED TO SHIP TAILBOOM TO MFG FOR FURTHER ESDR QMLA2011032911038Nut · backed outSUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: THE MECHANIC WAS COMPLYING WITH QAN 12-09 CONCERNING THE INTRODUCTION OF TECHNICAL FAX 09-006 REGARDING THE EC-135 ROTOR MAST NUT TORQUE CHECK. THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE MAST NUT BACKED OFF BY HAND WHEN INITIATING THE TORQUE CHECKSDR QMLA20110329110Nut · backed outTHE MECHANIC WAS COMPLYING WITH QAN 12-09 CONCERNING THE INTRODUCTION OF TECHNICAL FAX 09-006 REGARDING THE EC-135 ROTOR MAST NUT TORQUE CHECK. THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE MAST NUT BACKED OFF BY HAND WHEN INITIATING THE TORQUE CHECK. HE THEN TORQUED THE MAST
STCs that may be installed · 74
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.