Registered owner
Air Methods LLC
Owner type
LLC
Serial number
53309
Year built
1998
Type
Rotorcraft
Engine
Turbo-shaft
Airworthiness
Standard, normal
Airworthiness date
October 26, 1998
Certificate issued
November 30, 2007
Expires
October 31, 2028
Mode S code
A4C6AE

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Allison 250-C47 model are included below.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 49

Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

1982In forceSuperseded2026
ADs by the year they took effect: 69 ADs
19821
19961
19971
19984
19994
20006
20014
20025
20034
20041
20053
20062
20071
20081
20094
20112
20123
20135
20141
20152
20181
20192
20212
20234
20242
20251
20262
See all 72 ADs

Information bulletins that may apply · 8

Advisory, not mandatory.

Historical bulletins · 2

NTSB investigations

No NTSB investigations matched to N407AMMatched 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 Bell 407 aircraft

FAA incident reports

No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N407AMMatched 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 Bell 407 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 QMLA2026071320045Warning Light · false activationXMSN CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT, INSPECTED AND PERFORMED SERVICEABILITY CHECK. OPERATIONAL CHECK PERFORMED AS WELL. RTS.Jul 13, 2026 · N407AM · Bell 407 · Central WarningSDR QMLA2026013120008Pma · faultedPRECAUTIONARY LANDING MADE DUE TO GRINDING NOISE & VIBRATION IN COCKPIT. PMA FOUND TO BE FAULTY. REPLACED THE PMA.Jan 29, 2026 · N407AM · Bell 407 · Electrical Power SystemSDR QMLA2025071420072Wire Harness · chafedTRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT.Jul 13, 2025 · N407AM · Bell 407 · Main Rotor Drive System WiringSDR QMLA2017091017091Transmission · making metalIN FLIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION CHIP CAUTION ILLUMINATED. INSPECTED CHIP DETECTOR, DEBRIS FOUND, DETERMINED TO BE INSIGNIFICANT IAW MM 63, NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RUN FOR 10 MIN,THEN OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT FOR 30+ MIN. COULD NOT DUPLICASep 10, 2017 · N407AM · Bell 407 · Main Rotor GearboxSDR QMLA2017061117060Chip Detector · false activationIN FLIGHT THE TRANSMISSION CHIP CAUTION ILLUMINATED. INSPECTED THE CHIP DETECTOR. DEBRIS FOUND DETERMINED TO BE INSIGNIFICANT IAW MM 63. ACFT WAS GROUND RUN FOR 10 MINUTES. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT FOR 30 PLUS MINUTES WAS ALSO COMPLETED. COULD NOT DUPLICATJun 11, 2017 · N407AM · Bell 407 · Main Rotor GearboxSDR QMLA2017060817058Chip Detector · contaminatedIN FLIGHT THE XMSN CHIP CAUTION ILLUMINATED. INSPECTED CHIP DETECTOR, DEBRIS FOUND DETERMINED TO BE INSIGNIFICANT AS PER MM CH 63, NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RUN FOR 10 MIN. COULD NOT DUPLICATED DISCREPANCY, AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICJun 8, 2017 · N407AM · Bell 407 · Main Rotor GearboxSDR B1HR719229Yoke · out of toleranceDURING REPAIR OF TAIL ROTOR YOKE, BEARING BORES WERE FOUND TO BE OUT OF ACCEPTABLE LIMITS. YOKE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.Jul 17, 2001 · N407AM · Bell 407 · Tail Rotor Head
Reports on N407AM not matched to an aircraft · 1

They name N407AM, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

STCs that may be installed · 327

Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

See all 327 STCs