Registered owner
Air Methods LLC
Owner type
LLC
Serial number
54433
Year built
2013
Type
Rotorcraft
Engine
Turbo-shaft
Airworthiness
Standard, normal
Airworthiness date
October 22, 2013
Certificate issued
November 5, 2013
Expires
November 30, 2029
Mode S code
A4CB60

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.

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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.

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Information bulletins that may apply · 7

Advisory, not mandatory.

Historical bulletins · 2

NTSB investigations

No NTSB investigations matched to N408LNMatched 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 Helicopter Textron Canada 407 aircraft

FAA incident reports

No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N408LNMatched 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 Helicopter Textron Canada 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 QMLA2023123120123Unknown · unknownDURING SCENE FLIGHT REQUEST AND ENROUTE TO SCENE, MEDICAL CREW NOTICED AND UNUSUALLY STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE CABIN AREAS. THE PATIENT SCENE FLIGHT REQUEST CANCELED MOMENTS LATER FROM THE REQUESTERS END, AND WE RETURNED TO BASE (RTB). DURING RTB, THE SMELL SEEDec 31, 2023 · N408LN · Bell 407 · Aircraft Fuel SystemSDR QMLA2023080620058Transmission · unknownTRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. FOUND INSIGNIFICANT DEBRIS, AS DEFIED IN BELL MM, CHAPTER 63.Aug 5, 2023 · N408LN · Bell 407 · Main Rotor Drive SystemSDR QMLA2020082020040Hmu · unserviceableAFTER ESTABLISHING CRUISE FLIGHT ON THE WAY TO A SCENE LOCATION AND NOT UTILIZING REMAINING POWER AVAILABLE PILOT PULLED MORE COLLECTIVE TO EXPEDITE EN-ROUTE TIME. ONCE REACHING APPROXIMATELY 85% TRQ, TRQ DROPPED WITHOUT PILOT MANIPULATION, OVERCORRECTED AND TAug 18, 2020 · N408LN · Bell 407 · Fuel Controlling SystemSDR QMLA2018053118066Switch · malfunctionedSAS FORCE TRIM SWITCH ENGAGES UNCOMMANDED. WHEN SAS IS ENGAGED VIA CONTROL PANEL THE FORCE TRIM RELEASE SWITCH WILL OVERRIDE THE FORCE TRIM UNCOMMANDED RESULTING IN UNCOMMANDED PITCH AND ROLL CHANGES WHEN THE CYCLIC IS NOT GUARDED OR HELD. WHEN SAS IS OFF, THEMay 31, 2018 · N408LN · Bell 407 · Auto Flight SystemSDR QMLA2016040416033Chip Detector · contaminatedCHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED MOMENTARILY INFLIGHT, FLICKERED TWICE, G1000H RECORDED TWO EVENTS. DISCOVERED INSIGNIFICANT DEBRIS, IRREGULAR SHAPED FERROUS METAL PARTICLES ON TRANSMISSION LOWER CHIP DETECTOR. COMPLETED 15 MIN GND RUN WITH NO FURTHER INDICATIONS. WOApr 4, 2016 · N408LN · Bell 407 · Rotor Drive Indicating SystemSDR QMLA2014092814118Power Supply · shortedLAUNCHING ON A SCENE FLIGHT, ON STARTUP THE LANDING LIGHT CB POPPED & WAS RESET ONCE. THE STARTUP WAS COMPLETED. AFTER TAKEOFF THE NURSE SMELLED A BURNT WIRE SMELL & THEN THE REST OF THE CREW CONFIRMED THE SMELL. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO BASE APPROSep 28, 2014 · N408LN · Bell 407 · Passenger Compartment LightingSDR QMLA2014060314070Unknown · failedPATIENT ON BOARD, COMM 1 & COMM 2 FAIL SIMULTANEOUSLY. PILOT COMMUNICATES WITH TOWER VIA HOSPITAL FREQ ON TDFM & RECEIVES TRANSPONDER SQUAWK & APPROACH INSTRUCTIONS. AFTER SHUTDOWN, POWER IS REAPPLIED. COMM 1 REMAINS INOPERATIVE, COMM 2 IS OPERATIONAL. DEFJun 3, 2014 · N408LN · Bell 407 · Communications System

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.

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Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1

This aircraft carried N408LN before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.