- Registered owner
- Air Methods LLC
- Location
- Greenwood Village, CO
- Owner type
- LLC
- Serial number
- 4539
- Year built
- 2008
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Engine
- Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- October 10, 2008
- Certificate issued
- March 11, 2015
- Expires
- March 31, 2028
- Mode S code
- A610C7
American Eurocopter AS350B3TCDS H9EUAirframe · American Eurocopter AS350B3TCDS E00054ENEngine · Turbomeca ARRIEL-2B1
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 98
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 · American Eurocopter AS350B3
AD 2026-20-03Placards and MarkingsAD 2026-16-01Main rotor driveAD 2026-14-02Indication/Recording SystemInformation bulletins that may apply · 9
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · American Eurocopter AS350B3
SAIB AIR-21-13Engine Emergency Shutdown SystemSAIB SW-17-23R2Fuel SystemSAIB SW-15-20Air Conditioning System WiringSAIB SW-15-04Cabin Ventilation Air Scoop DrainingSAIB SW-12-45Garmin Model 400W/500W Series GPS-WAAS Navigation SystemSAIB SW-11-07Star Flex Arm Failures on Eurocopter France Model AS350, AS355, and EC130 HelicoptersSAIB SW-07-22R1Serrated lock washersSAIB SW-07-13Oxygen Reserve CylinderSAIB SW-06-48 corrected 07/20/2006Historical bulletins · 2
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N490HMatched 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 American Eurocopter AS350B3 aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N490HMatched 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 American Eurocopter AS350B3 aircraft
Service difficulty reports · 10
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR 2024FA0000956Bulkhead · chafedAS350 S/N 4539 NOTED CHAFING DAMAGE ON THE LH LATERAL BULKHEAD (X FRAME) ON THE INBOARD FACE AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 1. THE LH X-FRAME HAS ONE CHAFED AREA LOCATED ON ITS INBD BEADED FACE MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 0.90” LONG AND 0.30” WIDE WITH A MAX DEPTH OF 0.024”SDR 2024FA0000955Mount · chafedTAIL GEARBOX MOUNTING PLATE CHAFE DAMAGE.SDR 2024F00314Support · chafedTHE TRANSMISSION SUPPORT FRAME (PN 350A21-1041-143) HAS CHAFING DAMAGE ON THE LOWER FLANGE FROM AN UNSECURED CABLE.SDR QMLA2023100420081Compressor · odorPILOT REPORTED SMOKE SMELL IN CABIN, TURNED OFF THE A/C SYSTEM AND SMELL WENT AWAY. LANDED AT BASE WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. MECHANIC ON SITE FOUND WHERE A/C COMPRESSOR CLUTCH WAS INOP.SDR QMLA 202301242000None · noneFOUND THAT THE RTV USED ON A RECENTLY INSTALLED LIGHT WAS EMITTING A SMELL FROM THE OVERHEAD CABIN LIGHTS. APPLIED 10 DAY MEL TO THOSE LIGHTS IN ORDER TO ORDER A SEALANT THAT IS MORE SUITABLE (HIGHER TEMP),AND PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKER TO THESE LIGHTS. THE TEMPSDR 2A6D202006176001Skin · chafedAC 4539 HAS CHAFFING ON THE RT BATTERY TRAY SUPPORT AND ON THE INTERNAL SIDE OF THE TAIL BOOM SKIN. DAMAGE BEING OVER 12 INCHES LONG WITH A MAX DEPTH OF .020 . DAMAGE BEING LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY BS 7948, BL 190R, AND WL 2039. IT HAS A MAX DEPTH OF .010 IN ASDR QMLA2020050520018Light · burned outPILOT REPORTED A BURNT SMELL IN THE CABIN UPON APPROACH AND NOTICED THE CLOCK LIGHT HAD GONE OUT. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE AIRCRAFT, THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF ALL WIRING BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND ALL WIRING LOOKED TO BE IN A SERVICABLE COSDR QMLA2012100912167Filter · missingDURING A ROUTINE 600 HR ENGINE INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ENGINE INTERNAL OIL FILTER WAS MISSING. DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OPERATED FOR THE LAST 600 HRS WITHOUT A FILTER ELEMENT INSTALLED. A NEW FILTER ELEMENT WAS INSTALLED AND THE OIL SYS WSDR QMLA2012091912156Gearbox · making metalWHILE TRANSITIONING OVER AIRPORT, TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED. ON FINAL, CHIP LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. LANDING WAS WITH OUT INCIDENT. FELT NO UNUSUAL PRESSURE OR VIBRATION IN THE CONTROLS. MECHANIC FOUND AN INSISDR RMXA110314194936Swashplate · dirtyPILOT EXPERIENCED A BINDING OR HARD POINT PREVENTING CYCLIC TRAVEL IN THE AFT LT QUADRANT OF TRAVEL DURING HOVER TAXI/FWD FLIGHT IN GROUND EFFECT. THE PILOT PERFORMED A RUN ON LANDING. THE PILOT SELECTED IDLE AND PERFORMED A CONTROL FREEDOM CHECK WITH CYCLIC
STCs that may be installed · 401
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 N490H before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.