- Registered owner
- Air Methods LLC
- Location
- Greenwood Village, CO
- Owner type
- LLC
- Serial number
- 4178
- Year built
- 2006
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Engine
- Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- April 10, 2007
- Certificate issued
- July 10, 2014
- Expires
- July 31, 2027
- Mode S code
- A6DF11
Eurocopter AS 350 B3TCDS H9EUAirframe · Eurocopter AS 350 B3TCDS 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 · Eurocopter AS 350 B3
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 · Eurocopter AS 350 B3
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 N54178Matched 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 AS 350 B3 aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N54178Matched 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 AS 350 B3 aircraft
Service difficulty reports · 9
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR 2A6D20220527001Bulkhead · chafedDAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE 15 DEGREE BULKHEAD LH WEB (P/N: 350A21-1032.86) IN THE FORM OF CHAFES. THE TWO CHAFING DAMAGE AREAS WERE FOUND NEAR THE X-FRAME AND UPPER CHAFING DAMAGE WAS MEASURED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 0.20” IN LENGTH, 0.3” IN WIDTH AND 0.008” DEPTH; TSDR 2A6R2018110202Frame · chafedRIGHT X FRAME STRUCTURE CHAFED.SDR 2A6R20181102001Door Frame · corrodedRIGHT SIDE LOWER DOOR FRAME FOUND CORRODED.SDR QMLA2018030118026Blade · crackedTAIL ROTOR BLADE CRACKED, 7 INCHES DOWN FROM COLLAR, 3 INCHES LONG . FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW AMM 64-10-00,6-1A.SDR QMLA2015031815018Starter Gen · damagedWHILE ACFT WAS IN FLIGHT WITH A PATIENT ABOARD, PILOT NOTICED A GRADUAL LOSS OF VOLTAGE & AMPERAGE. AFTER SHEDDING SECONDARY ELEC EQUIP, VOLTAGE & AMPERAGE CONTINUED TO DECREASE WHILE A GEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING FINAL DESCENT ON TO A MALL PARKING LOT. REMSDR QMLA2014040714034Tray · crackedDISCOVERED CRACKS IN AFT TAIL BOOM MOUNTED BATTERY TRAY. FIRST CRACK WAS LOCATED ON RT BATTERY TRAY. THIS CRACK WAS ON THE RT NUTPLATE DOUBLER FOR THE RT BOLT HOLE THAT ACCOMMODATES THE BATTERY HOLD DOWN BRACKET. SECOND CRACK WAS LOCATED ON THE LT BATTERY TSDR QMLA2013040613048Hose · leakingGROUND RUN HYD FLUID COMING FROM HOSE END FITTING GOING INTO HYD MAINFOLD. NEW HOSE WAS INSTALLED 1:43 HOURS AGO. REPORTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS HOSE. LOOKS LIKE POSSIBLE BAD CRIMPING OF HOSE ONTO FITTING. INSTALLED SERVICABLE HOSE OF AN OLDER PN. RUNSDR QMLA2013010613002Receptacle · failedON THE FDC AIR FILTER SYS, FOUND THE ENCAPSULATED RECEPTACLE, P26R16-1 HAD FAILED. THE CAPSULE WHICH IS HELD IN PLACE BY WHAT LOOKS LIKE "METAL SET" HAD SEPARATED FROM THE .2500 TURN FASTENER AND DROPED INTO THE ENGINE BAY. ON FURTHER INSPECTION SEVERAL OTHESDR RMXA350481Potentiometer · bindingACFT WAS LEAVING AIRPORT, DURING FLIGHT ACFT HAD A YAW FLUCTUATION. AFTER SEVERAL YAW FLUCTUATIONS THE WARNING INDICATION PANEL DISPLAYED AN AMBER GOV LIGHT. DURING THIS TIME OF OCCURANCE THE PILOT REPOSITIONED THE ACFT TO AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT
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.
See all 401 STCs