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N712SL

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2019 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429 · Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D1/D2

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Registered owner
Air Methods LLC
Location
Greenwood Village, CO
Owner type
LLC
Serial number
57374
Year built
2019
Type
Rotorcraft
Engine
Turbo-shaft
Airworthiness
Standard, normal
Airworthiness date
November 5, 2019
Certificate issued
December 6, 2025
Expires
December 31, 2032
Mode S code
A98516
Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429Airframe model · 9 seats · 2 engines · 102 registeredTCDS R00003RDAirframe · Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW207D1/D2

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 29

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2013In forceSuperseded2026
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Information bulletins that may apply · 1

Advisory, not mandatory.

Historical bulletins · 1
SAIB SW-10-15Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (Bell) Model 429 Helicopters with Clam Shell DoorsIssued Feb 5, 2010

NTSB investigations

No NTSB investigations matched to N712SLMatched 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 429 aircraft

FAA incident reports

No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N712SLMatched 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 429 aircraft

Service difficulty reports · 2

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SDR QMLA2026041720027Bearing · wornREQUESTED BY THE RAM TO INSPECT THE MRH SHEAR BEARINGS TO VERIFY TORQUE ON ATTACHING HARDWARE. FOUND THE BLUE BLADE SHEAR BEARING UPPER BOLT TO FAIL TORQUE CHECK, WITH THE BOLT ONLY BEING FINGER TIGHT. AFTER REMOVAL OF THE BOLT FOUND A SLIGHT STEP ON THE BOLTApr 17, 2026 · N712SL · Bell 429 · Main Rotor HeadSDR QMLA2022080820051Clutch · odorPILOT CALLED AND SAID CREW HAD SMELLED A BURNING ODOR ON APPROACH, DROVE UP AND FOLLOWED MEL PROCEDURES TO DEACTIVATE AIR CONDITIONERAug 5, 2022 · N712SL · Bell 429 · Cabin Cooling System

STCs that may be installed · 60

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