- Registered owner
- Air Methods LLC
- Location
- Greenwood Village, CO
- Owner type
- LLC
- Serial number
- 3470
- Year built
- 2001
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Engine
- Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- April 30, 2003
- Certificate issued
- October 1, 2009
- Expires
- July 31, 2028
- Mode S code
- AC986D
Eurocopter EC 130 B4TCDS H9EUAirframe · Eurocopter EC 130 B4TCDS E00054ENEngine · Turbomeca ARRIEL-2B1
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 64
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 EC 130 B4
AD 2026-20-03Placards and MarkingsAD 2026-16-01Main rotor driveAD 2026-14-02Indication/Recording SystemInformation bulletins that may apply · 5
Advisory, not mandatory.
Historical bulletins · 1
NTSB investigations · 1
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
FAA incident reports · 1
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Service difficulty reports · 12
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR QMLA2026081320055Blower Motor · burned outODOR OF BURNT ELECTRICAL WIRING. FOUND SMELL COMING FROM AFT AC VENTS. FOUND CONDENSATION/WATER IN ELECTRICAL MOTOR. REPLACED AFT BLOWER MOTORSDR QMLA2026080920052Elec Connector · burnedON APPROACH PILOT AND CREW DETECTED FAINT ELECTRICAL SMELL NO SMOKE PRESENT. AMT DISCOVERED 1 EACH MOLEX CONNECTER WITH DISCOLORATION REPLAIRED DAMAGED WIRING.SDR 2A6R2025100673904Rail · chafedDAMAGE TO THE RH TRDS SUPPORT RAIL (PN 350A23-1053-59) WAS FOUND IN THE FORM OF SEVERAL CHAFES AT THE #3 BEARING SUPPORT (PN 350A23-1053-42). THE #3 BEARING SUPPORT IS ALSO CHAFED JUST ABOVE THE UPPER EDGE OF THE RAIL. ALL CHAFED AREAS WERE BURNISHED, AND A DOSDR 2A6R2025100673903Channel · corrodedDAMAGE TO THE RH EDGE FRAME Z CHANNEL, IN THE FORM OF CORROSION, WAS FOUND AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS FWD AND AFT OF FUSELAGE STATION 1405 MM. DAMAGE AFT OF FUSELAGE STATION 1405 MM WAS REMOVED, AND A FABRICATED Z CHANNEL WAS SPLICED IN. DAMAGE FWD OF FUSELAGE STATISDR 2A6R2025100673902Bearing · chafedLH DOOR POST BEARING (P/N 350A21-4459-2251) WAS FOUND TO BE CHAFED BY CONTACT WITH LH SLIDING DOOR CENTER ARM. A NEW DOOR POST BEARING WAS FABRICATED FROM .050” 2024-T3 ALUMINUM SHEET AND LABELED WITH PN: 350A21-4459-2251-AMC. A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DAMSDR 2A6R2025100673901Crossbeam · chafedDAMAGE TO THE AFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FITTING AREA WAS FOUND IN 2 LOCATIONS. CHAFE DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON A PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED “AFT LANDING GEAR CROSS BEAM REPAIR BLOCK” (P/N RDAS AHI 130 53 005 24.01) IN THE FORM OF CHAFING. DAMAGE WAS ALSO FOUND ON THE AFT LANDSDR QMLA2025061620067Vent Line · leakingMAJOR OIL LEAK. DISCOVERED BY NURSE STOWING EQUIPMENT IN REAR COMPARTMENT. HE ADVISED ME OF OIL ALL OVER THE SIDE OF AIRCRAFT. I SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND EXITED TO INSPECT. REMOVED AND RE-INSTALLED OIL VENT LINE FROM TANK, GROUND RUN, LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD, RSDR QMLA2024042320041Crossbeam · chafedTHE AFT LANDING GEAR CROSS BEAM (P/N: 350A214311.20). THE AFT CROSS BEAM IS DAMAGED DUE TO AFT LANDING GEAR FITTING LOWER HALF REPOSITIONED AND WORN WHICH CREATED LATERAL MOVEMENT OF LANDING GEAR CROSS TUBE AND CAUSED CHAFE DAMAGE TO THE AFT CROSS BEAM. NO CRASDR 2A6D2020021554802Fuel Tank · leakingAFTER INSTALLING A VECTOR AEROSPACE CRASH RESISTANT FUEL TANK FAA STC SR02492AK IN THE HELICOPTER. WE PROCEEDED TO COMMENCE OUR REQUIRED FUEL CHECKS. FUELED THE HELICOPTER AND VERIFIED CORRECT OPERATION OF THE FUEL LOW LEVEL INDICATION SYSTEM. ALL CHECKS WESDR 2A6D2020021554801Frame · crackedDURING INSPECTION FOUND A CRACK IN THE RIGHT SIDE CABIN FLOOR STRUCTURE NEAR THE DOOR POST WITHIN THE DOOR STRUT FITTING. REPAIRED THE FRAME AS PER AIRBUS HELICOPTERS RDAS AHI 130 53 028 19ASDR QMLA2011011611010Windshield · crackedWHILE COMING UP TO A 2 FT HOVER, A CRACK APPEARED ON THE LT PILOTS WINDSHIELD BEGINNING AT THE RT CTR OF WINDOW, CRACK GREW TO APPROX 8 INCHES IN LENGTH, MOVING TOWARD THE LT SIDE OF WINDOW, ALMOST EYE LEVEL, ABORTED TAKEOFF, LANDED BACK ON HELIPAD.SDR 2009F00077Compressor · seizedDURING TAKEOFF STRONG ELECTRICAL FUMES IN COCKPIT. SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL FUMES ISOLATED TO AIR CONDITIONER. AIR CONDITIONER TURNED OFF, FUMES DISSIPATED RAPIDLY. PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TO POINT OF ORIGINAL DEPARTURE.
STCs that may be installed · 134
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
See all 134 STCs
Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1
This aircraft carried N910U before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.