- Registered owner
- Air Methods LLC
- Location
- Greenwood Village, CO
- Owner type
- LLC
- Serial number
- 0686
- Year built
- 2008
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Engine
- Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- February 25, 2022
- Certificate issued
- February 3, 2014
- Expires
- February 28, 2030
- Mode S code
- AD3FD7
Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 T2+TCDS H88EUAirframe · Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 T2+TCDS E34NEEngine · Turbomeca ARRIUS-2B2
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 19
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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| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 | 6 |
Airframe · Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 T2+
AD 2026-20-06Main rotor gearboxAD 2026-17-05Cabin Equipment/FurnishingsAD 2026-08-10Passenger compartment equipmentInformation bulletins that may apply · 3
Advisory, not mandatory.
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N953ALMatched 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 Deutschland EC 135 T2+ aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N953ALMatched 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 Deutschland EC 135 T2+ aircraft
Service difficulty reports · 4
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR QMLA2025072520076Profile · crackedDURING 500HR AIRFRAME INSPECTION FOUND THE LH AND RH A-PROFILES CRACKED AND A CRACK IN THE TRANSMISSION DECK FLOOR .SDR QMLA2024091620115Pedal · crackedDURING THE 1000HR AIRFRAME INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE PILOT LH TAIL ROTOR PEDAL ON THE UPPER PART OF THE
INBOARD FORK.SDR 2A6D202221207001Angle · crackedDURING THE INSPECTION REQUIRED BY ASB21-01 SECTION 4, DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED AT FRAME 5 ADJACENT TO THE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT WALLSDR 2A6D202210200001Doubler · crackedREAR DOUBLER P/N: L533M1321262 FOUND CRACKED DURING INSPECTION
STCs that may be installed · 71
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.