N270SL

Cancelled 2024

Deregistered aircraft · 1989 Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2 · Lycoming LTS-101 series

Cancelled
December 17, 2024
Exported to
New Zealand
Status when cancelled
Valid registration
Serial number
7215
Year built
1989
Type
Rotorcraft
Engine
Turbo-shaft
Airworthiness
Standard, transport
Airworthiness date
December 13, 1989
Certificate issued
February 12, 2013
Last registry action
December 11, 2024
Mode S code
A2A817
Owner when cancelled
Air Methods LLC
Owner type
LLC

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

Service difficulty reports · 11

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

SDR QMLA2018081618097Mount · crackedDURING A PREFLIGHT, A CRACK WAS NOTICED NEAR UPPER LEFT CORNER OF TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX MOUNTING PAD. INVESTIGATED A POSSIBLE CRACK AND CLEANED AREA OF PAINT. INSPECTED THE UNDERSIDE OF THE MOUNTING PAD. AFTER CLEANING AND REMOVING PAINT A LARGE NOTICEABLE CRAug 16, 2018 · N270SL · Bolkms BK117B2 · Rotorcraft Tail BoomSDR QMLA2018022718023Gearbox · crackedTHIS AIRCRAFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION. THE AFT VERTICAL FIN SPAR WAS CLEANED TO PERFORM AD 1998-24-13. THE FOLLOWING DAY A VERY SMALL SPOT OF OIL WAS NOTICED ON THE SPAR BELOW THE LEFT SIDE OF THE T/R GEARBOX. THE GEARBOX WAS REMOFeb 26, 2018 · N270SL · Bolkms BK117B2 · Tail Rotor GearboxSDR QMLA2018022618022Mount · crackedTHIS AIRCRAFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION. TOP FWD ECU MOUNT TOP FIVE RIVETS SHEARED AND GUSSET CRACKED. TOP AFT MOUNT AND GUSSET FOUND ATTACHED WITH 6/32 SCREWS AND NUTPLATES, RUBBER SHIMS FOUND UNDER THE MOUNT, AND TWO SCREWS SHEAREFeb 26, 2018 · N270SL · Bolkms BK117B2 · Fuselage Main, Attach FittingsSDR QMLA2018022618021Frame · crackedWHILE COMPLETING THE A 2710 1800 HOUR INSPECTION, THE CABIN OVERHEAD CROSS FRAMES, BOTH WERE FOUND CRACKED ON THE LEFT SIDE END FLANGE AREA. THE FWD FRAME FOUND CRACKED IN THE LOWER ATTACH FLANGE BEND RADII AND THE AFT FRAME FLANGE FOUND CRACKED AT THE LOWERFeb 26, 2018 · N270SL · Bolkms BK117B2 · Fuselage Main, StructureSDR QMLA2017101117106Blade · crackedCRACK IN THE INBOARD LEADING EDGE EROSION PROTECTIVE SHELL AT THE SPLICE JOINT, UNDER THE PU TAPE. THIS WAS FOUND DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE EVENT. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION AWAITING REPLACEMENT MAIN ROTOR BLADES.Oct 11, 2017 · N270SL · Bolkms BK117B2 · Main Rotor BladesSDR QMLA2014030114021Unknown · odorSTRONG FUEL ODOR IN CABIN AREA DURING FLIGHT. AFTER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT FUEL REMNANTS WAS INSIDE THE AUXILIARY FUEL TANK, MAIN TANK VENT.Mar 1, 2014 · N270SL · Bolkms BK117B2 · Engine Fuel DistributionSDR QMLA2014012014008Unknown · leakingTHE PILOT HAD JUST LIFTED OFF FROM BASE WITH A MEDICAL CREW ONBOARD FOR A SCENE CALL. A FEW MINUTES INTO FLIGHT THE MEDICAL CREW NOTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR CONSUMING THE CABIN. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY ABORTED THE MISSION & RETURNED TO BASE. TROUBLE SHOT FUEL LEJan 20, 2014 · N270SL · Bolkms BK117B2 · Aircraft Fuel SystemSDR QMLA2014011714007Fitting · looseTHE PILOT REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF HE SETTLED INTO CRUISE WHEN FLIGHT PARAMEDIC IN CABIN NOTICED AN UNUSUALLY STRONG ODOR, THOUGHT TO BE FUEL. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY ABORTED FLIGHT, APPLIED THE INFLIGHT PROCEDURE FOR UNUSUAL SMELLS & LANDED BACK AT Jan 17, 2014 · N270SL · Bolkms BK117B2 · Aircraft Fuel Distribution SystemSDR 2A6R20130605317Skin · crackedFOUND 3 CRACKS (APPROX 1" EACH) IN SKIN OF TAILBOOM, WILL REMOVE AND REPLACE SKIN WITH NEW PART.Jun 4, 2013 · N270SL · Bolkms BK117B2 · Rotorcraft Tail BoomSDR 2A6R201304023171Panel · crackedFOUND CRACKS IN THE FORWARD BOX BEAM OF THE FUSELAGE BODY STRUCTURES' RT SIDE PANEL ASSY. THERE ARE 2 CRACKS IN THE AFT WEB, ONE IN THE INBD WEB AND ONE IN THE ANGLE CONNECTING THE WEBS. CRACKS ARE IN THE AREA THAT MEDICAL SEAT MOUNTS ARE ATTACHED TO THE BOX Apr 1, 2013 · N270SL · Bolkms BK117B2 · Fuselage Main, StructureSDR 2011FA0000619Light · malfunctionedPILOTS MASTER CAUTION LIGHT BARELY VISIBLE WHEN LIT. MAST MOMENT WARNING LIGHT IS BARELY VISIBLE WHEN LIT AND THE COLOT OF LIGHT HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM "RED" TO "GREEN". MASTER CAUTION PANEL "RED" WARNING LIGHTS ARE UNREADABLE. VS 800MHZ ANNUNCIATORS (PILOT ANDSep 21, 2011 · N270SL · Bolkms BK117B2 · Instrument Panel