N118LN2007 Eurocopter AS 350 B3
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198217 ADs may apply6 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Air Methods LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Greenwood Village, CO
- Certificate issued
- Nov 6, 2012
- Expires
- Nov 30, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- May 17, 2007
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Eurocopter
- Model
- AS 350 B3
- Year
- 2007
- Serial number
- 4214
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 6
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- H9EU
- Mode S code
- A04AF2
Engine
- Make and model
- Turbomeca Arriel 2b1
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
- Power
- 747 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2012 – nowAir Methods LLCGreenwood Village, CO · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (17)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-15 | Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib | Mar 23, 2021 | Airframe (AS 350 B3)Only with: AS350B3 helicopters excluded if Modification 07.3148 embodied in production or Eurocopter AS350 Service Bulletin 55.00.14 (any revision) embodied in service; AS355 models all serial numbers. |
| 2016-25-13 | Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Formerly Turbomeca S.A.) Turboshaft Engines | Feb 3, 2017 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1)Only with: Engine accessory gearbox (AGB) P/N 0292120650 with a machined front casing installed. |
| 2015-13-04 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | Sep 1, 2015 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1) |
| 2014-12-05 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | Aug 4, 2014 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1) |
| 2014-07-06 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | May 15, 2014 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1)Only with: Engines that do not have modification TU157 incorporated. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-23-09 | Eurocopter France Helicopters | Dec 27, 2013 | Airframe (AS 350 B3)Only with: Helicopters with sliding doors installed, except those with modification AL.4262. |
| 2013-21-01 | Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) Helicopters | Oct 25, 2013 | Airframe (AS 350 B3)Only with: Tail rotor hub pitch horn assembly P/N 350A121368.01, .02, .03, or .04, with pitch horn P/N 350A121368.XX, installed. |
| 2013-08-19 | Eurocopter France Helicopters | Jun 5, 2013 | Airframe (AS 350 B3)Only with: Sliding door pre-modification (MOD) 073298 or pre-MOD 073308 installed. |
| 2012-25-04 | Eurocopter France Helicopters | May 9, 2013 | Airframe (AS 350 B3)Only with: Modification (MOD) 07 5601 installed (AS350B3e configuration). |
| 2012-18-18 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | Oct 24, 2012 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1)Only with: Engines not modified by TU166 modification. |
| 2012-03-11 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | Mar 20, 2012 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1) |
| 2009-09-03 | Turbomeca S.A. Arriel 2B and 2B1 Turboshaft Engines | Jun 1, 2009 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1) |
| 2009-08-08 | Turbomeca Arriel 1B, 1D, 1D1, 2B, and 2B1 Turboshaft Engines | Apr 29, 2009 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1)Serial numbers per Figure 1 of Turbomeca Alert MSB No. A292 72 0827, Version A (Arriel 1B/1D/1D1) and Figure 1 of Turbomeca Alert MSB No. A292 72 2833, Version A (Arriel 2B/2B1), both dated March 20, 2009. Only with: Engines with power turbine modules M04 installed, as listed by SN in the referenced service bulletins. |
| 2009-01-11 | Turbomeca Arriel 2B and 2B1 Turboshaft Engines | Feb 27, 2009 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1) |
| 2007-19-09 | Turbomeca Arriel 2B1 Turboshaft Engines | Oct 3, 2007 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1) |
| 2007-10-06 | Turbomeca Arriel 2B1 Turboshaft Engines | May 29, 2007 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1) |
| 2005-25-13 | Turbomeca Arriel 2B and 2B1 Turboshaft Engines | Dec 28, 2005 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1)Only with: Engines without modification TU22 incorporated. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (6)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Fuselage · floorbeam · damagedMay 25, 2023
DURING INSPECTION, TWO NUTPLATES WERE FOUND TO BE INCORRECTLY INSTALLED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FLOOR BEAM AT APPROXIMATELY STA 1510 AND RBL 398.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · support beam · elongatedMay 23, 2023
DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED ON THE L/H BEAM UNDER THE ENGINE DECK (P/N: 355A21-2110.25) IN THE FORM OF AN ELONGATED HOLE IN THE LOWER FLANGE, NEAR THE AFT END OF THE PART
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · floorbeam · corrodedMay 23, 2023
DURING INSPECTION, CORROSION DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED TO THE R/H CABIN FLOOR EDGING P/N: 350A21-1359-21.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · canopy · crackedDec 29, 2020
DURING 600 HOUR AIRFRAME INSPECTION WE FOUND TWO CRACKS IN THE AIRFRAME CANOPY. ONE LOCATED ON THE TOP RAIL OF THE PILOT DOOR FRAME 5.5 INCHES AFT OF THE FRONT OF THE DRIP RAIL, 1 INCH IN LENGTH AND LOOKS TO BE THE TOP LAYER OF RESIN. THE SECOND IS LOCATED ON THE LT CO-PILOT WINDSHIELD FRAME. THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · wire · meltedDec 2, 2014
ON STARTUP SMOKE OBSERVED ON RT SIDE OF AVIONICS PANEL FROM BOTTOM OF PANEL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · anode terminal · meltedOct 21, 2010
CREW REPORTED SEEING SMOKE COMING FROM CABIN CENTER OVERHEAD LIGHT, ACCOMPANIED BY ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. CREW MEMBER TURNED OUT LIGHT IMMEDIATELY, SMOKE AND SMELL WENT AWAY. PILOT NEITHER SMELLED THE ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL NOR SAW ANY SMOKE. REMOVED OVERHEAD CTR LIGHT / VENTILATION ASSY IN…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026