N151AC2003 Eurocopter EC 130 B4
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198213 ADs may apply19 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
- Dec 12, 2012
- Expires
- Dec 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 2, 2004
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
- EC 130 B4
- Year
- 2003
- Serial number
- 3732
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 6
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- 12,500 - 19,999 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- H9EU
- Mode S code
- A0CDE9
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 (13)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 2012-18-18 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | Oct 24, 2012 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1)Only with: Engines not modified by TU166 modification. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-11 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | Mar 20, 2012 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1) |
| 2011-06-07 | Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) Model EC130 B4 Helicopters | Apr 6, 2011 | Airframe (EC 130 B4)Only with: Flotation gear unit "1G" (1G unit), P/N 350A63256300, installed. |
| 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 (19)
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.
- Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · odorOct 8, 2026
POTENT FUEL ODOR, AFTER TAKEOFF IN COCKPIT WITH PATIENT ON BOARD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · vent · smokeMay 24, 2025
PILOT STATED THAT HE SMELLED AND OBSERVED SMOKE FROM THE FORWARD EVAPORATOR AIR VENTS. THE PILOT STATES THAT HE HAD SELECTED THE LOW BLOWER SPEED SETTING.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · motor · failedMar 5, 2025
WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONING IS TURNED ON THERE IS A STRONG BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL/FUMES
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Main rotor · bushing · failedOct 6, 2022
DURING ASSEMBLY OF THE LOWER SCISSOR THE CLEARANCE “J” COULD NOT BE OBTAINED. REF MM REV 16 AMM 62-33-00,4-1 PARA F.2.C.1.G. THE SCISSORS LINK WAS DISASSEMBLED, AND THE BUSHING LENGTH WAS MEASURED AND FOUND TO BE 3.3046”. A NEW AIR BUS BUSHING P/N 704A33-640-021 WAS MEASURED AND FOUND TO HAVE A…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · floor panel · corrodedFeb 19, 2021
HAS CORROSION ON THE RT CABIN FLOOR EDGING LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY STA 1545, WL 2640 AND BL 970R. THE DAMAGE IS .75” LONG BY .90” WIDE AND IS .004”.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor drive · gearbox · making metalAug 7, 2019
DURING AAIP INSPECTION 50HR/30 DAY CHIP PLUG INSPECTION, FOUND METAL PARTICLES ON BEVEL REDUCTION GEARBOX CHIP DETECTOR PLUG. DUE TO SIZE AND COMPOSITION OF THE PARTICLES, AIRBUS RECOMMENDED REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF BEVEL REDUCTION GEARBOX AND EPICYCLIC REDUCTION GEARBOX. AIRCRAFT REMAINS OUT OF…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Power plant · intake · crackedJan 15, 2019
WHILE CLEANING THE ENGINE AREA (COWLING OFF DUE TO OTHER MAINT) I FOUND A CRACK ALONG A WELD ON THE LT SIDE OF THE ENGINE INTAKE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Hydraulic power · hydraulic line · crackedNov 7, 2018
FOUND RIGID HYDRAULIC LINE SEEPING FROM CONICAL HOUSING TO HYDRAULIC MANIFOLD ON R/H SIDE OF TRANSMISSION. AFTER REMOVING THE LINE & PERFORMING A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE LINE USING A 10X MAGNIFIER I FOUND THE COMPRESSION FITTING ON THE MANIFOLD SIDE OF THE RIGID LINE WAS CRACKED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine oil · switch · failedMay 25, 2018
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF DURING CLIMB. SCANNED THE AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS AND EVERYTHING WAS IN THE NORMAL OPERATING RANGE. NOTICED THE OIL TEMPERATURE HAD CLIMBED AROUND 7-8 DEGREES PAST THE INITIAL SCAN, STILL WITHIN NORMAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS. THE OIL TEMPERATURE WAS INCREASING A DEGREE CELSIUS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · attach fitting · crackedNov 20, 2017
CRACK FOUND IN THE RT UPPER HORIZONTAL STAB ATTACH FITTING DURING DAILY INSPECTION.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 19 reports.
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