N490H2008 American Eurocopter LLC AS350B3
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198212 ADs may apply10 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Air Methods LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Greenwood Village, CO
- Certificate issued
- Mar 11, 2015
- Expires
- Mar 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Oct 10, 2008
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
- American Eurocopter LLC
- Model
- AS350B3
- Year
- 2008
- Serial number
- 4539
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 7
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- H9EU
- Mode S code
- A610C7
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- 2015 – nowAir Methods LLCGreenwood Village, CO · current
- 1993 – 1999Individual ownerSouth Bend, IN · different airframe: Enstrom F-28a S/N 299
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 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 (12)
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) |
| 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 (10)
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 · support · chafedDec 10, 2024
THE TRANSMISSION SUPPORT FRAME (PN 350A21-1041-143) HAS CHAFING DAMAGE ON THE LOWER FLANGE FROM AN UNSECURED CABLE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · mount · chafedDec 10, 2024
TAIL GEARBOX MOUNTING PLATE CHAFE DAMAGE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · bulkhead · chafedDec 10, 2024
AS350 S/N 4539 NOTED CHAFING DAMAGE ON THE LH LATERAL BULKHEAD (X FRAME) ON THE INBOARD FACE AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 1. THE LH X-FRAME HAS ONE CHAFED AREA LOCATED ON ITS INBD BEADED FACE MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 0.90” LONG AND 0.30” WIDE WITH A MAX DEPTH OF 0.024”
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Air conditioning and pressurization · compressor · odorOct 2, 2023
PILOT REPORTED SMOKE SMELL IN CABIN, TURNED OFF THE A/C SYSTEM AND SMELL WENT AWAY. LANDED AT BASE WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. MECHANIC ON SITE FOUND WHERE A/C COMPRESSOR CLUTCH WAS INOP.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · none · noneJan 21, 2023
FOUND THAT THE RTV USED ON A RECENTLY INSTALLED LIGHT WAS EMITTING A SMELL FROM THE OVERHEAD CABIN LIGHTS. APPLIED 10 DAY MEL TO THOSE LIGHTS IN ORDER TO ORDER A SEALANT THAT IS MORE SUITABLE (HIGHER TEMP),AND PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKER TO THESE LIGHTS. THE TEMPERATURE OF THESE LIGHTS WAS COMPLETELY…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · chafedJun 17, 2020
AC 4539 HAS CHAFFING ON THE RT BATTERY TRAY SUPPORT AND ON THE INTERNAL SIDE OF THE TAIL BOOM SKIN. DAMAGE BEING OVER 12 INCHES LONG WITH A MAX DEPTH OF .020 . DAMAGE BEING LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY BS 7948, BL 190R, AND WL 2039. IT HAS A MAX DEPTH OF .010 IN AND AREA 2.5 LONG BY .65.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Indicating and recording systems · light · burned outMay 2, 2020
PILOT REPORTED A BURNT SMELL IN THE CABIN UPON APPROACH AND NOTICED THE CLOCK LIGHT HAD GONE OUT. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE AIRCRAFT, THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF ALL WIRING BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND ALL WIRING LOOKED TO BE IN A SERVICABLE CONDITON. HE THEN HAD THE PILOT PERFORM…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · filter · missingOct 9, 2012
DURING A ROUTINE 600 HR ENGINE INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ENGINE INTERNAL OIL FILTER WAS MISSING. DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OPERATED FOR THE LAST 600 HRS WITHOUT A FILTER ELEMENT INSTALLED. A NEW FILTER ELEMENT WAS INSTALLED AND THE OIL SYS WAS FLUSHED AND SERVICED. PULLED AN OIL…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Tail rotor drive · gearbox · making metalSep 19, 2012
WHILE TRANSITIONING OVER AIRPORT, TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED. ON FINAL, CHIP LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. LANDING WAS WITH OUT INCIDENT. FELT NO UNUSUAL PRESSURE OR VIBRATION IN THE CONTROLS. MECHANIC FOUND AN INSIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF METAL SHAVINGS ON THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor · swashplate · dirtyMar 11, 2011
PILOT EXPERIENCED A BINDING OR HARD POINT PREVENTING CYCLIC TRAVEL IN THE AFT LT QUADRANT OF TRAVEL DURING HOVER TAXI/FWD FLIGHT IN GROUND EFFECT. THE PILOT PERFORMED A RUN ON LANDING. THE PILOT SELECTED IDLE AND PERFORMED A CONTROL FREEDOM CHECK WITH CYCLIC FRICTION REMOVED AND THE SYMPTOMS WERE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026