N541782006 Eurocopter AS 350 B3
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198217 ADs may apply9 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
- Jul 10, 2014
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 10, 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
- 2006
- Serial number
- 4178
- 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
- A6DF11
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- 2014 – nowAir Methods LLCGreenwood Village, CO · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 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 (9)
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 · bulkhead · chafedMay 27, 2022
DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE 15 DEGREE BULKHEAD LH WEB (P/N: 350A21-1032.86) IN THE FORM OF CHAFES. THE TWO CHAFING DAMAGE AREAS WERE FOUND NEAR THE X-FRAME AND UPPER CHAFING DAMAGE WAS MEASURED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 0.20” IN LENGTH, 0.3” IN WIDTH AND 0.008” DEPTH; THE LOWER CHAFING DAMAGE WAS MEASURED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · door frame · corrodedNov 2, 2018
RIGHT SIDE LOWER DOOR FRAME FOUND CORRODED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · chafedNov 2, 2018
RIGHT X FRAME STRUCTURE CHAFED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Tail rotor · blade · crackedMar 1, 2018
TAIL ROTOR BLADE CRACKED, 7 INCHES DOWN FROM COLLAR, 3 INCHES LONG . FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW AMM 64-10-00,6-1A.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · starter gen · damagedMar 18, 2015
WHILE ACFT WAS IN FLIGHT WITH A PATIENT ABOARD, PILOT NOTICED A GRADUAL LOSS OF VOLTAGE & AMPERAGE. AFTER SHEDDING SECONDARY ELEC EQUIP, VOLTAGE & AMPERAGE CONTINUED TO DECREASE WHILE A GEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING FINAL DESCENT ON TO A MALL PARKING LOT. REMOVED STARTER GEN FOR INSPECTION & FOUND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · tray · crackedApr 7, 2014
DISCOVERED CRACKS IN AFT TAIL BOOM MOUNTED BATTERY TRAY. FIRST CRACK WAS LOCATED ON RT BATTERY TRAY. THIS CRACK WAS ON THE RT NUTPLATE DOUBLER FOR THE RT BOLT HOLE THAT ACCOMMODATES THE BATTERY HOLD DOWN BRACKET. SECOND CRACK WAS LOCATED ON THE LT BATTERY TRAY AT THE AFT LT BOLT HOLE LOCATION.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Hydraulic power · hose · leakingApr 6, 2013
GROUND RUN HYD FLUID COMING FROM HOSE END FITTING GOING INTO HYD MAINFOLD. NEW HOSE WAS INSTALLED 1:43 HOURS AGO. REPORTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS HOSE. LOOKS LIKE POSSIBLE BAD CRIMPING OF HOSE ONTO FITTING. INSTALLED SERVICABLE HOSE OF AN OLDER PN. RUN UP NO LEAKS ON GROUND RUN.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Power plant · receptacle · failedJan 6, 2013
ON THE FDC AIR FILTER SYS, FOUND THE ENCAPSULATED RECEPTACLE, P26R16-1 HAD FAILED. THE CAPSULE WHICH IS HELD IN PLACE BY WHAT LOOKS LIKE "METAL SET" HAD SEPARATED FROM THE .2500 TURN FASTENER AND DROPED INTO THE ENGINE BAY. ON FURTHER INSPECTION SEVERAL OTHER CAPSULES WERE FOUND LOOSE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine controls · potentiometer · bindingJan 13, 2011
ACFT WAS LEAVING AIRPORT, DURING FLIGHT ACFT HAD A YAW FLUCTUATION. AFTER SEVERAL YAW FLUCTUATIONS THE WARNING INDICATION PANEL DISPLAYED AN AMBER GOV LIGHT. DURING THIS TIME OF OCCURANCE THE PILOT REPOSITIONED THE ACFT TO AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026