Aircraft record

N587MHEurocopter Deutschland Gmbh MBB-BK 117 C-2

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198219 ADs may apply8 service difficulty reports

Registration: Valid; expires Mar 31, 2032
Based in: Greenwood Village, CO; owner city / state
Owners: 1; since 2025
NTSB events: None; since 1982
ADs may apply: 19; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 8; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Registered owner: Air Methods LLC
Owner type: LLC
City, state: Greenwood Village, CO
Certificate issued: Mar 5, 2025
Expires: Mar 31, 2032

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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh
Model: MBB-BK 117 C-2
Serial number: 9174
Aircraft type: Rotorcraft
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 8
Engines: 2
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A79104

Engine

Type: Turbo-shaft

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

2025 – 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, 2026

NTSB events (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (19)

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
2014-05-06 R1	Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH Helicopters (Type Certificate Previously Held by…	Jan 22, 2019	Airframe (MBB-BK 117 C-2)Certain serial numbers: EC135 P1 0005–00829; EC135 P2 0005–00829; EC135 P2+ 0005–00829; EC135 T1 0005–00829; EC135 T2 0005–00829; EC135 T2+ 0005–00829; …. Only with: EC135: tail rotor control lever P/N L672M2802205 or L672M1012212, cyclic control lever P/N L671M1005250, collective control lever assembly P/N L671M2020108, or collective control plate P/N L671M5040207 installed; MBB-BK 117C-2: tail rotor control lever assembly P/N B672M1007101 or B672M1807101, tail rotor control lever P/N B672M1002202 or L672M2802205, or lateral control lever assembly P/N B670M1008101 installed.
2017-03-01	Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (Previously Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH) Helicopters	Mar 31, 2017	Airframe (MBB-BK 117 C-2)Certain serial numbers: EC135 0005–00829; MBB-BK 117 C-2 9004–9310. Only with: EC135: with tail rotor control lever P/N L672M2802205 or L672M1012212, cyclic control lever P/N L671M1005250, collective control lever assembly P/N L671M2020108, or collective control plate P/N L671M5040207 installed; MBB-BK 117 C-2: with tail rotor control lever assembly P/N B672M1007101 or B672M1807101, tail rotor control lever P/N B672M1002202 or L672M2802205, or lateral control lever assembly P/N B670M1008101 installed.
2016-21-03	Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (Previously Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH) (Airbus…	Nov 25, 2016	Airframe (MBB-BK 117 C-2)Only with: Lateral duplex trim actuator P/N 418-00878-050 or 418-00878-051, or longitudinal duplex trim actuator P/N 418-00878-000 or 418-00878-001, installed.
2015-12-09 R1	Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (Previously Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH) (Airbus…	Feb 25, 2016	Airframe (MBB-BK 117 C-2)
2016-01-14	Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (Previously Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH) Helicopters	Feb 25, 2016	Airframe (MBB-BK 117 C-2)

Show all 19 ADs

AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
2014-06-51	Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (Airbus Helicopters) (Type Certificate Previously…	Jul 30, 2014	Airframe (MBB-BK 117 C-2)Only with: Metro Aviation, Inc. vapor-cycle air conditioning kit pulley P/N 30001 installed in accordance with STC No. SH3880SW.
2014-13-01	Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (Airbus Helicopters) (Previously Eurocopter…	Jul 15, 2014	Airframe (MBB-BK 117 C-2)Only with: Goodrich hoist damper unit P/N 44307-480, 44307-480-1, or 44307-480-2 installed.
2014-05-04	Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH Helicopters	Apr 14, 2014	Airframe (MBB-BK 117 C-2)Only with: With a jettisonable main cabin sliding door installed.
2013-21-06	Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH Helicopters	Jan 31, 2014	Airframe (MBB-BK 117 C-2)Only with: Goodrich external mounted hoist with boom support assembly P/N 44301-500, 44307-500, or 44307-500-1 installed (EC135); boom P/N 44307-500 installed (MBB-BK 117 C-2).
2013-16-20	Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH (ECD) Helicopters	Sep 27, 2013	Airframe (MBB-BK 117 C-2)
2013-12-05	Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH Helicopters	Aug 20, 2013	Airframe (MBB-BK 117 C-2)Only with: Bevel gear P/N 4639 310 065 installed in tail rotor intermediate gear box (IGB) P/N 4639 002 007.
2013-11-15	Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH Helicopters	Jul 26, 2013	Airframe (MBB-BK 117 C-2)Certain serial numbers: EC135 P1 0005–0699; EC135 P2 0005–0699; EC135 P2+ 0005–0699; EC135 T1 0005–0699; EC135 T2 0005–0699; EC135 T2+ 0005–0699; …. Only with: BO-105A/C/S/LS A-1 with cantilever assembly P/N 105-40132 or 105-40139; BO 105 LS A-3 with cantilever assembly P/N 105-40139; EC135 (excluding S/Ns 0076, 0093, 0098, 0099, 0102, 0104, 0106, 0108, 0110, 0111, 0113, 0114, 0116, 0117, 0119) with cyclic stick locking device P/N L670M1045101/-102/-104/-105/-106/-107 and pin P/N L311M1038205 or L311M1099205; MBB-BK117 A-1 through C-1 with cyclic stick holder assembly P/N 117-41140-01, 117-41230-01 or 117-41230-03; MBB-BK117 C-2 with cyclic stick locking device P/N B856M1011101 and pin P/N L311M1038205 or L311M1099205 installed.
2013-10-05	Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH Helicopters	Jun 10, 2013	Airframe (MBB-BK 117 C-2)
2012-13-11	Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH Helicopters	Aug 7, 2012	Airframe (MBB-BK 117 C-2)Serial numbers per Appendix 1 of Able Engineering & Component Services Alert Service Bulletin No. 2012-001, Revision IR, dated March 7, 2012. Only with: Tail rotor pitch link P/N 117-31821, 117-31822, or B642M1018101 with a serial number listed in Appendix 1 of Able ASB No. 2012-001 installed.
2012-12-21	Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH Helicopters	Jul 10, 2012	Airframe (MBB-BK 117 C-2)
2012-09-11	Eurocopter Deutschland GMBH Helicopters	Jul 9, 2012	Airframe (MBB-BK 117 C-2)Only with: Turbomeca Arriel 1E2 engine installed with a Fuel Control Unit (FCU) not modified with Turbomeca Modification TU 358.
2011-21-13	Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH (ECD) Model MBB-BK 117 C-2 Helicopters	Nov 21, 2011	Airframe (MBB-BK 117 C-2)
2010-22-07	Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH Model MBB-BK 117 C-2 Helicopters	Dec 3, 2010	Airframe (MBB-BK 117 C-2)Only with: Tail rotor control lever B642M1009103 installed.
2008-15-02	Eurocopter Deutschland GMBH Model MBB-BK 117C-2 Helicopters	Sep 3, 2008	Airframe (MBB-BK 117 C-2)Certain serial numbers: MBB-BK 117C-2 9004–9104; MBB-BK 117C-2 9106; MBB-BK 117C-2 9107; MBB-BK 117C-2 9111. Only with: With fire extinguishing system B26K1002-801, B262K1003-801, or B262K1004-801 installed.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (8)

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 · unknown · unknownJun 2, 2023
CORROSION DAMAGE FRAME 1 AT STATION 1,672.5MM AND FWD CABIN FLOOR P/N B533K8032-201 ON PILOT'S SIDE. COMPLETED REPAIR PER RDAS-BK117-53-2023-1375
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuselage · unknown · unknownJun 2, 2023
CHAFFE DAMAGE FOUND TO FRAME 4 GUSSET P/N B533K3231-202 AT RH WL 2,650MM AND CHAFFE DAMAGE FOUND TO THE FRAME 5 INTERCOSTAL P/N BK533230-201 LH WL 2650 MM. REPAIRED PER AIRBUS RDAS-BK117-53-2023-1491
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuselage · unknown · unknownJun 2, 2023
CORROSION DAMAGE FOUND LH KEEL BEAM LOWER CAP P/N B533K5515-201 WHERE IT JOINS TO THE AFT CROSS TUBE CHANNEL DOUBLER AFT STRAP P/N B533K7011. REPAIRED PER AIRBUS RDAS-BK117-53-2023-1425
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

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Fuselage · unknown · unknownJun 2, 2023
CHAFE DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED ON LH FWD KEEL BEAM WEB P/N B531K1221-201 NEAR THE ADC MOUNTING BRACKET. CHAFE DAMAGE WAS ALSO DISCOVERED ON THE LH VIBRATION ABSORBER BRACKET P/N B183M1015202. REPAIRED PER AIRBUS RDAS-BK117-53-2023-0588
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Main rotor · trim tab · crackedDec 9, 2014
PILOT PERFORMING AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTION FOUND A CRACK AT THE UPPER INBD TAB ATTACHMENT OF THE TRIM TAB ON THE YELLOW MAIN ROTOR BLADE. INSPECTED THE TRIM TAP & FOUND 10 MM CRACK AT TRIM TAB RIVET ATTACHMENT, 7 MM WAS ALLOWABLE & THE ACFT WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR THE TRIM TAB REPLACEMENT.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Main rotor drive · transmission · making metalFeb 1, 2013
PILOT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT, TO AIRPORT FOR FUEL AND MAIN TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED, PERFORMED CHIP BURN AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. LANDED AND PERFORMED SECOND BURN AND AND THE CHIP LIGHT WENT OUT. MECHANIC WAS CALLED, INSPECTED THE CHIP DETECTORS AND FOUND SMALL AMOUNT OF FUZZ THAT WAS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Tail rotor drive · gearbox · making metalJan 26, 2013
AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BASE PAD, TAIL ROTOR CHIP LIGHT CAME ON, PILOT RETURNED TO BASE, ATTEMPTED TO BURN CHIP AND LIGHT REMAINED ON. PILOT CALLED THE MECHANIC. MECHANIC INSPECTED TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX AND INTERMEDIATE GEAR BOX. FUZZ WAS FOUND ON THE INTERMEDIATE GEAR BOX CHIP DETECTOR AND NO CHIPS.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Engine fuel and control · fcu · out of toleranceJun 1, 2012
PERFORMED ENGINE ZONE 8 INSPECTION, RUN UP AND LEAK CHECKED, AND STARTED POWER CHECK PROCEDURE. N1, N2 AND TORQUE FLUCTUATING, 1-2 PERCENT ON N1, 2-3 PERCENT ON THE TORQUE. INSPECTED P2 LINE, PERFORMED LEAK CHECKS, AS DIRECTED BY THE TECH REP AND RAN UP AGAIN. ENGINE NOT STARTING SMOOTH AND…
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

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