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SEATTLE � The U.S. Department of
Transportation�s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a
$91,500 civil penalty against Air Methods Corp. of Englewood, Colo., for
allegedly operating a Bell 407 helicopter when it was not in compliance
with Federal Aviation Regulations. The FAA alleges that Air
Methods operated the aircraft on four flights in October 2014 when a
required torque check inspection on its tail rotor drive shaft
components was overdue. As a result, the aircraft was not in an
airworthy condition during those flights, the FAA alleges. The
agency further alleges that after the company performed the inspection,
it failed to update the aircraft log books to show the inspection had
been done and indicate when the next one was due. Air Methods has been in communication with the FAA about the case.
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