# N3XL: 1977 Bell TAH-1P - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Bell TAH-1P](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-tah-1p) (registry code 1181513, 2 seats) - Engine: [Lycoming T-53 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (registry code 41549) - Serial number: 77-22758 - Year built: 1977 - Type: Rotorcraft - Engine type: Turbo-shaft - Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition - Airworthiness date: March 3, 1998 - Certificate issued: March 13, 2026 - Expires: March 31, 2033 - Mode S code: A31CB8 - Registered owner: [Nixon Helicopters LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NIXON%20HELICOPTERS%20LLC) - Location: [Mentone, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Mentone) - Owner type: LLC - Owner's area on the map: 34.0853° N, 117.0763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92359, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3XL - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3XL From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Lycoming T-53 model are included. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 17 in force ### Matched by airframe (Bell TAH-1P) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Lycoming T-53 series) - [AD 2022-10-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2022-10-02): Engine Controls · Honeywell International T53-L-703, T53-L-13B S/SB, T53-L-13B S/SA and 14 more. Effective Jun 28, 2022 - [AD 2009-15-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2009-15-13): Combustion chamber housings (CCHs) · Honeywell International T5313B, T5317A, T5317A-1 and 2 more. Effective Aug 25, 2009 - [AD 2006-11-16](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2006-11-16): Fuel control regulator assemblies · Honeywell International T53-L-703, T53-L-13B/D, T53-L-13B and 8 more. Effective Jul 5, 2006 - [AD 2006-01-05](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2006-01-05): Turboshaft engine · Honeywell International T53-L-703, T53-L-13B/D, T53-L-13B S/SB and 12 more. Effective Feb 16, 2006 - [AD 2002-15-04](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2002-15-04): Compressor impellers · Honeywell International T53-L-703, T53-L-13B/D, T53-L-13B and 4 more. Effective Sep 10, 2002 - [AD 2002-09-09](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2002-09-09): Centrifugal Compressor Impeller · Honeywell International T53-L-703, T53-L-13B/D, T53-L-13B and 10 more. Effective Jun 13, 2002 - [AD 97-21-07 R1](https://openairdocs.org/ad/97-21-07-R1): Accessory Drive Carrier Assembly · Honeywell International T53-L-703, T5313B, T5317A and 1 more. Effective Jul 6, 1998 - [AD 97-07-05](https://openairdocs.org/ad/97-07-05): Accessory Drive Assembly · Honeywell International T53-L-703, T5311A, T5311B and 4 more. Effective Jun 24, 1997 - [AD 96-17-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/96-17-01): Suspect second stage power turbine disks · Honeywell International T5313B. Effective Sep 9, 1996 - [AD 95-10-04](https://openairdocs.org/ad/95-10-04): Centrifugal Compressor Impeller · Honeywell International T5313B, T5317A, T5317A-1 and 1 more. Effective May 25, 1995 - [AD 77-17-08](https://openairdocs.org/ad/77-17-08): Fuel Regulator P1 Multiplier Lever · Honeywell International T53-L-703, T5307A, T5309A and 7 more. Effective Mar 30, 1978 - [AD 75-22-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/75-22-02): Secondary Failure N2 Accessory Drive Shaft · Honeywell International T5307A, T5309A, T5309B and 6 more. Effective Oct 29, 1975 - [AD 75-12-12](https://openairdocs.org/ad/75-12-12): Second Stage Gas Producer Cylinder Retaining Bolt · Honeywell International T5313A and T5313B. Effective Jun 18, 1975 - [AD 75-01-05](https://openairdocs.org/ad/75-01-05): Compressor Impeller Assembly Vane · Honeywell International T5313B. Effective Jan 17, 1975 - [AD 74-22-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/74-22-07): Compressor Rotor Disks · Honeywell International T5313A. Effective Oct 31, 1974 - [AD 74-09-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/74-09-03): Compressor Rotor Discs · Honeywell International T5309C, T5311A and T5311B. Effective May 2, 1974 - [AD 71-08-06](https://openairdocs.org/ad/71-08-06): Overspeed Pickup Housing Assembly · Honeywell International T5313A and T5313B. Effective Apr 16, 1971 ### Historical (superseded or no longer in force) - [AD 2002-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2002-03-01) (historical): Reduction Gearbox Assembly · Honeywell International T5311A, T5311B, T5313B and 2 more. Effective Mar 21, 2002 - [AD 98-22-11](https://openairdocs.org/ad/98-22-11) (historical): Fuel Pumps · Honeywell International T5317A-1. Effective Dec 18, 1998 - [AD 87-12-05](https://openairdocs.org/ad/87-12-05) (historical): Gas Producer Turbine and Power Turbine Disks · Honeywell International T5313B. Effective Jul 20, 1987 ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## NTSB investigations None matched to N3XL. ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N3XL. ## Reports on N3XL not matched to an aircraft (1) They name N3XL, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Incident 19810531048449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810531048449I), May 31, 1981: Amtrbb MUSTANGMIDGT (N3XL), Wadsworth, IL, Minor damage. Engine quit enroute. Hard emergency landing on highway collapsed landing gear. Found broken fuel line. ## Service difficulty reports None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (4) Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do. ### Approved for the engine (Lycoming T-53 series) - [STC SE00585AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE00585AT): Installation of Aeronautical Accessories, Inc. PC Safety Valve Kit. Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. Lists T5313B - [STC SE00028EN](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE00028EN): Installation of Pratt & Whitney Engine Services Inc. SmartCycle Plus Engine Monitoring System, P/N EMU-K-010-1 on specified T53 engine models. Pratt & Whitney Engine Services Inc. Lists T5309A - [STC SE00029EN](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE00029EN): Installation of Pratt & Whitney Engine Services Inc. SmartCycle Plus Engine Monitoring System, P/N EMU-K-010-1 on specific T53 engine models. Pratt & Whitney Engine Services Inc. Lists T5313B - [STC SE01440NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE01440NY): Conversion of Honeywell engine model T5313B to Honeywell engine model T5317A utilizing Aero Design, Ltd. conversion instructions C1437.02 dtd 4/30/01. Dart Aerospace Limited. Lists T5313B ## Earlier aircraft with N3XL The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3XL before. - [Cancelled 1995-06-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3XL-1995-06-07): Jackson KR P-51J, S/N JJ1975. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Robinson K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBINSON%20K), [Niles, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Niles) ## Related - Other Bell TAH-1P aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-tah-1p/aircraft.md - The Lycoming T-53 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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