# N106LN: 1999 Eurocopter AS 350 B3, registration cancelled 2013-12-09 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: December 9, 2013 - Status when cancelled: First renewal notice - Airframe: [Eurocopter AS 350 B3](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b3) (registry code 8680954) - Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (registry code 60030) - Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 3251 - Year built: 1999 - Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft - Engine type: Turbo-shaft - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: March 28, 2000 - Certificate issued: May 3, 2007 - Last registry action: May 23, 2011 - Mode S code: A01C05 - Owner when cancelled: [Cfs Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CFS%20AIR%20LLC) - Location: [Danbury, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Danbury) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 41.3778° N, 73.4575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06810, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N106LN - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=106LN - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N106LN-2013-12-09 From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe. ADs and bulletins for the Eurocopter AS 350 B3: https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b3.md ## Service difficulty reports (12) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR QMLA2013030113030](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2013030113030), Mar 1, 2013: SPAR. CRACKED. TAILROTOR ASSY SPAR CRACKED INTERNALLY. FOUND DURING MX. - [SDR QMLR03112011BL002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLR03112011BL002), Mar 8, 2011: RING. DRILLED. DURING SCHEDULED INSP, AN ATTACHMENT POINT, IT WAS DISCOVERED A PARTIALLY MISDRILLED FASTENER HOLE. THE MFG HAS REVIEWED THIS ANOMALY AND ISSUED FAA FORM 8110-3 - [SDR QMLR20110311BL001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLR20110311BL001), Mar 8, 2011: BEAM. CHAFED. DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, SEVERAL LOCATIONS ON THE INBD SECTION OF BOTH AFT COMPATMENTS CHAFING WAS DISCOVERED. THE MFG HAS ISSED AN 8110-3 FOR THE REPAIRS N - [SDR QMLA2010091610060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2010091610060), Sep 16, 2010: UNKNOWN. ODOR. CREW REPORTED FUEL ODOR IN COCKPIT, INSPECTED A/F FUEL SYS FOR LEAKS NO LEAKS FOUND IAW MFG, CH 28 INSPECTED ENGINE IAW MFG MM CH 73NO LEAKS FOUND RETURNED ACFT - [SDR QMLA09032009011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA09032009011), Mar 20, 2009: UNKNOWN. ODOR. AFTER REFUELING, THE ACFT TOOK OFF AND STARTED TO CLIMB OUT, THE MED CREW THOUGHT THAT THEY SMELLED A STRONGER THAN NORMAL ODOR OF FUEL. PILOT SAID THE COCKPIT - [SDR 2008FA0000729](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2008FA0000729), Sep 30, 2008: UNKNOWN. ODOR. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, PERSONNEL ONBOARD REPORTED A BURNING ODOR TO THE PILOT. ABORTED FLT AND RETURNED TO HELIPAD TO INVESTIGATE. MECH PERFORMED AN INSPECTION - [SDR QML2008F00014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QML2008F00014), Sep 13, 2008: MOTOR. SHORTED. DEPARTED ON A ROUTINE EMS MISSION, SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, PILOT ABORTED FLT AND RETURNED TO HELIPAD. INFORMED MAINTENANCE OF A STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR IN ACFT - [SDR R7MR325135237](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R7MR325135237), Jun 12, 2002: LINER. WORN. TEFLON LINERS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM. - [SDR R7MR325135212](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R7MR325135212), Jun 7, 2002: VENT LINE. CRACKED. OIL TUBE AIR VENT CRACKED BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM. - [SDR R7MR35074](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R7MR35074), Apr 19, 2002: DISPLAY. MALFUNCTIONED. VEMD (ASTAR AFTER 3018) DISPLAY PIXELS NOT READABLE IN LOWER SCREEN PORTION. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM. - [SDR R7MR325135247](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R7MR325135247), Feb 27, 2002: BEARING. WORN. TAIL ROTOR BEARING ELASTOMERICS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, FROM 1 EACH KIT CORRECTED PROBLEM. 4 HALF SHELLS EQUALS 1KIT. - [SDR 20000918SH021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000918SH021), Aug 8, 2000: TRANSMITTER. DAMAGED. TORQUE TRANSMITTER LOST ROLL PIN. REPLACED 2 AND 3 MODULES DUE TO TURBINE RUB. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM. (X) ## NTSB investigations (2) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB CEN13FA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA331), Jun 8, 2013: Eurocopter AS 350 B3 (N106LN), Grand Prairie, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a simulated hydraulics failure training maneuver, which resulted in his loss of control of the helicopter and its… - [NTSB LAX05LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA025), Nov 2, 2004: Eurocopter AS350B3 (N106LN), Sierra Vista, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inconsistency between the engines' two N2 sensor signals caused the fuel control to enter a fixed mode, which limited the power available. Contributing to the accident was the lack of altitude and… ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [Accident 20130607013579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130607013579A), Jun 7, 2013: Eurocopter AS 350 B3 (N106LN), Grand Praire, TX, Substantial damage. On 06/07/2013 at 2140 local time an Eurocopter as 350 B3, owned by cfs air LLC., operated by qmla air methods under part 135. Was involved in an accident after… - [Accident 20041102029139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041102029139A), Nov 2, 2004: Snias AS350B3 (N106LN), Sierra Vista, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot was responding to an EMS call when he took-off from the designated heli-pad on the roof top of Sierra Vista regional hospital. After an approx.… --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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