# N117NG: 1986 Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 A-4, registration cancelled 2023-09-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 7, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 A-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bolkow-blohm-bk-117-a-4) (registry code 5626017)
- Engine: [Lycoming LTS-101 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-series) (registry code 41560)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H13EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H13EU), [TCDS E5NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7083
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: October 7, 1993
- Certificate issued: October 12, 2011
- Last registry action: March 24, 2023
- Mode S code: A04767
- Owner when cancelled: [Metro Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/METRO%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Shreveport, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Shreveport)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5905° N, 93.8637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71107, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117NG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=117NG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117NG-2023-09-07

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 Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 A-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bolkow-blohm-bk-117-a-4.md

## Service difficulty reports (14)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR RMXA2008121518093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RMXA2008121518093), Dec 15, 2008: CONNECTOR. DIRTY. THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ENGINES WERE OPERATING NORMALLY. FLIGHT NURSE AND PILOT NOTICED A SLIGHT BURNING SMELL. DISCHARGED THE NR 2 ENGI
- [SDR 20000413SH013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000413SH013), Mar 1, 2000: INDICATOR. FAILED. NR 2 NEEDLE WENT TO ZERO IN-FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED. (X)
- [SDR 20000413SH026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000413SH026), Jan 15, 2000: INDICATOR. INOPERATIVE. KI525A INTERNAL LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED. (X)
- [SDR 99ZZZX2849](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2849), Mar 22, 1999: COMPUTER. MALFUNCTIONED. INTERMITTENT ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT. REF: MCN NR 2.
- [SDR 98ZZZX938](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX938), Jan 16, 1998: COMPUTER. FAILED. SPAS COMPUTER WILL NOT PASS COLLECTIVE TRANSDUCER TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 98ZZZX939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX939), Jan 15, 1998: DISPLAY. FAILED. STORMSCOPE DISPLAY INOPERATIVE. FAILED APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH AFTER INSTALLATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 98ZZZX1754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX1754), Dec 13, 1997: ROD END. WORN. PREMATURE BEARING WEAR. REMOVED AND REPLACED 4 EACH.
- [SDR 97ZZZX5046](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX5046), Oct 12, 1997: TRANSDUCER. FAILED. TORQUE INDICATOR BEGAN TO SPIN THEN FROZE BELOW ZERO. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 97ZZZX5047](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX5047), Sep 26, 1997: PRESSURE XDUCER. FAILED. TORQUE STARTED FLUCTUATING THEN TOTAL FAILURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 97ZZZX3574](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX3574), Apr 8, 1997: ANTENNA. FAULTY. ADF WILL NOT TRACK RMI NEEDLE.
- [SDR 97ZZZX3596](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX3596), Apr 4, 1997: TRANSDUCER. ERRATIC. TORQUE INDICATION ERRATIC.
- [SDR 96ZZZX5704](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX5704), Sep 5, 1996: GYRO. INOPERATIVE. ATTITUDE GYRO INOPERATIVE. ONLY 89.9 HRS SINCE INSTALLED IN A/C.
- [SDR 96ZZZX4768](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX4768), Aug 1, 1996: TRANSCEIVER. DEFECTIVE. TRANSCEIVER INTERMITTENTLY SCRATCHY AND WILL NOT PICK UP STATIONS. NO CHARGE WARRANTY REPAIR.
- [SDR 98ZZZX586](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX586), Feb 28, 1996: MANIFOLD. LEAKS. SUBMITTER STATES EXCESSIVE FUEL MANIFOLD LEAKS OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS. ALLIED SIGNAL IS IN THE PROCESS OF RELEASING AN ASB LIMITING THE LIFE OF THE FUEL MANIFO

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