# N117TX: 1988 Messerschmitt BK 117 B-1, registration cancelled 2013-10-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 28, 2013
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Messerschmitt BK 117 B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bk-117-b-1) (registry code 5626012)
- 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: 7177
- Year built: 1988
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: January 5, 1989
- Certificate issued: October 12, 1989
- Last registry action: December 31, 2012
- Mode S code: A047F3
- Owner when cancelled: [Mother Frances Hospital](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOTHER%20FRANCES%20HOSPITAL)
- Location: [Tyler, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Tyler)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3229° N, 95.2963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75701, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117TX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=117TX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117TX-2013-10-28

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 BK 117 B-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bk-117-b-1.md

## Service difficulty reports (3)

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

- [SDR QML2008F00002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QML2008F00002), Jul 5, 2008: POWER SUPPLY. BURNED. PRIOR TO TAKEOFF FROM HOSPITAL HELIPAD, THE PILOT INSTRUMENTS LIGHTS WENT DARK. SOON AFTERWARDS THERE WAS THE ODOR OF BURNING INSULATION IN THE COCKPIT. AC SHUT
- [SDR TI12002F00001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TI12002F00001), May 13, 2002: CONNECTOR. CORRODED. INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF MASTER CAUTION LIGHT ALONG WITH HYD 2 WARNING LIGHT. NO FEEDBACK OR FLIGHT CONTROL ABNORMALITIES WEAR NOTED. HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS
- [SDR 99ZZZX1276](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1276), Aug 18, 1998: BEARING. MISMANUFACTURED. DEFECTIVE FROM STOCK. BEARING NOT CENTERED IN HOUSING. RMA NR R016886. REMOVED AND REPLACED.

## Other aircraft with N117TX

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117TX): Gratia Allan CH750-CRUZER, S/N 75-10841, built 2020

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