# N159LM: 2002 Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-1, registration cancelled 2024-02-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 26, 2024
- Exported to: New Zealand
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-mbb-bk-117-c-1) (registry code 5626025)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (registry code 60030)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H13EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H13EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7544
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: January 13, 2003
- Last registry action: February 20, 2024
- Mode S code: A0ECA4
- Location: [Boulder City, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Boulder%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9997° N, 114.8520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89005, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N159LM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=159LM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N159LM-2024-02-26

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-mbb-bk-117-c-1.md

## Service difficulty reports (5)

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

- [SDR QMLA2014121314141](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2014121314141), Dec 13, 2014: WARNING SYSTEM. ACTIVATED. EVENT OCCURRED WHILE INFLIGHT AT 8000'. ON BOARD THE ACFT WERE 3 MX PERSONNEL. THE NR 2 ENG CHIP ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACTIVATED THE CHIP PULSE SYS ONC
- [SDR QMLA2012100912170](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2012100912170), Oct 9, 2012: ATTACH FITTING. CRACKED. 90 DEG, TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX ATTACHMENT FITTING, CRACKED ABOUT 1 CM AT OTBD TOP MOUNTING BOLT.
- [SDR QMLD201111212663](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLD201111212663), Nov 21, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. A SMALL CRACK IS EVIDENT WHERE THE CAMLOCK FASTENER RIVETS INTERNALLY ON THE SPAR IN THE VERTICAL FIN.
- [SDR QMLD20111192662](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLD20111192662), Nov 9, 2011: MAST. CORRODED. THE MAIN ROTOR SHAFT HAS CORROSION ON THE TOP OF THE FLANGE WHERE IT COMES INTO CONTACT WITH THE SILVER SHIM AND THE MAIN ROTOR HEAD. THE CORROSION IS BEYOND LI
- [SDR QMLD20111192661](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLD20111192661), Nov 9, 2011: SKIN PANEL. CRACKED. TAIL BOOM VERTICAL FIN OUTER SKIN WAS CRACKED AT THE TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX CASTING ACCESS PANEL.

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