# N169EH: 1982 Bell 412, registration cancelled 2014-12-04 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: December 4, 2014 - Exported to: Spain - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Bell 412](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-412) (registry code 1182202) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6T-3B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6t-3b) (registry code 51522) - Data sheets: [TCDS H4SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H4SW), [TCDS E22EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E22EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 33064 - Year built: 1982 - Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft - Engine type: Turbo-shaft - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: November 13, 1989 - Certificate issued: May 18, 2006 - Last registry action: April 10, 2014 - Mode S code: A11389 - Owner when cancelled: [Era Leasing LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ERA%20LEASING%20LLC) - Location: [Lake Charles, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lake%20Charles) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 30.2266° N, 93.2174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Charles, LA, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N169EH - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=169EH - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N169EH-2014-12-04 From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Bell 412: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-412.md ## Service difficulty reports (15) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR ERAA097100](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ERAA097100), Jun 29, 2004: BEARING. FAILED. STARTER GEN HAS BEARING FAILURE. OVERHAULED AND TESTED. - [SDR ERAA097500](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ERAA097500), Jun 17, 2004: G SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. FOUND G SWITCH INOPERABLE. FOUND G SWITCH INOP. SENT UNIT TO ARTEX FOR REPAIR. - [SDR ERAA097096](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ERAA097096), May 20, 2004: BLADE. DEBONDED. MID LEADING EDGE SCARF JOINT DEBONDED, LEADING EDGE BOND LINE VOIDED NEAR TIP AND UNDER SIDE OF BLADE DETERIORATED. SENT TO CTI FOR REPAIR. INSPECTED PERFORMED - [SDR ERAA095244](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ERAA095244), Apr 16, 2004: BOOT. DAMAGED. BOOT HAS ONLY 91.4 HOURS AND WAS INSTALLED 2/2004 AND IS ALREADY DEBONDING ON TORE INBOARD AREA. RETURNING TO BELL ON ERA PACK SLIP 5944 REQUESTING CREDIT. - [SDR ERAA097513](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ERAA097513), Jan 25, 2004: BLADE. ERODED. TIP RIVETS ERRODED. TIP RIVETS OF BLADE A11405 ERRODED, TRUNNION ROUGH, FEATHER BEARINGS HAVE PLAY ONE BEARING GALLED, T/R BLADES. REMOVED TO F.O.M. REMOVED YOK - [SDR ERAA092668](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ERAA092668), Jan 20, 2004: SUN GEAR. CORRODED. UPPER SUN GEAR WITH ONLY 143.1 HRS HAS NITRITING BREAKING DOWN, TEETH FRETTING AND PITTING. RETURNING ON ERA MMIR NR ERAA0001972 REQUESTING CREDIT. - [SDR ERAA092667](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ERAA092667), Jan 20, 2004: SPIDER GEAR. CORRODED. SPIDER GEAR WITH ONLY 143.1 HRS HAS NITRITING BREAKING DOWN. TEETH FRETTING AND PITTING. RETURNING ON ERA PACK SLIP NR 5936 REQUESTING CREDIT. - [SDR ERAA093707](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ERAA093707), Sep 10, 2003: BLADE. PIN HOLE. DURING INSPECTION FOUND PIN HOLDS IN LEADING EDGE BEYOND LIMITS. SENT FOR REPAIR, INSPECTED PERFORMED 2500 HOUR INSPECTIONS IAW MFG 412 MM CHAPTER 5; REPLACED I - [SDR ERAA087085](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ERAA087085), May 15, 2003: SPINDLE. DAMAGED. THIS INFO FOR FAA SDR. M/R HEAD DUE ERA SPINDLE INSPECTION. SINDLE SN A-356 HAD THREAD DAMAGE BEYOND LIMITS IAW 412-CR AND 0 CH. 62 (SCRAPPED) C/A: REMOVED SPIN - [SDR ERAA086445](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ERAA086445), Apr 25, 2003: HANGER ASSY. VIBRATION. HANGER ASSY HAS HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION. OUTER COUPLING AND BRG HANGER HAD PRIMER PAINTED ON. NO DEFECTS NOTED FOR HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION. DISASSEMBLED, STRI - [SDR ERAA086444](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ERAA086444), Apr 25, 2003: HANGER ASSY. VIBRATION. HANGER ASSY HAS HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION COUPLING AND BEARING HANGER HAD PRIMER COAT. NO DEFECTS NOTED TO CAUSE HIGH FREQUENCY. DISASSEMBLED, STRIPPED PRIMER, C - [SDR ERAA086443](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ERAA086443), Apr 25, 2003: HANGER ASSY. VIBRATION. HANGER ASSY HAS HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION. COUPLING AND BEARING HANGER WERE PAINTED WITH PRIMER. NO DEFECTS NOTED FOR VIBRATION. DISASSEMBLED, STRIPPED PRIMER FR - [SDR ERAA082703](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ERAA082703), Nov 15, 2002: DRIVE SHAFT. CORRODED. TEMPLATE TURNED BLACK. PITTING ON SPLINES OF INNER & OUTER COUPLING. C/W PRELIMINARY ISPECTION & FOUND TEMPLATE MISSING AND TEMPLATE BLACK. DISASSEMBLED, CLEANE - [SDR 99ZZZX4597](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX4597), Nov 11, 1999: CASE. CRACKED. MAIN SUPPPORT CASE AFT LEFT MOUNTING EAR IS CORRODED AND CRACKED ACROSS MOUNT BOLT BUSHING. - [SDR ERAA060591](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ERAA060591), Jan 27, 1999: QUILL ASSY. WORN. THE FOUR BOLTS HOLDING THE BEARING RETENTION PLATE IN PLACE LOST TORQUE AND BECAME VERY LOOSE WITH ONLY THE SAFETY WIRE HOLDING THEM IN PLACE. THIS ALLOWED THE --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.