# N179CB: 2005 Eurocopter France EC120B, registration cancelled 2022-10-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 19, 2022
- Exported to: France
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Eurocopter France EC120B](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-france-ec120b) (registry code 8680995)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIUS-2F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arrius-2f) (registry code 60010)
- Data sheets: [TCDS R0001RD](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/R0001RD), [TCDS E34NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E34NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1412
- Year built: 2005
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 5, 2006
- Certificate issued: November 14, 2006
- Last registry action: September 23, 2021
- Mode S code: A13AD0
- Owners when cancelled: [Department Of Homeland Security](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPARTMENT%20OF%20HOMELAND%20SECURITY), [U S Customs & Border Protection](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/U%20S%20CUSTOMS%20%26%20BORDER%20PROTECTION)
- Location: [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N179CB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=179CB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N179CB-2022-10-19

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 Eurocopter France EC120B: https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-france-ec120b.md

## Service difficulty reports (4)

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

- [SDR 2008FA0000148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2008FA0000148), Mar 27, 2008: HOUSING. WORN. INPUT BOX HOUSING BEARING WORN. (SHOULDER)
- [SDR 2008FA0000114](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2008FA0000114), Jan 29, 2008: STARTER GEN. FAILED. STARTER/GENERATOR FAILED TO ENERGIZE.
- [SDR 2008FA0000078](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2008FA0000078), Jan 25, 2008: HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. CONTAMINATED. HYD POWER PACK PRE-CLOGGING INDICATOR IS DISPLAYED BEFORE FLIGHT.
- [SDR 2008FA0000020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2008FA0000020), Oct 15, 2007: ENGINE. MAKING METAL. ON GROUND RUN, ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR ILLUMINATED. BOTH DETECTORS HAD METAL SLIVERS. SAMPLES TAKEN, AND MFG CONDEMNED ENGINE. ENGINE REMOVED FROM SERVICE, AND RET

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