# N21498: 1989 Bell 412, registration cancelled 2018-01-11 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: January 11, 2018 - Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation - Airframe: [Bell 412](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-412) (registry code 1182202) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6-series) (registry code 52033) - Data sheets: [TCDS H4SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H4SW) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 36003 - Year built: 1989 - Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft - Engine type: Turbo-prop - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: November 22, 1989 - Certificate issued: January 10, 2008 - Last registry action: May 19, 2010 - Mode S code: A1CC12 - Owner when cancelled: [Ep Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EP%20AVIATION%20LLC) - Location: [Wood Dale, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Wood%20Dale) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 41.9744° N, 87.9865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60191, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21498 - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21498 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21498-2018-01-11 From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (163, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR HEEA113326](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA113326), Dec 20, 2006: RELAY. UNKNOWN. DURING CRUISE CHECK, THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE ON THE NR 1 SIDE FELL TO 0. FUEL PRESSURE AND OIL PRESSURE ON NR 2 SIDE PEGGED OUT. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. - [SDR HEEA096022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA096022), May 12, 2004: POWER SUPPLY. BURNED. DURING FLIGHT THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR IN COCKPIT AND CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS POWER SUPPLY HAD BURNED. REPLACED BURNED I - [SDR HEEA088617](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088617), Jul 28, 2003: STARTER GEN. NOISY. STARTER GEN MAKING NOISE. - [SDR HEEA088477](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088477), Jul 26, 2003: FUEL CELL. LEAKING. FUEL CELL LEAKING. - [SDR HEEA088476](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088476), Jul 26, 2003: FUEL CELL. LEAKING. FUEL CELL LEAKING. - [SDR HEEA088523](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088523), Jul 19, 2003: EXCITER. CORRODED. EXCITER CORRODED. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR. - [SDR HEEA088494](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088494), Jul 18, 2003: GAS CYLINDER. WEAK. GAS CYLINDER WEAK. SCRAPPED. - [SDR HEEA088462](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088462), Jul 17, 2003: INDICATOR. INACCURATE. ALTIMETER INDICATOR READS 100 FT OFF. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA088223](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088223), Jul 15, 2003: GOVERNOR. LEAKING. DURING FLIGHT HAD NR 1 ENGINE LOW SIDE GOVERNOR FAILURE. MAINTENANCE LEAK CHECKED ALL LINES AND REPLACED GOVERNOR. ALSO CHECKED LINES FOR CONTAMINATION. - [SDR HEEA088563](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088563), Jul 13, 2003: GOVERNOR. FAILED. LOW SIDE FAILURE. SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA088224](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088224), Jul 13, 2003: GOVERNOR. FAILED. ON LIFT OFF, NR 1 ENGINE GOVERNOR HAD A LOW SIDE FAILURE. REPLACED GOVERNOR. - [SDR HEEA088583](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088583), Jul 12, 2003: CAP. WORN. MLG CAP HAS WORN RUBBER. SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA088454](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088454), Jul 10, 2003: INDICATOR. PRECESSES. ATTITUDE INDICATOR PRECESSING. - [SDR HEEA088453](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088453), Jul 10, 2003: INDICATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. ATTITUDE INDICATOR GLIDE SLOPE FLAG WILL NOT PULL. - [SDR HEEA087983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA087983), Jul 1, 2003: BLADE. DAMAGED. MAIN ROTOR BLADE HAS A HOLE NEAR MID SPAN TAB. SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA087238](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA087238), Jun 10, 2003: BEARING. WORN. BLUE TRAILING EDGE WORN. SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA086708](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086708), May 22, 2003: BUSHING. WORN. TAIL ROTOR WORN BUSHINGS. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA086706](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086706), May 22, 2003: NUT PLATE. BROKEN. NUT PLATE BROKEN. SCRAPPED. - [SDR HEEA086698](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086698), May 22, 2003: BEARING. WORN. MAIN ROTOR ROD BEARING HAS WEAR. - [SDR HEEA086695](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086695), May 22, 2003: BEARING. WORN. MAIN ROTOR MAST LINK HAS BEARING WEAR. SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA086692](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086692), May 22, 2003: BEARING. WORN. MAIN ROTOR LINK HAS BEARING WEAR. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA086691](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086691), May 22, 2003: BEARING. WORN. MAIN ROTOR LINK HAS BEARING WEAR. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA086690](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086690), May 22, 2003: BEARING. WORN. MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX HAS BEARING WEAR. SCRAPPED. - [SDR HEEA086689](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086689), May 22, 2003: BEARING. WORN. MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX HAS BEARING WEAR. SCRAPPED. - [SDR HEEA086688](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086688), May 22, 2003: BEARING. WORN. MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX HAS BEARING WEAR. SCRAPPED. - [SDR HEEA086687](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086687), May 22, 2003: BEARING. WORN. MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX HAS BEARING WEAR. SCRAPPED. - [SDR HEEA086680](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086680), May 22, 2003: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. STEP ACTUATION ONLY COMES UP HALF WAY. SENT ACTUATOR TO VENDOR FOR REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA086679](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086679), May 22, 2003: BEARING. WORN. ENGINE MOUNT HAS A WORN BEARING. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART. - [SDR HEEA086678](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086678), May 22, 2003: BEARING. WORN. ENGINE MOUNT HAS A WORN BEARING. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART. - [SDR HEEA086677](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086677), May 22, 2003: BEARING. WORN. ENGINE CONTROLS HAVE WORN BEARING. SCRAPPED. - [SDR HEEA086672](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086672), May 22, 2003: SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. LIGHT FLICKERS ON INTERMITTENTLY. SCRAPPED SWITCH. - [SDR HEEA086670](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086670), May 22, 2003: COVER. MISMANUFACTURED. VERTICAL PYLON COVER DID NOT FIT PROPERLY. IN REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA086668](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086668), May 22, 2003: PANEL. SEPARATED. CARGO DOOR HAS SEPERATION IN UPPER AFT CORNER OF PANEL. IN REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA086667](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086667), May 22, 2003: SEAL. LEAKING. MAIN ROTOR QUILL ASSY SEAL LEAKS. IN REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA086648](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086648), May 21, 2003: GYRO. PRECESSES. PRECESS TO RIGHT AFTER ONE HOUR OF FLIGHT. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA086647](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086647), May 21, 2003: INDICATOR. FLUCTUATES. FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR FLUCTUATES. - [SDR HEEA086629](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086629), May 21, 2003: BEARING. ROUGH. MAIN ROTOR PENDULUM ASSY BEARING HAS ROUGHNESS. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA086622](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA086622), May 21, 2003: SMOKE DETECTOR. WILL NOT TEST. SMOKE DETECTOR WILL NOT TEST WITH SMOKE. - [SDR HEEA088516](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088516), Apr 23, 2003: BEARING. WORN. TAIL ROTOR HEAD HAS WORN BEARINGS. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA084986](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084986), Feb 27, 2003: COMPUTER. INOPERATIVE. WEATHER RADAR RT/ANT RADAR INOPERATIVE. - [SDR HEEA084926](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084926), Feb 27, 2003: BEARING. WORN. TAIL ROTOR HEAD HAS WORN FEATHERING BEARINGS. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA084792](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084792), Feb 21, 2003: SERVO. LEAKING. TAIL ROTOR SERVO LEAKING IN STATIC POSITION. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA080609](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA080609), Jul 29, 2002: BLADE. DAMAGED. MAIN ROTOR BLADE LOWER EROSION SHIELD PEELING OFF BEYOND LIMITS. - [SDR HEEA079586](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA079586), May 30, 2002: EROSION SHIELD. TORN. EROSION SHIELD ON MAIN ROTOR BLADE IS TORN ON THE LOWER SIDE AT THE OUTBOARD END. - [SDR HEEA079430](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA079430), May 28, 2002: FRAME. CRACKED. MAIN FRAME CAP CRACKED IN RADIUS AT STATION 166, WL 11.587. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART. - [SDR HEEA075587](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA075587), Aug 24, 2001: TRANSPONDER. FAILED. WENT DEAD. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION. FOUND CR106 DIODE BURNT AND C111 CAPACITOR SHORTED. ALSO FOUND C115 CAPACITOR BAD. REPLACED CR106 DIOD AND C111 AND - [SDR HEEA065070](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA065070), Nov 11, 1999: TRANSCEIVER. FLUCTUATED. ALTIMETER FLUCTUATES INTERMITTENTLY. - [SDR HEEA063398](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA063398), Aug 13, 1999: INDICATOR. STUCK. TRIPLE TACHOMETER INDICATOR'S NR 2 NEEDLE STUCK. - [SDR HEEA063391](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA063391), Aug 13, 1999: INDICATOR. READS HIGH. COPILOT'S TRIPLE TACHOMETER READS 5 PERCENT HIGHER THAN PILOT'S ON ROTOR NEEDLE. S - [SDR HEEA063351](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA063351), Aug 12, 1999: INDICATOR. READS LOW. READING 2 PERCENT LOWER THAN PILOT'S TACHOMETER. All 163: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21498-2018-01-11/reports.md ## FAA accident and incident reports (1) From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [Incident 19950509025039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950509025039I), May 9, 1995: Bell 412 (N21498), Morgan City, LA. NR1 engine governor failed low on takeoff. Landed safely, replaced governor. --- 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.