# N217MC: 1989 Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2, registration cancelled 2017-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 2017
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bolkow-blohm-bk-117-b-2) (registry code 5626013)
- Engine: [Lycoming LTS-101 600A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-600a-series) (registry code 41562)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H13EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H13EU), [TCDS E5NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7195
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 3, 1999
- Certificate issued: May 17, 2016
- Last registry action: May 17, 2016
- Mode S code: A1D499
- Owner when cancelled: [Airbus Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRBUS%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Grand Prairie, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Grand%20Prairie)
- Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6647° N, 97.0295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75052, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N217MC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=217MC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N217MC-2017-10-27

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 Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bolkow-blohm-bk-117-b-2.md

## Service difficulty reports (10)

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

- [SDR QMLA2013030713033](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2013030713033), Mar 7, 2013: ENGINE. MAKING METAL. CHIP LIGHT NR 2 ENGINE. REMOVED CHIP DETECTOR, DETERMINED TO BE A MINOR EVENT IAW MM. PERFORMED GROUND RUN FOR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES, NO DEFECTS NOTED.
- [SDR 2009FA0000459](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2009FA0000459), Apr 8, 2009: FRAME. CRACKED. FOUND CRACK ON LT SIDE OF TAILBOOM AT FUSELAGE STA 9976 MM. DURING FURTHER INVESTIGATION, OTHER CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE RT SIDE AT THE SAME FUSELAGE STATION AN
- [SDR RMXA032520097195](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RMXA032520097195), Feb 24, 2009: DOUBLER. CRACKED. DURING A DAILY INSP A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN A DOUBLER LOCATED ON THE LT SIDE OF THE TAILBOOM.
- [SDR 12052007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/12052007), Dec 4, 2007: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION , A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE RT SIDE OF TAILBOOM FRAME 10L. THE CRACK EXTENDS FROM THE CENTER OPENING OF FRAME 10L TO THE OMEGA
- [SDR TI1R001496](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TI1R001496), Jun 29, 2001: GYRO. DEFECTIVE. SEVERE TAIL ROTOR OSCILLATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED
- [SDR 20001019SH006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001019SH006), Sep 22, 2000: GYRO. MISREPAIRED. GYRO HORIZON WAS RETURNED FROM REPAIR STATION WITH 8130-3 TAG INDICATING ''REPAIRED''. AFTER INSTALLATION AND FUNCTIONAL TEST, THE UNIT WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE S
- [SDR 98ZZZX1505](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX1505), Feb 26, 1998: TRANSCEIVER. DEFECTIVE. TRANSCEIVER PL TONE MODULATION IS INDICATING 1.8 HKZ TO 2.1 KHZ. CHECKED SPECS - SHOULD BE AROUND .75 TO .8 KHZ. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR 97ZZZX1354](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX1354), Nov 20, 1996: FUEL CONTROL. LEAK. FUEL CONTROL LEAK UNDER PX PY CAP.
- [SDR 96ZZZX4648](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX4648), Jun 6, 1996: BLADE. PAINT PEEL. TAIL ROTOR BLADE PAINT PEELING OFF LESS THAN 90 DAYS INSTALLED. 107.8 ACFT HRS.
- [SDR 96ZZZX4647](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX4647), Jun 6, 1996: BLADE. PAINT PEEL. TAIL ROTOR BLADE PAINT PEELING OFF LESS THAN 90 DAYS INSTALLED. 107.8 ACFT HRS.

## Other aircraft with N217MC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N217MC): Cirrus Design SR20, S/N 11173, built 2026

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