# N222AM: 1986 Bell 222U, registration cancelled 2020-12-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 5, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 222U](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222u) (registry code 1182140)
- Engine: [Lycoming LTS-101 600A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-600a-series) (registry code 41562)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9SW), [TCDS E5NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47547
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: April 7, 1986
- Certificate issued: August 15, 2014
- Last registry action: March 19, 2017
- Mode S code: A1E87B
- Owner when cancelled: [Jonam LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JONAM%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222AM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=222AM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222AM-2020-12-05

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 222U: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222u.md

## Service difficulty reports (7)

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

- [SDR QMLA2014050614050](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2014050614050), May 6, 2014: FUEL LINE. BROKEN. WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE NR 1 ENG BEGAN RUNNING ERRATICALLY & THE NP WAS ATTEMPTING TO OVER SPEED. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO ARREST THE ENG POWER BY MANUALLY RET
- [SDR QMLA2013031313039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2013031313039), Mar 13, 2013: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING MAINTENANCE, FOUND CRACK IN BELLY SKIN APPROX, .7".
- [SDR QMLA2013F00086](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2013F00086), Mar 13, 2013: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING MAINTENANCE FOUND .7 INCH CRACK IN BELLY SKIN AT FS 245.3, BL -16, WL 25.
- [SDR 2013F00083](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2013F00083), Mar 13, 2013: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING MAINTENANCE FOUND CRACK .7 IN LONG IN LOWER LEFT BELLY SKIN TRAILING EDGE AT FS 245.3-246 BL -16 WL 25.
- [SDR QMLA2012032912038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2012032912038), Mar 29, 2012: ACTUATOR. INOPERATIVE. ON A ROUTINE ENGINE OVERSPEED SYS CHECK, WANTED TO INCREASE THE ENGINE RPM SLIGHTLY WITH THE TRIM SWITCH. FOUND UNABLE TO GET THE SWITCH TO DO ANYTHING. ON INSP
- [SDR QMLA2011101811101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2011101811101), Oct 18, 2011: BRACKET. CRACKED. TAIL SKID BRACKET ON BOTTOM OF VERTICAL FIN CRACKED AT TAIL STINGER AND TAIL ROTOR GUARD ATTACHMENT POINT. REMOVED VERTICAL FIN TO FACILITATE REMOVAL OF CRACKED
- [SDR 2010F00057](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010F00057), Mar 10, 2010: GEAR. FAILED. SPIRAL BEVEL COLLECTOR GEAR FAIL APART, (DRIVE TOOTH/GEAR BOKE AWAY/SEPARATED FROM THE BEVEL GEAR BODY) WITH IN THE MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX/TRANSMISSION.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OPS10IA538](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS10IA538), Sep 4, 2010: Bell 222U (N222AM), Los Angeles, CA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: Failure of the air traffic controller to exercise positive control of the situation by issuing clear and timely control instructions to the helicopter pilot. Contributing to the incident was delay by…

---
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.