# N222LN: 1985 Bell 222U, registration cancelled 2015-11-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 2, 2015
- Exported to: South Africa
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Bell 222U](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222u) (registry code 1182140)
- Engine: [Lycoming LTS-101 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-series) (registry code 41560)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9SW), [TCDS E5NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47544
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 25, 2004
- Last registry action: July 7, 2015
- Mode S code: A1E976
- Location: [Spring, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Spring)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.0395° N, 95.5344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77379, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222LN
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=222LN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222LN-2015-11-02

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (5)

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

- [SDR QMLA2012103012172](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2012103012172), Oct 30, 2012: TRANSMISSION. CONTAMINATED. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, LOWER TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED . PRESSURE AND TEMPERTURE WERE NORMAL RANGE. CHIP WOULD NOT BURN OFF.
- [SDR QMLA2012090612146](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2012090612146), Sep 6, 2012: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING AIRWORTHINESS CHECK, A CRACK IN A PRE-EXISTING SKIN REPAIR LOCATED ON THE TOP DECK OF THE HELICOPTER BETWEEN THE SYS 1 AND 2 HYD FILTER MANIFOLDS AT APPR
- [SDR QMLA2012031512029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2012031512029), Mar 15, 2012: SHAFT. SHEARED. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, NR 2 ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE JUMPED FROM 80 DEGREES C TO OVER 120 DEGREES C. THE FLIGHT WAS ABORTED AND RETURNED TO BASE USING MINIMUM POWE
- [SDR QMLA2011072511082](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2011072511082), Jul 25, 2011: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. INTERMITTENT FLICKERING OF DOOR LIGHT ON CAUTION/ADVISORY PANEL MADE ME INITIATE A VISUAL INSPECTION OF CABIN DOOR FRAMES DUE TO PAST EXPERIENCE WITH CRACKS IN 
- [SDR QMLA2011050211055](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2011050211055), May 2, 2011: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED MX, FOUND A CRACK ALONG STA 270 BULKHEAD, BUTTLINE 8.5 LT, WATERLINE 81.6. CRACK ORIGINATED FROM LOCK FASTENER JOINING LT AFT NODAL BEAM SUPPOR

## Other aircraft with N222LN

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222LN): Bell Textron Canada 407, S/N 54808

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