# N27554: 1979 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2024-01-11 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: January 11, 2024 - Exported to: Mexico - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107) - Engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013) - Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 45246 - Year built: 1979 - Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft - Engine type: Turbo-shaft - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: May 15, 1979 - Certificate issued: November 12, 2023 - Last registry action: November 12, 2023 - Mode S code: A2BC33 - Owner when cancelled: [Med Jets USA Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MED%20JETS%20USA%20INC) - Location: [Boca Raton, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Boca%20Raton) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 26.3832° N, 80.1677° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33434, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27554 - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27554 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27554-2024-01-11 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 Helicopter Textron 206L-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1.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 ALG2003F0000B](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALG2003F0000B), Nov 7, 2002: LONGERON. CORRODED. DISCOVERED WHILE DOING REFURBISHING, MALFUNCTION OF LONGERON WAS CORROSION AND ELONGATED HOLES. - [SDR 96ZZZX5515](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX5515), Sep 3, 1996: LEVER ASSY. WORN. DAILY INSPECTION FOUND BUSHINGS AND BEARINGS WORN BEYOND LIMITS. PARTS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT: 4 EACH 206-010-338-001 SPACERS, 4 EACH 206-010-337-001 BEARINGS, 2 - [SDR 96ZZZX293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX293), Dec 13, 1995: LINK IDLER. WORN. DURING DAILY INSPECTION, FOUND BUSHINGS AND BEARINGS WORN BEYOND LIMITS. PARTS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT: 4 EACH 206-010-338-001 SPACERS, 4 EACH 206-010-337-001 BEA - [SDR 96ZZZX292](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX292), Dec 13, 1995: LEVER ASSY. WORN. DURING DAILY INSPECTION, FOUND BUSHINGS AND BEARINGS WORN BEYOND LIMITS. PARTS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT: 4 EACH 206-010-338-001 SPACERS, 4 EACH 206-010-337-001 BEA - [SDR 95ZZZX6886](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6886), Nov 10, 1995: NR 2 NOZZLE. ERODED VANE. UPON DISASSEMBLY OF TURBINE, INSPECTION OF PARTS FOR LOW POWER FOUND BURNED AND ERODED VANE L.E. AND T.E. - [SDR 95ZZZX6885](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6885), Nov 9, 1995: 1ST NOZZLE. ERODED VALVE. UPON DISASSEMBLY OF TURBINE, INSPECTION OF PARTS FOR LOWER POWER FOUND BURNED AND ERODED VANE L.E. AND T.E. - [SDR 95ZZZX4406](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX4406), Aug 7, 1995: BEARING SET. PITTED. TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT. INSPECTION FOUND MAST BEARING INNER RACE PITTED CAUSING CHIP LIGHT IN TRANSMISSION. BEARING SET SN 058-1 AND SN 058-2. - [SDR 95ZZZX4090](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX4090), Jun 27, 1995: BLADE. BEARING WORN. TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY REMOVED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT BALANCE. HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION DURING PHASE INSPECTION. FOUND 2 EACH 206-010-765-001 BEARINGS WORN BEYOND LI - [SDR 95ZZZX3350](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3350), Jun 2, 1995: LINK IDLER. WORN. DAILY INSPECTION FOUND BUSHINGS AND BEARINGS WORN BEYOND LIMITS. PARTS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT: 4 EACH 206-010-338-001 SPACERS, 4 EACH 206-010-337-001 BEARINGS, 2 - [SDR 95ZZZX3349](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3349), Jun 2, 1995: LINK ASSY. WORN. DAILY INSPECTION FOUND BUSHINGS AND BEARINGS WORN BEYOND LIMITS. PARTS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT: 4 EACH 206-010-338-001 SPACERS, 4 EACH 206-010-337-001 BEARINGS, 2 ## 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 CHI79FEX26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX26), May 28, 1979: Bell 206-11 (N27554), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) 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 19860327013679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860327013679I), Mar 27, 1986: Bell 206L1 (N27554), Freeport, TX, Minor damage. Attempted takeoff with tie down still attached. Tie down point broke and aircraft landed back on the rig. - [Accident 19790528015929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790528015929A), May 28, 1979: Bell 206L (N27554), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Helicopter made tail low approach to helipad, caught tail rotor guard on safety wire netting, recovered/landed ok. ## Other aircraft with N27554 - [Cancelled 1943-11-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27554-1943-11-09): Taylorcraft BL-65, S/N 2196. Owner: [Bennett Almer A & Hattie L Bennett](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENNETT%20ALMER%20A%20%26%20HATTIE%20L%20BENNETT), [Idaho Falls, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Idaho%20Falls) --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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