# N31801: 1983 Bell 206L-3, registration cancelled 2005-11-17 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: November 17, 2005 - Exported to: Australia - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Bell 206L-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (registry code 1182108) - Engine: [Allison 250-C30 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (registry code 03015) - Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 51074 - Year built: 1983 - Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft - Engine type: Turbo-shaft - Airworthiness: Multiple - Airworthiness date: November 13, 1999 - Certificate issued: October 26, 1994 - Last registry action: August 17, 2004 - Mode S code: A366FB - Owner when cancelled: [Petroleum Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETROLEUM%20HELICOPTERS%20INC) - Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 30.1552° N, 92.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70508, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31801 - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31801 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31801-2005-11-17 From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 206L-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3.md ## Service difficulty reports (66, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR HEEA088479](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088479), Jul 3, 2003: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. MASTER BATTERY DEAD. - [SDR HEEA087215](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA087215), Jun 9, 2003: BEARING. WORN. WORN BEARING ON TOP LEVER. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA085048](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA085048), Feb 28, 2003: GOVERNOR. STIFF. GOVERNOR HAS A STIFF ARM AND UNABLE TO FREE IT. SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA085027](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA085027), Feb 28, 2003: BEARING. WORN. TAIL ROTOR HEAD CONTROL ROD HAS A WORN BEARING. SCRAPPED. - [SDR HEEA085020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA085020), Feb 28, 2003: HEADSET. DAMAGED. HEADSET MIC BROKEN. REPLACED HEADSET. - [SDR HEEA084443](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084443), Feb 13, 2003: BUSHING. WORN. IDLER LINK HAS WORN BUSHINGS. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA083607](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083607), Jan 14, 2003: CAP. DAMAGED. FUEL CAP AND ADAPTER ASSY HANDLE WILL NOT STAY LOCKED, WORN. SENT TO SHOP FOR REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA083606](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083606), Jan 14, 2003: GPS. DAMAGED. GPS RECEIVER BUTTONS NOT ENGAGING WHEN PUSHED IN. SENT TO SHOP FOR REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA083568](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083568), Jan 13, 2003: ACTUATOR. INTERMITTENT. ACTUATOR INTERMITTENTLY WON'T WORK UNLESS YOU TAP ON IT. ALSO HAS BAD CORROSION AT WIRE CONNECTIONS. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR FOR REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA083557](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083557), Jan 13, 2003: HEADSET. BROKEN. HEADSET HAS MIKE BOOM BROKEN. REPLACED HEADSET. - [SDR HEEA083460](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083460), Jan 9, 2003: MIXER BOX. DAMAGED. SELECTOR KNOB HARD TO TURN. SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA083458](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083458), Jan 9, 2003: MIXER BOX. INTERMITTENT. MIXER BOX IS INTERMITTENT AND SCRATCHY. SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA083457](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083457), Jan 9, 2003: MIXER BOX. DAMAGED. MIXING BOX HAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE ON TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE. SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA083456](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083456), Jan 9, 2003: MIXER BOX. DAMAGED. MIXER BOX HAS LOW VOLUME ON ICS AND STATIC. SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA083455](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083455), Jan 9, 2003: COVER. TORN. EMERGENCY FLOAT COVER TORN. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR. - [SDR HEEA083445](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083445), Jan 9, 2003: BEARING. WORN. TAIL ROTOR HEAD BEARING WORN. - [SDR HEEA083444](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083444), Jan 9, 2003: HEADSET. DAMAGED. SCREW STRIPPED THAT HOLDS MIC BOOM SECURE. REPLACED HEADSET. - [SDR HEEA083431](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083431), Jan 9, 2003: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. ANTI COLLISION LIGHT POWER SUPPLY INOPERATIVE. SCRAPPED. - [SDR HEEA083430](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083430), Jan 9, 2003: RELAY. MALFUNCTIONED. START RELAY WILL NOT DISENGAGE. - [SDR HEEA083409](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083409), Jan 9, 2003: BATTERY. WEAK. MAIN BATTERY WEAK. - [SDR HEEA083390](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083390), Jan 9, 2003: CONTROL BOX. INTERMITTENT. WEATHER RADAR CONTROL BOX IS INTERMITTENTLY INOPERATIVE WITH ERROR CODE 30. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA083389](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083389), Jan 9, 2003: CONTROL BOX. MALFUNCTIONED. WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM CONTROL BOX PRODUCING CONSTANT FLICKER ON INDICATOR ANYTIME POWER IS ON. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA083373](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083373), Jan 9, 2003: INDICATOR. INOPERATIVE. ADI INOPERATIVE, FLAG WILL PULL BUT GYRO WILL NOT WIND UP. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA083371](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083371), Jan 9, 2003: INDICATOR. PRECESSES. PRECESSES EXCESSIVELY. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA083369](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083369), Jan 9, 2003: EXCITER. FAILED. EXCITER FAILED, NO IGNITION ON START. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA083241](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083241), Jan 8, 2003: CLIP. BROKEN. SEAT BACK HAS A BROKEN CLIP. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA083226](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083226), Jan 8, 2003: SCREEN. CORRODED. ENGINE INTAKE SCREEN ASSY HAS CORROSION. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA083225](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083225), Jan 8, 2003: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. FUSELAGE FLOOR SUPPORT HAS CORROSION. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA083181](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083181), Jan 8, 2003: BEARING. WORN. TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT HAS A WORN BEARING. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA083160](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083160), Jan 8, 2003: RESTRAINT. WORN. TRANSMISSION RESTRAINT WORN. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA083151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083151), Jan 8, 2003: STABILIZER. CORRODED. TAIL BOOM FIN ASSY HAS CORROSION. - [SDR HEEA083129](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083129), Jan 8, 2003: BEARING. WORN. RED MAIN ROTOR PITCH CONTROL LINK UPPER TRUNNION BEARING WORN. SCRAPPED. - [SDR HEEA083119](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083119), Jan 8, 2003: BEARING. WORN. ROTORCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROL BELLCRANK HAS WORN BEARINGS. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA080687](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA080687), Jul 30, 2002: CLOCK. INTERMITTENT. CLOCK INTERMITTENTLY INOPERATIVE. SCRAPPED. - [SDR HEEA080671](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA080671), Jul 30, 2002: CHIP DETECTOR. FAILED. CHIP DETECTOR DID NOT PASS INSPECTION REQUIREMENT. SCRAPPED. - [SDR HEEA080666](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA080666), Jul 30, 2002: RADIO. DAMAGED. WEAK RX AUDIO. LOOSE PARTS INSIDE. - [SDR HEEA080648](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA080648), Jul 30, 2002: CONTROL HEAD. WILL NOT TEST. WX RADAR CONTROL HEAD WILL NOT TEST OR PAINT TARGETS. - [SDR HEEA079570](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA079570), May 30, 2002: CONTROL BOX. FAILED. WEATHER RADAR CONTROL BOX SKYWATCH FAIL WITH CODE OF 144. - [SDR HEEA079410](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA079410), May 28, 2002: FILTER. DAMAGED. ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS INDICATOR WILL NOT EXTEND. - [SDR HEEA077004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA077004), Oct 31, 2001: SKID. CRACKED. BOTTOM OF SKID TUBE HAS A 20 INCH CRACK EXTENDING FROM BELOW WHEEL LUG AFT. THERE ARE TWO ADDITIONAL CRACKS IN THE SAME AREA. PENDING VENDOR REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA065236](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA065236), Nov 17, 1999: INDICATOR. READS HIGH. INDICATOR READS AT RED LINE 130 PSI. ALL ENGINE TEMPERATURES DIRECT READING GAUGE SHOWS 120-150. - [SDR HEEA065200](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA065200), Nov 17, 1999: INDICATOR. STICKING. TORQUEMETER INDICATOR STICKING AT 80 PERCENT TO 90 PERCENT RANGE AND GLASS IS FOGGY. - [SDR HEEA064760](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA064760), Oct 13, 1999: TRANSCEIVER. MALFUNCTIONED. STORE BUTTON IS DEPRESSED IN CONTROL. - [SDR HEEA064758](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA064758), Oct 13, 1999: TRANSCEIVER. MALFUNCITONED. HF RADIO TRANSMITS AS SOON AS THE SYSTEM IS TURNED ON. - [SDR HEEA064729](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA064729), Oct 12, 1999: OIL COOLER. MISMANUFACTURED. TRANSITION DUCT WILL NOT ALIGN WITH HOLES ON COOLER MOUNTING FLANGE. DUCT FITS TIGHT ON COOLER. MOUNTING FLANGE ON COOLER MISLOCATED. - [SDR HEEA063237](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA063237), Aug 9, 1999: GYRO. FAILED. DIRECTIONAL GYRO WILL NOT SLAVE PLUS OR MINUS 5 VOLTS. - [SDR HEEA060889](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA060889), Feb 23, 1999: PUMP. NOISY. PUMP HAS LOUD HOWLING NOISE. - [SDR HEEA060868](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA060868), Feb 23, 1999: INDICATOR. DEFECTIVE. ROTOR AND TURBINE NEEDLES REMAIN SPLIT ABOUT 2 PERCENT ON DUAL TACHOMETER. - [SDR HEEA060392](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA060392), Jan 28, 1999: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. UNABLE TO ADJUST STROKE ON ACTUATOR. - [SDR HEEA060229](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA060229), Jan 22, 1999: BEARING. DAMAGED. TAIL ROTOR BEARING RUNS HOT. REPLACED BEARING AND RETURNED T/R DRIVESHAFT TO SERVICE. All 66: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31801-2005-11-17/reports.md --- 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.