# N355AM: 1986 Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2, registration cancelled 2019-12-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 13, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bolkow-blohm-bk-117-b-2) (registry code 5626013)
- Engine: [Honeywell LTS101-750B-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-lts101-750b-1) (registry code 33826)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H13EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H13EU), [TCDS E5NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7135
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 1, 1998
- Last registry action: March 15, 2019
- Mode S code: A3F76C
- Location: Parnell Acukland, New Zealand
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N355AM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=355AM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N355AM-2019-12-13

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 (5)

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

- [SDR QMLA2017030317024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2017030317024), Mar 3, 2017: GOVERNOR. OUT OF ADJUST. AFTER TAKEOFF AND BEFORE REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE, THE PILOT NOTICED THE ROTOR RPM AND ENGINE NR 1 N2 WERE ON THE HIGH SIDE (RED LINE) AND ENGINE NR 2 N2 WAS IN
- [SDR QMLA2016052816056](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2016052816056), May 28, 2016: WHEEL. SEIZED. AFTER COMPLETING PATIENT TRANSFER & APPROX 10 MINUTES FROM BASE, ACFT AC UNIT WAS TURNED ON. IMMEDIATELY A PECULIAR SMELL WAS NOTICED BY CREW, IN THE AFT CABIN.
- [SDR QMLA2013062913085](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2013062913085), Jun 29, 2013: FUEL CAP. MISINSTALLED. SEVERAL MINUTES INTO CRUISE FLIGHT, THE MEDICAL CREW NOTICED THE STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN THE CABIN. PILOT PERFORMED A PRECATIONARY LANDING AT THE NEAREST AIRPOR
- [SDR QMLA2012111912185](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2012111912185), Nov 19, 2012: ENGINE. STALLED. DURING RETURN LEG OF FLIGHT, ENGINES BEGAN TO SURGE AND OSCILLATE WHILE IN LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT. CONTINUED BACK TO BASE FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. WHILE IN HOV
- [SDR QMLA2012061212098](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2012061212098), Jun 12, 2012: FUEL CELL. LEAKING. DURING RETURN LEG OF FLIGHT TO BASE, DETECTED THE ODOR OF FUEL IN CABIN AREA. ON LANDING AT BASE, FOUND FUEL WETNESS AND DROPS ALONG BELLY PANEL, AFT OF THE AFT

## Other aircraft with N355AM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N355AM): Airbus Helicopters AS350B3, S/N 9864, built 2026
- [Cancelled 1996-11-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N355AM-1996-11-04): Gates Learjet 25D, S/N 355. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Aviation Business Center Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20BUSINESS%20CENTER%20INC), [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)

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