# N3593X: 1979 Aerospatiale AS350B, registration cancelled 2008-08-21 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: August 21, 2008 - Exported to: Canada - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Aerospatiale AS350B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b) (registry code 8680800) - Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (registry code 60030) - Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 1081 - Year built: 1979 - Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft - Engine type: Turbo-shaft - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: April 28, 1994 - Last registry action: August 21, 2008 - Mode S code: A40913 - Owner when cancelled: [U S Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/U%20S%20HELICOPTERS%20INC) - Location: [Marshville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Marshville) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 34.9987° N, 80.3514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28103, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3593X - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3593X - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3593X-2008-08-21 From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Aerospatiale AS350B: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b.md ## Service difficulty reports (15) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR R7MR34599](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R7MR34599), Jan 19, 2003: BLADE. DELAMINATED. SKIN DELAMINATION, 3 FT FROM ROOT (MAY QUALIFY FOR BLADE EXCHANGE). REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM. - [SDR R7MR34600](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R7MR34600), Jan 19, 2003: BLADE. CRACKED. SKIN DELAMINATION AND CRACK, 3 FT FROM ROOT (MAY QUALIFY FOR BLADE EXCHANGE). REPLACED WITH NEW UNITS, CORRECTED PROBLEM. - [SDR R7M2002F00009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R7M2002F00009), Jan 27, 2002: VALVE. INOPERATIVE. ELECTRO VALVE ON RUN-UP FAILED, TAIL ROTOR PEDALS VERY STIFF. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM. - [SDR R7M2002F00008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R7M2002F00008), Jan 26, 2002: REGULATOR. INOPERATIVE. FILTER REGULATOR UNIT PRODUCING STIFF TAIL ROTOR PEDDLES. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM. - [SDR 2001F00524](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00524), Jan 9, 2001: BALL JOINT. WORN. TEFLON LINERS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT CORRECTED PROBLEM. (M) - [SDR 2001F00516](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00516), Jan 9, 2001: BEARING. WORN. ELASTOMERICS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT FROM 1 KIT PART NR 355A09-1036-01 CORRECTED PROBLEM. FOUR HALF SHELLS EQUALS 1 KIT. (M) - [SDR R7MR33304](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R7MR33304), May 2, 2000: GENERATOR. INOPERATIVE. HE GENERATOR, UNIT INOPERATIVE. LOW ENERGY AND LOW FREQUENCY. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM. - [SDR R7MR33303](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R7MR33303), May 2, 2000: GENERATOR. INOPERATIVE. HE GENERATOR, UNIT INOPERATIVE. LOW ENERGY AND LOW FREQUENCY. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM. - [SDR 96ZZZX1916](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1916), Mar 1, 1996: SPHERICAL STOP. WORN. MAIN ROTOR ELASTOMERICS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM. - [SDR 96ZZZX1915](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1915), Mar 1, 1996: SPHERICAL STOP. WORN. MAIN ROTOR ELASTOMERICS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM. - [SDR 96ZZZX1914](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1914), Mar 1, 1996: SPHERICAL STOP. WORN. MAIN ROTOR ELASTOMERICS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM. - [SDR 95ZZZX5560](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5560), Jun 21, 1995: BEARING. WORN. LAMINATED BEARING ELASTOMERICS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH 4 EACH NEW UNITS FROM KIT 355A09-1036-00, CORRECTED PROBLEM. - [SDR 95ZZZX5559](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5559), Apr 17, 1995: SPHERICAL STOP. WORN. SPHERICAL STOP ELASTOMERICS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WTIH NEW UNIT(S) CORRECTED PROBLEM. - [SDR 95ZZZX5558](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5558), Apr 17, 1995: SPHERICAL STOP. WORN. SPHERICAL STOP ELASTOMERICS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT(S) CORRECTED PROBLEM. - [SDR 95ZZZX5557](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5557), Apr 17, 1995: SPHERICAL STOP. WORN. SPHERICAL STOP ELASTOMERICS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT(S) CORRECTED PROBLEM. ## FAA accident and incident reports (1) 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 20050317003289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050317003289I), Mar 17, 2005: Snias AS350B (N3593X), Council Bluffs, IA. (-23) On March 17, 2005, at approximately 9:15 am, N3593X, an aerospatiale AS350B2, operated by air methods, a 14 CFR 135 certificate holder, was conducting a… ## Other aircraft with N3593X - [Cancelled 1973-10-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3593X-1973-10-30): Mooney M-20G, S/N 680162. Owner: [Richmond Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICHMOND%20AVIATION%20INC), [Sandston, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Sandston) --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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