# N4059W: 1996 Eurocopter AS 350 B2, registration cancelled 2023-09-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 22, 2023
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Eurocopter AS 350 B2](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2) (registry code 8680950)
- 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: 2933
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 9, 1996
- Certificate issued: January 7, 1997
- Last registry action: August 18, 2023
- Mode S code: A4C2DC
- Owners when cancelled: [U S Dept Of Homeland Security](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/U%20S%20DEPT%20OF%20HOMELAND%20SECURITY), [U S Customs & Border Protection](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/U%20S%20CUSTOMS%20%26%20BORDER%20PROTECTION), [Office Of Air & Marine](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OFFICE%20OF%20AIR%20%26%20MARINE)
- Location: [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4059W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4059W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4059W-2023-09-22

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 Eurocopter AS 350 B2: https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2.md

## Service difficulty reports (4)

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

- [SDR AS350B2BELCRK](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AS350B2BELCRK), Aug 8, 2005: BELLCRANK. GOUGED. WE HAVE FOUND THIS PART TO HAVE MAINTENANCE INDUCED DAMAGE FROM DISCONNECTING THE LT FORWARD INPUT ROD AT THE PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROL SERVO AND ALLOWING THE ROD 
- [SDR B3OR200000009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/B3OR200000009), Dec 29, 2000: BEARING. BINDING. PILOT LIFTED AIRCRAFT INTO A HOVER AND FELT SOME BINDING IN THE FORE AND AFT DIRECTION OF HIS CYCLIC CONTROL. AFTER SHUTDOWN, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED CO
- [SDR 99ZZZX1725](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1725), Apr 15, 1999: BULB. INOPERATIVE. THE LANDING LIGHT BULBS ARE CONTINUALLY REQUIRING CHANGING. THIS BULB ONLY LASTED FOR 1.1 FLIGHT HOURS WITH 10 NIGHT LANDINGS. THE PREVIOUS BULB LASTED FOR 19 F
- [SDR 2000ZZZX245](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000ZZZX245), Aug 16, 1998: GIMBAL ASSY. CORRODED. BLACK PROTECTIVE COATING APPARENTLY DID NOT BOND PROPERLY. AFTER SEPARATION OF THE PROTECTIVE COATING FROM THE PART'S SURFACE, MOISTURE/WATER WOULD BE ENTRAPPED

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