# N407PR: 1997 Bell 407, registration cancelled 2008-07-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 17, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 407](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407) (registry code 1182206)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C47 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c47-series) (registry code 03029)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 53232
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 24, 1997
- Certificate issued: May 17, 2002
- Last registry action: May 20, 2008
- Mode S code: A4C7F7
- Owner when cancelled: [American Aviation Charters LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AVIATION%20CHARTERS%20LLC)
- 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/N407PR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=407PR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N407PR-2008-07-17

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 407: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407.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 IIF2005F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IIF2005F00000), Jun 17, 2005: CAP. BROKEN. AIRCRAFT IN FOR INSPECTION, MECHANICAL INSPECTING AREA OF ROTOR BRAKE NOTICED BLACK LINE ACROSS EAR WHERE BOLT GOES THROUGH HOLE. REMOVED BOLT AND EAR FELL OFF.
- [SDR 2002FA0001069](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002FA0001069), Aug 28, 2002: BEARING. SEPARATED. ELASTOMERIC PORTION OF BEARING COMPLETELY DEBONDED FROM BASE. FOUND AT ROUTINE INSPECTION. THIS BEARING IS ONE OF A BATCH OF DEFECTIVE BEARINGS MANUFACTURED BEF
- [SDR IIF2001F00003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IIF2001F00003), Jun 11, 2001: PITCH HORN. CORRODED. DURING THE FIRST 2500 HOUR OVERHAUL, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PITCH HORNS PN 407-010-103-101, HAD CORROSION AND PITTING OF AFT SURFACE OF PITCH HORN UNDER THE WEAR
- [SDR IIF2001F00002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IIF2001F00002), Jun 11, 2001: PITCH HORN. CORRODED. DURING THE FIRST 2500 HOUR OVERHAUL, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PITCH HORNS PN 407-010-103-101, HAD CORROSION AND PITTING OF AFT SURFACE OF PITCH HORN UNDER THE WEAR
- [SDR IIF2001F00001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IIF2001F00001), Jun 11, 2001: PITCH HORN. CORRODED. DURING THE FIRST 2500 HOUR OVERHAUL, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PITCH HORNS PN 407-010-103-101, HAD CORROSION AND PITTING OF AFT SURFACE OF PITCH HORN UNDER THE WEAR
- [SDR IIF2001F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IIF2001F00000), Jun 11, 2001: SHAFT. CORRODED. DURING THE FIRST 2500 HOUR OVERHAUL, FOUND CORROSION ON INBOARD SPLINES AND PITTING BEYOND LIMITS. PROBABLE CAUSE DUE TO BREAKDOWN GREASE. SUGGEST THAT TAIL ROT
- [SDR 20000804SH009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000804SH009), Jul 26, 2000: BEARING. ROUGH. TAIL ROTOR HANGER BEARINGS, P/N 407-340-339-103, HAVE BEEN FOUND ROUGH AND FAILED PREMATURELY ON MANY OCCASIONS DURING INSPECTIONS. THE GREASE USED TO LUBRICATE
- [SDR 2000ZZZX403](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000ZZZX403), Dec 28, 1999: NUT. LEAKING. MAST SEAL, P/N 28905-3499, WORE GROOVE IN MAST BEARING NUT, P/N 406-040-090-103. UPON REMOVAL, FOUND TORQUE ON NUT BELOW RECOMMENDED TORQUE OF 450 FEET/POUNDS (
- [SDR 98ZZZX2885](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX2885), Jun 10, 1998: BOOT. LEAKING. HOLE IN BOOT ALLOWING OIL AND GREASE TO FLOW OUT. SEALS 2 EACH B56-40-2 AND ONE EACH 26001-7023 WERE REPLACED DUE TO LEAKING.
- [SDR 98ZZZX2884](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX2884), Jun 10, 1998: CALIPER. LEAKING. ROTOR BRAKE LEAKING. NO TECHNICAL DATA TO REPAIR.

## Other aircraft with N407PR

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N407PR): Bell 407, S/N 53162, built 1997

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