# N408MA: 1983 Bell 222B, registration cancelled 2010-10-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 21, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 222B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222b) (registry code 1182124)
- Engine: [Lycoming LTS-101 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-series) (registry code 41560)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9SW), [TCDS E5NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47135
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 31, 1983
- Certificate issued: January 26, 1994
- Last registry action: May 19, 2009
- Mode S code: A4CB6D
- Owner when cancelled: [Mercy Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERCY%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Fontana, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fontana)
- Physical address: [Rialto, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Rialto)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0922° N, 117.4350° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fontana, CA, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N408MA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=408MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N408MA-2010-10-21

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 Bell 222B: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222b.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 QML3MR0241](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QML3MR0241), Aug 9, 2010: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. DURING OTHER MX 1 CRACK WAS FOUND IN BULKHEAD 222-031-505-001 AT ATTACHMENT POINT OF BEAM SUPPORT PN 222-031-519-103.
- [SDR QML3MR0244](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QML3MR0244), Aug 5, 2010: BLADE. DEBONDED. DURING INSP ROTOR BLADE FOUND APPROX 2" DEBONDING OF MIDDLE TRIM TAB LOWER SIDE AT BS 90.1-92.1 AND 1.25" TEAR IN LOWER BLADE SKIN AT BS 101.4
- [SDR QML3MR0243](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QML3MR0243), Aug 5, 2010: SKIN. DELAMINATED. DURING INSP, FOUND DELAMINATION/PUNCTURE OF RT UPPER WING SKIN IN AREA OF A PREVIOUS REPAIR. DELAMINATION MEASURES APPROX 16" X 7". PUNCTURE IS SCREW HEAD USED 
- [SDR QML3MR0242](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QML3MR0242), Aug 5, 2010: SKIN. PUNCTURED. DURING INSP, FOUND PUNCTURE/CRACK OF UPPER WING SKIN APPROX 1" IN LENGTH CAUSED BE IMPACT FROM ABOVE.

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