# N40EA: 1981 Bell 222, registration cancelled 2008-04-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 2, 2008
- Exported to: Ireland
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 222](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222) (registry code 1182122)
- 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: 47061
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 1, 1991
- Certificate issued: February 17, 2005
- Last registry action: September 29, 2005
- Mode S code: A4AAAD
- Owner when cancelled: [Anglo Services Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANGLO%20SERVICES%20INC%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40EA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40EA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40EA-2008-04-02

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 222: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222.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 97ZZZX4316](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX4316), Sep 5, 1997: SWITCH. FAILED. FUEL VALVE SWITCH VIBRATED LOOSE DURING FLIGHT CAUSING FUEL VALVE TO CLOSE AND ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. SUSPECTED CAUSE OF FAILURE MECHANICAL
- [SDR 97ZZZX403](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX403), Dec 4, 1996: DOOR LINK. FAILED. NOSE GEAR AFT DOOR LINK THAT CONNECTS DOOR TO NOSE GEAR STRUT FAILED WHERE ROD END ATTACHES LINK TO STRUT ALLOWING DOOR TO HANG DOWN FREELY. WHEN AIRCRAFT LANDE
- [SDR 95ZZZX2485](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2485), May 4, 1995: SHAFT. REQ REPLACEMENT. INSPECTION FOUND 2 EACH SHAFTS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT PER ASB 222-95-94. W.P.H.S. REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS.
- [SDR 95ZZZX2484](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2484), May 4, 1995: SHAFT. REQ REPLACEMENT. INSPECTION FOUND 2 EACH SHAFTS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT PER ASB 222-95-94. W.P.H.S. REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS.

## Other aircraft with N40EA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40EA): Cessna 208, S/N 20800084, built 1992
- [Cancelled 2025-04-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40EA-2025-04-28): Cessna 208, S/N 20800065, built 1985. Owner: [Eagle Air Transport Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EAGLE%20AIR%20TRANSPORT%20INC), [Ottawa, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Ottawa)
- [Cancelled 1990-10-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40EA-1990-10-18): Bell 206B, S/N 1114. Exported to United Kingdom

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