# N427CU: 2005 Bell 427, registration cancelled 2018-06-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 14, 2018
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 427](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-427) (registry code 1182207)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw207d) (registry code 52156)
- Data sheets: [TCDS R00001RC](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/R00001RC), [TCDS E42NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E42NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 56047
- Year built: 2005
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 22, 2005
- Certificate issued: January 31, 2018
- Last registry action: January 31, 2018
- Mode S code: A515E5
- Owner when cancelled: [Skyline Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKYLINE%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1410° N, 115.2811° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89117, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N427CU
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=427CU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N427CU-2018-06-14

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 427: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-427.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 AC2A119028](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AC2A119028), Feb 23, 2008: SUPPORT FITTING. DAMAGED. DURING A DAILY INSP SOME WORKING RIVETS WERE FOUND ALONG WITH SHEARED RIVET HEADS AT THE TAILBOOM WHERE THE TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX SUPPORT FITTING ATTACHES.
- [SDR AC2A118969](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AC2A118969), Feb 23, 2008: SKIN. CHAFED. AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT IN FROM OFFSHORE. DURING A DAILY INSPECTION SOME WORKING AND MISSING RIVETS WERE FOUND ON THE TAIL BOOM. A THROUGH INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED
- [SDR AC2A113940](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AC2A113940), Jan 27, 2007: TRANSMISSION. MAKING METAL. TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT. CALLED MECHANIC OUT TO AIRCRAFT TO CHECK AND VERIFY TRANSMISSION CHIP PLUG CONTAMINATION. MECHANIC FOUND THIN HAIRLIKE SLIVER OF METAL 
- [SDR AC2A113661](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AC2A113661), Jan 17, 2007: BOLT. SHEARED. END OF BOLT SHEARED OFF WITH NUT.
- [SDR AC2A110989](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AC2A110989), Aug 16, 2006: GEARBOX. LOOSE. DURING 50 HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX LOOSE ON ITS MOUNTING STUDS. INSPECTED TAILBOOM MOUNTING PADS VIA DIE PENETRANT, NO DEFECTS FOUND. INSTALLE
- [SDR AC2A110526](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AC2A110526), Jul 27, 2006: BEARING. DELAMINATED. FOUND DELAMINATED / REPLACED BEARING
- [SDR AC2A110527](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AC2A110527), Jul 27, 2006: BEARING. DELAMINATED. FOUND DELAMINATED / REPLACED BEARING
- [SDR AC2A110528](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AC2A110528), Jul 27, 2006: BEARING. DELAMINATED. FOUND DELAMINATED / REPLACED BEARING.
- [SDR AC2A110524](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AC2A110524), Jul 27, 2006: BEARING. DELAMINATED. FOUND DELAMINATED / REPLACED BEARING
- [SDR AC2A108152](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AC2A108152), Feb 22, 2006: RELAY. INOPERATIVE. BATTERY RELAY NOT WORKING / RELACED BATTERY RELAY.

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