# N427MA: 1987 Bell 222U, registration cancelled 2015-11-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 2, 2015
- Exported to: South Africa
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Bell 222U](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222u) (registry code 1182140)
- Engine: [Lycoming LTS-750-B-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-750-b-1) (registry code 41564)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47558
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: November 1, 1996
- Last registry action: July 7, 2015
- Mode S code: A516B4
- Location: [Spring, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Spring)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.0395° N, 95.5344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77379, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N427MA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=427MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N427MA-2015-11-02

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 222U: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222u.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 QMLA2015031315016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2015031315016), Mar 13, 2015: BOLT. SHEARED. DURING AN AIRFRAME ZONE 1 INSPECTION, FOUND ONE SIDE OF THE MR HUB, PN 222-012-101-107 SN A98, CORD WEIGHT MOUNT LOOSE. UPON REMOVAL OF THE NUT FROM THE LONG, A
- [SDR QMLA2012012612010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2012012612010), Jan 26, 2012: CONNECTOR. DIRTY. DURING FLIGHT PILOT REPORTED NR 1 HYD PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO. MECHANIC INSPECTED, CLEANED ELECRICAL CONNECTORS, FUNCTION CHECKED SYS. OPS CHECK FLIGHT PERFORM
- [SDR QMLA2011101411099](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2011101411099), Oct 14, 2011: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. CRACK IN BULKHEAD ASSY, 222-031-506-103 (BHT-222U-MM-5 FIG 53-1029, NR 32) AT FASTENER THAT ATTACHES SUPPORT LT, 222-031-522-101 (BHT-222U-MM-5 FIG, 53-1028, NR
- [SDR QMLRMR0191](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLRMR0191), May 25, 2010: PANEL. PUNCTURED. ACFT BONDED PANEL ON BELLY WAS PUNCTURED AND DENTED DURING GROUND HANDLING OF HELICOPTER WITH TUG-A-LUG. PERFORMED STRUCTURAL REPAIR ON (LT AFT BELLY) PANEL INS

## Other aircraft with N427MA

- [Cancelled 1983-12-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N427MA-1983-12-12): Boeing 707-321, S/N 17607. Owner: [Jet Power Inc Miami](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JET%20POWER%20INC%20MIAMI), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

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