# N429MA: 1984 Bell 222UT, registration cancelled 2015-05-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 20, 2015
- Exported to: South Africa
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 222UT](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222ut) (registry code 1182148)
- Engine: [Lycoming LTS-101 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-series) (registry code 41560)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E5NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47523
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 2, 1994
- Certificate issued: October 14, 1998
- Last registry action: November 30, 2012
- Mode S code: A51E22
- Owner when cancelled: [Mercy Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERCY%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Englewood, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Englewood)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5732° N, 104.8649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80112, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N429MA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=429MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N429MA-2015-05-20

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 222UT: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222ut.md

## Service difficulty reports (11)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR HAIW6HR0088](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAIW6HR0088), Jun 26, 1997: TORQUE SENSOR. FAILED. TORQUE SENSOR HAS RESISTANCE-HIGH. INDICATOR NEEDLE INTERMITTENTLY DROPS OFF TO ZERO. UNIT WAS INSTALLED FOR APPROX. 1 MONTH AND HAS 36.5 HRS. SINCE BEING REPAI
- [SDR HAIW6HR0084](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAIW6HR0084), May 20, 1997: TORQUE SENSOR. FLUCTUATES. ROTOR TORQUE NEEDLE FLUCTUATES ABOVE 85% ROTOR TORQUE. PART IN SERVICE 4 MONTHS / 178.9 HOURS. REPLACED SENSOR.
- [SDR HAIW6HR0076](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAIW6HR0076), Mar 13, 1997: LIGHT. BINDING. PART IS BINDING. ASSY. WILL NOT MOVE IN ANY DIRECTION. PART HAS BEEN IN SERVICE 3 MONTHS. REQUEST ASSY. TO BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY WITH 
- [SDR HAIW6HR0072](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAIW6HR0072), Feb 11, 1997: FUEL MANIFOLD. DEFECTIVE. ENGINE SHOOTS OUT 2 FOOT FLAME PAST EXHAUST EJECTOR DURING START WITHOUT ANY MGT INDICATION UNTIL START PROGRESSES, THEN REMAINDER OF START IS NORMAL. SUSPECT E
- [SDR HAIW6HR0066](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAIW6HR0066), Jan 8, 1997: BEARING. WORN EXCESSIVELY. PART IS WORN EXCESSIVELY. ELASTOMERIC MATERIAL IS SEPERATING. BEARING WAS PUT IN SERVICE 16 JAN. 1988. PART HELD FOR FUTURE EVALUATION.
- [SDR HAIW6HR0063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAIW6HR0063), Dec 30, 1996: LIGHT. SEIZED. PART IS SEIZED. ASSY. WILL NOT EXTEND OR RETRACT. ASSY. HAS BEEN IN SERVICE 2 WEEKS SINCE REPAIR.
- [SDR HAIW6HR0061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAIW6HR0061), Dec 20, 1996: SOLENOID. CIRCUIT-SHORTED. PART IS CIRCUIT-SHORTED. PART FAILED - PART GOT EXTREMELY HOT. REPLACED WITH NEW PART - WORKS O.K..
- [SDR HAIW6HR0054](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAIW6HR0054), Dec 12, 1996: BEARING. WORN EXCESSIVELY. PART IS WORN EXCESSIVELY. ELASTOMERIC MATERIAL IS EXTRUDING. PART BEING HELD FOR DISPOSITION. RDM 12-31-96.
- [SDR HAIW6HR0048](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAIW6HR0048), Nov 12, 1996: LIGHT. CIRCUIT-GROUNDED. PART IS CIRCUIT-GROUNDED. LIGHT WILL NOT EXTEND AND POPS CIRCUIT BREAKER.
- [SDR 96ZZZX1768](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1768), Nov 14, 1995: BEARING. BROKEN. BEARING BROKEN. ELASTOMERIC BEARINGS ARE SEPARATED FROM THE INNER RACE OF THE BEARING. REPLACED WITH NEW BEARINGS IAW BHT T.B. 222U-91-57.
- [SDR 96ZZZX1767](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1767), Nov 14, 1995: BEARING. BROKEN. BEARING BROKEN. ELASTOMERIC BEARINGS ARE SEPARATED FROM THE INNER RACE OF THE BEARING. REPLACED WITH NEW BEARINGS IAW BHT T.B. 222U-91-57.

## Other aircraft with N429MA

- [Cancelled 2026-03-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N429MA-2026-03-16): Cessna 560XL, S/N 560-5727. Assigned (import), pending cancellation

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