# N457JD: 2007 Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2, registration cancelled 2026-05-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 21, 2026
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-mbb-bk-117-c-2) (registry code 5626002)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIEL-1E2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1e2) (registry code 60035)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H13EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H13EU), [TCDS E19EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E19EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 9134
- Year built: 2007
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: December 3, 2007
- Certificate issued: August 15, 2025
- Last registry action: August 15, 2025
- Mode S code: A58CE9
- Owner when cancelled: [Airbus Helicopter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRBUS%20HELICOPTER%20INC)
- Location: [Grand Prairie, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Grand%20Prairie)
- Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6647° N, 97.0295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75052, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N457JD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=457JD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N457JD-2026-05-21

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 Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-mbb-bk-117-c-2.md

## Service difficulty reports (9)

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

- [SDR GVNA202505280002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GVNA202505280002), May 22, 2025: GEARBOX. NO DISCREPANCY. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE T/R CHIP CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN CRUISE FLIGHT. THE PILOT PERFORMED ONE FUZZ BURNER ACTIVATION, BUT THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. HE 
- [SDR 2025F00133](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2025F00133), May 22, 2025: GEARBOX. NO DISCREPANCY. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE T/R CHIP CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. PILOT PERFORMED ONE FUZZ BURNER ACTIVATION, BUT THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THE PILOT RETU
- [SDR 2024F00006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2024F00006), Dec 25, 2023: BLOWER MOTOR. INOPERATIVE. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE MEDICAL CREW OF THIS AIR AMBULANCE HELICOPTER REPORTED A STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL FROM THE REAR OF THE CABIN. THE PILOT RETURNED TO BAS
- [SDR GVNA2022112300729](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GVNA2022112300729), Oct 7, 2022: MOTOR. ODOR. CREW REPORTED A RATTLING NOISE AND BURNING SMELL FROM THE REAR CABIN AIR CONDITIONER VENTS. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND CALLED MAINTENANCE. THE MECHANIC FOUND O
- [SDR 2021FA0000260](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2021FA0000260), Sep 15, 2021: DRIVE BELT. BROKEN. DURING FLIGHT, AIRCOND BELT BROKE. REM'D & REPLACED AIRCOND BELT. GROUND RUN CHK GOOD.
- [SDR 2020F00313](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2020F00313), Jun 3, 2020: WIRE. BROKEN. NR 1 GENERATOR DISCONNECT. WAS ABLE TO RESET. INSPECTION REVEALED A BROKEN WIRE AT THE NR 1 GENERATOR. REPAIRED THE WIRE. GROUND RUN. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR GVNA2020061000001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GVNA2020061000001), May 30, 2020: FCU. FAILED. NR 2 ENGINE UNDERSPEED IN-FLIGHT. SUSPECT INTERNAL FAILURE OF FUEL CONTROL. REM'D FUEL CONTROL. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE FUEL CONTROL. PERFORMED GROUND RUN/LK CHK.
- [SDR GVN2015F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GVN2015F00000), Aug 31, 2015: FCU. LEAKING. WITH PRIME PUMP ON, FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE OVERBOARD DRAIN IN A STEADY STREAM. WITH ENGINE RUNNING, FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE OVERBOARD DRAIN AT A RATE OF 1 
- [SDR GVNA2008103078903](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GVNA2008103078903), Oct 30, 2008: CARTRIDGE. UNKNOWN. CARTRIDGE ORDERED TO REPLACE PUMP THAT THE LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT. THIS CARTRIDGE WOULD NOT EVEN TURN THE LIGHT OFF AND IT WAS FRESH OUT OF OVERHAUL. PUT ORIGIN

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