# N518RL: 1978 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 2015-11-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 13, 2015
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107)
- Engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45183
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: March 19, 2013
- Last registry action: March 19, 2013
- Mode S code: A680A9
- Owner when cancelled: [Msi Helicopters LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MSI%20HELICOPTERS%20LLC)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1517° N, 106.5749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87109, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N518RL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=518RL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N518RL-2015-11-13

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 Helicopter Textron 206L-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR 2009FA0000091](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2009FA0000091), Dec 15, 2008: BEARING. FAILED. SPOOL BEARING ASSY (PN 2544198) FAILED INTERNALLY. BEARING ASSY NO LONGER ROTATES. DRIVE SHAFT SHEARED AND GUIDE POST HAS BROKEN OFF. FLYWEIGHTS AND GOVERNOR LE
- [SDR YTRR099159](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YTRR099159), Jan 28, 2005: FUEL CONTROL. INOPERATIVE. FUEL CONTROL UNIT WOULD NOT MAINTAIN IDLE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE UNIT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED 91.3 HRS AGO FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20090611012099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090611012099I), Jun 11, 2009: Bell 206L1 (N518RL), Gulf Of Mexico, Minor damage. (-23) Crew change from MP265 to MP277, N518RL. Picked up at MP265 to a hover gauge checks 85% torque rotor RPM and turbine in the green. N1 91.5, tot 600 deg.…

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