# N532KH: MBB BK 117 A-3, registration cancelled 2012-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 2012
- Exported to: New Zealand
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [MBB BK 117 A-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/mbb-bk-117-a-3) (registry code 5626015)
- Engine: [Lycoming LTS-101 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-series) (registry code 41560)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H13EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H13EU), [TCDS E5NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7069
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: December 9, 1985
- Certificate issued: January 16, 2007
- Last registry action: January 19, 2010
- Mode S code: A6B8C4
- Owner when cancelled: [Era Med LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ERA%20MED%20LLC)
- Location: [Coatesville, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Coatesville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9630° N, 75.8320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19320, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N532KH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=532KH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N532KH-2012-05-09

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 MBB BK 117 A-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/mbb-bk-117-a-3.md

## Service difficulty reports (6)

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

- [SDR EGR2002F00001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EGR2002F00001), Dec 15, 2001: GIMBAL JOINT. CRACKED. GIMBAL ARM CRACKED COMPLETELY THROUGH AT RIVETS CAUSING SEARCHLIGHT TO BECOME LOOSE ON ONE SIDE. LIGHT WAS RESTRAINED ONLY BY THE SAFETY CABLE AND OTHER SIDE AR
- [SDR 20000712SH010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000712SH010), Dec 20, 1999: MOUNT. CRACKED. MOUNT CRACKED AT THE INNER MOUNT LUG. REPLACED WITH NEW PART IAW THE MFG MM. (X)
- [SDR 97ZZZX2962](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX2962), Nov 22, 1996: BEARING. FAILED. NR 2 BEARING FAILURE. DURING START, NR 2 ENGINE FAILED. NR 1 ENGINE WAS AT GROUND IDLE. FAILURE OCCURRED AT 40 PERCENT N1 DURING START-UP. ALL PARAMETERS WERE N
- [SDR 97ZZZX858](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX858), Jul 24, 1996: BEARING. FAILED. NR 2 BEARING FAILED. NO REPLACEMENT BEARING AT TIME OF THIS REPORT.
- [SDR 97ZZZX857](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX857), Jul 24, 1996: BEARING. FAILED. NR 2 BEARING FAILED. NO REPLACEMENT BEARING AT TIME OF THIS REPORT.
- [SDR 97ZZZX859](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX859), Jul 4, 1996: BEARING. FAILED. TURBINE NR 3 BEARING FAILED. NO REPLACEMENT BEARING AT TIME OF THIS REPORT.

## 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 19940422015919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940422015919I), Apr 22, 1994: Bolkms BK117A3 (N532KH), Sayre, PA, Minor damage. Cowling on left side of NR1 engine had come loose. Departed aircraft. Cowling not properly secured.

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