# N550SL: 1987 Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117-B2, registration cancelled 2011-08-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 18, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117-B2](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-mbb-bk-117-b2) (registry code 5626027)
- 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: 7139
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 18, 1998
- Certificate issued: May 13, 2010
- Last registry action: April 29, 2011
- Mode S code: A70106
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Methods Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20METHODS%20CORP)
- 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/N550SL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=550SL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N550SL-2011-08-18

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 Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117-B2: https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-mbb-bk-117-b2.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 QMLA20110211001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA20110211001), Feb 11, 2011: SKIN. DAMAGED. DURING VISUAL INSPECTION FOUND A HOLE IN THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT CENTERLINE JUST FORWARD OF THE REAR CROSSTUBE AREA. HOLE IS 26MM IN DIAMETER.
- [SDR 2003F00594](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003F00594), Aug 8, 2003: TRANSDUCER. FAILED. APPROXIMATELY 305 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, NR 2 TORQUE INDICATOR FAILED. ALL OTHER INSTRUMENTS WERE INDICATING NORMAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED PRESSURE TRANSDUCER. O

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