# N555BA: 2006 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 430, registration cancelled 2021-04-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 7, 2021
- Exported to: South Africa
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 430](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-430) (registry code 1182151)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce 250-C40B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c40b) (registry code 54525)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9SW), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 49119
- Year built: 2006
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: August 21, 2006
- Certificate issued: April 19, 2018
- Last registry action: April 19, 2018
- Mode S code: A71218
- Owner when cancelled: [Turbines Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TURBINES%20LTD)
- Location: [West Point, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/West%20Point)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8336° N, 96.7243° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 68788, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555BA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=555BA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555BA-2021-04-07

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Canada 430: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-430.md

## Service difficulty reports (8)

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

- [SDR QMLA201601316010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA201601316010), Feb 13, 2016: ENGINE. MAKING METAL. ENGINE REMOVAL DUE TO CHIP EVENTS IN SUMP CHIP DETECTOR.
- [SDR QMLA2014081214101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2014081214101), Aug 12, 2014: TRANSMISSION. MAKING METAL. DURING ZONE INSPECTION AT ACTT 6722+54 IT WAS NOTED OF METAL PARTICLES ON COLLECTOR GEAR CHIP DETECTOR. AT ACTT 6729+01 THE TRANSMISSION SUMP CHIP LIGHT ILLUMIN
- [SDR QMLA2014061614074](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2014061614074), Jun 16, 2014: YOKE. CRACKED. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION FOUND FOUR CRACKS IN MAIN ROTOR YOKE LOCATED BETWEEN STATION 26 & 31. CRACKS ARE 2 TO 4.5 INCHES IN LENGTH. AFTER REMOVING SEALANT FROM 
- [SDR QMLA2013110613159](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2013110613159), Nov 6, 2013: YOKE. CRACKED. WHILE PERFORMING 150 HR INSPECTION OF MAIN ROTOR YOKE, FOUND SIX NEW CRACKS SINCE LAST INSPECTION. SMALLEST CRACK WAS 0.5 AND LONGEST CRACK 3.375. FOUR ON TOP O
- [SDR QMLA2013012713014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2013012713014), Jan 27, 2013: SUPPORT. CRACKED. DURING THE BALANCING PROCEDURES OF THE MAIN DRIVE SHAFT AND THE FAN SHAFT ON THE NR 1 ENGINE. TWO CRACKS WERE NOTICED ON THE OIL COOLER BLOWER MOUNTING SUPPORT 
- [SDR QMLA2012050912076](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2012050912076), May 9, 2012: ENGINE. MAKING METAL. NR 1 ENGINE SCAVENGE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING START UP. REMOVED SCAVENGE CHIP DETECTOR AND VISUALLY INSPECTED. FOUND MASS QUANTITIES OF METAL ON THE CHIP D
- [SDR QMLA2012021412024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2012021412024), Feb 14, 2012: STATIC PORT. SHORTED. PILOT REPORTED ELECTRICAL FUMES IN COCKPIT. FOUND STATIC PORT SHORTED
- [SDR QMLA2010051810014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2010051810014), May 18, 2010: HANGER ASSY. SHEARED. DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION DISCOVERED MOUNTING FLANGE BROKE OFF OF THE NR1 TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT HANGER BRG. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF THE SURROUNDING AREA AND RE

## Other aircraft with N555BA

- [Cancelled 2007-04-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555BA-2007-04-11): Bell 412, S/N 36015, built 1990. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Bell Helicopter Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20TEXTRON%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555BA-undated): Bell 206B, S/N 3163. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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