# N617AL: 1998 Bell 407, registration cancelled 2020-09-25 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: September 25, 2020 - Exported to: Canada - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Bell 407](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407) (registry code 1182206) - Engine: [Allison 250-C47 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c47-series) (registry code 03029) - Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 53265 - Year built: 1998 - Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft - Engine type: Turbo-shaft - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: May 14, 1998 - Certificate issued: May 13, 1998 - Last registry action: January 15, 2020 - Mode S code: A808CA - Owner when cancelled: [Bristow US LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRISTOW%20US%20LLC) - Location: [New Iberia, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/New%20Iberia) - Owner type: LLC - Owner's area on the map: 29.9367° N, 91.8653° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70560, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N617AL - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=617AL - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N617AL-2020-09-25 From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 407: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407.md ## Service difficulty reports (23) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR ALGAR7211153265](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALGAR7211153265), Jul 19, 2011: DOOR. CORRODED. CORROSION ON UPPER ENGINE COWLING. - [SDR ALGA032811617AL](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALGA032811617AL), Mar 28, 2011: SKIN. CORRODED. SURFACE SKIN CORROSION AROUND ACFT TIE DOWN FWD RT SIDE. ONE AREA 4.3" AND 4" AND ANOTHER AREA 2" AND 2" APPLIED FOR 8110 REPAIR. - [SDR ALGAR316115283](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALGAR316115283), Mar 16, 2011: CROSSTUBE. CORRODED. CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS ON CROSSTUBE. - [SDR ALGA145920944377](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALGA145920944377), Sep 2, 2009: FIRESHIELD. MISALIGNED. UNABLE TO FIT SHIELD TO GEARBOX, 6 PADS OFF CENTER TO FIRESHIELD. - [SDR ALG2006F00018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALG2006F00018), Jan 14, 2006: PUMP. INOPERATIVE. DURING FLIGHT THE RIGHT FUEL BOOST PUMP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RT FUEL BOOST PUMP. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. (K) - [SDR ALG2005F00088](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALG2005F00088), Oct 11, 2005: HMU. FAILED. DURING LEVEL FLIGHT RESTART FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND NOTIFIED MAINTENANCE. REMOVED AND REPLACED HMU WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT IAW MM. OPS - [SDR ALG2005F00069](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALG2005F00069), Aug 13, 2005: INDICATOR. FAILED. ON CLIMB OUT FROM BASE, TORQUE GUAGE DROPPED TO 2 PERCENT. MAINTENANCE NOTIFIED. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE TORQUE INDICATOR. C/W LEAK CHECK AND GROUND RUN, NO - [SDR ALG2005F00064](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALG2005F00064), Aug 12, 2005: TRANSMITTER. FAILED. ON CLIMB OUT FROM BASE, TORQUE GAUGE GRADUALLY DECREASED TO ZERO. MAINTENANCE NOTIFIED. REMOVED TORQUE TRANSMITTER SN 57586518, AND INSTALLED SN 57292141. LEAK - [SDR ALGA104691](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALGA104691), Jul 15, 2005: FITTING. BROKEN. TAB ON CASTING THAT HAS A NUTPLATE FOR THE SEAT PANEL SUPPORT IS CRACKED AND BROKEN / REPLACED WITH NEW FITTING - [SDR ALGA098818](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALGA098818), Dec 28, 2004: PITCH LINK. BINDING. SEVERE BINDING AND RATCHETING. REPLACED WITH NEW BY FIELD MAINTENANCE. - [SDR ALGA096917](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALGA096917), Aug 10, 2004: LINK. CRACKED. FOUND P/C LINK BEARING BINDING; RATCHETY AND HAS AXIAL WEAR. REPLACED WITH NEW PART IN FIELD. - [SDR ALGA096938](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALGA096938), Jun 27, 2004: GEAR. DEFECTIVE. REMOVED GEAR DUE TO UNEVEN WEAR PATTERN, REPLACED PART WITH NEW ITEM. - [SDR ALGA096933](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALGA096933), Jun 27, 2004: GEAR. SPALLED. REMOVED GEAR DUE TO SPALLING AT LOW TIME, REPLACED PART WITH NEW ITEM. - [SDR ALGA096951](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALGA096951), Jun 26, 2004: PINION GEAR. SPALLED. SPALLING ON GEAR TEETH, THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM IN C47B GEARBOXS, WHERE PINION GEARS WEAR PREMATURELY. REPLACED WITH NEW GEAR. - [SDR ALGA094233](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALGA094233), Apr 22, 2004: SKID. BROKEN. THE TAIL SKID BROKE AT RETAINING HOLE AND A PORTION OF SKID DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. FATIGUE CRACK APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED AT RETAINING HOLES AND PROGRESSED AROUND BE - [SDR ALGA093945](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALGA093945), Mar 25, 2004: BEARING. BINDING. BEARING ROUGH AND BINDING. - [SDR ALGA086246](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALGA086246), Apr 23, 2003: BEARING. SEIZED. FOUND BEARING WORN, RATCHETING AND SEIZED IN SMALL ARC OF TRAVEL. BEARING REPLACED BY (FIELD) MAINT. - [SDR ALG2003F0218](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALG2003F0218), Jan 16, 2003: CHANNEL. CRACKED. DURING DAILY INSPECTION, 3 INCH CRACK IN RADIUS OF CHANNEL, WAS FOUND. CRACK STARTS BOTTOM OF CHANNEL AND GOES UP 3 INCHES JUST ABOVE RECEPTACLE DOUBLER. C/A: I - [SDR ALG2003F00033](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALG2003F00033), Jul 19, 2002: SUPPORT ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING DAILY INSPECTION, CRACKED IN RADIUS DUE TO POOR FIT. LEFT LOWER SUPPORT ANGLE FOR HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. TB 4070133 WAS CW AT THIS DATE. - [SDR ALG2002F00038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALG2002F00038), Apr 30, 2002: BEARING. FAILED. IN FLIGHT AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. BEARING FAILURE. (THE BEARING WAS LUBRICATED AT AIRCRAFT TT 2920.31.) - [SDR ALG2001F00037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALG2001F00037), Oct 3, 2001: BEARING. DELAMINATED. ON DAILY INSPECTION, DELAMINATED ELASTOMER ON BEARING. - [SDR 2001F00620](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00620), Sep 27, 2001: SHAFT. WORN. AT OVERHAUL, DRIVE SPLINES WORN BELOW MINIMUM LIMITS. (M) - [SDR 20000808SH003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000808SH003), May 22, 2000: SLEEVE. CONTAMINATED. ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF, COLLECTIVE LEVER MOVEMENT WAS RESTRICTED. TAKEOFF ABORTED, COLLECTIVE SERVO REPLACED. SHOP INSPECTION REVEALED SERVO BYPASS SPOOL WAS BINDING --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.