# N6992: Bell 222U, registration cancelled 2015-04-21 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: April 21, 2015 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Bell 222U](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222u) (registry code 1182140) - Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000) - Data sheets: [TCDS H9SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9SW) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 47521 - Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: September 12, 1986 - Certificate issued: May 31, 2002 - Last registry action: January 27, 2014 - Mode S code: A94EC3 - Owner when cancelled: [Phi Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHI%20INC) - Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 30.1552° N, 92.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70508, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6992 - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6992 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6992-2015-04-21 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 Bell 222U: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222u.md ## Service difficulty reports (29) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR HEEA109824](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA109824), Jun 17, 2006: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. ENROUTE TO PICK UP PATIENT, HEARD POPPING NOISE FROM THE NR 1 ENGINE SIDE. RETURNED TO BASE AND CREW WENT BY FIXED WING. REPLACED ACTUATOR. BENCH CHECK REVEALS - [SDR HEEA109823](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA109823), Jun 16, 2006: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. ENROUTE TO PICK UP PATIENT, PILOT AND CREW HEARD 3 SHARP LOUD NOISES FROM TOP OF AIRCRAFT WITHIN 10 MINUTES. DIVERTED TO NEAREST AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURT - [SDR HEEA107416](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA107416), Dec 17, 2005: TRANSMITTER. FAILED. NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE PEGGED OUT ON THE HIGH SIDE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER. - [SDR HEEA088604](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088604), Aug 6, 2003: CONVERTER. SPLIT. INTERMITTENT TORQUE SPLITS FROM 1 TO 8 PERCENT. SHOP REPAIR. - [SDR HEEA088559](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088559), Jul 15, 2003: SHOULDER BELT. MISINSTALLED. SHOULDER STRAP IS INSTALLED INTO THE INERTIA UPSIDE DOWN. IN ORDER FOR THIS SHOULDER STRAP TO BE CLIPPED TO THE LAP BELT, IT NEEDS TO BE ROTATED 180 DEGREES. TH - [SDR HEEA088031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA088031), Jun 13, 2003: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A PIN BACKED OUT OF CONNECTOR TO OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER. - [SDR HEEA084423](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084423), Feb 12, 2003: HANGER ASSY. CORRODED. RUST ON ADAPTERS. REPLACED BEARING DUE TO SEAL DAMAGED. REPLACED HANGER DUE TO CORROSION. REPLACED SHAFT DUE TO CORROSION. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA084422](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084422), Feb 12, 2003: HANGER ASSY. CORRODED. RUST INSIDE SPLINED ADAPTER; BEARING SEAL DAMAGED; AND HANGER SUPPORT CRACKED ON BOTTOM. REPLACED BEARING DUE TO SEAL DAMAGED. REPLACED HANGER DUE TO CRACKED. R - [SDR HEEA084421](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084421), Feb 12, 2003: HANGER ASSY. CRACKED. RUST INSIDE SPLINED ADAPTER; BEARING SEAL DAMAGED; AND HANGER SUPPORT CRACKED ON BOTTOM. REPLACED BEARING 222344606-101 DUE TO SEAL DAMAGED. REPLACED HANGER DUE - [SDR HEEA084420](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084420), Feb 12, 2003: SLEEVE. ROUGH. ROUGH BEARINGS. REPLACED BEARINGS DSP4 AND SLEEVES DUE TO WORN. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA084419](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA084419), Feb 12, 2003: BEARING. WORN. ROUGH BEARINGS. REPLACED BEARING MS276434 AND MS276475 DUE TO WORN. REPAIRED. - [SDR HEEA083048](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA083048), Jan 7, 2003: VALVE. STUCK. FUEL CONTROL VALVE IS STUCK IN THE NORMAL MODE. - [SDR HEEA080093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA080093), Jun 11, 2002: TRANSCEIVER. MALFUNCTIONED. PILOT REPORTED INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION AND RECEIVE. COULD NOT MAKE CONTACT WITH AIRPORT TOWER BUT COULD MAKE CONTACT WITH OTHER COMM (NR 2). VERY LOUD SIDETON - [SDR HEEA079738](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA079738), May 30, 2002: BEARING. STUCK. M/R PITCH CONTROL LINK BEARING BETWEEN CLEVIS STICKING. SCRAPPED. - [SDR HEEA064829](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA064829), Oct 19, 1999: TRANSPONDER. FAILED. ATC NOT ABLE TO PICK UP OVER 10 MILES OUT. - [SDR HEEA064751](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA064751), Oct 13, 1999: GENERATOR. FAILED. STARTER/GENERATOR HAD LOW RESIDUAL VOLTAGE. WOULD NOT COME ON-LINE UNTIL 80 PERCENT NG. - [SDR HEEA0015386](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0015386), Jul 29, 1998: COMPASS. CONTAMINATED. COMPASS, AIR BUBBLE IN 10 ERROR. - [SDR HEEA0014038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0014038), Apr 29, 1998: BATTERY. FAILED. BATTERY WAS FOUND AT 6 VOLTS ON 3-11-98. BATTERY WAS CHARGED TO 22.5 VOLTS. WHILE DISCONNECTED FROM AIRCRAFT, VOLTAGE DROPPED FROM 22.5 VOLTS TO 18 VOLTS IN ONE - [SDR HEEA0010790](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0010790), Aug 20, 1997: ACTUATOR ASSY. WORN. ACTUATOR ASSY WORN BEARINGS. - [SDR HEEA0010053](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0010053), Jun 5, 1997: ALTIMETER. STICKS. ALTIMETER HAS EXCESSIVE FRICTION ERROR AND NEEDLE STICKS. - [SDR 98ZZZX578](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX578), May 11, 1997: MANIFOLD. LEAKS. SUBMITTER STATES EXCESSIVE FUEL MANIFOLD LEAKS OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS. ALLIED SIGNAL IS IN THE PROCESS OF RELEASING AN ASB LIMITING THE LIFE OF THE FUEL MANIFO - [SDR HAIHEEA9594](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAIHEEA9594), Apr 24, 1997: BLADE. DAMAGED. BLADE TRIMMED ON THE INBOARD LEADING EDGE ABRASION STRIP WITH NO CONTOUR RADIUS. - [SDR HAIHEEA9593](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAIHEEA9593), Apr 24, 1997: BLADE. CRACKED. M/R BLADE HAS A CRACK IN THE TIP SHOE. - [SDR 98ZZZX585](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX585), Apr 1, 1996: MANIFOLD. LEAKS. SUBMITTER STATES EXCESSIVE FUEL MANIFOLD LEAKS OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS. ALLIED SIGNAL IS IN THE PROCESS OF RELEASING AN ASB LIMITING THE LIFE OF THE FUEL MANIFO - [SDR 96ZZZX450](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX450), Dec 6, 1995: FILTER. METAL CONTAM. FILTER WAS INSTALLED IN FILTER BOWL WHEN ADDING OIL (OHI MECHANIC SAW METAL INSIDE). - [SDR 98ZZZX588](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX588), Nov 14, 1995: MANIFOLD. LEAKS. SUBMITTER STATES EXCESSIVE FUEL MANIFOLD LEAKS OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS. ALLIED SIGNAL IS IN THE PROCESS OF RELEASING AN ASB LIMITING THE LIFE OF THE FUEL MANIFO - [SDR 95ZZZX6593](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6593), Oct 9, 1995: BEARING. CRACKED. UPON DISASSEMBLY OF POWER SECTION FOR REPAIR, NR 2 INNER BEARING WAS FOUND TO HAVE 11 OF 20 CAGE SEPARATORS CRACKED ON FORWARD SIDE OF AFT 'WINGS'. OHI WO NR 96 - [SDR 95ZZZX5100](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5100), Aug 1, 1995: FLEXTURE. DEFECTIVE. FORWARD LOWER BUFFER PAD FELL OFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED. - [SDR 95ZZZX4225](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX4225), Jun 6, 1995: STRUT ASSY. MISINSTALLED. END OF STRUT NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY. CAUSES STRUT TO BIND IN COWLING. END NEEDS TO BE ROTATED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE ARROW PRINTED ON THE TAPES. REMOVED AND R ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) 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 19980618026549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980618026549I), Jun 18, 1998: Bell 222U (N6992), Fargo, ND, Substantial damage. The pilot and mechanic were performing a run up after maintenance of the air cycle unit. During the run up the mechanic informed the pilot a test flight was… - [Incident 19970826034519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970826034519I), Aug 26, 1997: N6992, Hawley, MN, Minor damage. Narrative: the helicopter struck a wire while on approach to a car accident site. A medical crew member saw the wire and shouted "wire". The pilot initiated a… --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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