# N708AL: Sikorsky S-76A, registration cancelled 1995-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 1995
- Exported to: Brazil
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sikorsky S-76A](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76a) (registry code 8143006)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 760277
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: July 27, 1993
- Last registry action: July 29, 1993
- Mode S code: A97251
- Owner when cancelled: [Offshore Logistics Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OFFSHORE%20LOGISTICS%20INC)
- Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N708AL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=708AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N708AL-1995-10-27

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 Sikorsky S-76A: https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76a.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 95ZZZX3373](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3373), May 25, 1995: ROLLER BEARING. FAILED. REPORTED LOUD GRINDING NOISE ON SHUT DOWN. COMPRESSOR WAS DISASSEMBLED DUE TO IMPELLER DRAGGING ON SHROUD AND FOUND NR 1 ROLLER BEARING HAD FAILED. UPON DISASSE
- [SDR 95ZZZX1346](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1346), Feb 10, 1995: HOSE. LEAKING. AFTER LANDING, COPILOT NOTED HYDRAULIC FLUID COMING FROM LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE INLET COWLING. HOSE ASSY FOUND LEAKING. REPLACE HOSE ASSY.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19941217047829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941217047829I), Dec 17, 1994: Skrsky S76A (N708AL), Gulf Of Mexico, LA. Offshore takeoff NR2 hydro system light came on. Gear staved down. Returned to platform. Blew gear down.
- [Incident 19910423029339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910423029339I), Apr 23, 1991: Skrsky S76A (N708AL), Grand Chenier, LA, Minor damage. Small hole was found in vertical fin after flight. Caused by applying aft cyclic and lowering collective full down.
- [Incident 19850626041039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850626041039I), Jun 26, 1985: Skrsky S76A (N708AL), Patterson, LA. Explosion heard on takeoff, aircraft lost power, landed and evacuated. Ruptured outer combustion case.

## Other aircraft with N708AL

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N708AL): Boeing 737-9, S/N 67801, built 2023

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