# N7159J: 1990 Bell 206L-3, registration cancelled 2018-02-20 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: February 20, 2018 - Exported to: Australia - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Bell 206L-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (registry code 1182108) - Engine: [Allison 250-C30 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (registry code 03015) - Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 51408 - Year built: 1990 - Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft - Engine type: Turbo-shaft - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: November 26, 1990 - Certificate issued: January 31, 2018 - Last registry action: January 31, 2018 - Mode S code: A9923C - Owner when cancelled: [Skyline Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKYLINE%20AVIATION%20INC) - Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas) - Owner type: Non-citizen corporation - Owner's area on the map: 36.1410° N, 115.2811° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89117, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7159J - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7159J - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7159J-2018-02-20 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 206L-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3.md ## Service difficulty reports (18) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR AC2A2013120500133](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AC2A2013120500133), Nov 24, 2013: MAST. CORRODED. MAIN GEARBOX CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING INBD FLIGHT. DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION ON GROUND, FOUND METAL PARTICALS ON CHIP PLUG. - [SDR AC2A110523](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AC2A110523), Jul 22, 2006: CALIPER. LEAKING. FOUND CALIPER LEAKING / REPLACED CALIPER - [SDR AC2A110522](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AC2A110522), Jul 22, 2006: STOP. BULGED. FOUND RUBBER EXTRUDED (BULGED) / REPLACED DOWN STOP - [SDR AC2A081107](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AC2A081107), Oct 1, 2002: CLAMP. BROKEN. DURING RETORQUE OF LANDING GEAR SADDLE CLAMP, THE "T" BOLT BROKE IN TWO. UPON EXAMINATION IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THE CLAMP WAS CRACKED PRIOR TO BREAKING. REPLACED - [SDR AC2A077057](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AC2A077057), Oct 24, 2001: EXHAUST STACK. CRACKED. EXHAUST STACK CRACKED. REPLACED WITH NEW . - [SDR AC22001F00006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AC22001F00006), Oct 18, 2001: EXHAUST STACK. CRACKED. EXHAUST ASSEMBLY, CRACKED. REPLACED WITH NEW EXHAUST STACK. - [SDR AC2A075828](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AC2A075828), Aug 11, 2001: STIFFENER. CRACKED. STIFFENER IS CRACKED. REPLACED WITH NEW PART. - [SDR AC2A075827](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AC2A075827), Aug 11, 2001: CLIP. CRACKED. CLIP IS CRACKED. REPLACED WITH NEW PART. - [SDR AC2A075826](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AC2A075826), Aug 11, 2001: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME IS CRACKED. REPLACED WITH NEW PART - [SDR AC2A072788](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AC2A072788), Mar 31, 2001: BATTERY. WEAK. PART IS WEAK. REPLACED BATTERY WITH A NEW PART - [SDR AC2A072783](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AC2A072783), Feb 13, 2001: SEAL. LEAKING. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RUN AND LEAK CHECKED FOLLOWING ENGINE CHANGE. NO LEAKS FOUND. AIRCRAFT RETURNED AFTER 20 MINUTE TEST FLIGHT. OIL WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE PAN - [SDR AC2A072798](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AC2A072798), Dec 6, 2000: EXHAUST STACK. CRACKED. CRACKED. - [SDR AC2A0000092](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AC2A0000092), Aug 6, 2000: BLADE. PEELING. TAIL ROTOR BLADE PAINT PEELING AND BEARINGS WORN BEYOND LIMITS. INSPECTED, REPLACED 2 EACH BEARINGS, SANDED THE PAINT AND REPAINTED. INSTALLED 2 EACH SLEEVES PN - [SDR AC2A0000091](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AC2A0000091), Aug 6, 2000: BLADE. PEELING. TAIL ROTOR BLADE PAINT PEELING AT 370.2 HOURS SINCE NEW. VISUAL INSPECTED, SANDED PAINT AND REPAINTED. (X) - [SDR AC2A0000074](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AC2A0000074), May 21, 2000: HINGE. MISMARKED. HINGE IS STAMPED WITH LEFT PART NUMBER, BUT IS A RIGHT PART. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH PROPER PART. (X) - [SDR AC2A0000085](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AC2A0000085), Jan 24, 2000: EXHAUST PIPE. CRACKED. EXHAUST ASSY CRACKED. REPLACED WITH NEW PART. (X) - [SDR AC2A0000075](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AC2A0000075), Apr 30, 1999: EXHAUST PIPE. CRACKED. EXHAUST ASSY CRACKED. REPLACED PART. (X) - [SDR 96ZZZX5506](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX5506), Sep 18, 1996: STROBE. LENS CRACKED. LENS CRACKED IN HALF. THE REFLECTOR FELL OUT. ## FAA accident and incident reports (1) 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 19931006048149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931006048149I), Oct 6, 1993: Bell 206L3 (N7159J), Venice, LA, Minor damage. At 10 feet engine torque began surging. Initiated autorotation. Landed hard. --- 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.