# N890AK: 1988 Aerospatiale AS350BA, registration cancelled 2007-09-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 25, 2007
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale AS350BA](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350ba) (registry code 8680817)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIEL-1B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1b) (registry code 60042)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU), [TCDS E19EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E19EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2138
- Year built: 1988
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 13, 2001
- Certificate issued: June 13, 2001
- Last registry action: January 18, 2005
- Mode S code: AC455E
- Owner when cancelled: [Papillon Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAPILLON%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Kirkland, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Kirkland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.7158° N, 122.2137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98034, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N890AK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=890AK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N890AK-2007-09-25

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Aerospatiale AS350BA: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350ba.md

## Service difficulty reports (3)

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

- [SDR PG92004F00014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PG92004F00014), Sep 27, 2004: BLADE. CRACKED. T/R SPAR FOUND CRACKED DURING COMPLIANCE OF SB 05.11R5. THIS CONDITION PERSISTS ON THIS MODEL HELICOPTER AND PN COMPONENT. REPLACED T/R BLADE WITH NEW UNIT. RET
- [SDR PG9R100117](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PG9R100117), Dec 3, 2002: BEARING. DELAMINATED. TAIL ROTOR BEARING DELAMINATED AT 487.7 TTSN.
- [SDR VY1L103152](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VY1L103152), Jul 30, 2002: BEARING. DELAMINATED. BEARING DELAMINATED. UNITS FAILED WITH 498.1 TTSN. WARRANTY PARTS REPLACEMENT.

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