# N901VL: Britten Norman BN-2A MK III, registration cancelled 2005-12-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 21, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Britten Norman BN-2A MK III](https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2a-mk-iii) (registry code 1520203)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A29EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A29EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1003
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: August 1, 1983
- Certificate issued: May 17, 1991
- Last registry action: November 15, 2005
- Mode S code: AC74C9
- Owner when cancelled: [Vieques Air Link Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VIEQUES%20AIR%20LINK%20INC)
- Location: Vieques, PR, RQ
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N901VL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=901VL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N901VL-2005-12-21

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 Britten Norman BN-2A MK III: https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2a-mk-iii.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 99ZZZX350](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX350), Nov 21, 1998: CRANKCASE. CRACKED. ON CRUISE FLIGHT, LEFT ENGINE STARTED TO VIBRATE AND LEAK OIL. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT A MILITARY AIRPORT. PRELIMINARY INSPECTION REVEALED LEFT E
- [SDR 98ZZZX3138](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3138), Jun 9, 1998: EXHAUST VALVE. LOOSE. PILOT REPORTED VIBRATION ON LEFT ENGINE. COMPRESSION PERFORMED AND FOUND CYLINDER NR 4 LOW. CYLINDER REMOVED AND FOUND EXHAUST VALVE SEAT LOSE AND PISTON DAMAGE
- [SDR 98ZZZX2569](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX2569), Apr 13, 1998: TAPPET. BROKEN. DURING DAILY CHECK, MECHANIC FOUND EXCESSIVE OIL LEAK ON LEFT ENGINE. COWLING REMOVED AND FOUND NR 3 CYLINDER INTAKE PUSH HOUSING BROKEN. AFTER REMOVAL OF HOUSI

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