# N902VL: 1973 Britten-Norman BN2A-26 ISLANDER, registration cancelled 2023-11-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 6, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Britten-Norman BN2A-26 ISLANDER](https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn2a-26-islander) (registry code 1520226)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A17EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A17EU), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 685
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 10, 1993
- Certificate issued: August 25, 1999
- Last registry action: November 6, 2023
- Mode S code: AC7880
- Owner when cancelled: [Vieques Air Link Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VIEQUES%20AIR%20LINK%20INC)
- Location: Vieques, PR, RQ
- Physical address: [Vieques, PR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PR/Vieques)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N902VL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=902VL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N902VL-2023-11-06

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 BN2A-26 ISLANDER: https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn2a-26-islander.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 2023F00146](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2023F00146), May 18, 2023: WING. CORRODED. CORROSION WAS FOUND ON RIGHT WING STA 22 TO W STA 49 LOWER SHEET METAL LAMINATE ON FWD SIDE UNDER SPAR AREA AND AFT SIDE UNDER SPAR AREA
- [SDR 98ZZZX4798](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX4798), Nov 4, 1998: MAGNETO. DAMAGED. PILOT REPORTED HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE. OIL FILTER REMOVED AND FOUND METAL PARTICLE CONTAMINATION. MAGNETOS REMOVED AND FOUND MAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLING PIN BROKEN. 
- [SDR 98ZZZX3140](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3140), Jul 3, 1998: HUB. DAMAGED. DURING CLIMB, ENGINE STARTED TO LEAK OIL. PROPELLER WAS FEATHERED AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN. INVESTIGATION REVEALED OIL LEAK WAS BETWEEN PROPELLER DOME AND HUB. PROP

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