# N911SM: 1998 Eurocopter BK117-B2, registration cancelled 2025-02-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 4, 2025
- Exported to: Papua New Guinea
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Eurocopter BK117-B2](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-bk117-b2) (registry code 8680915)
- Engine: [Lycoming LTS-101 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-series) (registry code 41560)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E5NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7253
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: December 18, 1998
- Certificate issued: July 11, 2016
- Last registry action: August 18, 2023
- Mode S code: AC9BFE
- Owner when cancelled: [Mercy Flight Central Holding LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERCY%20FLIGHT%20CENTRAL%20HOLDING%20LLC)
- Location: [Canandaigua, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Canandaigua)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 42.8564° N, 77.3035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14424, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N911SM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=911SM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911SM-2025-02-04

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 Eurocopter BK117-B2: https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-bk117-b2.md

## Service difficulty reports (10)

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

- [SDR QMLA2015100815094](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2015100815094), Oct 8, 2015: RADIO. FIRE. AT APPROX 1539 HOURS ON OCTOBER 8TH 2015 ACFT EXPERIENCED AN ELEC MALFUNCTION WHICH PRODUCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, NR 1 VHF RADIO FAILED. IMMEDIATELY NOTICED AN
- [SDR QMLA2013052013068](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2013052013068), May 20, 2013: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. FOUND A CRACK AROUND A RIVET HOLE IN THE OUTER SKIN OF THE PILOTS DOOR, REMOVED THE INNER DOOR PANEL AND FOUND FURTHER CRACKS AROUND A PREVIOUS REPAIR AND AROUN
- [SDR QMLA2012030412025](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2012030412025), Mar 4, 2012: MODULE. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AND WHILE PASSING AIRPORT, THE NR 2 ENGINE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL CHIP LIGHTS WHICH WERE EXTINGUISHED WITH THE CHIP BURNER. THEN A BRIEF ODOR 
- [SDR QMLA2012021712020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2012021712020), Feb 17, 2012: ENGINE. MAKING METAL. FOUND NR 2 ENGINE COMBUSTION DRAIN VALVE WAS NOT WORKING, REMOVED DRAIN FOR REPLACEMENT AND FOUND A PIECE OF METAL WEDGED INTO COMBUSTION DRAIN VALVE. METAL PIE
- [SDR QMLR MD270 3](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLR%20MD270%203), May 3, 2010: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME X6166 HAS NUMEROUS CRACKS.
- [SDR QMLRMD2702](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLRMD2702), May 3, 2010: SPAR. CRACKED. AFT SPAR CRACKED AT A CAMLOC FASTENER.
- [SDR QMLR MD270 1](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLR%20MD270%201), May 3, 2010: SUPPORT ANGLE. CRACKED. SUPPORT ANGLE CRACKED AT TOP OF 10L FRAME.
- [SDR QMLR MD270](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLR%20MD270), May 3, 2010: STRINGER. CRACKED. FRAME 2L CRACKED AT STRINGER CUTOUT.
- [SDR QMLA2010042710010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2010042710010), Apr 27, 2010: FRAME. CRACKED. NUMEROUS CRACKS IN TAILBOOM STRUCTURE REQUIING ENGINEERED REPAIR. PN 117-22122-15 FRAME 2L CRACKED AT OMEGA STRINGER CUTOUT. PN 105-30251-44 SUPPORT ANGLE CRACK
- [SDR QMLR MB270](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLR%20MB270), Apr 26, 2010: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. APPROX 2 INCH CRACK ON UPPER EXTERIOR LT DOOR BOXFRAME STRUCTURE WITH LOCALIZED DISTORTION OF SKIN. RT UPPER EXTERIOR DOOR BOX FRAME HAS LOCALIZED DISTORTION.

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