# N917AL: 1999 Bell 407, registration cancelled 2001-12-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 3, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 407](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407) (registry code 1182206)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C47 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c47-series) (registry code 03029)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 53381
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 15, 1999
- Certificate issued: December 6, 1999
- Last registry action: December 6, 1999
- Mode S code: ACB0B7
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Logistics LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20LOGISTICS%20LLC)
- Location: [New Iberia, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/New%20Iberia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.9367° N, 91.8653° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70560, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N917AL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=917AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N917AL-2001-12-03

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 407: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407.md

## Service difficulty reports (11)

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

- [SDR ALG2001F00001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALG2001F00001), May 4, 2001: DRIVE SHAFT. FAILED. IN CRUISE FLIGHT. VIBRATION IN AIRFRAME AND PEDALS INCREASING IN AMPLITUDE FROM SLIGHT TO EXTREME. WHEN THE VIBRATION REACHED THE EXTREME LEVEL, POWER WAS LOST 
- [SDR 20010517CW005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010517CW005), Apr 9, 2001: PINION GEAR. BROKEN. CHIP LIGHT, EXCESSIVE METAL ON LOWER CHIP DETECTOR. FOUND INPUT PINION TO HAVE BROKEN TOOTH, CAUSING EXCESSIVE DAMAGE TO MAIN CASE.
- [SDR 20000808SH007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000808SH007), Jul 5, 2000: BEARING. ROUGH. DURING DAILY INSPECTION, HOUSING IS CRACKED AND BEARINGS ARE ROUGH. (X)
- [SDR 20000808SH006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000808SH006), Jul 5, 2000: HOUSING. CRACKED. DURING DAILY INSPECTION, HOUSING IS CRACKED AND BEARINGS ARE ROUGH. (X)
- [SDR 20000808SH008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000808SH008), Jul 3, 2000: DUCT. CRACKED. UPON DAILY INSPECTION, CRACKS IN CORNERS CAUSED BY INHERENT VIBRATIONS. (X)
- [SDR 20000808SH005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000808SH005), Jul 3, 2000: SEAL. LEAKING. DURING DAILY INSPECTION, FOUND LEAKING, NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS. (X)
- [SDR 20000808SH004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000808SH004), Jun 8, 2000: DUCT. CRACKED. UPON DAILY INSPECTION, CRACKS IN CORNERS CAUSED BY INHERENT VIBRATIONS. (X)
- [SDR 20000718SH002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000718SH002), Jun 8, 2000: BEARING. ROUGH. DURING IN-SHOP REPAIR, FOUND ROUGH BEARINGS. INSTALLED SELF-CENTERING BEARINGS. REPLACED 2 EACH. (X)
- [SDR 20000718SH001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000718SH001), Jun 8, 2000: BEARING. FAILED. DURING IN-SHOP REPAIR, FOUND ROUGH BEARINGS. INSTALLED SELF-CENTERING BEARINGS. (X)
- [SDR 20000718SH003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000718SH003), May 5, 2000: BEARING. WORN. DURING DAILY SERVICE CHECK, FOUND INBOARD FEATHER BEARING WEAR, CAUSING THE OUTER RACE OF FEATHER BEARING TO SHIFT IN YOKE CAUSING BORE TO WEAR BEYOND LIMITS. (
- [SDR 2000ZZZX7](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000ZZZX7), Oct 30, 1999: DISC PACK. FAILED. FOUR OF THE DISC PACKS ON THE TAILBOOM WERE FOUND SPREAD WHEN TURNING THE DRIVESHAFT. THE LIMIT IS GIVEN IN THE MM AS BEING .015 INCH OF GAP, AND ALL BUT ONE DI

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW01FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FA115), May 4, 2001: Bell 407 (N917AL), Vermillion 44, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the engine-to-transmission driveshaft coupling due to fatigue.

## 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.

- [Accident 20010504010189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010504010189A), May 4, 2001: Bell 407 (N917AL), LA, No damage. (-23)Aircraft departed offshore platform, hi 368 enroute to intercoastal city (icy) with one passenger on board. At 1612 local, pilot reported to company…

## Other aircraft with N917AL

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N917AL): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18736P22662

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