# N917PA: 1999 Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 2019-01-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 7, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2843306
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 8, 1999
- Certificate issued: September 25, 2007
- Last registry action: January 21, 2015
- Mode S code: ACB1F2
- Owner when cancelled: [Bird Acquisition LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIRD%20ACQUISITION%20LLC)
- Location: [Wellesley Hills, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Wellesley%20Hills)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3105° N, 71.2778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02481, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N917PA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=917PA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N917PA-2019-01-07

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Piper PA-28-181: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181.md

## Service difficulty reports (6)

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

- [SDR FQAR20150729083](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FQAR20150729083), Jul 29, 2015: THROTTLE CABLE. SEPARATED. DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS FOUND PULLED APART. THE SEPARATION WAS AT THE SWAGE ON THE CARBURETOR END. HAD THIS DEFECT GONE UNCORRECTED, I
- [SDR FQAR20150528075](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FQAR20150528075), May 28, 2015: CYLINDER HEAD. CRACKED. BOROSCOPE INSPECTION INDICATED CRACKING IN THE RT ENGINE NR 3 CYLINDER HEAD. AFTER THE CYLINDER WAS REMOVED, CRACKS WERE OBSERVED TO THE SIDE OF THE LOWER SPARK
- [SDR FQAR20141229051](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FQAR20141229051), Dec 27, 2014: BRACKET. CRACKED. DURING A PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION EVENT, A BRACKET WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED BELOW WHERE THE FLAP HANDLE IS MOUNTED. THE BRACKET IN QUESTION IS LOCATED IN THE TUNNE
- [SDR FQAR20140129019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FQAR20140129019), Jan 28, 2014: SENSOR. CONTAMINATED. THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A PREFLIGHT ENGINE RUN. DURING THE MAG CHECK, THE ENGINE DROPPED 500 RPMS AND WOULD NOT RECOVER. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE RAMP AND REP
- [SDR 2003FA0000792](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003FA0000792), Jul 9, 2003: SCREW. BACKED OUT. THE SCREW THAT HOLDS THE CONTROL WHEEL TO THE YOKE WAS FOUND TO BE BACKED OUT ON BOTH THE PILOT AND COPILOTS WHEEL BY A .2500 TURN. WHNE THE SCREWS BACKS OUT EN
- [SDR 20000809SH005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000809SH005), Jul 9, 2000: GASKET. TORN. GASKET TEARS AFTER A SHORT USAGE. TIME, APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS USAGE. (X)

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