N117CWMesserschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 A-4
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Nov 1, 2012.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched46 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Tactical Helicopters LLC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Fort Worth, TX
- Certificate issued
- Sep 22, 2011
- Canceled
- Nov 1, 2012
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm
- Model
- BK 117 A-4
- Serial number
- 7125
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 8
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- H13EU
- Mode S code
- A0467B
Engine
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2011 – 2012Tactical Helicopters LLCFort Worth, TX
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (46)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · odorJan 11, 2011
FUELED TO MAX, ON LEVEL OFF HAD FUEL ODOR IN AFT CABIN, DIVERTED TO NEARBY AIRPORT. MECHANIC WAS CALLED AND INSPECTED FUEL LINES ON BOTH ENGINES, REMOVED INTERIOR PANELS AND INSPECTED INTERIOR FUEL LINES AND NOTED NO FUEL LEAKAGE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · shroud · bindingApr 6, 2000
EXCESSIVE GP BLADE TIP RUB. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · diffuser · mismanufacturedApr 6, 2000
OUTER DIAMETER OF VANE SUPPORT RING IS TOO LARGE (10.221 INCHES). IMPROPER MANUFACTURE. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Engine · seal · leakingOct 15, 1999
SEAL LEAKING BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · seal · wornOct 15, 1999
SEAL RING WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · seal · leakingOct 15, 1999
SEAL LEAKING BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · seal · leakingAug 20, 1999
SEAL LEAKING BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Tail rotor · bearing · wornJun 24, 1999
BEARING WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · seal ring · wornMay 14, 1999
SEAL RING WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine indicating · shaft · groovedMay 14, 1999
SHAFT EXCESSIVELY GROOVED. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 46 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026