N291EH1990 Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm BO-105S
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jun 4, 2013.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19823 ADs may apply16 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026- Last registered owner
- Era Helicopters LLC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Lake Charles, LA
- Certificate issued
- May 17, 2005
- Canceled
- Jun 4, 2013
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Oct 21, 2008
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-Boelkow-Blohm
- Model
- BO-105S
- Year
- 1990
- Serial number
- S-842
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 5
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- H3EU
- Mode S code
- A2F99D
Engine
- Make and model
- Allison 250-C20 Ser
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
- Power
- 420 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2005 – 2013Era Helicopters LLCLake Charles, LA
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (3)
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.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-16-04 | Rolls-Royce Corporation (Formerly Allison Engine Company, Allison Gas Turbine Division… | Sep 7, 2006 | Engine (250-C20 SER) |
| 2006-13-06 | Rolls-Royce Corporation (Formerly Allison Engine Company, Allison Gas Turbine Division… | Jul 26, 2006 | Engine (250-C20 SER)Only with: Engines with gas producer rotor assembly tie bolt P/Ns A23008020, E23008020 (EXTEX), 23008020, 6843388, 6876991 (RRC), A23008020 (SAP), or 23008020P (Pacific Sky Supply) installed. |
| 2005-10-13 | Rolls-Royce Corporation (Formerly Allison Engine Company) 250-B17B, -B17C, -B17D, -B17E… | Jun 22, 2005 | Engine (250-C20 SER)Only with: Engines that do not have turbine energy absorbing ring RRC P/N 23035175, or an equivalent FAA-approved serviceable ring, installed. |
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Service Difficulty Reports (16)
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.
- Fire protection · terminal · unknownMar 19, 2007
IN FLIGHT FROM GIBSON TO HOUMA
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuel · transmitter · malfunctionedMay 21, 2003
FUEL PROBE HAS INCORRECT READINGS. REPLACED CASE ASSEMBLY AND TESTED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Tail rotor · rotor head · crackedMay 15, 2003
INNER SLEEVE BUSHING CRACKED. PITCH CHANGE BUSHINGS WORN. DISASSEMBLED FOR INSPECTIONS PERFORMED VISUAL AND NDT INSPECTIONS AS REQUIRED REPAIRED WORN, DAMAGED AND CORRODED PARTS. COMPLIED WITH 1200HR / 6 YEAR INSPECTGION ON HUB. 300 AND 2400 HR BLADE INSPECTONS DONE. REASSEMBLED, TORQUED AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Engine · support · crackedNov 21, 2002
POWER TURBINE SUPPORT WAS OVERHAULED AND RETIRED WITH A CRACK ADJACENT TO A TACK WELD ON 25-28 SEAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Tail rotor · rotor head · stiffNov 15, 2002
AC HAS STIFF PEDALS. SUSPECT TAIL ROTOR IS CAUSE. NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS TO BUSHINGS. BLADES HAVE SHIPPING DAMAGE. REMOVED BLADES & MOUNTING FORKS. VISUALLY INSPECTED & DIMENSIONS CHECKED FRICTION SURFACES OF PITCH CHANGE BUSHINGS; NO DEFECTS. COMPLIED WITH PULL TEST ; NO DEFECTS. BENT BLADES OUT FOR…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine fuel and control · shaft · stiffJul 17, 2002
THROTTLE SHAFT STIFF. THROTTLE BUSHING, REPLACED WITH NEW, AND GOVERNOR WAS RE-CALIBRATED TO FINAL CALIBRATION LIMITS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine fuel and control · diaphragm · deformedApr 3, 2002
NR 1 STARTS HUNTING UP & DOWN AFTER 10-20 MIN. GOVERNOR BLEEDS OFF 200 RPM TOO EARLY. GOVERNOR LEVER, CAM LEVER AND FLY WEIGHT BEARINGS FOUND ROUGH AND DRY. PR DIAPHRAGM FOUND DEFORMED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Navigation · indicator · corrodedOct 9, 2001
PART IS CORRODED. CONNECTOR INSERTS PULLED OUT . CONNECTOR PLATE BROKEN, CORROSION ON CASE INSIDE AND ON BASE, UNIT LEAKS AND OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. ACTION TAKEN: REPAIRED, CLEANED CORROSION, REPLACED CONNECTOR PLATE, FIXED LEAKS, AND FUNCTIONALLY TESTED OK TO 20,000 FEET. C/W AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor drive · shaft · leakingJul 18, 2001
FREEWHEEL SHAFT IS CAUSING INPUT SEAL TO LEAK. NEEDS SPECIAL COATING REPLACED. WAS PURCHASED NEW 2/14/00. RETURNING ON ERA REPAIR ORDER 885185 REQUESTING WARRANTY EXCHANGE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · bearing · failedNov 10, 1999
ENGINE MAKING METAL; NR 5 BEARING FAILED, SCROLL CRACKED AT TOP ECU FITTING.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 16 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 18, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026