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Public Record · As of May 5, 2026

N2175U

Brantly B-2B · 1963 View Type →

Status

Registration Valid

Type

Rotorcraft

Engine

LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER

Last Cert Issue

—

Aircraft Resources

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01 /  Registration

Filed with the Federal Aviation Administration

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Tail Number

N2175U

Serial Number

337

Make

BRANTLY

Model

B-2B

Year of Manufacture

1963

Mfr / Model Code

1440506

Type Aircraft

Rotorcraft

Type Engine

Reciprocating

Engines

1

Seats

2

Engine Manufacturer

LYCOMING

Engine Model

O&VO-360 SER

Horsepower

180 hp

Weight Class

CLASS 1

Certification

Standard (+1 flag) · code 1N

Registrant

OPTIMUS AIRCRAFT SERVICE INC · Corporation

Address

1232 CHOPTANK RD · MIDDLETOWN, DE 19709-9038

FAA Region

1 · County 003

Status

Registration Valid

Airworthiness Date

—

Cert Issue Date

—

Expiration Date

—

Last FAA Action

—

Mode S Hex (ICAO24)

A1D69D

Mode S (Octal)

50353235

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02 /  NTSB Records

Events on file with the National Transportation Safety Board

03 /  Airworthiness Directives

Applicable to BRANTLY B-2B

Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness directives matched to make and model. Each entry links to the Federal Register publication.

  • Dec 15, 2021

    Airworthiness Directives; Brantly Helicopters Industries U.S.A. Co., Ltd., and Brantly International, Inc., Helicopters

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Brantly Helicopters Industries U.S.A. Co., Ltd., Model 305 helicopters and Brantly International, Inc., Model B-2, B-2A, and B-2B helicopters. This AD was prompted by a report of a crack in the tail rotor (T/R) hub. This AD requires repetitive inspections of the T/R hub and depending on the…

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  • Jul 30, 2021

    Airworthiness Directives; Brantly Helicopters Industries U.S.A. Co., Ltd., and Brantly International, Inc., Helicopters

    The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Brantly Helicopters Industries U.S.A. Co., Ltd., Model 305 helicopters and Brantly International, Inc., Model B-2, B-2A, and B-2B helicopters. This proposed AD was prompted by a report of a crack in the tail rotor (T/R) hub. This proposed AD would require repetitive inspections of the…

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  • Oct 7, 2014

    Airworthiness Directives; Brantly International, Inc. Helicopters

    We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Brantly International, Inc. (Brantly) Model B-2, Model B-2A, and Model B-2B helicopters with certain main rotor blades. This AD requires inspecting each main rotor (M/R) blade for a crack or delamination and removing the blade if a crack exists or if the delamination exceeds certain thresholds. This AD…

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  • Oct 16, 2012

    Airworthiness Directives; Brantly International, Inc. Helicopters

    We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the Brantly International, Inc. (Brantly) Model B-2, Model B-2A, and Model B-2B helicopters with a certain main rotor blade. This proposed AD was prompted by multiple reports of main rotor (M/R) blade cracks and an accident in which a crack that originated near the M/R blade trailing edge resulted i…

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  • Apr 17, 2006

    Airworthiness Directives; Brantly International, Inc. Model B-2, B-2A, and B-2B Helicopters

    This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the specified Brantly International, Inc. (Brantly) model helicopters. This action requires certain inspections and measurements of the upper tail rotor vertical gearbox (gearbox), vertical shaft (shaft) and shaft housing (housing) and their associated parts; and of the intermediate gear box bushi…

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04 /  Service Difficulty Reports

FAA SDR filings

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05 /  Sources & Methodology

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