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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS H13EU

Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH

Historical Aircraft Rotorcraft Rev 18 11/25/2020 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (9)

Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (5)

Advisory bulletins on these airframes. Not mandatory like ADs — but operators tracking AD compliance often miss the SAIB on the same component.

  • SW-18-04 Engine Oil Drainage System
  • SW-12-22 MBB BK117 C-2 Auto Flight System
  • SW-08-38 Sandel Electronic Horizontal Situation Indicator SN3308 Heading Repeater Display Installations
  • SW-08-04 Night Vision Imaging System installation on BK -117C-2 Helicopter
  • SW-05-73

Special Conditions + ELOS findings

Certification-time deviations: SCs add requirements where the design is novel; ELOS allows alternative compliance. Most modern types have both.

Certification basis — 14 CFR

Specific sections

  • Sec. 29.1
  • Sec. 29.2
  • Sec. 91.5
  • Sec. 101.9
  • Sec. 103.3
  • Sec. 105.7
  • Sec. 21.19
  • Sec. 21.29
  • Sec. 21.50
  • Sec. 29.25
  • Sec. 29.59
  • Sec. 29.62
  • Sec. 29.67
  • Sec. 29.77
  • Sec. 29.81
  • Sec. 29.85
  • Sec. 21.183
  • Sec. 29.143
  • Sec. 29.173
  • Sec. 29.175
  • Sec. 29.177
  • Sec. 29.351
  • Sec. 29.397
  • Sec. 29.562
  • Sec. 29.602
  • Sec. 29.610
  • Sec. 29.631
  • Sec. 29.807
  • Sec. 29.811
  • Sec. 29.865
  • Sec. 29.901
  • Sec. 29.903
  • Sec. 29.908
  • Sec. 29.923
  • Sec. 29.927
  • Sec. 29.955
  • Sec. 29.961
  • Sec. 29.1027
  • Sec. 29.1041
  • Sec. 29.1043
  • Sec. 29.1045
  • Sec. 29.1047
  • Sec. 29.1049
  • Sec. 29.1091
  • Sec. 29.1093
  • Sec. 29.1103
  • Sec. 29.1151
  • Sec. 29.1195
  • Sec. 29.1305
  • Sec. 29.1317
  • Sec. 29.1323
  • Sec. 29.1329
  • Sec. 29.1337
  • Sec. 29.1351
  • Sec. 29.1359
  • Sec. 29.1457
  • Sec. 29.1459
  • Sec. 29.1517
  • Sec. 29.1521
  • Sec. 29.1545
  • Sec. 29.1549
  • Sec. 29.1587
  • Sec. 21.185
  • Sec. 29.401
  • Sec. 29.921
  • Sec. 29.1121
  • Sec. 29.1203
  • Sec. 29.1303
  • Sec. 29.547

Former holders

  • Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH
  • Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm - GmbH\Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH
  • Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm - GmbH

Fleet view · 180 registered tails

Engineering specs aggregated from the FAA Aircraft Registry — what every actually-flying tail under this TCDS reports. Median + 10th–90th-percentile range across the active fleet.

Seats

10

7–11 (n=180)

Horsepower

894

317–894

Year of mfr

2020

1984–2026

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • SAFRAN ARRIEL 2E 78
  • SAFRAN ARRIEL 1E2 40
  • LYCOMING LTS-101 SER 18
  • TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1E2 10
  • TURBOMECA ARRIEL SERIES 6
  • TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1SER 5
  • HONEYWELL LTS101-750B-1 2
  • LYCOMING LTS-750-B-1 1

NTSB events

21

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

6

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.12 events / tail · 0.03 ADs / tail

The TCDS PDF on drs.faa.gov is the authoritative document for design-as-certified weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, and operating limitations. Open on drs.faa.gov ↗ DRS frequently breaks — when it does, the fleet view above and the cross-links below are usually what you actually need.