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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS H19NM

MD Helicopter Inc.

Historical Aircraft Rotorcraft Rev 4 12/15/2000 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (1)

Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (1)

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

  • SW-08-05 MD900 Main Rotor Blade Retention Bolt Check

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. 27.1
  • Sec. 21.50
  • Sec. 27.143
  • Sec. 27.1587
  • Sec. 21.16
  • Sec. 27.79
  • Sec. 27.141
  • Sec. 27.562

Former holders

  • McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems
  • McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems\MD Helicopter Inc.

Fleet view · 19 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

8

n=19

Horsepower

646

621–646

Year of mfr

2000

1993–2007

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • P&W CANADA PW207E 8
  • P&W CANADA PW206A 5
  • P&W CANADA PW206E 3

NTSB events

2

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

39

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.11 events / tail · 2.05 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.