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TCDS H1SW

Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.

Historical Aircraft Rotorcraft Rev 25 10/08/2019 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (5)

Applicable airworthiness directives (50)

ADs joined from the FAA Federal Register by (Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. × model). Click any AD to see the full Federal Register record. Mandatory; flying out of compliance grounds the airplane.

  • 2024-22908 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. Helicopters 2024-10-04
  • 2024-22095 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. and Various Restricted Category Helicopters 2024-09-26
  • 2024-18580 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.), Helicopters 2024-08-20
  • 2024-09572 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc., Helicopters 2024-05-08
  • 2022-20914 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc., Helicopters and Various Restricted Category Helicopters 2022-11-21
  • 2022-24342 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc., Erickson 214 Holdings, LLC, Leonardo S.p.a., and Various Restricted Category Helicopters 2022-11-07
  • 2022-22014 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. Helicopters and Various Restricted Category Helicopters 2022-10-12
  • 2022-13796 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. Helicopters and Various Restricted Category Helicopters 2022-06-29
  • 2022-12100 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) Helicopters 2022-06-07
  • 2022-07887 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc., Helicopters and Various Restricted Category Helicopters 2022-04-14
  • 2022-06973 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. Helicopters 2022-04-04
  • 2022-05487 Airworthiness Directives; Goodrich Externally-Mounted Hoist Assemblies 2022-03-16
  • 2022-05378 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) Helicopters 2022-03-14
  • 2022-02131 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) Helicopters 2022-02-09
  • 2022-00886 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. Helicopters 2022-01-21
  • 2022-00351 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) Helicopters 2022-01-12
  • 2021-25205 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) Helicopters 2021-11-19
  • 2021-21076 Airworthiness Directives; Goodrich Externally-Mounted Hoist Assemblies 2021-09-30
  • 2021-17024 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) Helicopters 2021-08-09
  • 2021-16222 Airworthiness Directives; Various Restricted Category Helicopters 2021-07-29
  • 2020-27105 Airworthiness Directives; Goodrich Externally-Mounted Hoist Assemblies 2020-12-11
  • 2020-20275 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) Helicopters 2020-09-16
  • 2020-16490 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) Helicopters 2020-07-30
  • 2020-12592 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) Helicopters 2020-06-11
  • 2020-12338 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) Helicopters 2020-06-09
  • 2020-07086 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron, Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.) Helicopters 2020-04-06
  • 2019-07176 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. Helicopters 2019-04-11
  • 2018-00660 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Helicopters 2018-01-17
  • 2016-27767 Airworthiness Directives; Various Restricted Category Helicopters 2016-11-22
  • 2016-25742 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron 2016-10-26
  • 2016-10523 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron 2016-05-05
  • 2016-07985 Airworthiness Directives; Various Restricted Category Helicopters 2016-04-11
  • 2015-17953 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. 2015-07-23
  • 2014-13835 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (BHTI) Helicopters 2014-06-19
  • 2014-04274 Airworthiness Directives; Agusta S.p.A. Helicopters 2014-03-10
  • 2013-22188 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (Bell) Helicopters 2013-09-13
  • 2013-18079 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Helicopters 2013-07-30
  • 2013-15946 Airworthiness Directives; Various Restricted Category Helicopters 2013-07-09
  • 2013-09764 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (Bell) Model Helicopters 2013-04-25
  • 2013-02899 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Helicopters 2013-02-12
  • 2013-00985 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (Bell) Helicopters 2013-01-23
  • 2012-31586 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. Helicopters 2013-01-09
  • 2012-26901 Airworthiness Directives; Aeronautical Accessories, Inc., High Landing Gear Forward Crosstube Assembly 2012-11-09
  • 2012-22564 Airworthiness Directives; Various Restricted Category Helicopters 2012-09-13
  • 2012-17607 Airworthiness Directives; Various Restricted Category Helicopters 2012-07-30
  • 2012-14401 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Helicopters 2012-06-13
  • 2012-11472 Airworthiness Directives; Aeronautical Accessories, Inc. High Landing Gear Forward Crosstube Assembly 2012-05-11
  • 2012-9569 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Incorporated Helicopters 2012-04-20
  • 2011-28355 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (Bell), Model 205A-1, 205B, 210, and 212 Helicopters 2011-11-04
  • 2011-28361 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (Bell) Model 204B, 205A, 205A-1, 205B, and 212 Helicopters 2011-11-02

Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (2)

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

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. 21.50
  • Sec. 29.13
  • Sec. 29.15
  • Sec. 29.79
  • Sec. 29.501
  • Sec. 29.607
  • Sec. 29.807
  • Sec. 29.901
  • Sec. 29.903
  • Sec. 29.917
  • Sec. 29.931
  • Sec. 29.939
  • Sec. 29.951
  • Sec. 29.971
  • Sec. 29.977
  • Sec. 29.979
  • Sec. 29.997
  • Sec. 29.999
  • Sec. 29.1013
  • Sec. 29.1015
  • Sec. 29.1027
  • Sec. 29.1041
  • Sec. 29.1043
  • Sec. 29.1091
  • Sec. 29.1093
  • Sec. 29.1121
  • Sec. 29.1125
  • Sec. 29.1143
  • Sec. 29.1165
  • Sec. 29.1181
  • Sec. 29.1183
  • Sec. 29.1189
  • Sec. 29.1191
  • Sec. 29.1195
  • Sec. 29.1197
  • Sec. 29.1303
  • Sec. 29.1305
  • Sec. 29.1307
  • Sec. 29.1309
  • Sec. 29.1321
  • Sec. 29.1322
  • Sec. 29.1323
  • Sec. 29.1325
  • Sec. 29.1329
  • Sec. 29.1331
  • Sec. 29.1333
  • Sec. 29.1335
  • Sec. 29.1337
  • Sec. 29.1351
  • Sec. 29.1353
  • Sec. 29.1355
  • Sec. 29.1357
  • Sec. 29.1359
  • Sec. 29.1387
  • Sec. 29.1397
  • Sec. 29.1529
  • Sec. 29.1549
  • Sec. 29.1557
  • Sec. 29.1587

Former holders

  • Bell Helicopter Textron
  • Bell Helicopter Textron\Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.

Fleet view · 69 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

15

6–15 (n=69)

Horsepower

1,500

1,150–1,500

Cruise (kts)

103

103–103

Year of mfr

1974

1966–2008

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • HONEYWELL T5317B 14
  • LYCOMING T-53 9
  • LYCOMING T5317B 6
  • HONEYWELL T5317A 6
  • HONEYWELL T5317 SER 5
  • LYCOMING T-53 SERIES 3
  • LYCOMING T53-L-13 2
  • HONEYWELL T5313B 2

NTSB events

13

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

150

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.19 events / tail · 2.17 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.