FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS H2SW

Bell Helicopter Textron A Division of Textron Canada

Historical Aircraft Rotorcraft Rev 38 11/22/1999 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (13)

Applicable airworthiness directives (105)

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

2026-10167 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters 2026-05-21
2026-02138 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters 2026-02-03
2025-20090 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters 2025-11-18
2025-11449 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters 2025-06-23
2024-25390 Airworthiness Directives; Various Helicopters 2024-10-31
2024-15808 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters 2024-07-18
2024-08893 Airworthiness Directives; Various Helicopters 2024-04-25
2024-03288 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters 2024-02-20
2023-19324 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters 2023-09-06
2023-07779 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters 2023-04-14
2022-28315 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters 2022-12-28
2022-26031 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited) Helicopters 2022-11-29
2022-25709 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters 2022-11-28
2022-25028 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters 2022-11-18
2022-25030 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited) Helicopters 2022-11-18
2022-17140 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited) Helicopters 2022-08-15
2022-13858 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters 2022-06-30
2022-05874 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited) Helicopters 2022-03-24
2021-27645 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters 2021-12-23
2021-27012 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters 2021-12-14
2021-20521 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters 2021-09-24
2021-19605 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited 2021-09-14
2021-19244 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters 2021-09-08
2021-15478 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited) 2021-07-23
2021-14257 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters 2021-07-06
2021-12040 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters 2021-06-10
2021-08922 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited) 2021-05-07
2021-09278 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited) Helicopters 2021-05-07
2021-05149 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited) Helicopters 2021-03-12
2021-05093 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters 2021-03-11
2021-04508 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Helicopters 2021-03-09
2019-10305 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Helicopters 2019-05-20
2019-08157 Airworthiness Directives; Northrop Grumman LITEF GmbH LCR-100 Attitude and Heading Reference System Units 2019-04-24
2018-27134 Airworthiness Directives; Air Comm Corporation Air Conditioning Systems 2018-12-17
2018-17902 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Helicopters 2018-08-21
2018-10491 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited (Bell) Helicopters 2018-05-21
2018-00177 Airworthiness Directives; Air Comm Corporation Air Conditioning Systems 2018-01-11
2017-14231 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited (Bell) Helicopters 2017-07-07
2017-11174 Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell) Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS) 2017-06-06
2017-11132 Airworthiness Directives; Northrop Grumman LITEF GmbH LCR-100 Attitude and Heading Reference System Units 2017-06-05
2017-03954 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Helicopters 2017-03-02
2015-20509 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (Bell) Helicopters 2015-08-20
2015-13852 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited 2015-06-09
2015-05571 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Helicopters 2015-03-16
2014-23582 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited 2014-10-03
2014-21919 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (Bell) Helicopters 2014-09-15
2014-13263 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (Bell) Helicopters 2014-06-23
2014-12737 Airworthiness Directives; Various Restricted Category Helicopters 2014-06-02
2014-02954 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Helicopters 2014-02-12
2013-30186 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Helicopters 2013-12-27

+ 55 older AD(s) — browse all ADs ↗

Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (9)

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

SW-19-18 Fuselage Cracks
SW-19-05 Tail Rotor Drive System, Spline Damage
SW-08-42 Emergency Float with Liferaft Kits (kits)
SW-05-24
SW-04-92
SW-05-87
SW-05-25
SW-05-70
SW-18-02 Loss of Hardware Tail Rotor Drive Shaft Couplings

Special Conditions + ELOS findings

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

ELOS SA2975RC-R/C-1 Carry on medical equipment
ELOS SP4107RD-R/F-1 Bell Helicopter Moder 407
ELOS SA11295LA-R/C-1 Emergency Exit access with and Infant Incubator and Oxygen Containment Shroud.

Certification basis — 14 CFR

Specific sections

Sec. 21.21
Sec. 21.29
Sec. 27.71
Sec. 21.183
Sec. 27.173
Sec. 27.177
Sec. 27.307
Sec. 27.563
Sec. 27.723
Sec. 27.725
Sec. 27.785
Sec. 27.1093
Sec. 27.1529
Sec. 27.143
Sec. 27.175
Sec. 27.561
Sec. 27.1305
Sec. 27.1317
Sec. 27.1545
Sec. 27.1587
Sec. 21.50
Sec. 27.361

Former holders

Bell Helicopter Textron (Canada)
Bell Helicopter Textron (Canada)\Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited
Bell Helicopter Textron (Canada)\Bell Helicopter Textron (Canada)

Comments

A Division of Textron Canada

Fleet view · 2,432 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

5–8 (n=2,432)

Horsepower

600

400–650

Cruise (kts)

112

112–112

Year of mfr

1997

1954–2025

Engines on the type, by tail count

ROLLS-ROYC 250-C47B 536
ALLISON 250-C20 SER 335
ALLISON 250-C30 SER 199
ROLLS-ROYC 250-C47E/4 173
ROLLS-ROYC 250-C30P 153
ALLISON 250 SER 250HP 143
ALLISON 250-C47 118
ALLISON 250 SER 400HP 96

NTSB events

437

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

362

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.18 events / tail · 0.15 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.