FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet
TCDS H88EU
Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH
Models covered (17)
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-09-26 Operation with Emergency Flotation System ARMED
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 AT04289RD-R-C-1 Equivalent Level of Safety (ELOS) Finding for the Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135 Type Validation Project, FAA Project AT04289RD-R
- ELOS ST11664IB-R-27.807 Equivalent Level of Safety Finding on Accessibility of Emergency Exits
- ELOS ST11664IB-R-C-1 Equivalent Level of Safety Finding on Emergency Landing Dynamic Conditions
- ELOS AT04292RD-R-F-1 Airspeed and Powerplant Indication Green Marking
- ELOS AT04292RD-R-P-1 HELIONIX avionic configuration
- ELOS AT04292RD-R-S-1 HELIONIX-Part Time Display of Vehicle Parameters
Specific sections
- Sec. 21.29
- Sec. 21.50
- Sec. 27.1305
- Sec. 27.1545
- Sec. 27.1549
- Sec. 29.1557
Former holders
- Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH
- Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm - GmbH
Comments
Revision 4 was not published in the Regulatory and Guidance Library.
Fleet view · 365 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
7
7–12 (n=365)
Horsepower
447
431–642
Year of mfr
2008
1966–2025
Engines on the type, by tail count
- P&W CANADA PW206B2 143
- TURBOMECA ARRIUS 2B2 49
- P&W CANADA PW206B SERIES 43
- SAFRAN ARRIUS 2B2 27
- P&W CANADA PW206B 26
- P&W CANADA PW206B3 25
- TURBOMECA ARRIUS 2B1 10
- TURBOMECA ARRIUS 2B 8
NTSB events
12
across all model variants
Applicable ADs
335
FAA airworthiness directives
Per-tail rate
0.03 events / tail · 0.92 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.