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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS H88EU

Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH

Historical Aircraft Rotorcraft Rev 11 11/30/2017 drs.faa.gov ↗

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.

Certification basis — 14 CFR

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.