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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS H9SW

Bell Helicopter Textron A Division of Textron Canada

Historical Aircraft Rotorcraft Rev 15 06/19/2006 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (5)

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.

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. 21.21
  • Sec. 21.29
  • Sec. 29.25
  • Sec. 29.33
  • Sec. 29.79
  • Sec. 21.183
  • Sec. 21.185
  • Sec. 29.307
  • Sec. 29.723
  • Sec. 29.725
  • Sec. 29.783
  • Sec. 29.801
  • Sec. 29.807
  • Sec. 29.811
  • Sec. 29.855
  • Sec. 29.865
  • Sec. 29.903
  • Sec. 29.927
  • Sec. 29.963
  • Sec. 29.997
  • Sec. 29.1189
  • Sec. 29.1305
  • Sec. 29.1309
  • Sec. 29.1517
  • Sec. 29.1555
  • Sec. 29.1557
  • Sec. 29.1559
  • Sec. 29.1587

Former holders

  • Bell Helicopter Textron (Canada)
  • Bell Helicopter Textron (Canada)\Bell Helicopter Textron, A Division of Textron Canada

Comments

A Division of Textron Canada

Fleet view · 64 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

10

10–11 (n=64)

Horsepower

650

300–715

Cruise (kts)

172

172–172

Year of mfr

1997

1980–2007

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • ROLLS-ROYC 250-C40B 18
  • LYCOMING LTS-101 SER 11
  • ALLISON 250 SERIES 7
  • ALLISON 250-C30 SER 6
  • ROLLS-ROYC 250-C30G/2 3
  • ROLLS-ROYC 250-C30G 2
  • HONEYWELL LTS101-650C-3 2
  • AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG 2

NTSB events

17

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

227

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.27 events / tail · 3.55 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.