FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet
TCDS R00003RD
Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited
Models covered (1)
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-10-15R1 Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 429 Helicopters with Certain Clam Shell Doors
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 TC2486RD-R/P-1 Engine oil cooler fans
- ELOS TC2486RD-R/S-2 Flight instruments
- ELOS TC2486RD-R/F-2 Airspeed instrument markings
- ELOS TC2486RD-R/A-2 Skid landing gear
Specific sections
- Sec. 21.16
- Sec. 21.29
- Sec. 21.50
- Sec. 21.183
- Sec. 21.185
- Sec. 27.307
- Sec. 27.723
- Sec. 27.725
- Sec. 27.727
- Sec. 29.903
- Sec. 27.1545
- Sec. 27.7
Former holders
- Bell Helicopter Textron (Canada)
- Bell Helicopter Textron (Canada)\Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited
Fleet view · 167 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
9
n=167
Horsepower
621
572–621
Year of mfr
2017
2007–2025
Engines on the type, by tail count
- P&W CANADA PW207D1/D2 123
- P&W CANADA PW207D 22
- P&W CANADA XPW207D 1
NTSB events
27
across all model variants
Applicable ADs
55
FAA airworthiness directives
Per-tail rate
0.16 events / tail · 0.33 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.