- Registered owners
- US Department Of Homeland SecurityUS Customs & Border ProtectionOffice Of Air & Marine
- Location
- Washington, DC
- Owner type
- Government
- Serial number
- 3872
- Year built
- 2004
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Engine
- Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness
- Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date
- July 14, 2011
- Certificate issued
- June 9, 2005
- Expires
- July 31, 2027
- Mode S code
- A156FB
Eurocopter AS 350 B3TCDS H9EUAirframe · Eurocopter AS 350 B3TCDS E00054ENEngine · Turbomeca ARRIEL-2B
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 100
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Airframe · Eurocopter AS 350 B3
AD 2026-20-03Placards and MarkingsAD 2026-16-01Main rotor driveAD 2026-14-02Indication/Recording SystemInformation bulletins that may apply · 9
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · Eurocopter AS 350 B3
SAIB AIR-21-13Engine Emergency Shutdown SystemSAIB SW-17-23R2Fuel SystemSAIB SW-15-20Air Conditioning System WiringSAIB SW-15-04Cabin Ventilation Air Scoop DrainingSAIB SW-12-45Garmin Model 400W/500W Series GPS-WAAS Navigation SystemSAIB SW-11-07Star Flex Arm Failures on Eurocopter France Model AS350, AS355, and EC130 HelicoptersSAIB SW-07-22R1Serrated lock washersSAIB SW-07-13Oxygen Reserve CylinderSAIB SW-06-48 corrected 07/20/2006Historical bulletins · 2
NTSB investigations · 1
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
FAA incident reports · 1
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Service difficulty reports · 6
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR 2017FA0000317Torque Shaft · shearedTHE STARTER GENERATOR WAS RECEIVED IN AN OVERHAULED CONDITION. IT WAS PLACED INTO SERVICE ON ACFT SN 3872 ON 7/27/2016 WITH 0.0 HRS SINCE THE STARTER GENERATOR HAD BE OVERHAULED. THE ACFT FLEW FOR THE NEXT EIGHT MONTHS AND ON 3/23/2017 THE FLT CREW HAD BEEN SDR 2007FA0000607Pulley · wornDURING DAILY INSPECTION DISCOVERED EXCESSIVE PLAY IN HYDRAULIC PUMP DRIVE PULLEY. HYDRAULIC PUMP DRIVE WAS THEN REMOVED FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVE PULLEY SHAFT HAD WORN EXCESSIVELY WHERE THE DRIVE BEARING HAD BEEN SPINNING AROUND SDR 2007FA0000606Shaft · wornDURING DAILY INSPECTION DISCOVERED EXCESSIVE PLAY IN HYDRAULIC PUMP DRIVE PULLEY. HYDRAULIC PUMP DRIVE WAS THEN REMOVED FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVE PULLEY SHAFT HAD WORN EXCESSIVELY WHERE THE DRIVE BEARING HAD BEEN SPINNING AROUND SDR 2007FA0000263Solenoid · unserviceable(REF NR: 186AE-2007-I-0032) WHILE PERFORMING A CHECK OF THE TWIST GRIP SOLENOID, ENGAGED THE SOLENOID BY PLACING THE AUTO/MAN SWITCH TO MAN MODE FOR A TOTAL OF 10 MINUTES. AFTER THE 10 MINUTE PERIOD HAD ELAPSED, RETURNED THE AUTO/MAN SWITCH TO AUTO. AFTER 1SDR 2006FA0000639Solenoid · malfunctionedWHILE PERFORMING CHECK OF TWIST GRIP SOLENOID, ENGAGED SOLENOID BY PLACING THE AUTO/MAN SWITCH TO MAN MODE FOR A TOTAL OF 10 MINUTES. AFTER 10 MINUTE PERIOD HAD ELAPSED. RETURNED AUTO/MAN SWITCH TO AUTO. AFTER 15 SECONDS, MOVED AUTO/MAN SWITCH BACK TO MAN, SDR 2005FA0001346Leaf Spring · brokenWHEN HELICOPTER TOOK OFF, PILOT NOTICED AN OBJECT ON THE GROUND WHERE HELICOPTER WAS SITTING. HE SET THE AIRCRAFT BACK DOWN AND RETRIEVED THE OBJECT. HE THEN NOTICED THAT A 3 INCH AFT SECTION OF THE RT SKID LEAF SPRING HAD SNAPPED OFF. THE LEAF SPRING WAS JUST
STCs that may be installed · 401
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
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