- Registered owners
- City Of Los AngelesLos Angeles Fire Department
- Location
- Van Nuys, CA
- Owner type
- Government
- Serial number
- 65520
- Year built
- 2023
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Engine
- Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- July 6, 2023
- Certificate issued
- January 30, 2024
- Expires
- January 31, 2031
- Mode S code
- A3361D
Bell Textron Canada 505TCDS R00008RDAirframe · Bell Textron Canada 505TCDS E34NEEngine · Safran ARRIUS-2R
From the FAA registry file of October 22, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 18
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 2020 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 | 4 |
Airframe · Bell Textron Canada 505
AD 2026-18-10Rotorcraft tail boomAD 2026-16-02Tail rotor systemAD 2026-15-06Vertical stabilizer structureInformation bulletins that may apply
Advisory, not mandatory.
No bulletins matched this aircraft’s models
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N306FDMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Bell Textron Canada 505 aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N306FDMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Bell Textron Canada 505 aircraft
Service difficulty reports · 2
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR 2024FA0000944Skid · failedSKID TUBE FOUND BROKEN ALL THE WAY THROUGH DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION.SDR 2024FA0000841Skid · brokenLEFT HAND SKID TUBE FOUND BROKEN ALL THE WAY THROUGH DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION.
Reports on N306FD not matched to an aircraft · 3
They name N306FD, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.
SDR ULXR2020040200000Throttle Cable · failedTHROTTLE CABLE FAILED ON STARTUP CAUSING ENGINE OVER-TEMP.SDR ULXR2009022580899Module · inoperativeAUTO REIGNITION SYS DID NOT TEST ON PREFLIGHT INSP. REPLACED AUTO REIGNITION MODULE AND CORRECTED PROBLEM. CAUSE OF FAILURE INSIDE BOX IS UNKNOWN.SDR VE32003F00000Wire Harness · burnedHELICOPTER WAS BEING GROUND RUN AFTER A MAIN DRIVESHAFT REPACK. THE ENGINE ELECTRICAL HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE PROPAGATED ABOUT 4 INCHES ALONG THE HARNESS BEFORE IT WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE FIRE WAS SMALL AND CONTAINED TO THE HARNESS ONLY. NO OTHER DAMAG
STCs that may be installed · 32
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
See all 32 STCs