# N493WA: 2012 Eurocopter AS 350 B3E

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Eurocopter AS 350 B3E](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b3e) (registry code 868095B, 6 seats)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIEL-2D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-2d) (registry code 60080)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU) (Airbus Helicopters), [TCDS E00054EN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00054EN) (Safran Helicopter Engines S.A.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7534
- Year built: 2012
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 2, 2013
- Certificate issued: April 3, 2014
- Expires: April 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A61D32
- Registered owner: [Vertol Systems Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VERTOL%20SYSTEMS%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Destin, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Destin)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.4022° N, 86.4673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Destin, FL, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=493WA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N493WA

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 3 in force

### Matched by airframe (Eurocopter AS 350 B3E)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Turbomeca ARRIEL-2D)

- [AD 2023-22-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-22-03): Turbine section · Safran Helicopter Engines Arriel 2D and Arriel 2E. Effective Dec 26, 2023
- [AD 2016-25-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2016-25-13): Engine accessory gearbox (AGB) · Safran Helicopter Engines Arriel 2B, Arriel 2B1, Arriel 2C and 6 more. Effective Feb 3, 2017
- [AD 2013-22-22](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2013-22-22): Hydromechanical metering unit (HMU) · Turbomeca Arriel 2D. Effective Dec 20, 2013

### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)

- [AD 2021-08-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2021-08-02) (historical): Turbine Section · Safran Helicopter Engines Arriel 2D and Arriel 2E. Effective Jun 21, 2021
- [AD 2016-04-12](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2016-04-12) (historical): Engine accessory gearbox (AGB) · Turbomeca Arriel 2B, Arriel 2B1, Arriel 2C and 6 more. Effective Apr 14, 2016
- [AD 2013-01-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2013-01-07) (historical): Hydro-mechanical metering unit (HMU) · Turbomeca Arriel 2D. Effective Mar 7, 2013

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N493WA.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N493WA.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (10)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Eurocopter AS 350 B3E)

- [STC SR09139RC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR09139RC): Installation of an air medical system. LifePort LLC. Lists AS-350 Series
- [STC SR01486NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR01486NY): Installation of Spacecam RAMS camera mount. SPACECAM Systems Inc. Lists AS-350 Series
- [STC SR01058LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR01058LA): Installation of a camera mount system. Airfilm Camera Systems. Lists AS-350 Series
- [STC SH7328SW-D](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SH7328SW-D): Relocation of aircraft dataplate. American Eurocopter Corporation. Lists AS-350 Series
- [STC SR01411NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR01411NY): Installation of OSAT-100 Airborne Position/Data Communicator. Technisonic Industries Limited. Lists AS-350 Series
- [STC SR00831LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR00831LA): Installation of Apical Emergency float kit, p/n 20416. Apical Industries Inc. Lists AS-350 Series
- [STC SR01441AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR01441AT): Installation of Ultra Media Camera System. Aero Avionics, Inc. Lists AS-350 Series
- [STC SR00491AT-D](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR00491AT-D): Installation and operation of a Tyler Camera mount systems nose camera mount. Tyler Camera Systems. Lists AS-350 Series
- [STC SH4970SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SH4970SW): Installation of Marathon TCA or TSP 1735 battery. Marathon Power Tech Co. Lists AS-350 Series
- [STC SH5050NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SH5050NM): Installation of Tyler middle mount camera system in aft compartment of Aerospatiale AS-350 and AS-355 Series helicopters. Tyler Camera Systems. Lists AS-350 Series

## Related

- Other Eurocopter AS 350 B3E aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b3e/aircraft.md
- The Turbomeca ARRIEL-2D engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-2d.md

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