- Registered owners
- Department Of Homeland SecurityCustoms & Border Protection
- Location
- Washington, DC
- Owner type
- Government
- Serial number
- 7463
- Year built
- 2012
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Engine
- Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- October 31, 2012
- Certificate issued
- September 12, 2013
- Expires
- September 30, 2029
- Mode S code
- A94805
American Eurocopter AS350B3TCDS H9EUAirframe · American Eurocopter AS350B3TCDS E00054ENEngine · Turbomeca ARRIEL-2D
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 87
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
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| 1990 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2003 | 7 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 13 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 16 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 | 10 |
Airframe · American Eurocopter AS350B3
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 · American Eurocopter AS350B3
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
No NTSB investigations matched to N6977AMatched 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 American Eurocopter AS350B3 aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N6977AMatched 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 American Eurocopter AS350B3 aircraft
Service difficulty reports · 3
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR 4DSR202409110001Skin Panel · crackedAIRBUS AS350B3E: DURING A SCHEDULED 12YR INSPECTION, THE TAIL BOOM WAS INSPECTED FOR CRACKS. A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE RIGHT-SIDE SKIN PANEL. THE CRACK IS NEAR THE AFT EDGE FEED THROUGH OPENING FOR THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. AIRBUS WAS CONTACTED AND A REPSDR 2017FA0000492Blade · failedWHILE PERFORMING A 30 HOUR TAIL ROTOR INSPECTION IAW MM 64-10-00, 6-2, AND 05-40-00, 6-7, THE TAIL ROTOR BLADE MADE CONSISTENT CREAKING & TEARING SOUND LIKE BREAKING FIBERGLASS WHILE FLEXING THE BLADE DURING THE INSPECTION. THE BLADE WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCSDR 2017FA0000496Switch · out of alignmentWHILE PERFORMING THE ICA CHECK ON THE ARM/FIRE CONTROL & INDICATOR CIRCUIT TEST PROCEDURE FOR THE EMERGENCY FLOATATION GEAR IAW MM SUPPLEMENT (ICA), DISCOVERED THAT THE PILOT’S CYCLIC MOUNTED SWITCH GUARD COULD BE IN THE CLOSED POSITION WITH THE SWITCH REMAIN
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.
See all 401 STCs
Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1
This aircraft carried N6977A before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.