- Manufacturer (registry)
- AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
- Model
- BK117D-3
- Registry code
- 3940081
- Registered
- 1 aircraft
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Engines
- 1 · Turbo-shaft
- Seats
- 9
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification
- Not type certificated
Model codes come from the FAA registry’s reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 0
ADs whose products match this airframe model. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or configuration.
No ADs matched this model
Registered aircraft · 1
Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT n_number, serial_number, year_manufactured, status, registrant_name, registrant_city, registrant_state
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_registration.parquet'
WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('3940081')
ORDER BY n_number"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
SELECT n_number, serial_number, year_manufactured, status, registrant_name, registrant_city, registrant_state
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_registration.parquet'
WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('3940081')
ORDER BY n_numberRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to aircraft with this modelMatched through the registry by N-number, so foreign aircraft and some older cases aren’t counted.
FAA incident reports
No reports matched to aircraft of this modelMatched through the registry by N-number, so foreign aircraft and some older reports aren’t counted.
Service difficulty reports · 10
SDR 2026FA0000269Amu · degradedAIRCRAFT PASSED PREFLIGHT CHECKS. DURING TAKEOFF THE MAST MOMENT SYSTEM STOPPED INDICATING. FLIGHT WAS ABORTED. FOUND A BAD AMC 1SDR 2026FA0000050Shutoff Valve · failedLIQUID OXYGEN SHUTOFF VALVE GOT HOT AND MALFUNCTIONED. CAUSING LOSS OF LIQUID OXYGEN TO PATIENT.SDR 2026FA0000002Gearbox · warning lightDURING FLIGHT MGB CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT ATTEMPTED TWO ATTEMPTS AT BURNING THE CHIP. LIGHT REMAINED ON SO PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT A NEARBY AIRPORT.SDR 2025FA0000688Modulating Valve · out of adjustDURING ENGINE START WITH A PATIENT ON BOARD THE NR 1 ENGINE WOULD NOT START. AFTER 2 FAILED ATTEMPTS MX WAS CONTACTED. FOUND A FAULTY ADJUSTED VALVE ASSEMBLY.SDR 6BMA202508270001Unknown · odorENTIRE CREW NOTICED FUEL SMELL IN CABIN AND COCKPIT DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB PASSING THROUGH 500' AGL FROM PLYMOUTH AIRPORT -- COULD NOT DUPLICATE.SDR 2025FA0000580Door · openEPU DOOR OPENED IN FLIGHT. ADVISORY CAUTION WAS NOTED. MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AND CLOSED THE DOOR NO FURTHER ACTIONS NEEDED.SDR 6BMA202505150001Gearbox · warning lightTAIL GEARBOX CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON GROUND DURING TRAINING.SDR 2025FA0000126Shutoff Valve · failedPATIENT WAS PUT ONBOARD, BUT THE LIQUID OXYGEN SYSTEM WAS NOT SUPPLYING OXYGEN. REMOVED PATIENT AND DISPATCHED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. FOUND A FAULTY OXYGEN SHUTOFF VALVE.SDR 15MA202412120318Engine · making metalIN ROUTE TO SCENE#2 ENGINE CHIP ILLUMINATED. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO BURN OFF CHIP BUT LIGHT CAME RIGHT BACK ON. PILOT ATTEMPTED A SECOND BURN AND AGAIN THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. PILOT NOTIFIED ECC THEY WERE RETURNING TO BASE. PILOT VERIFIED STEPS WITH EMERGENCY CHESDR 6BMA202501260001Deck Plate · crackedDURING AIRCRAFT 800 HOUR/ 36 MONTH INSPECTION A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE MAIN TRANSMISSION DECK AT APPROXIMATELY AIRFRAME STATION 4000, AT FORWARD RIGHT MAIN TRANSMISSION TORQUE STRUT MOUNT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION INTO THE CRACK IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ON T
Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT sdr_id, difficulty_date, n_number, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, part_name, part_condition, jasc_code, discrepancy FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_service_difficulty_report.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_key = 'BK117D3' ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC"
Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
SELECT sdr_id, difficulty_date, n_number, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, part_name, part_condition, jasc_code, discrepancy FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_service_difficulty_report.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_key = 'BK117D3' ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC
Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.