Aircraft model · Rotorcraft · Rotorcraft · registry code 8680151

Manufacturer (registry)
AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
Model
EC135 P3
Registry code
8680151
Registered
16 aircraft
Type
Rotorcraft
Engines
2 · Turbo-shaft
Seats
7
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Certification
Not type certificated
Data sheet
TCDSH88EU
Holder
Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD)

Model codes come from the FAA registry’s reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

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Aircraft by year built · 5

2024Registered nowDeregistered2026
Aircraft by the year they were built: 5 aircraft
20241
20254

Airworthiness directives that may apply · 32

ADs whose products match this airframe model. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or configuration.

2018In forceSuperseded2026
ADs by the year they took effect: 36 ADs
20181
20192
20201
202111
20227
20231
20244
20253
20266
See all 36 ADs
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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_directive.parquet' d
  WHERE d.ad_id IN (SELECT ad_id FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model_directive.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('8680151'))
  ORDER BY coalesce(d.effective_date, d.publication_date, d.issue_date) DESC, d.ad_number DESC"

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Registered aircraft · 16

See all 16 registered aircraft
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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_registration.parquet'
  WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('8680151')
  ORDER BY n_number"

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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 · 11

SDR QMLA2026032220023Unknown · odorDURING CRUISE, CREW NOTED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR & COULD DETECT SOMETHING ODD. A FEW MOMENTS OF FLIGHT, CREW REPORTED THAT THEY COULD SMELL THE ELECTRICAL ODOR MUCH STRONGER & COULD SEE SMOKE IN ACFT INTERIOR LIGHTING. NOTED A DEFINITIVE ODOR MUCH STRONGER THAN Mar 22, 2026 · N600H · Airbus EC135P3 · Air Distribution SystemSDR EVCA202410230001Fadec · failedFADEC FAIL RUN ON LANDING PREFORMED.Oct 9, 2024 · N531MT · Airbus EC135P3 · Engine Indicating SystemSDR JBZA20240412001Unknown · odorENROUTE BACK TO BASE FUEL ODOR DETECTED IN CABIN PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT KEDU. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF FUEL SYSTEM AND ENGINE FUEL SYSTEMS, ACCOMPLISHED GROUND RUNS WITH NO LEAKS OR FUEL ODORS DETECTED. FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED NO FURTHApr 8, 2024 · N325RX · Airbus EC135P3 · Air Distribution SystemSDR 2024F00003Screw · looseREAR POSITION LIGHT SCREWS LOST TORQUE WITH SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF POSITION LIGHT ASSY. INFLIGHT.Jan 3, 2024 · N442ME · Airbus EC135P3 · Exterior LightingSDR QMLA2023101120087Wire · brokenON FINAL TO OUR BASE AIRPORT (LPV APPROACH) AND POST TRANSPORT, THE AIRCRAFT FND MASTER LIST ILLUMINATED WITH "BYPASS FAIL IBF2, PRESS SENSOR IBF2, AND HEATER FAIL IBF2". WE CONTINUED TOWARD THE FIELD AND REFERENCED THE RFM, WHICH RECOMMENDED A "LAND AS SOON AOct 9, 2023 · N363AH · Airbus EC135P3 · Electrical Power System WiringSDR JBZA20231010001Fire Detector · false indication# 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. REPLACED WIRE DETECTOR TERMINALS. PART NUMBER: M7928/1-50 FOUND BRITTLE AND BROKEN ON BOTH THE REDUCTION GEARBOX AND TURBO MACHINE FIRE DETECTORS. REPLACED #2 ENGINE REDUCTION GEARBOX FIRE DETECTOR PART NUMBOct 3, 2023 · N890CS · Airbus EC135P3 · Fire DetectionSDR JBZA20230706001Unknown · unknownTRIPLE TACHOMETER INDICATIONS LOST FOR # 1 , #2 ENGINES AND MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSIONJul 2, 2023 · N319RX · Airbus EC135P3 · Main Rotor Indicating SystemSDR 2021F00282Lever · wornON MANY EC135 SERIES AIRFRAMES, EXCESSIVE WEAR HAS BEEN NOTED ON A PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROL LEVER. SPECIFICALLY THE TAIL ROTOR HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR INPUT LEVER. DIRECT CONTACT OF THIS LEVER WITH A STATIONARY COMPONENT CAUSES ABRASION AND WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO FAOct 1, 2021 · Airbus EC135P3 · Tail Rotor Control SystemSDR DSCR201911293161Flange · crackedRH SIDE FRAME 5 STATION 4735 AFT 90 DEGREE FLANGE P/N L533M1105218 IS CRACKED AT Z2200 LOCATION.Nov 22, 2019 · N138L · Airbus EC135P3 · Fuselage Main, FrameSDR JBZA20190722001Converter · burnedON SHORT FINAL STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL WAS DETECTED IN COCKPIT AND CABIN AREA. COMPLETED LANDING AND SHUTDOWN AIRCRAFT. IT WAS NOTICED THE FIVE VOLT USB CHARGING SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE SYSTEM TO THE 24V -5V DC CONVERTER.Jul 18, 2019 · N323RX · Airbus EC135P3 · DC Rectifier/ConverterSDR JBZA20180430001Plate · leakingDURING FLIGHT, THE PILOT TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM ON, AND CREW REPORTED AN ODOR OF FUEL IN THE COCKPIT, LANDED AT NEAREST AIRPORT 8 MINUTES LATER. DURING INSPECTION, FOUND FUEL SEEPING FROM THE FWD EQUIPMENT PLATE. TORQUE THE NUTS AND CORRECTED TApr 25, 2018 · N319RX · Airbus EC135P3 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_service_difficulty_report.parquet'
  WHERE aircraft_model_key = 'EC135P3'
  ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC"

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STCs that may be installed · 43

Approved for this model: the STC’s model list names it on its data sheet, or a series that includes it. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has.

See all 43 STCs
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  FROM (
    SELECT stc_number, min(matched_model) AS matched_model
    FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model_stc.parquet'
    WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('8680151')
    GROUP BY stc_number
  ) m JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_stc.parquet' s USING (stc_number)
  ORDER BY s.status = 'Current' DESC, s.status_date DESC, s.stc_number"

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PMA parts · 924

Current parts manufacturer approvals (PMA): parts the FAA has approved companies to make as replacements or modifications. Each record lists its models as free text; OpenAirDocs matched them to this model on its data sheet, so check the FAA record before relying on it. Newest first.

See all 924 PMA parts
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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_type_certificate_pma.parquet'
  WHERE tcds_number IN ('H88EU')
    AND len(list_intersect(tcds_models, ['EC135P3'])) > 0
  ORDER BY supplement_date DESC, drs_guid DESC"

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The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT m.code, m.manufacturer, m.model, count(g.n_number) AS aircraft
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model.parquet' m LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_registration.parquet' g ON g.aircraft_model_code = m.code
  WHERE m.match_key = 'EC135P3' AND m.code NOT IN ('8680151')
  GROUP BY ALL
  ORDER BY aircraft DESC
  LIMIT 12"

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