Supplemental type certificate · Air Methods Corporation

Holder
Air Methods Corporation · United States
Status
Current · Reissued
Status date
May 28, 2019
Applied
December 3, 2004
Product
Aircraft · Rotorcraft
Certification basis
Part 21, Part 27
Data sheet
TCDSH9EU

From FAA DRS, with our copy of the certificate PDF. DRS record last changed December 6, 2025.

What it approves

Installation of an Articulating Lightweight Loading System

What the certificate says

From the PDF’s text layer, without the form’s printed wording. Layout and order may differ; the PDF is the record.

United States of America Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Supplemental Type Certificate Number: SR00582DE

December 3, 2004 Date Reissued: August 17, 2006; May 28, 2019 Date of Issuance: June 3, 2005 Date Amended:

August 17, 2006; October 11, 2016;

May 28, 2019 By Direction of the Administrator

Signature

Title Michael R. Giambrocco, ODA administrator Air Methods Corporation, ODA-635841-NM

FAA Form 8110-2 (5/14) Page 1 of 3

This certificate, issued to: Air Methods Corporation 5500 South Quebec Street Suite 300 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 Part 27* of the Federal Aviation Regulations. *See Page 3

Original Product – Type Certificate Number: Make: Airbus Helicopters H9EU Model:

AS350C, AS350D, AS350D1, AS350B, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350BA, AS350B3 Description of Type Design Change:

Installation of an Articulating Lightweight Loading System in accordance with Air Methods Corporation Master Drawing List (MDL) No. 741-9006, Revision IR, dated May 20, 2005, or later FAA approved revision.

1. The installer must determine whether this design change is compatible with previously approved modifications.

2. A copy of this certificate must be maintained as part of the permanent records for the modified rotorcraft.

3. FAA approved Rotorcraft Flight Manual Supplement (RFMS) 080-0319, Rev IR, dated June 3, 2005, or later FAA approved revision, is required for this installation.

4. FAA accepted Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA) 050-0377, Rev IR, dated February 10, 2005, FAA accepted February 28, 2005, or later FAA accepted revision, is required for this installation.

5. If the holder agrees to permit another person to use this certificate to alter a product, the holder must give the other person written evidence of that permission.

This certificate may be transferred or made available to third persons by licensing agreements in accordance with 14 CFR 21 .47.

FAA Form 8110-2 (5/14) Page 2 of 3

Transfer the ownership of Supplemental Type Certificate Number: SR00582DE

To (Name and address of transferee)

From (Name and address of grantor)

United States of America Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Supplemental Type Certificate (Continuation Sheet) Number: SR00582DE

This certificate may be transferred or made available to third persons by licensing agreements in accordance with 14 CFR 21 .47.

FAA Form 8110-2 (5/14) Page 3 of 3

Certification Basis:

Based on 14 CFR §§ 21.115 and 21.101, and the FAA policy for significant changes in FAA Order 8110.48, the certification basis for the Airbus Helicopters Models AS350C, AS350D, AS350D1, AS350B, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350BA, AS350B3 installation of an Articulating Lightweight Loading System is as follows:

a. The type certification basis for Airbus Helicopters AS350C, AS350D, AS350D1, AS350B, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350BA, AS350B3 is shown on TCDS H9EU for parts not changed or not affected by the change.

b. The certification basis for parts changed or affected by the change since the reference date of application, December 3, 2004, is based upon part 27 as amended by Amendment 27-40. Based on 14 CFR §§ 21.115 and 21.101, and the FAA policy for significant/not significant changes in FAA Order 8110.48, the certification basis for this modification was determined to be:

Regulations at the latest amendment level -NONE

Regulations at an intermediate amendment level -NONE

Regulations at the amendment level in TCDS H9EU -ALL

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ADs that name this STC · 0

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No AD in this release names this STC

Approved models · 8

MakeModelData sheet
Airbus HelicoptersAS-350BH9EU
Airbus HelicoptersAS-350B1H9EU
Airbus HelicoptersAS-350B2H9EU
Airbus HelicoptersAS-350B3H9EU
Airbus HelicoptersAS-350BAH9EU
Airbus HelicoptersAS-350CH9EU
Airbus HelicoptersAS-350DH9EU
Airbus HelicoptersAS-350D1H9EU

Every issue · 2

DRS keeps each issue of an STC as its own record, with its own certificate and attachments.

DateStatusFiles
May 28, 2019Reissued, currentCertificate
August 17, 2006Reissued, earlier issueCertificate