N197CB2006 Eurocopter EC120B
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Oct 19, 2022.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19828 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Last registered owner
- Department Of Homeland Security
- Owner type
- Government
- City, state
- Washington, DC
- Certificate issued
- Apr 5, 2007
- Canceled
- Oct 19, 2022
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Dec 18, 2006
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Eurocopter
- Model
- EC120B
- Year
- 2006
- Serial number
- 1448
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 5
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- R0001RD
- Mode S code
- A18260
Engine
- Make and model
- Turbomeca Arrius 2f
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
- Power
- 432 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2007 – 2022Department Of Homeland SecurityWashington, DC
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (8)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-07 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | Jun 12, 2015 | Engine (ARRIUS 2F) |
| 2013-11-09 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | Jul 5, 2013 | Engine (ARRIUS 2F) |
| 2012-07-09 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | May 24, 2012 | Engine (ARRIUS 2F)Only with: Right-hand (RH) rear half-wall, P/N 0319 99 824 0, installed. |
| 2009-14-01 | Turbomeca S.A. Arrius 2F Turboshaft Engines | Aug 3, 2009 | Engine (ARRIUS 2F)Only with: Engines that have not incorporated modification Tf75. |
| 2008-13-27 | Turbomeca S.A. Arrius 2F Turboshaft Engines | Aug 6, 2008 | Engine (ARRIUS 2F)Only with: Engines that have not incorporated Turbomeca Modification Tf 12A. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-11-06 | Turbomeca Arrius 2F Turboshaft Engines | Jun 26, 2007 | Engine (ARRIUS 2F)Only with: Engines with fuel control units (FCUs) not incorporating modification Tf 55. |
| 2005-17-15 | Turbomeca Arrius 2F Turboshaft Engines | Sep 12, 2005 | Engine (ARRIUS 2F) |
| 2005-17-17 | Turbomeca S.A. Arrius 2F Turboshaft Engines | Sep 12, 2005 | Engine (ARRIUS 2F) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (2)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Engine · engine · making metalMay 6, 2008
ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. INSPECTED CHIP DETECTORS, AND FOUND METAL SLIVERS ON MODULE NR 1 CHIP DETECTOR. ENGINE REMOVED FROM SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · making metalOct 19, 2007
ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR ILLUMINATED. BOTH CHIP DETECTORS HAD METAL CONTAMINATION. SAMPLES TAKEN, AND MFG CONDEMNED ENGINE. ENGINE REMOVED FROM SERVICE, AND RETURNED TO MFG FOR REPAIR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026