N524AL2001 Eurocopter EC120B
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19828 ADs may apply18 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Lcd Aviation Corp
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Toa Baja, PR
- Certificate issued
- Feb 2, 2010
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 22, 2002
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
- 2001
- Serial number
- 1263
- 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
- A697D5
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- 2010 – nowLcd Aviation CorpToa Baja, PR · current
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 (18)
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 · inoperativeJan 21, 2006
PILOT REPORTED T4 EXCEEDANCE. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED FOR MAINTENANCE. FOUND 2 T4 EXCEEDANCES. ONE OF 13 SECONDS AT 998C. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Tail rotor drive · tail wheel · crackedJul 24, 2005
CRACKED LAMINATE / REPLACED WITH NEW BY FIELD MAINTENANCE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Rotor flight controls · accumulator · malfunctionedJun 30, 2005
AT HOVER FOR TAKEOFF, PICKED AIRCRAFT UP TO A HOVER 2 TIMES AND BOTH TIMES AT A STEADY HOVER, AIRCRAFT OSCILLATED FORE AND AFT WITH NO PILOT INPUT (NOSE UP AND DOWN). MAINTENANCE INSPECTED SERVO INPUTS FOR WEAR, NO DEFECTS FOUND, SERVICED SERVO CONTROL ACCUMULATOR IAW THE EC-120 MM. THE GROUND RUN…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Windows · window · separatedJun 16, 2005
WHILE IN FLIGHT, TRAVELING APPROX 105 KNOTS AT 800 FEET THE TOP AFT CORNER OF THE PILOTS WINDOW DELAMINATED AND POPPED OUT APPROX 1 INCH. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING (2-3 SECONDS) THE ENTIRE WINDOW DELAMINATED AND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. I SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT AND VISUALLY AND PHYSICALLY CHECKED THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor · pin · corrodedMay 19, 2005
EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF PINS. SCRAPPED PINS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor · pin · corrodedMay 19, 2005
EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF PINS. SCRAPPED PINS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor · pin · corrodedMay 19, 2005
EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF PINS, SCRAPPED PINS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor · pin · corrodedMay 19, 2005
EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF PINS, SCRAPPED PINS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor · pin · corrodedMay 19, 2005
EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF PINS, SCRAPPED PINS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor · pin · corrodedMay 19, 2005
EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF PINS, SCRAPPED PINS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 18 reports.
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