N568AM2008 American Eurocopter LLC AS350B2
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198216 ADs may apply8 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Eurotec Vertical Flight Solutions LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Eudora, KS
- Certificate issued
- May 19, 2022
- Expires
- May 31, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Jun 13, 2008
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
- American Eurocopter LLC
- Model
- AS350B2
- Year
- 2008
- Serial number
- 4462
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 7
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- H9EU
- Mode S code
- A744AE
Engine
- Make and model
- Turbomeca Arriel 1d1
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
- Power
- 712 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2022 – nowEurotec Vertical Flight Solutions LLCEudora, KS · 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 (16)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-22-10 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | Dec 6, 2016 | Engine (ARRIEL 1D1)Only with: Engines with modification TU376 installed. |
| 2016-11-09 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | Jul 5, 2016 | Engine (ARRIEL 1D1)Only with: Engines with a pre-modification TU357 gas generator module (M03) installed. |
| 2015-13-04 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | Sep 1, 2015 | Engine (ARRIEL 1D1) |
| 2013-24-05 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | Jan 28, 2014 | Engine (ARRIEL 1D1)Serial numbers per Figure 2 of Turbomeca S.A. Alert MSB No. A292 72 0838, Version A, dated May 24, 2013. Only with: Equipped with free turbine (FT) module (M04) with part and serial numbers listed in Figure 2 of Turbomeca Alert MSB No. A292 72 0838. |
| 2012-27-02 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | Feb 14, 2013 | Engine (ARRIEL 1D1) |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-24-03 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | Jan 7, 2013 | Engine (ARRIEL 1D1)Only with: Engines that have not incorporated Turbomeca S.A. Modification TU360. |
| 2011-26-02 | Turbomeca Arriel 1 Series Turboshaft Engines | Jan 17, 2012 | Engine (ARRIEL 1D1)Only with: Engines that have incorporated Modification TU347. |
| 2010-10-09 | Turbomeca Arriel 1B, 1D, 1D1, and 1S1 Turboshaft Engines | Jun 21, 2010 | Engine (ARRIEL 1D1)Only with: Arriel 1B engines only if they incorporate Turbomeca mod TU 148; all listed engines only if they do not incorporate mod TU 347. |
| 2010-02-01 | Turbomeca S.A. Model Arriel 1B, 1D, and 1D1 Turboshaft Engines | Feb 18, 2010 | Engine (ARRIEL 1D1) |
| 2009-26-07 | Turbomeca Arriel 1A1, 1A2, 1B, 1C, 1C1, 1C2, 1D, 1D1, 1E2, 1K1, 1S, and 1S1 Turboshaft… | Jan 12, 2010 | Engine (ARRIEL 1D1)Serial numbers per Figure 1 of Turbomeca Mandatory Service Bulletin No. A292 72 0825, Version B. Only with: Engines modified by Turbomeca Modification TU332 and fitted with a reduction gearbox (module M05) listed by serial number in the MSB. |
| 2009-08-08 | Turbomeca Arriel 1B, 1D, 1D1, 2B, and 2B1 Turboshaft Engines | Apr 29, 2009 | Engine (ARRIEL 1D1)Serial numbers per Figure 1 of Turbomeca Alert MSB No. A292 72 0827, Version A (Arriel 1B/1D/1D1) and Figure 1 of Turbomeca Alert MSB No. A292 72 2833, Version A (Arriel 2B/2B1), both dated March 20, 2009. Only with: Engines with power turbine modules M04 installed, as listed by SN in the referenced service bulletins. |
| 2006-06-17 | Turbomeca Arriel 1B, 1D, and 1D1 Turboshaft Engines | Apr 27, 2006 | Engine (ARRIEL 1D1)Only with: Engines modified to the TU 202 standard. |
| 2006-02-08 | Turbomeca Arriel 1B, 1D, 1D1, and 1S1 Turboshaft Engines | Feb 28, 2006 | Engine (ARRIEL 1D1)Only with: Arriel 1B engines only if fitted with 2nd stage turbine modification TU 148. |
| 2003-16-03 | Turbomeca Arriel 1 Series Turboshaft Engines | Sep 12, 2003 | Engine (ARRIEL 1D1)Only with: Engines that have not incorporated modification TU 202. |
| 2002-14-26 | Turbomeca S.A. Arriel Models 1A, 1A1, 1B, 1D, and 1D1 Turboshaft Engines | Aug 6, 2002 | Engine (ARRIEL 1D1) |
| 2000-20-01 | Turbomeca Arriel 1 Series Turboshaft Engines | Oct 17, 2000 | Engine (ARRIEL 1D1) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (8)
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.
- Fuselage · structure · corrodedMay 19, 2020
HEAVY CORROSION FOUND ALONG RIGHT HAND FUSELAGE CABIN FLOOR EDGING FRAME
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · crackedNov 7, 2017
DURING A PREFLIGHT, THE TAILBOOM WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK APPROXIMATELY 128MM LONG ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine fuel and control · filter element · bypassingApr 2, 2015
ON APPROACH FOR LANDING, DURING FLIGHT RECEIVED A MOMENTARY, FUEL FILTER BYPASS, WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION. REDUCED POWER & THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. AS POWER WAS INTRODUCED AGAIN DURING LANDING THE WARNING LIGHT MOMENTARILY ILLUMINATED AGAIN. LANDED & SHUTDOWN ENG. THE MECHANIC ON DUTY ARRIVED TO…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Engine · o-ring · damagedOct 25, 2014
AFTER LANDING, ON POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND, DISCOVERED OIL PRESENCE FROM ENG DECK DRAIN UNDER ACFT. UPON OPENING ENG COWLING IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE OIL PRESENCE WAS ON THE ENG DECK & LEAKAGE APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE BASE OF THE ENG OIL FILTER CUP HOUSING FROM THE O RING SEAL. REPLACED THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuel · pump · faultyJun 26, 2014
THE PILOT NOTICED A FUEL P LIGHT ILLUMINATE ON APPROACH WITH APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES REMAINING UNTIL LANDING. THE INDICATION WAS TO ADVISE LOSS ON ONE FUEL PUMP WITH ANOTHER ONE STILL OPERATIONAL. THE PILOT DECIDED AFTER REVIEW THE RFM TO STAY ON COURSE FOR THE INTENDED AIRPORT & LANDED WITHOUT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Indicating and recording systems · warning system · false activationJun 21, 2014
ON TAKEOFF, THE PILOT RECEIVED AN EXCEEDANCE INDICATION ON THE VEMD. THE PILOT LANDED THE ACFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE MECHANIC ARRIVED TO INSPECT THE ACFT & FOUND NO STORED EXCEEDANCES IN THE VEMD. HE THEN ASKED THE PILOT TO PERFORM A GND RUN WHICH AFTER SHUTDOWN SHOWED NO FAULTS FOUND IN THE VEMD.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · chip detector · contaminatedJun 19, 2014
AFTER TAKEOFF, ENG CHIP DETECTOR CAUTION CAPSULE FLICKERED. RETURNED TO BASE & SHUT DOWN. BY SHUT DOWN, CHIP LIGHT WAS STEADY. THE MECHANIC ARRIVED & INSPECTED THE SYS, HE COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANY ANOMALIES IN THE SYS. HE CLEANED THE CHIP PLUGS OF SOME CARBON BUILDUP BUT NO METAL PARTICLES FOUND.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · odorNov 27, 2013
THE PILOT DEPARTED THE BASE EN ROUTE FOR A PATIENT. OUTSIDE AIR TEMP WAS 3 3DEG F. THE HEATING & DEMISTING SYS WAS SWITCHED ON. AS THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO HEAT UP WE NOTICED A STRONG ODOR, IT WAS NOT THE NORMAL SMELL OF THE HEATING SYS WARMING UP BUT A STRONGER SMELL. THE PILOT TURNED THE HEATING…
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