N6977A2012 American Eurocopter Corp AS350B3
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19823 ADs may apply3 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Department Of Homeland Security
- Owner type
- Government
- City, state
- Washington, DC
- Certificate issued
- Sep 12, 2013
- Expires
- Sep 30, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Oct 31, 2012
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 Corp
- Model
- AS350B3
- Year
- 2012
- Serial number
- 7463
- 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
- A94805
Engine
- Make and model
- Turbomeca Arriel 2d
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
- Power
- 802 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2013 – nowDepartment Of Homeland SecurityWashington, DC · current
- 1980 – 1981Name not published by the FAAdifferent airframe: 1979 Piper Pa-23-250 S/N 27-8054009
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 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 (3)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-22-03 | Turbine section | Dec 26, 2023 | Engine (ARRIEL 2D) |
| 2016-25-13 | Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Formerly Turbomeca S.A.) Turboshaft Engines | Feb 3, 2017 | Engine (ARRIEL 2D)Only with: Engine accessory gearbox (AGB) P/N 0292120650 with a machined front casing installed. |
| 2013-22-22 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | Dec 20, 2013 | Engine (ARRIEL 2D) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (3)
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 · skin panel · crackedSep 11, 2024
AIRBUS AS350B3E: DURING A SCHEDULED 12YR INSPECTION, THE TAIL BOOM WAS INSPECTED FOR CRACKS. A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE RIGHT-SIDE SKIN PANEL. THE CRACK IS NEAR THE AFT EDGE FEED THROUGH OPENING FOR THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. AIRBUS WAS CONTACTED AND A REPAIR WAS COMPLETED UTILIZING AN APPROVED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Tail rotor · blade · failedSep 15, 2017
WHILE PERFORMING A 30 HOUR TAIL ROTOR INSPECTION IAW MM 64-10-00, 6-2, AND 05-40-00, 6-7, THE TAIL ROTOR BLADE MADE CONSISTENT CREAKING & TEARING SOUND LIKE BREAKING FIBERGLASS WHILE FLEXING THE BLADE DURING THE INSPECTION. THE BLADE WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · switch · out of alignmentJul 20, 2017
WHILE PERFORMING THE ICA CHECK ON THE ARM/FIRE CONTROL & INDICATOR CIRCUIT TEST PROCEDURE FOR THE EMERGENCY FLOATATION GEAR IAW MM SUPPLEMENT (ICA), DISCOVERED THAT THE PILOT’S CYCLIC MOUNTED SWITCH GUARD COULD BE IN THE CLOSED POSITION WITH THE SWITCH REMAINING IN THE FIRE POSITION. THE ICA TEST…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026