N815MHEurocopter EC 130 B4
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply7 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026- Registered owner
- Airstar Leasing LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Henderson, NV
- Certificate issued
- Sep 11, 2008
- Expires
- Apr 30, 2028
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
- EC 130 B4
- Serial number
- 4022
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 6
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- 12,500 - 19,999 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- H9EU
- Mode S code
- AB1D0A
Engine
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2008 – nowAirstar Leasing LLCHenderson, NV · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 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 (1)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-06-07 | Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) Model EC130 B4 Helicopters | Apr 6, 2011 | Airframe (EC 130 B4)Only with: Flotation gear unit "1G" (1G unit), P/N 350A63256300, installed. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (7)
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.
- Rotor flight controls · potentiometer · failedSep 1, 2008
AMBER GOVERNOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT AND SUBSEQUENT TO FAILURE REPORT GENERATION THE COLLECTIVE POTENTIOMETER WAS INDICATED TO BE DEFECTIVE. A NEW PART WAS INSTALLED AND NO FURTHER DEFECT NOTED. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor · starflex · crackedMay 12, 2008
(REF 0213084022) DURING ROUTINE INSP, ADHESIVE BEAD FOR A STAR ARM END BUSHING WAS FOUND CRACKED. FURTHER EXAMINATION UTILIZING A SOAP WATER DETECTION METHOD REVEALED RELATIVE MOTION BETWEEN BUSHING & STAR ARM END. WITH ROTOR HUB SLEEVES REMOVED BUSHING COULD BE MOVED MANUALLY. A SERVICEABLE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · tensioner · crackedMay 12, 2008
DURING ROUTINE MAINT (1) OF (2) BELT TENSIONING ARMS FOUND CRACKED IN (2) PIECES. FAILURE ORIGINATED AT WELDMENT. SEVERAL HAVE FAILED IN THIS MANNER. SUGGEST POST WELD, HEAT TREATMENT TO RELIEVE WELD STRESS. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Indicating and recording systems · potentiometer · inoperativeJan 8, 2008
PILOT REPORTS AMBER GOVERNOR LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. NO FAULT CODE WAS GENERATED INDICATING A POTENTIOMETER DEFECT HOWEVER CIRCUMSTANCES REPORTED POINTED TO THIS. A NEW POTENTIOMETER HAS BEEN INSTALLED. PROBLEM FIXED THIS PART HAS LASTED MUCH LONGER THAN TYPICAL THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Rotor flight controls · potentiometer · defectiveNov 5, 2007
AC HAD SOME SUDDEN YAWING WHEN PASSING THROUGH A SPECIFIC COLLECTIVE POWER SETTING THAT WAS REPEATABLE AND INDICATED A SUDDEN CHANGE OF ENGINE TORQUE SUCH AS ONE MAY EXPERIENCE WITH COMPRESSOR STALLS. NO FAULT CODES WERE GENERATED AD THE ENGINE HAD NO OBSERVABLE DEFECT WHEN EXAMINED. APPARENT THAT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · fitting · crackedNov 5, 2007
FITTING FOUND CRACKED DURING POST FLIGHT INSP AND A NEW FITTING MATCH DRILLED AND INSTALLED. THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT FOR THIS PART AND OCCURS MULTIPLE TIMES ON SOME AIRCRAFT AND NEVER ON OTHER AIRCRAFT FOR REASONS UNKNOWN. SOME SHIMMING CAN BE REQUIRED AND MATCH DRILLING THE PART MUST BE DONE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · power supply · inoperativeSep 17, 2007
THIS ANTI-COLLISION LIGHT AND POWER SUPPLY ASSY HAS PROVEN TO BE OF LOW QUALITY AS MOST FAIL WITHIN THEIR FIRST 1000 HOURS OF SERVICE AND ARE NOT REPAIRABLE IAW MFG. AS THIS UNIT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE WE RECOMMEND THAT THE WHEN LED FLASHING ANTI COLLISION LAMP ASSY BE INSTALLED IN ITS PLACE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 18, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026