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Engines · turboshaft · data as of October 9, 2026

Allison (Rolls-Royce) 250-C20R/2

8 aircraft on the U.S. register carry an Allison (Rolls-Royce) 250-C20R/2 engine, rated at about 450 horsepower. The Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369 is the model most often fitted with it (4 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1977 and 1998.

The FAA records engines by code, usually at the level of a series ("O-320 series") rather than the exact variant; this page gathers every FAA code that reads as Allison (Rolls-Royce) 250-C20R/2. FAA spelling: 250-C20R/2.

Kind of aircraft

By kind, as a table
aircraftshare
Helicopters8100%

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19701
19803
19904

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Allison (Rolls-Royce) 250-C20R/2 the component layer

No FAA order in the current files names this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 66 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 8 of them in the last ten years.

Failure reports 66 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

03681196010612119
Failure reports by year, as a table
reports
9611
974
981
992
003
015
021
039
048
053
062
073
084
092
112
121
131
142
161
191

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Parts most reported, as a table
reports
Bearing6
Turbine6
Nozzle5
Blade3
Governor3
Case2
Compressor2
Fitting2
Actuator1
Arm1

Latest reports

2019-04-13Control Cable: binding
2016-01-04Turbine: failed
2014-10-08Cartridge: leaking
2014-10-07Blade: debonded
2013-05-08Retaining Ring: dislodged

Approved replacement parts 10 parts manufacturer approvals

Parts a company other than the maker may make for this engine and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:

Most often: piston (1), nozzle (1), mfp (1), hydro mechanical (1), hpf (1), hp fuel (1), gasket (1), fuel pump (1), filter pump (1), bearing (1).

Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.

Connections how this engine series links to the rest of the register

Fitted to
Where they are
Biggest operators
Airworthiness

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/allison-rolls-royce-250-c20r-2.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 8

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N12EW Bell
206L
Rotorcraft Jetcopters LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2026-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N500BH Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter
369E
Rotorcraft Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Standard 2024-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N926DD Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter
369E
Rotorcraft Turbine Flying Penguins LLC
Gardnerville, Nevada
Standard 2024-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N369FC Hughes Helicopters Inc
HUGHES 369D
Rotorcraft Ferguson and Sons Construction LLC
Emmett, Idaho
Experimental 2022-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N915LY Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter
369E
Rotorcraft Lyons Aircraft Leasing LLC
Hillsboro, Oregon
Standard 2022-10-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N510PJ Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter
500N
Rotorcraft Mid Pacific Aero Services LLC
Honolulu, Hawaii
Standard 2020-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N311VT Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter
369E
Rotorcraft Geco INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2020-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N520MG Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter
500N
Rotorcraft Hagedorn Aviation
Columbus, Ohio
Standard 2007-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 9, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.