The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · turboshaft · data as of October 5, 2026

Rolls-Royce 250-C30G/2

3 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Rolls-Royce 250-C30G/2 engine, rated at about 650 horsepower. The Bell 230 is the model most often fitted with it (3 aircraft).

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 Rolls-Royce 250-C30G/2. FAA spelling: 250-C30G/2.

Fitted to model families

Bell 2303

Bell 230

Where they are owner's state

Delaware2California1

Kind of aircraft

Helicopters3 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

0012221990

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Rolls-Royce 250-C30G/2 the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E1GL, held by Rolls-Royce Corporation). The FAA has issued 11 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.

FAA orders 11 airworthiness directives · newest first

2018-08-162018-13-01 · Turbine Governor · engine
2006-11-022006-20-07 · Adds an additional life limit for third- and fourth-stage turbine wheels · engine
2006-09-072006-16-04 · Inspection of the fuel nozzle screen · engine
2005-01-052004-24-09 · Fuel nozzle · engine
1999-01-0798-24-28 · Main Fuel Control Bellows · engine
1989-03-0188-17-01 · Fuel Controls · engine

All orders naming the Rolls-Royce 250-C30G/2

Certificates and bulletins

E1GLType certificate held by Rolls-Royce Corporation · 23 models listed · revised November 1, 2019

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
Airworthiness

These connections as data: /graph/engine/rolls-royce-250-c30g-2.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 3

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N828KB Bell
230
Rotorcraft American Business Aircraft LLC
Dover, Delaware
Standard 2021-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N230H Bell
230
Rotorcraft Individual owner
California
Standard 2020-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N230HS Bell
230
Rotorcraft Birken Holdings LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2018-01-26 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 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.