The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · turboshaft · data as of October 7, 2026

Rolls-Royce 250-C47B

536 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Rolls-Royce 250-C47B engine, rated at about 650 horsepower. The Bell 407 is the model most often fitted with it (536 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1996 and 2021.

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-C47B. FAA spelling: 250-C47B.

Fitted to model families

Model families, as a table
aircraft
Bell 407536

Bell 407

Kind of aircraft

By kind, as a table
aircraftshare
Helicopters536100%

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
199047
2000233
2010239
20201

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Rolls-Royce 250-C47B the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E1GL, held by Rolls-Royce Corporation). The FAA has issued 6 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.

FAA orders 6 airworthiness directives · newest first

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
2005-01-032004-24-04 · Hydromechanical unit (HMU) Power Lever Angle (PLA) potentiometer · engine
1998-05-2698-10-03 · Hydromechanical Unit · engine
1982-11-2682-24-05 · Control Assembly and Power Turbine Governor Assembly · engine

Certificates and bulletins

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

Safety bulletins 2 · advice, not orders

2006-01-13NE-06-12R1 ·
2005-12-02NE-06-12 ·

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

These connections as data: /graph/engine/rolls-royce-250-c47b.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 536

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N407TX Bell Helicopter Textron Canada
407
Rotorcraft Air Methods LLC
Greenwood Village, Colorado
Standard 2009-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N407LS Bell
407
Rotorcraft Air Methods LLC
Greenwood Village, Colorado
Standard 2009-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N407NC Bell Helicopter Textron Canada
407
Rotorcraft Nc Highway Patrol
Cary, North Carolina
Standard 2009-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N407NA Bell
407
Rotorcraft Flagstaff Medical Center INC
Flagstaff, Arizona
Standard 2008-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N407KS Bell Helicopter Textron Canada
407
Rotorcraft King County Sheriffs Office
Seattle, Washington
Standard 2008-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N407LM Bell Helicopter Textron Canada
407
Rotorcraft Orange County Sheriffs Office
Orlando, Florida
Standard 2008-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N330BC Bell Helicopter Textron Canada
407
Rotorcraft Bell Textron INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Experimental 2008-06-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N618DE Bell Helicopter Textron Canada
407
Rotorcraft U S Department of Energy
Lakewood, Colorado
Standard 2007-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N407SA Bell
407
Rotorcraft Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
Montgomery, Alabama
Standard 2007-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N409GA Bell Helicopter Textron Canada
407
Rotorcraft Flagstaff Medical Center INC
Flagstaff, Arizona
Standard 2007-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N602SD Bell
407
Rotorcraft Jefferson County Sheriff'S Office
Beaumont, Texas
Standard 2007-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N516MT Bell Helicopter Textron Canada
407
Rotorcraft Med-Trans CORP
Denton, Texas
Standard 2007-06-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N58AZ Bell
407
Rotorcraft State of Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Standard 2007-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N911WA Bell
407
Rotorcraft Med-Trans CORP
Denton, Texas
Standard 2007-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3WV Bell
407
Rotorcraft State of West Virginia
Charleston, West Virginia
Standard 2007-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N93DD Bell
407
Rotorcraft Helicopters INC
Cahokia, Illinois
Standard 2007-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N911HL Bell
407
Rotorcraft Jefferson Parish Sheriffs Office
Harvey, Louisiana
Standard 2006-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N575NE Bell
407
Rotorcraft Nebraska State Patrol
Lincoln, Nebraska
Standard 2006-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N408UH Bell
407
Rotorcraft University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Standard 2006-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N308MH Bell
407
Rotorcraft Maritime Helicopters INC
Homer, Alaska
Standard 2005-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N118SP Bell
407
Rotorcraft Minnesota State Patrol
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Standard 2005-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N138PD Bell
407
Rotorcraft Puerto Rico Police Department
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Standard 2005-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N139PD Bell
407
Rotorcraft Puerto Rico Police Dept
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Standard 2005-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N407BB Bell
407
Rotorcraft Bravo Bravo LLC
Chandler, Arizona
Standard 2005-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56AZ Bell
407
Rotorcraft State of Arizona Department of Public Safety
Phoenix, Arizona
Standard 2004-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N314JP Bell
407
Rotorcraft City of Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida
Standard 2004-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N505MT Bell
407
Rotorcraft Med-Trans CORP
Denton, Texas
Standard 2004-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N511MT Bell
407
Rotorcraft Med-Trans CORP
Denton, Texas
Standard 2003-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6YJ Bell
407
Rotorcraft Helicopters INC
Linden, New Jersey
Standard 2003-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N512TP Bell
407
Rotorcraft City of Tampa
Tampa, Florida
Standard 2003-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N366SP Bell
407
Rotorcraft New Hampshire State Police
Concord, New Hampshire
Standard 2003-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21CL Bell
407
Rotorcraft Helicopters INC
Linden, New Jersey
Standard 2002-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18SP Bell
407
Rotorcraft State of New York
Albany, New York
Standard 2002-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N402KT Bell Helicopter Textron Canada
407
Rotorcraft Helicopter Marketing Associates LLC
Colleyville, Texas
Standard Expired dealerFAA registration status code 23: Expired dealer, pending cancellation. All codes
N41TL Bell
407
Rotorcraft Turbines LTD
West Point, Nebraska
Standard ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N654PF Bell Helicopter Textron Canada
407
Rotorcraft Individual owner
Utah
Standard Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 7, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.