Safran ARRIEL 2B1
11 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Safran ARRIEL 2B1 engine, rated at about 747 horsepower. The Airbus Helicopters AS350 AStar (Écureuil), now H125 is the model most often fitted with it (8 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 2001 and 2011.
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 Safran ARRIEL 2B1. FAA spelling: ARRIEL 2B1.
Fitted to model families
Airbus Helicopters AS350 AStar (Écureuil), now H125 · Airbus Helicopters EC 130 now H130
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Safran ARRIEL 2B1 the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E00054EN, held by Safran Helicopter Engines S.A.). The FAA has issued 3 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.
FAA orders 3 airworthiness directives · newest first
Certificates and bulletins
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
- Airbus Helicopters AS350 AStar (Écureuil), now H125 8 with this engine series
- Airbus Helicopters EC 130 now H130 3 with this engine series
- Temsco Helicopters INC 3 of these aircraft
- Trevor CORP DBA 1 of these aircraft
- State Of Montana 1 of these aircraft
- Rba LLC 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Safran ARRIEL 2B1 3 airworthiness directives
These connections as data: /graph/engine/safran-arriel-2b1.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 11
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N130SM | Eurocopter EC 130 B4 |
Rotorcraft | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N601TA | Eurocopter AS 350 B3 |
Rotorcraft | Trans Aero LLC Cheyenne, Wyoming |
Standard | 2025-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N127PJ | Eurocopter AS 350 B3 |
Rotorcraft | Helibro LLC Red Bluff, California |
Standard | 2025-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N917Z | Eurocopter EC 130 B4 |
Rotorcraft | Bighorn Holdings LLC Mccall, Idaho |
Standard | 2024-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N681AS | Airbus Helicopters Inc AS350B3 |
Rotorcraft | Rba LLC Kimberly, Idaho |
Multiple | 2024-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N898JF | Eurocopter AS 350 B3 |
Rotorcraft | State of Montana Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2023-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N908PS | Eurocopter EC 130 B4 |
Rotorcraft | Trevor CORP DBA Grayslake, Illinois |
Standard | 2021-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N544AS | Airbus Helicopters Inc AS350B3 |
Rotorcraft | Apexheli Oregon INC Florence, Oregon |
Standard | 2019-06-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N149AE | Airbus Helicopters Inc AS350B3 |
Rotorcraft | Temsco Helicopters INC Ketchikan, Alaska |
Standard | 2019-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N198AE | Airbus Helicopters Inc AS350B3 |
Rotorcraft | Temsco Helicopters INC Ketchikan, Alaska |
Standard | 2019-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N194AE | Airbus Helicopters Inc AS350B3 |
Rotorcraft | Temsco Helicopters INC Ketchikan, Alaska |
Standard | 2019-03-12 | 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 7, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.