Safran ARRIUS 2B2
37 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Safran ARRIUS 2B2 engine, rated at about 642 horsepower. The Airbus Helicopters EC-135 now H135 is the model most often fitted with it (35 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 2006 and 2025.
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 ARRIUS 2B2. FAA spelling: ARRIUS 2B2.
Fitted to model families
Airbus Helicopters EC-135 now H13535Eurocopter Espana Sa EC135 T2+2
Airbus Helicopters EC-135 now H135 · Eurocopter Espana Sa EC135 T2+
Where they are owner's state
Pennsylvania15Louisiana5Colorado5Florida4Tennessee3Puerto Rico1Minnesota1Massachusetts1
Kind of aircraft
Helicopters37 (100%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Safran ARRIUS 2B2 the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E34NE, held by Safran Helicopter Engines S.A.). 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
2026-11-022026-19-03 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop) · engine
2025-08-062025-13-07 · Engine Fuel and Control · engine
2023-09-072023-15-03 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop) · engine
2022-02-232021-26-26 · Engine Controls · engine
2021-10-122021-17-05 · Fuel Controlling System · engine
2018-04-272018-07-17 · Turbine Section · engine
Certificates and bulletins
E34NEType certificate held by Safran Helicopter Engines S.A. · 8 models listed · revised April 22, 2022
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
- Airbus Helicopters EC-135 now H135 35 with this engine series
Where they are
- Pennsylvania 15 of these aircraft
- Louisiana 5 of these aircraft
- Colorado 5 of these aircraft
- Florida 4 of these aircraft
- Tennessee 3 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- Center For Emergency Medicine Of Western Pa 7 of these aircraft
- Air Methods LLC 5 of these aircraft
- Air Med Services LLC 4 of these aircraft
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center 3 of these aircraft
- National Aeronautics And Space Administration 3 of these aircraft
Airworthiness
- FAA orders naming the Safran ARRIUS 2B2 6 airworthiness directives
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/safran-arrius-2b2.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 37
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N906VU | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N159AH | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N209MA | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N523ME | Airbus Helicopters EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pa West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N620ME | Airbus Helicopters EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pa West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N300HN | Airbus Helicopters EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | Air Methods LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2026-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N423CH | Airbus Helicopters EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | Air Methods LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2026-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N455AM | Airbus Helicopters EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | Air Methods LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2026-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81LN | Airbus Helicopters EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | Air Methods LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2026-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N865CH | Airbus Helicopters EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | Air Methods LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2026-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N479LF | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | Geisinger Medical Center Danville, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N576ME | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylva West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N579ME | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Penn West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1V | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | Standard | 2024-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N641ME | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | Ctr for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2024-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N544ME | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pa West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2024-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N691CM | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | G200 LLC San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2023-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N423NM | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1FL | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | Standard | 2023-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N590ME | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pa West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N740MH | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Metro Aviation INC Shreveport, Louisiana |
Standard | 2023-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N589ME | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | Center for Emerg Med of W Penn Stat Medevac Prog West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N511UW | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Air Med Services LLC Lafayette, Louisiana |
Standard | 2022-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N822PP | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | Massachusetts State Police Plymouth, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2022-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N911RZ | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Air Med Services LLC Lafayette, Louisiana |
Standard | 2022-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N442NA | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Kennedy Space Ctr, Florida |
Standard | 2021-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N533ME | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | Ctr for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2021-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N537ME | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylva West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2021-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N435NA | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Kennedy Space Cent, Florida |
Standard | 2021-02-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N534ME | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pa West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2021-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N911CB | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | Collier County Emergency Medical Service Naples, Florida |
Standard | 2020-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N425NA | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Kennedy Space Ct, Florida |
Standard | 2020-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N911XJ | Eurocopter Espana Sa EC135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Air Med Services LLC Lafayette, Louisiana |
Standard | 2018-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N911XK | Eurocopter Espana Sa EC135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Air Med Services LLC Lafayette, Louisiana |
Standard | 2018-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N520ME | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | Ctr for Emergency Medicine of Western Pa West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2018-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N530ME | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pa West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2018-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N536ME | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pa West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2018-03-06 | 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.