Turbomeca (Safran) ARRIUS 2B2
48 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Turbomeca (Safran) ARRIUS 2B2 engine, rated at about 642 horsepower. The Airbus Helicopters EC-135 now H135 is the model most often fitted with it (48 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 2005 and 2016.
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 Turbomeca (Safran) ARRIUS 2B2. FAA spelling: ARRIUS 2B2.
Where they are owner's state
Colorado23Pennsylvania7Texas3Massachusetts3Tennessee2Louisiana2Wisconsin1Washington1North Carolina1Montana1
Kind of aircraft
Helicopters48 (100%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Turbomeca (Safran) ARRIUS 2B2 the component layer
The FAA has issued 4 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 89 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 50 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 4 airworthiness directives · newest first
2014-03-312014-04-06 · Hydro-mechanical metering unit (HMU) · engine
2008-10-082008-19-11 · Electronic control (EEC) unit · engine
2007-01-182006-26-07 · A simultaneous interruption of the lubrication on both engines may lead to a double non-commanded... · engine
2005-06-292005-12-08 · Engine Electronic Control Unit (EECU) · engine
Failure reports 89 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Engine10Valve5Chip Detector4Hmu4Angle3Blade3Frame3Motor3Bearing2Control Unit2
Latest reports
2025-11-13Fadec: failed
2025-08-18Control Unit: failed
2025-07-24Vhf Comm: faulted
2025-02-20Engine: making metal
2024-10-01Unknown: odor
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 48 with this engine series
Where they are
- Colorado 23 of these aircraft
- Pennsylvania 7 of these aircraft
- Texas 3 of these aircraft
- Massachusetts 3 of these aircraft
- Tennessee 2 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- Air Methods LLC 23 of these aircraft
- Center For Emergency Medicine Of Western Pa 7 of these aircraft
- Massachusetts State Police 3 of these aircraft
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center 2 of these aircraft
- Metro Aviation INC 2 of these aircraft
Airworthiness
- FAA orders naming the Turbomeca (Safran) ARRIUS 2B2 4 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Turbomeca (Safran) ARRIUS 2B2 89 reports since 1995
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/turbomeca-safran-arrius-2b2.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 48
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N442ME | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Ma Aviation Capital 1 LLC Houston, Texas |
Standard | 2026-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N135EC | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Fight for Life INC Waukesha, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2026-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N635W | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-03-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N905VU | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-03-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28WS | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Air Methods LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2026-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N831ME | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Air Methods LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2026-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N911UG | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Air Methods LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2026-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N958AL | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Air Methods LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2026-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N864NC | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Air Methods LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2025-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N955AL | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Air Methods LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2025-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N884ME | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Lta Group Holdings LLC Amarillo, Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N448ME | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Lta Group Holdings LLC Amarillo, Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N138MH | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Bay Life Services CORP Columbia, Maryland |
Standard | 2024-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N552TJ | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Air Methods LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N915AC | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Air Methods LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N971EC | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Air Methods LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2022-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N579AM | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Air Methods LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2021-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N135CP | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Mh Hospital Manager LLC Asheville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2020-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N912UT | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Metro Aviation INC Shreveport, Louisiana |
Standard | 2019-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N735VT | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | Standard | 2016-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N104VU | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Air Methods LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2016-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N855ME | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pa West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2016-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N811ME | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pa West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2015-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N986LF | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC135T2 |
Rotorcraft | Air Methods LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2015-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N282CH | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Metro Aviation INC Shreveport, Louisiana |
Standard | 2015-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N105VU | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Air Methods LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2014-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N823JM | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Massachusetts State Police Plymouth, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2014-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N953AL | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Air Methods LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2014-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1601H | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T3 |
Rotorcraft | Valkyrie Europe LLC Seattle, Washington |
Standard | 2013-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N954AL | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Air Methods LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2013-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N135LF | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Air Methods LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2013-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N825MM | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Massachusetts State Police Plymouth, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2013-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N135CJ | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC135T2 |
Rotorcraft | Air Methods LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2013-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N110VU | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Air Methods LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2013-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N952AL | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Air Methods LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2013-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N161WC | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Wca Holdings V LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2013-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N405TJ | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC135T2 |
Rotorcraft | Air Methods LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2013-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N908AC | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC135T2 |
Rotorcraft | Air Methods LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2013-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N257BC | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Broward County Sheriffs Office Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Standard | 2012-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N863NC | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Air Methods LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2012-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N957AL | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Air Methods LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2012-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N445ME | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pa West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2012-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N824AH | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Massachusetts State Police Plymouth, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2012-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N944ME | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pa West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2010-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N932ME | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pa West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2010-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N915ME | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pa West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2010-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N845ME | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pa West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2009-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N984EC | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
Rotorcraft | Farm Leasing e INC Atlanta, Indiana |
Standard | 2009-05-15 | 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.