Turbomeca (Safran) ARTOUSTE IIB1
2 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Turbomeca (Safran) ARTOUSTE IIB1 engine, rated at about 400 horsepower. The Aerospatiale SA315 is the model most often fitted with it (2 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1980 and 1982.
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) ARTOUSTE IIB1. FAA spelling: ARTOUSTE IIB1.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Aerospatiale SA315 | 2 |
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Turbomeca (Safran) ARTOUSTE IIB1 the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-300, held by Turbomeca S.A.). The FAA has issued 1 airworthiness directive (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.
FAA orders 1 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
- Aerospatiale SA315 2 with this engine series
- Angelone INC 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Turbomeca (Safran) ARTOUSTE IIB1 1 airworthiness directives
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/turbomeca-safran-artouste-iib1.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 2
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N315TG | Aerospatiale SA315B |
Rotorcraft | Thl Export INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59AH | Aerospatiale SA315B |
Rotorcraft | Angelone INC Elkhart, Indiana |
Standard | 2024-02-12 | 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 22, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.