Turbomeca (Safran) MAKILA 2A
6 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Turbomeca (Safran) MAKILA 2A engine, rated at about 1746 horsepower. The Airbus Helicopters EC 225 is the model most often fitted with it (6 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 2008 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 Turbomeca (Safran) MAKILA 2A. FAA spelling: MAKILA 2A.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Airbus Helicopters EC 225 | 6 |
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Turbomeca (Safran) MAKILA 2A the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E00077EN, held by Turbomeca S.A.). The FAA has issued 4 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.
FAA orders 4 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 EC 225 6 with this engine series
- Air Center Helicopters INC 3 of these aircraft
- Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee 2 of these aircraft
- Vertical Aviation No 1 LLC 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Turbomeca (Safran) MAKILA 2A 4 airworthiness directives
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/turbomeca-safran-makila-2a.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 6
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N590AC | Eurocopter EC 225 LP |
Rotorcraft | Air Center Helicopters INC Burleson, Texas |
Standard | 2025-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N591AC | Eurocopter EC 225 LP |
Rotorcraft | Air Center Helicopters INC Burleson, Texas |
Standard | 2025-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N582AC | Eurocopter EC 225 LP |
Rotorcraft | Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2022-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N510AC | Eurocopter EC 225 LP |
Rotorcraft | Air Center Helicopters INC Burleson, Texas |
Standard | 2021-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N570AC | Eurocopter EC 225 LP |
Rotorcraft | Vertical Aviation No 1 LLC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2019-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N509AC | Eurocopter EC 225 LP |
Rotorcraft | Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2018-08-13 | 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.