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AD 2002-09-51 67 FR 51068 Active

Federal Aviation Administration · 14 CFR part 39

Requires cleaning and inspecting the tail rotor (T/R) grip to determine if the grip is made of steel and replacing any grip not made of steel with an airworthy, steel TR grip.

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FR document
02-19875
Amendment
39-12839
Published
2002-08-07
Effective
2002-08-22
Models covered
1

Last live check: 2026-10-04

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2002-09-51

FR doc 02-19875 · 67 FR 51068

AD 2002-09-51Published 2002-08-07Effective 2002-08-22

FAA rule - 14 CFR 39

FAA rule. Compliance with an applicable AD is required under 14 CFR 39.7. Check its effective date, applicability, compliance times and current status.

Requires cleaning and inspecting the tail rotor (T/R) grip to determine if the grip is made of steel and replacing any grip not made of steel with an airworthy, steel TR grip.

Full official abstract

This document publishes in the Federal Register an amendment adopting Emergency Airworthiness Directive (EAD) 2002-09-51, sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of specified Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (Bell) model helicopters by individual letters. This AD requires cleaning and inspecting the tail rotor (T/R) grip to determine if the grip is made of steel and replacing any grip not made of steel with an airworthy, steel TR grip. This AD is prompted by reports of a certain timed-out life limited T/R grips being improperly identified and reinstalled on Bell Model 204B, 205A, A-1, and B helicopters. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent failure of the T/R grip and subsequent loss of helicopter control.

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