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AD 2016-02-06 81 FR 5367 Active

Federal Aviation Administration · 14 CFR part 39

FR document
2016-01747
Amendment
39-18387
Published
2016-02-02
Effective
2016-02-02
Models covered
1
Last live check
2026-09-30

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AD

2016-02-06

FR doc 2016-01747 · 81 FR 5367

AD 2016-02-06Published 2016-02-02Effective 2016-02-02

Superseded by 2020-17-10

Supersedence is read from the Federal Register text of the newer AD — the FAA publishes no structured field for it — and names only ADs held in our index.

FAA rule - 14 CFR 39

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Requires inspecting each tail rotor (T/R) pitch link (link) bearing bore for corrosion and pitting and either replacing the T/R link or applying sealant.

Full official abstract

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited (Bell) Model 429 helicopters. This AD requires inspecting each tail rotor (T/R) pitch link (link) bearing bore for corrosion and pitting and either replacing the T/R link or applying sealant. This AD also requires a recurring inspection of the sealant and repeating the inspections for corrosion and pitting if any sealant is missing. This AD is prompted by an incident in which a helicopter experienced an in-flight failure of a T/R link. These actions are intended to detect corrosion or pitting and to prevent failure of a T/R link and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

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All Bell 429 directives

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Applies to 1 model in our index