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AD 2020-16-10 85 FR 45779 Active

Federal Aviation Administration · 14 CFR part 39

Requires removing comfort clips from service and inspecting the seat belt shoulder harness (harness) for a rip or an abrasion.

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FR document
2020-16490
Amendment
39-21194
Published
2020-07-30
Effective
2020-09-03
Models covered
2

Last live check: 2026-10-04

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AD

2020-16-10

FR doc 2020-16490 · 85 FR 45779

AD 2020-16-10Published 2020-07-30Effective 2020-09-03

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 removing comfort clips from service and inspecting the seat belt shoulder harness (harness) for a rip or an abrasion.

Full official abstract

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bell Textron Inc. (Bell) Model 204B, 205A, 205A-1, 205B, 212, 214B, 214B-1, 412, 412CF, and 412EP helicopters. This AD was prompted by a report of a shoulder harness seat belt comfort clip (comfort clip) interfering with the seat belt inertia reel. This AD requires removing comfort clips from service and inspecting the seat belt shoulder harness (harness) for a rip or an abrasion. The actions of this AD are intended to address an unsafe condition on these products.

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Applies to 2 models in our index