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Airworthiness Directive

AD 2021-19-01 Amendment 39-21719

Federal Aviation Administration · 14 CFR part 39

FR document
2021-19244
Amendment
39-21719
Published
2021-09-08
Models covered
7
Last live check
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AD

2021-19-01

FR doc 2021-19244

AD 2021-19-01Published 2021-09-08Effective 2021-10-13

Requires removing each comfort clip from service, inspecting the shoulder harness seat belt for any rip and abrasion, and removing any shoulder harness seat belt from service that has a rip or abrasion.

Full official abstract

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bell Textron Canada Limited Model 206, 206A, 206A-1 (OH-58A), 206B, 206B-1, 206L, 206L-1, 206L-3, 206L-4, 222, 222B, 222U, 230, 407, 427, 429, and 430 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 each comfort clip from service, inspecting the shoulder harness seat belt for any rip and abrasion, and removing any shoulder harness seat belt from service that has a rip or abrasion. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

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Applies to 7 models in our index