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AD 2022-06-20 87 FR 16097 Active

Federal Aviation Administration · 14 CFR part 39

Requires removing certain parts from service and installing the upgraded cyclic and collective bellcrank assemblies.

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FR document
2022-05664
Amendment
39-21986
Published
2022-03-22
Effective
2022-04-26
Models covered
1

Last live check: 2026-10-04

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2022-06-20

FR doc 2022-05664 · 87 FR 16097

AD 2022-06-20Published 2022-03-22Effective 2022-04-26

Supersedes 2020-20-06

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Requires removing certain parts from service and installing the upgraded cyclic and collective bellcrank assemblies.

Full official abstract

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2020-20- 06, which applied to certain Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited (now Bell Textron Canada Limited) Model 429 helicopters. AD 2020-20-06 required repetitive inspections of certain cyclic and collective assembly bearings. This AD was prompted by new bellcrank assemblies, which have been upgraded with corrosion resistant steel bearings. This AD retains certain requirements of AD 2020-20-06, and depending on the inspection results, requires removing certain parts from service and installing the upgraded cyclic and collective bellcrank assemblies. This AD also requires installing the upgraded collective and cyclic bellcrank assemblies on certain helicopters if not already installed, and prohibits installing certain bellcrank assemblies. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

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All Bell 429 directives

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