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AD 2026-13-12 91 FR 41539 Active

Federal Aviation Administration · 14 CFR part 39

Requires changes to the actions in AD 2025-09-03 and addresses the comments received on that AD.

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FR document
2026-13685
Amendment
39-23395
Published
2026-07-07
Effective
2026-08-11
Models covered
1

Last live check: 2026-08-19

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AD

2026-13-12

FR doc 2026-13685 · 91 FR 41539

AD 2026-13-12Published 2026-07-07Effective 2026-08-11

Supersedes 2025-09-03

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FAA rule - 14 CFR 39

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Requires changes to the actions in AD 2025-09-03 and addresses the comments received on that AD.

Full official abstract

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2025-09- 03, which applied to certain Bell Textron Canada Limited (Bell) Model 430 helicopters. AD 2025-09-03 reduced the life limits on the main rotor (M/R) clevises, universal bearings, and universal to pitch link bolts and required re-identifying the M/R pitch link assemblies with new part numbered assemblies. Since the FAA issued AD 2025-09-03, the FAA received comments proposing changes to the actions of AD 2025-09- 03. This AD requires changes to the actions in AD 2025-09-03 and addresses the comments received on that AD. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

More directives for Bell 430

  1. AD 2025-09-03 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters Effective 2025-05-13
  2. AD 2021-24-09 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters Effective 2021-12-07
  3. AD 2021-19-01 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters Effective 2021-10-13
  4. AD 2016-21-01 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Helicopters Effective 2016-11-18
  5. AD 2016-08-17 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Helicopters Effective 2016-05-31

All Bell 430 directives

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Applies to 1 model in our index