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Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (BHTC) Model 407 Helicopters

1 · Quick read — prepared by AircraftDirectives

Our plain-language summary — not the regulation

Requires modifying the door latch assemblies on all four crew and passenger doors.

Federal Register document
00-5008
Citation
65 FR 12071
Action
Final rule.
Published
2000-03-08
Effective
2000-04-12
Effective (as stated in the rule)
Effective April 12, 2000.
Issued by
Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration
Regulation
14 CFR 39
Applies to (in our index)
Bell 407

2 · Official Federal Register document — government source, verbatim

Reproduced unedited from the Federal Register

The official Federal Register text could not be retrieved for this packet.

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This sheet therefore contains our summary ONLY. Do not treat it as the complete directive. Read the official document before acting:

  • Federal Register: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/03/08/00-5008/airworthiness-directives-bell-helicopter-textron-canada-bhtc-model-407-helicopters
  • Official PDF: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-03-08/pdf/00-5008.pdf

Sources. Section 1 is written by AircraftDirectives from the record below and is a reading aid only. Section 2 is the United States Government's own text, reproduced without edit.

Federal Register: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/03/08/00-5008/airworthiness-directives-bell-helicopter-textron-canada-bhtc-model-407-helicopters

Official PDF: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-03-08/pdf/00-5008.pdf

Packet generated 2026-08-18 08:13 UTC.

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Responsibility remains with the owner/operator. Under 14 CFR §91.403 and §91.417 the owner or operator is responsible for maintaining airworthiness and for required records; under §39.7 no person may operate a product to which an airworthiness directive applies except in accordance with that directive. Determining applicability to a specific serial number and configuration, and performing or supervising any required action, is the responsibility of the owner/operator and appropriately certificated personnel.

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AircraftDirectives · AD 00-5008 · Section 1 is our plain-language reading aid; Section 2 is the official Federal Register text and controls where the two differ. Not an airworthiness determination — 14 CFR §91.403 / §91.417 responsibility remains with the owner/operator. Retrieved 2026-08-18 08:13 UTC.