AD 2008-20-05
Applicability
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| aircraft | MD Helicopters, Inc. | 600N | Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, Inc. Model 600N Helicopters |
Unsafe Condition
Failure of the tailboom attachment fittings due to insufficient inspection and maintenance procedures.
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Required Actions
Modify the fuselage aft section, repetitively inspect the tailboom attachment fittings, install inspection holes and attachment bolt washers, modify both access covers, and replace broken attachment bolts.
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Compliance Time
Before further flight.
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Affected Aircraft
MD Helicopters, Inc. Model 600N helicopters.
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Federal Register Abstract
This document corrects airworthiness directive (AD) 2008-20-05 which was published on October 10, 2008 (73 FR 60102) and applies to MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) Model 600N helicopters. AD 2008-20-05 requires modifying the fuselage aft section, repetitively inspecting the tailboom attachment fittings, installing inspection holes and attachment bolt washers, modifying both access covers, and replacing broken attachment bolts. This document corrects the AD number that is incorrectly listed as 2008-20-08 on page 60104 of the AD.
Document Text
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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 230 (Friday, November 28, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 72316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: E8-28108]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA-2008-0835; Directorate Identifier 2008-SW-34-AD;
Amendment 39-15684; AD 2008-20-05]
RIN 2120-AA64
Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, Inc. Model 600N
Helicopters
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: This document corrects airworthiness directive (AD) 2008-20-05
which was published on October 10, 2008 (73 FR 60102) and applies to MD
Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) Model 600N helicopters. AD 2008-20-05 requires
modifying the fuselage aft section, repetitively inspecting the
tailboom attachment fittings, installing inspection holes and
attachment bolt washers, modifying both access covers, and replacing
broken attachment bolts. This document corrects the AD number that is
incorrectly listed as 2008-20-08 on page 60104 of the AD.
DATES: The effective date of AD 2008-20-05 remains October 27, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Schrieber, Aviation Safety
Engineer, FAA, Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office, Airframe
Branch, 3960 Paramount Blvd., Lakewood, California 90712, telephone
(562) 627-5348, fax (562) 627-5210.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Discussion: On September 25, 2008, we issued AD 2008-20-05 to amend
14 CFR part 39 to include an AD that applies to MDHI Model 600N
helicopters. That AD requires modifying the fuselage aft section,
repetitively inspecting the tailboom attachment fittings, installing
inspection holes and attachment bolt washers, modifying both access
covers, and replacing broken attachment bolts.
As published, AD 2008-20-05 contains an incorrect AD number (2008-
20-08) in the regulatory text on page 60104 of the AD. The correct AD
number is 2008-20-05.
No other part of the regulatory information has been changed;
therefore, the AD is not republished in the Federal Register.
Correction of Publication
Accordingly, the publication on October 10, 2008 of Amendment 39-
15684, AD 2008-20-05, Docket No. FAA-2008-0835, Directorate Identifier
2008-SW-34-AD (73 FR 60102), which is the subject of FR Doc. E8-23540,
is corrected as follows:
Sec. 39.13 [Corrected]
On page 60104, in the second column, in the paragraph under Sec.
39.13 [Amended], change ``2008-20-08'' to read ``2008-20-05''.
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on November 14, 2008.
Scott A. Horn,
Acting Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. E8-28108 Filed 11-26-08; 8:45 am]
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