AD 2021-10-08

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Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited) Helicopters

AD Number
2021-10-08
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2006-25084
FR Citation
86 FR 24485

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited 206L Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited) Helicopters
aircraft Textron Various Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited) Helicopters
aircraft Bell Various Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited) Helicopters

Unsafe Condition

a manufacturing flaw that could cause a switch unit to hang in the high position and fail to indicate a low fuel condition

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Required Actions

remove the switch unit from service, accomplish an operational test of the switch unit, and if the operational test fails, remove the switch unit from service

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Compliance Time

Within 100 hours after the effective date of this AD

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Affected Aircraft

Bell Textron Canada Limited (type certificate previously held by Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited) Model 206L, 206L-1, 206L-3, and 206L-4 helicopters, with a low fuel level detector switch unit part number (P/N) 206-063-613-003, with a switch unit serial number (S/N) 1413, 1414, 1415, 1424, 1428, 1430, 1432, or 1433 installed, or with a missing or illegible switch unit S/N or if the S/N cannot be determined, installed

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