AD 2021-11-01

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters

AD Number
2021-11-01
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2020-1175
FR Citation
86 FR 30766

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Textron Canada Limited Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters
aircraft Bell Textron Canada Limited Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters

Unsafe Condition

third stage turbine vibration, which could result in turbine failure, engine power loss, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter

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Required Actions

revising the Operating Limitations and the Normal Procedures sections of the existing RFM for your helicopter and installing or replacing a placard

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Compliance Time

within 25 hours time-in-service (TIS)

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Affected Aircraft

Bell Textron Canada Limited (Bell) helicopters, Model 206B, serial number (S/N) 004 through 4690 inclusive, including helicopters converted from Model 206A; and Bell Model 206L, S/N 45001 through 45153 inclusive, and 46601 through 46617 inclusive

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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