AD 2021-22-09

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters

AD Number
2021-22-09
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2021-0687
FR Citation
86 FR 64815

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Aviat Various Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters

Unsafe Condition

heat damage of the engine combustion chamber D1 drain hose, which in a case where the right-hand engine is operated in the one engine inoperative (OEI) rating, the D1 drain pipe could transfer so much heat to the nearby fuel system vent pipe that its internal surface temperature could exceed the auto-ignition temperature for fuel.

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Required Actions

installing the engine combustion chamber D1 drain assembly, part number 8G7170P00111, as specified in EASA AD 2019-0039.

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Compliance Time

within the compliance times specified, unless already done.

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Affected Aircraft

Leonardo S.p.a. Model AW189 helicopters, certificated in any category, as identified in European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2019-0039, dated February 20, 2019 (EASA AD 2019-0039).

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