AD 2025-03-03

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Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters

AD Number
2025-03-03
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2025-0017
FR Citation
90 FR 8874

Applicability

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

Unsafe Condition

The rescue hoist cable assembly may be equipped with a defective ball end, which could lead to failure of the rescue hoist cable assembly, possibly resulting in injuries to a human load, or to persons on ground.

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Required Actions

Inspecting certain rescue hoist cable assemblies and, depending on the results, replacing the rescue hoist cable assembly. Installing certain rescue hoist cable assemblies and certain rescue hoists provided its requirements are met.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Leonardo S.p.a. Model A109E, A109K2, A109S, AB412, AB412 EP, AB139, and AW139 helicopters.

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Source: Official FAA Source ↗

Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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