AD 2025-04-09

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters

AD Number
2025-04-09
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2024-2147
FR Citation
90 FR 11473

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Airbus Helicopters Model EC 155B Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters
aircraft Aviat Various Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters

Unsafe Condition

failure of a central firewall stiffener made of aluminum, possibly due to its inability to withstand high temperatures of an engine fire and subsequently not seal the engine compartment properly

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Required Actions

Replacing aluminum central firewall stiffeners with titanium central firewall stiffeners and prohibit installing an aluminum central firewall stiffener

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Compliance Time

Within 7 work-hours and parts cost $1,737 to $2,801 depending on the part number for an estimated cost of $2,332 to $3,396 per helicopter and $81,620 to $118,860 for the U.S. fleet

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Affected Aircraft

Airbus Helicopters Model EC 155B, EC155B1, SA-365N, SA-365N1, AS-365N2, and AS 365 N3 helicopters

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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