AD 53-09-03

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Hiller Models UH-12, UH-12A, UH-12B, HTE-1, HTE-2, H-23A and H-23B Helicopters.

AD Number
53-09-03
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Unknown
FR Citation
This information is not available.

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Hiller Aviation UH-12 Airworthiness Directives; Hiller Models UH-12, UH-12A, UH-12B, HTE-1, HTE-2, H-23A and H-23B Helicopters.
aircraft Hiller Aviation UH-12A Airworthiness Directives; Hiller Models UH-12, UH-12A, UH-12B, HTE-1, HTE-2, H-23A and H-23B Helicopters.
aircraft Hiller Aviation UH-12B Airworthiness Directives; Hiller Models UH-12, UH-12A, UH-12B, HTE-1, HTE-2, H-23A and H-23B Helicopters.

Unsafe Condition

Fatigue failure of the clevis head on the outboard tension torsion bar pins, P/N 51414-1.

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Required Actions

Inspect P/N 51414-1 pins to determine the fillet radius under the clevis head. Replace pins with radius less than 0.030 inch before further flight. Replace all pins after accumulating 500 hours of flight time.

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Compliance Time

As soon as possible but no later than the next 25-hour inspection and as indicated in part C below.

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Affected Aircraft

Hiller Models UH-12, UH-12A, UH-12B, HTE-1, HTE-2, H-23A and H-23B Helicopters.

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