AD 59-20-01

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; VERTOL Model 44 Series Helicopters

AD Number
59-20-01
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Unknown
FR Citation
This information is not available.

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Defense & Space Group 44A Airworthiness Directives; VERTOL Model 44 Series Helicopters
aircraft Boeing Defense & Space Group 44B Airworthiness Directives; VERTOL Model 44 Series Helicopters

Unsafe Condition

Failure of strap P/N 42R1011-1 in the spar weight assembly P/N 42R1009-1 of metal forward rotor blades.

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Required Actions

Inspect straps P/N 42R1011-1 within the next twenty flight hours using Vertol Engineering Order No. 7A. Replace straps immediately if cracks are found; satisfactory straps have a 600-hour retirement life. Install replacement straps P/N 107R1211 to exempt from this AD.

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Compliance Time

within the next twenty hours of flight

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Affected Aircraft

Boeing Defense & Space Group Model 44A and 44B helicopters with metal forward rotor blades using spar weight assembly P/N 42R1009-1 and strap P/N 42R1011-1.

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Source: Official FAA Source ↗

Retrieved: Apr 8, 2026

Rights: U.S. Government Public Domain

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