AD 61-11-02

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; All BRANTLY Model B-2 Helicopters

AD Number
61-11-02
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Unknown
FR Citation
This information is not available.

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Brantly International, Inc. B-2 Airworthiness Directives; All BRANTLY Model B-2 Helicopters
aircraft Brantly International, Inc. B-2A Airworthiness Directives; All BRANTLY Model B-2 Helicopters
aircraft Brantly International, Inc. B-2B Airworthiness Directives; All BRANTLY Model B-2 Helicopters

Unsafe Condition

Severe oil leaks from failure of the welded seam of the mixture heater oil jacket (Lycoming P/N 72396) on Lycoming VO-360 engines introduce a fire hazard and engine failure risk from oil starvation.

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Required Actions

Disconnect oil system hose assemblies from mixture heater oil jacket ports, bypass with AN 815-8D union, support with AN 742-D-14C clamps, remove and recondition oil jacket with zinc chromate and capped ports. Modify engine cooling boxes per Brantly SB No. 12 including covers, baffles, cutouts, and thermocouple relocation.

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Compliance Time

within the next 25 hours' time in service after effective date of this directive

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Affected Aircraft

All BRANTLY Model B-2 Helicopters Prior to Serial No. 95

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Retrieved: Apr 8, 2026

Rights: U.S. Government Public Domain

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