AD 65-04-01

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Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Series Helicopters

AD Number
65-04-01
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Unknown
FR Citation
Federal Register: February 17, 1965

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Scotts-Bell 47 Inc 47 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Series Helicopters
aircraft Scotts-Bell 47 Inc 47B Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Series Helicopters
aircraft Scotts-Bell 47 Inc 47B3 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Series Helicopters
aircraft Scotts-Bell 47 Inc 47D Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Series Helicopters
aircraft Scotts-Bell 47 Inc 47D1 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Series Helicopters
aircraft Scotts-Bell 47 Inc 47E Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Series Helicopters
aircraft Scotts-Bell 47 Inc 47G Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Series Helicopters
aircraft Scotts-Bell 47 Inc 47G-2 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Series Helicopters
aircraft Scotts-Bell 47 Inc 47G-2A Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Series Helicopters
aircraft Scotts-Bell 47 Inc 47G-2A-1 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Series Helicopters

Unsafe Condition

Some P/N 47-620-535-1 outer races installed in the freewheeling clutch may not have been tempered properly, leading to excessive wear and subsequent malfunction of the freewheeling clutch.

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Required Actions

Conduct a hardness test on the outer races as described by Bell Service Bulletin No. 141SB. Replace the outer race with one within the hardness limits before further flight if the test fails.

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Compliance Time

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

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Affected Aircraft

Scotts-Bell 47 Inc Model 47 Series Helicopters equipped with transmissions serial numbers B12-885 through B12-969

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Retrieved: Apr 8, 2026

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