AD 71-22-03

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild Hiller Model FH-1100 Helicopters

AD Number
71-22-03
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Unknown
FR Citation
This information is not available.

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft FH1100 Manufacturing Corporation FH-1100 Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild Hiller Model FH-1100 Helicopters

Unsafe Condition

Failure of the FH1100 tail rotor bearing block, P/N 24-24010-3, due to cracks in the fuselage frame Station 163.5.

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Required Actions

Inspect fuselage frame Station 163.5 within the next 100 hours' time in service and every 100 hours thereafter per Service Bulletin FH1100-61-3. If cracks are found, alter the frame per the service bulletin's accomplishment instructions before further flight. If no cracks, accomplish alteration at next 1200-hour overhaul.

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Compliance Time

Within the next 100 hours' time in service, unless already accomplished, and every 100 hours after the last inspection. Incorporation of the alteration exempts from further compliance.

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Affected Aircraft

FH1100 Manufacturing Corporation Model FH-1100 helicopters, serial numbers 9 through 254.

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Source: Official FAA Source ↗

Retrieved: Apr 8, 2026

Rights: U.S. Government Public Domain

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