AD 88-12-02

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; SCHWEIZER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER COMPANY; HUGHES HELICOPTERS, INC.) Model 269C Helicopters

AD Number
88-12-02
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Unknown
FR Citation
This information is not available.

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Schweizer Aircraft Corporation 269C Airworthiness Directives; SCHWEIZER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER COMPANY; HUGHES HELICOPTERS, INC.) Model 269C Helicopters

Unsafe Condition

Failure of the tail rotor retention strap assembly could result in loss of the helicopter.

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Required Actions

Remove tail rotor retention strap assemblies P/N 269A6065 and P/N 369A1706 from service. Replace them with serviceable parts. Ferrying may be done under FAR 21.197 and 21.199.

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Compliance Time

Within the next 10 hours time in service after the effective date of this AD, or upon the accumulation of 3,540 hours time in service, whichever occurs later

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Affected Aircraft

Schweizer Aircraft Corporation Model 269C helicopters equipped with tail rotor retention strap assemblies P/N 269A6065 and P/N 369A1706.

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Retrieved: Apr 8, 2026

Rights: U.S. Government Public Domain

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