AD Amdt-39-10521

final rule
Data completeness: 70%

Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron (Bell)- manufactured Model HH-1K, TH-1F, TH-1L, UH-1A, UH-1B, UH-1E, UH-1F, UH- 1H, UH-1L, and UH-1P Helicopters; and Southwest Florida Aviation SW204, SW204HP, SW205, and SW205A-1 Helicopters

AD Number
Amdt-39-10521
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. 97-SW-35-AD
FR Citation
63 FR 26439

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Textron Various Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron (Bell)- manufactured Model HH-1K, TH-1F, TH-1L, UH-1A, UH-1B, UH-1E, UH-1F, UH- 1H, UH-1L, and UH-1P Helicopters; and Southwest Florida Aviation SW204, SW204HP, SW205, and SW205A-1 Helicopters
aircraft Bell Various Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron (Bell)- manufactured Model HH-1K, TH-1F, TH-1L, UH-1A, UH-1B, UH-1E, UH-1F, UH- 1H, UH-1L, and UH-1P Helicopters; and Southwest Florida Aviation SW204, SW204HP, SW205, and SW205A-1 Helicopters
aircraft Aviat Various Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron (Bell)- manufactured Model HH-1K, TH-1F, TH-1L, UH-1A, UH-1B, UH-1E, UH-1F, UH- 1H, UH-1L, and UH-1P Helicopters; and Southwest Florida Aviation SW204, SW204HP, SW205, and SW205A-1 Helicopters

Unsafe Condition

In-flight failure of the tailboom vertical fin spar.

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Required Actions

Modify and inspect the vertical fin spar. Add applicability to Southwest Florida Aviation Model SW205A-1 and Utah State University UH-1H helicopters.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Bell Model HH-1K, TH-1F, TH-1L, UH-1A, UH-1B, UH-1E, UH-1F, UH-1H, UH-1L, UH-1P; Southwest Florida Aviation SW204, SW204HP, SW205, SW205A-1 Helicopters

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