AD Amdt-39-11127

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Airworthiness Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company Model R44 Helicopters

AD Number
Amdt-39-11127
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. 99-SW-25-AD
FR Citation
64 FR 17964

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Robinson Helicopter Company Model R44 Airworthiness Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company Model R44 Helicopters

Unsafe Condition

Sprag clutch assemblies with cracked or fractured sprag ends, resulting from a change in the manufacturing process, could lead to loss of main rotor revolutions-per-minute (RPM) during autorotations.

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Required Actions

Insert a Special Pilot Caution into the Normal Procedures section of the Rotorcraft Flight Manual (RFM).

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Robinson Helicopter Company Model R44 helicopters.

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

Rights: U.S. Government Public Domain

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