AD Amdt-39-11264

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Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, Inc. Model 600N Helicopters

AD Number
Amdt-39-11264
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. 98-SW-16-AD
FR Citation
64 FR 45435

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft MD Various Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, Inc. Model 600N Helicopters

Unsafe Condition

Fatigue tests indicate a need for shorter service lives for life-limited components related to pitch control, which could lead to failure of collective pitch control tubes, collective stick housings, and collective pitch tube assemblies, causing loss of collective pitch control and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

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Required Actions

Apply serial numbers to specified life-limited components. Remove and replace these components according to new life-limits.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

MD Helicopters, Inc. Model 600N helicopters.

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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