647 ADs indexed for MD aircraft.
Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, LLC
Unsafe Condition: Cracked tail rotor (T/R) pedal support brackets, specifically magnesium cast brackets with part numbers 369A7505-7, 369A7505-8, 369A7505-14, or 369A7505-15, and aluminum cast brackets with part num...
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, LLC
Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, LLC, Helicopters
Unsafe Condition: Seized and damaged roller bearing in the torque tube assembly, which could result in reduced controllability and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, LLC, Helicopters
Airworthiness Directives; Various Helicopters
Unsafe Condition: Difficulty pulling the emergency float kit activation handle installed on the pilot cyclic, and deficiencies in the installation of the cables on the emergency float kits.
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Various Helicopters
Airworthiness Directives; Various Helicopters
Unsafe Condition: unsafe condition on these products.
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Various Helicopters
Airworthiness Directives; Goodrich Externally-Mounted Hoist Assemblies
Unsafe Condition: The overload clutch in the Goodrich externally-mounted hoist assemblies can fail, leading to in-flight loss of the hoist load, possibly resulting in injury to persons on the ground or in a hoisting...
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Goodrich Externally-Mounted Hoist Assemblies
Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters Inc. (MDHI) Helicopters
Unsafe Condition: A report of a spiral crack in the pilot-to-copilot tail rotor torque tube (torque tube) that appears to have originated from a hole where the tail rotor torque tube control fitting attaches to the ...
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters Inc. (MDHI) Helicopters
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes
Unsafe Condition: cracking of the pocket radius, which could lead to in-flight decompression of the airplane and possible injury to the passengers.
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, Inc., Helicopters
Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters Inc. (MDHI), Helicopters
Unsafe Condition: Reports of leading edge abrasion strips manufactured by HTC departing the MR blades during flight. An investigation determined that the abrasion strips were manufactured from electroformed nickel, ...
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters Inc. (MDHI), Helicopters
Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopter Inc., Helicopters
Unsafe Condition: Failure of a bolt, which could result in loss of an M/R blade and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopter Inc., Helicopters
Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters Inc. Helicopters
Unsafe Condition: a link assembly remaining in service beyond its fatigue life, which could result in failure of the link assembly, failure of M/R blade pitch control, and subsequent loss of helicopter control.
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters Inc. Helicopters
Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI), Helicopters
Unsafe Condition: a crack in an MRB
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI), Helicopters
Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) Helicopters
Unsafe Condition: Incorrectly positioned fuel pump wiring within the fuel tank interfering with the operation of the fuel quantity sensor float, causing an erroneous fuel quantity indication in the cockpit.
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) Helicopters
Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) Helicopters
Unsafe Condition: Incorrect routing of the auxiliary fuel pump (fuel pump) wiring, which could result in an erroneous fuel quantity indication in the cockpit and subsequent fuel exhaustion and emergency landing.
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) Helicopters
Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters Inc., Helicopters
Unsafe Condition: A pin remaining in service beyond its fatigue life, which could result in failure of a pin, loss of a main rotor blade, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters Inc., Helicopters
Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters Inc.
Unsafe Condition: Rotating cone assembly remaining in service beyond its fatigue life, which could result in failure of the rotating cone assembly and loss of control of the helicopter.
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters Inc.
Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, Inc., Helicopters
Unsafe Condition: A cracked main rotor upper hub assembly (upper hub) could result in failure of the upper hub and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, Inc., Helicopters
Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) Helicopters
Unsafe Condition: Bolt failure, which could result in loss of main rotor blade structural integrity and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) Helicopters
Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, Inc., Helicopters
Unsafe Condition: The tail rotor blade pitch horn separating from the tail rotor blade, leading to an unbalanced condition, vibration, loss of tail rotor pitch control, and loss of directional control of the helicop...
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, Inc., Helicopters
Airworthiness Directives; Various Helicopter Models
Unsafe Condition: Failure of the overload clutch in Goodrich externally-mounted hoists, resulting in uncontrolled reeling-out of the cable and loss of load capacity.
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Various Helicopter Models
Airworthiness Directives; Hughes Helicopters, Inc., and McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems (Type Certificate Is Currently Held by MD Helicopters, Inc.) Helicopters
Unsafe Condition: Too short an edge distance from an aft longeron rivet to the edge of a tailboom frame ring, which could result in failure of the tailboom and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Hughes Helicopters, Inc., and McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems (Type Certificate Is Currently Held by MD Helicopters, Inc.) Helicopters
