Airworthiness Directives; Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Turbomeca, S.A.) Engines
Unsafe Condition: The unsafe condition involves the affected fuel control unit (FCU) potentially failing due to a manufacturing defect, which could result in engine power loss or shutdown.
Effective: Jun 2, 2026Category: aircraftCompliance: before further flight
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Turbomeca, S.A.) Engines
Airworthiness Directives; Aerospace & Defense Oxygen Systems SaS (Part of Safran Aerosystems) (Formerly Known as Air Liquide) Portable Breathing Equipment (PBE)
Unsafe Condition: Occurrences of PBE not delivering oxygen once donned, caused by a manufacturing issue.
Effective: Mar 12, 2026Category: aircraftCompliance: Within 14 days or 3 months, depending on the applicable conditions, unless the PBE is over the li...
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Aerospace & Defense Oxygen Systems SaS (Part of Safran Aerosystems) (Formerly Known as Air Liquide) Portable Breathing Equipment (PBE)
Airworthiness Directives; Aerospace & Defense Oxygen Systems SaS (Part of Safran Aerosystems) (Formerly Known as Air Liquide)
Unsafe Condition: Occurrences of incorrect usage of PBE have been reported, which could lead to flight or cabin crewmember incapacitation, possibly affecting crewmember capability to accomplish tasks during an emerg...
Effective: Jan 14, 2026Category: aircraftCompliance: Within 12 months of the effective date of January 14, 2026.
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Aerospace & Defense Oxygen Systems SaS (Part of Safran Aerosystems) (Formerly Known as Air Liquide)
Airworthiness Directives; Aerospace & Defense Oxygen Systems SaS (Part of Safran Aerosystems) (Formerly Known as Air Liquide)
Unsafe Condition: occurrences of incorrect usage of certain PBEs have been reported, which could lead to flight or cabin crewmember incapacitation, possibly affecting crewmember capability to accomplish tasks during...
Effective: Dec 24, 2025Category: aircraftCompliance: Before further flight
Airworthiness Directives; Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Turbomeca, S.A.) Engines
Unsafe Condition: Clogging of the preference injector, if not detected and corrected, and if combined with a sharp reduction in the fuel flow during the flight after a pilot command, could lead to a flameout in the ...
Effective: Aug 6, 2025Category: engineCompliance: Before further flight
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Turbomeca, S.A.) Engines
Airworthiness Directives; Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Turbomeca S.A.)
Unsafe Condition: A missing lubricating and balancing groove on one of the bearings of the fuel control unit (FCU) fuel pump due to a non-conforming manufacturing process, which could result in an uncommanded in-fli...
Effective: Dec 10, 2024Category: engineCompliance: Within 15 flight hours or 30 days after the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs first.
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Turbomeca S.A.)
Airworthiness Directives; Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Turbomeca, S.A.) Engines
Unsafe Condition: The accumulated service life of certain critical parts was underestimated, leading to potential operation beyond part life and failure of affected parts, possibly resulting in uncontained debris re...
Effective: Nov 26, 2024Category: aircraftCompliance: Within the compliance times specified in the referenced EASA AD.
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Turbomeca, S.A.) Engines
Airworthiness Directives; Safran Aerosystems (Formerly AVOX Systems Inc.; Scott Aviation) Oxygen Cylinder and Valve Assemblies, and Oxygen Valve Assemblies
Unsafe Condition: Reports of cylinder and valve assemblies having oxygen leakage from the valve assembly vent hole, caused by the absence of a guide that maintains appropriate spacing between certain parts, and by t...
Effective: Nov 26, 2024Category: aircraftCompliance: Within 50 flight hours
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Safran Aerosystems (Formerly AVOX Systems Inc.; Scott Aviation) Oxygen Cylinder and Valve Assemblies, and Oxygen Valve Assemblies
Airworthiness Directives; Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Turbomeca S.A.) Engines
Unsafe Condition: Inconsistencies between the torque (TQ) and measured gas temperature (MGT) conformation values recorded in the avionics and the values recorded on the engine log cards following replacement of the ...
Effective: Jan 17, 2024Category: engineCompliance: Before further flight
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Turbomeca S.A.) Engines
Unsafe Condition: Failure of life-limited parts, which could result in failure of one or more engines, loss of thrust control, and loss of the helicopter.
Effective: Sep 7, 2023Category: engineCompliance: Within 90 days after the effective date of this AD
Airworthiness Directives; Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Turbomeca, S.A.) Engines
Unsafe Condition: Reports of false engine fire warnings due to fire detectors that do not conform to the type design, which could lead to commanded in-flight engine shut-down, possibly resulting in damage to the hel...
Effective: Jul 25, 2023Category: engineCompliance: Within 30 flight hours or 60 days from the effective date of this AD for Model Arriel 1K1 engines...
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Turbomeca, S.A.) Engines
Airworthiness Directives; Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Turbomeca, S.A.) Turboshaft Engines
Unsafe Condition: Reports of false engine fire warnings due to a manufacturing non-compliance on the fire detectors, which caused a shift of the detection threshold towards temperature values that are lower than spe...
Effective: Feb 6, 2023Category: engineCompliance: Within 30 flight hours or 60 days from the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs first.
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Turbomeca, S.A.) Turboshaft Engines
Airworthiness Directives; Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Turbomeca, S.A.) Turboshaft Engines
Unsafe Condition: Reports of false engine fire warnings due to a manufacturing non-compliance on the fire detectors, which caused a shift of the detection threshold towards temperature values that are lower than spe...
Effective: Feb 6, 2023Category: engineCompliance: Before further flight
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Turbomeca, S.A.) Turboshaft Engines
Airworthiness Directives; Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Turbomeca S.A.) Turboshaft Engines
Unsafe Condition: A difference between the position datum of the fuel metering valve and its measured position could lead to loss of automatic control on both engines installed on an Airbus Helicopters Deutschland (...
Effective: Feb 23, 2022Category: engineCompliance: Within 50 flight hours
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Turbomeca S.A.) Turboshaft Engines
Airworthiness Directives; Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Turbomeca S.A.) Turboshaft Engines
Unsafe Condition: deterioration of the splines on the high pressure (HP)/low pressure (LP) pump assembly drive shaft of the HMU, which eventually interrupted the fuel supply to the engine.
Effective: Oct 12, 2021Category: aircraftCompliance: Within 50 flight hours
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Turbomeca S.A.) Turboshaft Engines
Airworthiness Directives; Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Turbomeca, S.A.) Turboshaft Engines
Unsafe Condition: Error messages on the full authority digital engine control (FADEC) B digital engine control unit (DECU), caused by blistering of the varnish on the DECU circuit board.
Effective: Aug 19, 2021Category: engineCompliance: Within 1,400 engine operating hours after the effective date of this AD
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Turbomeca, S.A.) Turboshaft Engines
Airworthiness Directives; Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Turbomeca, S.A.) Turboshaft Engines
Unsafe Condition: non-conforming fuel filter pre-blockage pressure switches, manufactured before December 2016, can cause its non-activation in case of fuel system contamination, with consequent opening of the by-pa...
Effective: Aug 13, 2021Category: aircraftCompliance: Within 50 flight hours
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Turbomeca, S.A.) Turboshaft Engines