Various Airworthiness Directives

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2026-11-05 Recurring

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Airworthiness Directives; Various Helicopters

Unsafe Condition: Loss of tail rotor authority due to auxiliary system fluid loss caused by a yaw pedal damper housing fatigue fracture and attachment bolt fatigue fracture.

Effective: Jul 9, 2026 Category: aircraft

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Various Helicopters

Technical illustration of a helicopter rotor hub assembly
Problem area Rotor system

2025-16-09

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Airworthiness Directives; Various Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Manufacturing defect in screws used inside the Pacific Scientific Company rotary buckle assembly (part numbers 1111475 and 1111548-01) could result in cracking and missing screw heads when under lo...

Effective: Sep 22, 2025 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 12 months of the effective date (September 22, 2025).

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Various Airplanes

2024-26-02

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Airworthiness Directives; Various Airplanes and Helicopters

Unsafe Condition: The cracking on the buckle handle was caused by a material process issue and could result in occupants not being able to release the buckle in certain emergency landing conditions.

Effective: Mar 7, 2025 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Various Airplanes and Helicopters

2024-20-07 Recurring

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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.

Effective: Dec 5, 2024 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 50 flight hours

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Various Helicopters

2024-20-04

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Airworthiness Directives; Various Helicopters

Unsafe Condition: A manufacturing defect in the screws used inside Pacific Scientific Company buckles P/N 1111475 (all dash numbers) and P/N 1111548-01, which are susceptible to hydrogen embrittlement due to imprope...

Effective: Nov 12, 2024 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 50 flight hours

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Various Helicopters

2024-19-17

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Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. and Various Restricted Category Helicopters

Unsafe Condition: The failure of a tension torsion (TT) strap, which can result in loss of a main rotor blade and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Effective: Oct 11, 2024 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 50 hours time-in-service (TIS)

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. and Various Restricted Category Helicopters

Technical illustration of a helicopter rotor hub assembly
Problem area Rotor system

2024-14-03

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Airworthiness Directives; Various Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: an un-commanded automatic pitch trim runaway when the autopilot was first engaged, which could result in un-commanded automatic pitch trim runaway and loss of control of the airplane.

Effective: Aug 20, 2024 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 12 months after the effective date of this AD

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Various Airplanes

2024-06-51

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Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Engines, and Various Restricted Category Rotorcraft

Unsafe Condition: Inadequate braze coverage of the torque reference tube magnetic insert braze joint of the PT drive shaft assembly, which could result in improper torque and engine speed indications, creating an un...

Effective: Apr 23, 2024 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 50 flight hours

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Engines, and Various Restricted Category Rotorcraft

2024-05-51

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Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Engines, and Various Restricted Category Rotorcraft

Unsafe Condition: The torque reference tube magnetic insert braze joint of the power turbine drive shaft assembly may fail, resulting in improper torque and engine speed indications, which in combination with specif...

Effective: Apr 1, 2024 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Engines, and Various Restricted Category Rotorcraft

Technical illustration of an aircraft turbine engine assembly
Problem area Engine

2024-01-11

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Airworthiness Directives; Various Helicopters

Unsafe Condition: Manufacturing defect in screws used inside Pacific Scientific Company buckle part numbers 1111475 (all dash numbers) and 1111548-01, leading to hydrogen embrittlement and potential screwhead separa...

Effective: Feb 15, 2024 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within three months of the effective date

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Various Helicopters

2023-17-13 Recurring

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Airworthiness Directives; BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG (Formerly BRP-POWERTRAIN GMBH & CO KG and Bombardier-Rotax GmbH) Engines and Various Aircraft

Unsafe Condition: Surface abnormalities on the propeller shaft, caused by a deviation in the machining process, could lead to increased wear of the propeller shaft bearings, which could result in failure of the prop...

Effective: Sep 20, 2023 Category: propeller Compliance: Within 50 flight hours after the effective date of this AD.

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG (Formerly BRP-POWERTRAIN GMBH & CO KG and Bombardier-Rotax GmbH) Engines and Various Aircraft

Technical illustration of an aircraft propeller assembly
Problem area Propeller

2023-09-09 Recurring

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Airworthiness Directives; Various Airplanes, Helicopters, and Engines

Unsafe Condition: Multiple failures of spot-welded, multi-segment v-band couplings at the tailpipe to the turbocharger exhaust housing flange.

Effective: Jul 17, 2023 Category: engine Compliance: Within 50 flight hours after the effective date of this AD.

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Various Airplanes, Helicopters, and Engines

Technical illustration of an aircraft turbine engine assembly
Problem area Engine

2023-11-07

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Airworthiness Directives; Various Helicopters

Unsafe Condition: unsafe condition on these products.

Effective: Jun 22, 2023 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Various Helicopters

2022-20-14 Recurring

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Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc., Helicopters and Various Restricted Category Helicopters

Unsafe Condition: Stress corrosion cracking of the main transmission support case lateral mounts.

Effective: Dec 27, 2022 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 300 hours time-in-service (TIS) after accumulating 6,000 or more total hours TIS, or befor...

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc., Helicopters and Various Restricted Category Helicopters

2022-22-12

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Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc., Erickson 214 Holdings, LLC, Leonardo S.p.a., and Various Restricted Category Helicopters

Unsafe Condition: Reports of two in-service failures of forward crosstubes due to fatigue damage, and the issuance of newly established life limits.

Effective: Nov 22, 2022 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc., Erickson 214 Holdings, LLC, Leonardo S.p.a., and Various Restricted Category Helicopters

2022-21-11 Recurring

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Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. Helicopters and Various Restricted Category Helicopters

Unsafe Condition: Cracked main rotor blades (MRBs) with chordwise cracks originating from the extreme trailing edge between blade station 190 and 210.

Effective: Nov 16, 2022 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before the first flight of each day, and at 25-hour intervals, or within 12 months of effective d...

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. Helicopters and Various Restricted Category Helicopters

Technical illustration of a helicopter rotor hub assembly
Problem area Rotor system

2022-15-08

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Airworthiness Directives; Various Transport Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Smoke and fumes in the flight deck, which could result in excessive flightcrew workload and injury to flight deck occupants.

Effective: Aug 12, 2022 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Various Transport Airplanes

2022-03-15

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Airworthiness Directives; Various Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: The displayed fuel quantity can have an error as much as four gallons/fuel tank with the display indicating four gallons with an empty tank. In the context of this event, the end level effect is th...

Effective: Mar 21, 2022 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Various Airplanes

Technical illustration of an aircraft fuel pump, filter, valve, and lines
Problem area Fuel system

2022-06-05

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Airworthiness Directives; Various Restricted Category Helicopters

Unsafe Condition: Failure of a pin could result in the main rotor blade detaching from the helicopter and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Effective: Mar 16, 2022 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Various Restricted Category Helicopters

Technical illustration of a helicopter rotor hub assembly
Problem area Rotor system

2021-26-16 Recurring

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Airworthiness Directives; Various Restricted Category Helicopters

Unsafe Condition: Failure of the main driveshaft, which could result in loss of engine power to the transmission and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Effective: Feb 25, 2022 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Various Restricted Category Helicopters

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