Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-14762 · California Department of Forestry, Overseas Aircraft Support Inc, San Joaquin Helicopters, Smith Helicopters, Southwest Florida Aviation International, West Coast Fabrications, Arrow Falcon Exporters Inc., AST Inc., Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Global Helicopter Technology Inc., Hagglund Helicopters LLC, International Helicopters Inc., Richards Heavylift Helo Inc., Robin
California Department of Forestry, Overseas Aircraft Support Inc, San Joaquin Helicopters, Smith Helicopters, Southwest Florida Aviation International, West Coast Fabrications, Arrow Falcon Exporters Inc., AST Inc., Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Global Helicopter Technology Inc., Hagglund Helicopters LLC, International Helicopters Inc., Richards Heavylift Helo Inc., Robin
This AD applies to California Department of Forestry, Overseas Aircraft Support Inc, San Joaquin Helicopters, Smith Helicopters, Southwest Florida Aviation International, West Coast Fabrications, Arrow Falcon Exporters Inc., AST Inc., Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Global Helicopter Technology Inc., Hagglund Helicopters LLC, International Helicopters Inc., Richards Heavylift Helo Inc., Robinson Air Crane Inc., Rotorcraft Development Corporation, Southern Helicopter Inc., Tamarack Helicopters Inc. UH-1H, UH-1F, TH-1L, UH-1E, UH-1L, UH-1B, UH-1A, TH-1F, UH-1P, HH-1K, SW205A-1.
The models as the FAA's AD index lists them. The serial ranges, installed parts and exceptions are in the AD itself: read it at the FAA.
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the specified restricted category type-certificated helicopters. The AD requires a review of the helicopter records to determine the Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code of the tail rotor (T/R) slider. If the T/R slider is FAA approved or has a certain legible CAGE code, this AD requires no further action. If you cannot determine whether the T/R slider is FAA approved and it has no stamped CAGE code, an illegible stamped CAGE code, or an affected CAGE code, the AD also requires, before further flight and at specified intervals, magnaflux inspecting the T/R slider for a crack. If a crack is found, the AD requires, before further flight, replacing the T/R slider with an airworthy T/R slider. The AD also requires replacing the T/R slider with an airworthy T/R slider on or before accumulating 1,000 hours time-in-service (TIS) or on or before 12 months, whichever occurs first. This amendment is prompted by two accidents attributed to sub-standard T/R sliders that failed during flight. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent failure of a T/R slider, loss of T/R control, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
The aircraft, engines and makers this AD names, by the model designations in its text. A model listed here may still be outside the AD's serial ranges.
