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AD 2012-26-11 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. Helicopters
Applicability*9
This AD becomes effective February 13, 2013.
Compliance
(1) The Manager, Safety Management Group, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this AD. Send your proposal to: Andy Shaw, Aviation Safety Engineer, Safety Management Group, Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137; telephone (817) 222-5110; email andy.shaw@faa.gov . (2) For operations conducted under a 14 CFR part 119 operating certificate or under 14 CFR part 91, subpart K, we suggest that you notify your principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager of the local flight standards district office or certificate holding district office before operating any aircraft complying with this AD through an AMOC.
Required actions
Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) Code: 2497, electrical power system wiring.
Unsafe condition
Within six months, replace the power cable assemblies using the parts contained in starter/generator kit P/N CT205-07-94-1, perform a continuity test, and connect wires to the starter generator as follows: (1) For Model 205A and 205A-1 helicopters, follow the Accomplishment Instructions, paragraphs 2 through 16(c), of BHTI Alert Service Bulletin No. 205-07-94, Revision A, dated December 8, 2008. (2) For the Model 205B helicopters, follow the Accomplishment Instructions, paragraphs 2 through 16(c), of BHTI Alert Service Bulletin No. 205B-08-50, dated December 8, 2008.
Affected ADs
This AD defines the unsafe condition as the power cable assembly connector (connector) deterioration, which can cause a short in the connector potentially leading to a fire in the starter/generator. A fire would result in smoke in the cockpit, reducing visibility, and risking loss of control of the helicopter.
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