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AD 2013-15-01 Airworthiness Directives; AgustaWestland S.p.A. (Agusta) Helicopters

2013-10-16
2013-10-01
39-17517
FAA-2013-0640
Airframe
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Applicability*9

This AD becomes effective October 16, 2013.

Compliance

Special flight permits are prohibited.

Required actions

(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, Texas 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.

Unsafe condition

Before further flight, deactivate the FIPS, and install a placard with 6 millimeter red letters on a white background next to the FIPS controller that states the following: “FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ICING IS PROHIBITED.”

Affected ADs

This AD defines the unsafe condition as improper insulation of an electrical cable resulting in failure of the FIPS Auto Transformer Rectifier Unit to contain the internal circuit overload. This condition could result in a fire, structural damage, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

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