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AD 2015-05-05 Airworthiness Directives; Agusta S.p.A. Helicopters
Applicability*9
This AD supersedes AD 2014-04-14, amendment 39-17773 (79 FR 11699, March 3, 2014).
Compliance
(1) Within 25 hours time-in-service or the next time maintenance of the helicopter involves removing the rod end assembly, whichever occurs first, remove the rod end assembly from service. (2) Do not install a rod end assembly, P/N M004-01H007-041 with a S/N 1 through 202; P/N M004-01H007-045 with a S/N 1RW through 202RW or 4964 through 5011; P/N 109-0112-11-101 with a S/N 1 through 78; or P/N 109-0112-11-105 with a S/N 1RW through 78RW, on any helicopter.
Required actions
(1) The Manager, Safety Management Group, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this AD. Send your proposal to: Robert Grant, Aviation Safety Engineer, Safety Management Group, FAA, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 76137; telephone (817) 222-5110; email robert.grant@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
You are responsible for performing each action required by this AD within the specified compliance time unless it has already been accomplished prior to that time.
Affected ADs
This AD defines the unsafe condition as a crack in a rod end assembly, which could result in fracture of the rod end assembly, damage to the main rotor, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
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