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AD 2018-18-12 Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters

Superseded. This directive was replaced by AD 2019-16-16. Work to the current one.
2018-09-25
2018-09-10
39-19391
FAA-2018-0613
Airframe
2019-16-16

Applicability*9

This AD becomes effective September 25, 2018.

Compliance

Special flight permits are prohibited.

Required actions

(1) The Manager, Atlanta ACO Branch, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this AD. Send your proposal to: Todd Jackson, Aerospace Engineer, Atlanta ACO Branch, Compliance and Airworthiness Division, FAA, 1701 Columbia Ave., College Park, GA 30337, telephone 404-474-5567, email Todd.Jackson@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

Within 30 days, revise the rotorcraft flight manual supplement (RFMS) by inserting Appendix A of this AD into the limitations section of the RFMS.

Affected ADs

This AD defines the unsafe condition as ingestion of an excessive amount of water by the engine. This condition could result in engine flame out and failure, leading to loss of helicopter control.

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