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AD 2019-05-03 Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.A. Helicopters

2019-03-28
2019-03-13
39-19585
FAA-2019-0092
Airframe
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Applicability*9

This AD becomes effective March 28, 2019.

Compliance

Special flight permits are prohibited.

Required actions

(1) The Manager, Safety Management Section, Rotorcraft Standards Branch, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this AD. Send your proposal to: David Hatfield, Aviation Safety Engineer, Safety Management Section, Rotorcraft Standards Branch, FAA, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5110; email 9-ASW-FTW-AMOC-Requests@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

(1) Within 30 hours time-in-service, remove from service any T/R duplex bearing with a P/N and S/N listed in paragraphs (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this AD. (2) After the effective date of this AD, do not install a T/R duplex bearing with a P/N and S/N listed in paragraphs (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this AD on any helicopter.

Affected ADs

This AD defines the unsafe condition as failure of a T/R duplex bearing ball. This condition could result in premature degradation of the T/R duplex bearing, loss of T/R control, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

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