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Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Helicopters

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bell Helicopter Textron (Bell) Model 430 helicopters. This AD requires establishing a life limit for a certain mai...

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bell Helicopter Textron (Bell) Model 430 helicopters. This AD requires establishing a life limit for a certain main rotor hub attachment bolt (bolt) and removing from service each bolt that has met or exceeded its life limit. This AD was prompted by a documentation error that omitted the life limit of a certain part-numbered bolt from the Airworthiness Limitations section of the maintenance manual. The actions of this AD are intended to establish a life limit for a certain part-numbered bolt to prevent failure of a bolt, failure of a main rotor hub, and subsequent loss of control of a helicopter.

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81 FR 70928

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“Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Helicopters,” thefederalregister.org (October 14, 2016), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2016-24741/airworthiness-directives-bell-helicopter-textron-helicopters.