WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Federal Aviation Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on April 8 by Steven W. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
Summary: The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) AD 2024-02-55, which applies to certain Bell Textron Canada Limited (BTCL) Model 505 helicopters. AD 2024-02-55 requires initial and recurring inspections of the vertical stabilizer top end cap assembly and corrective action if a crack is found. Since the FAA issued AD 2024-02-55, the manufacturer introduced a new one-piece vertical stabi...