FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES; LEONARDO S.P.A. HELICOPTERS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Federal Aviation Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.A. Helicopters.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Oct. 14 by Steven W. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification Service.

Summary: The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2024-18-01, which applies to Leonardo S.p.A. Model A119 and AW119 MKII helicopters. AD 2024-18-01 requires repetitive inspections of certain collective stick torque tube assemblies for deficiencies and corrective action, as applicable. Since the FAA issued AD 2024-18-01, an improved collective stick torque tube assembly was designed, and replacement ...