WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Federal Aviation Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Airworthiness Directives; Various Helicopters.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on April 23 by Steven W. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
Summary: The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2020-02-17, which applies to certain Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky) Model S-70, S-70A, S-70C, S-70C(M), and S-70C(M1) helicopters. AD 2020-02-17 requires recurring visual and tap inspections of the tail rotor blade (TRB) and, depending on the results, replacing the TRB. Since the FAA issued AD 2020-02-17, it was determined additional helicopter m...