- Effective
- March 6, 1963
- Models
- HRS-1/CH-19, HRS-3/H-19B, S-55, S-55B, S-55C
- Registered aircraft
- 17 matched by model
- Product
- Aircraft · Rotorcraft
- Amendment
- 39-542
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The airworthiness directive
63-05-02 SIKORSKY: Amdt. 542 Part 507 Federal Register March 6, 1963. Applies to All S-55 Series Helicopters.
Compliance required as indicated.
There has been a fatigue fracture of the main rotor blade spar. For this reason, accomplish the following:
(a) All S14-10-2000 Series main rotor blades with 975 or more hours' time in service as of the effective date of this AD shall be retired from service within the next 25 hours' time in service.
(b) All S14-10-2000 Series main rotor blades with less than 975 hours' time in service as of the effective date of this AD shall be retired from service prior to the accumulation of 1,000 hours' time in service.
This directive effective March 6, 1963.
Affected TCDS · 2
The type certificate data sheets for the models this AD names, matched by model and maker.
Registered aircraft · 17
Registered aircraft whose airframe or engine model this AD names. Matched by model only, so check each against the AD’s applicability.
| 1952 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1953 | 1 |
| 1954 | 3 |
| 1955 | 3 |
| 1956 | 2 |
| 1957 | 2 |
| 1959 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
2 with no year recorded