# AD 69-15-07: Float Kit Tube

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: Bell Helicopter Textron 204B, 205A and 205A-1
- Effective: August 16, 1969
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Rotorcraft
- Amendment: 39-801
- Registered aircraft: 66 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/68CE7082B2C9EE9286256A340052450C.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/69-15-07

## The airworthiness directive

69-15-07 BELL: Amendment 39-801. Applies to Bell Model 204B, 205A, and 205A-1 helicopters equipped with the Float Kit Installation, Part No. 204-706-053, or Part No. 205-706- 050.

Compliance required as indicated.

To prevent possible failure of the aft cross tube, Part No. 204-706-053-5, or Part No. 205-050-114-1, due to fatigue cracks, accomplish the following:

  (a) Remove and replace aft cross tubes with 900 or more hours' time in service on the effective date of this AD within the next 100 hours' time in service.

  (b) Remove and replace aft cross tubes with less than 900 hours' time in service on the effective date of this AD, prior to accumulating 1000 hours' time in service.

  (c) Remove and replace all subsequent replacement aft cross tubes prior to accumulating 1000 hours' time in service.

  (d) Operators not having kept time in service records on individual cross tubes should use float kit hours' time in service for the purpose of Paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) above.

(Bell Helicopter Company Service Bulletin No. 204B-5, 205A-3, dated April 2, 1969, pertains to this subject.) This amendment becomes effective August 16, 1969.

## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS H1SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1SW): Bell Textron Inc.; names 3 of 5 models: 205A, 204B, 205A-1

## Registered aircraft it may apply to (OpenAirDocs)

Matched by airframe and engine model; the AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

- Aircraft: 66 (66 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Bell 63, Bell/Southwest Florida Aviatio 2, Bell Helicopter Textron 1

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Bell 205A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1): 56 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Bell 204-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-204-b): 7 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Bell/Southwest Florida Aviatio 205 A1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-southwest-florida-aviatio-205-a1): 2 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Bell Helicopter Textron 205A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-205a-1): 1 aircraft (airframe model)

All 4 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/69-15-07/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/69-15-07/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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